Archive · 31 May 2025
Woman Shares Unsettling Train Ride with Gilgo Beach Suspect
A young woman, Kaylin Morales, shared a train ride with Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, shortly before his arrest.
She felt uneasy because he sat very close to her on an almost empty train and made a strange comment.
She secretly recorded him, and later recognized him on the news.
She held off sharing the footage initially out of fear, but eventually posted it on TikTok after seeing the Netflix documentary.
The Suffolk County police department and the district attorney’s office declined to comment.
Kaylin Morales shared a train ride with Rex Heuermann on July 1, 2023.
Heuermann sat uncomfortably close to Morales on a nearly empty train.
Morales secretly recorded him with her phone, capturing photos and videos.
She recognized Heuermann after his arrest and saw him on the news.
Morales posted her train encounter on TikTok after the release of a Netflix documentary.
- Who
- Kaylin Morales and Rex Heuermann.
- What
- A woman shared an unsettling train journey with Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer.
- When
- July 1, 2023, shortly before Heuermann's arrest on July 13, 2023.
- Where
- On a Long Island Rail Road train, from Penn Station to Massapequa.
- Why
- The woman felt uncomfortable and shared the experience after recognizing Heuermann on the news and out of concerns for her safety.
- Subject
- Rex Heuermann
- Incident Date
- July 1, 2023
- Location
- Long Island Rail Road train
- Alleged Crime
- Gilgo Beach murders
- Witness
- Kaylin Morales