A Long Islander who placed the winning $25,000 bid on Rex Heuermann’s Vietnam War-era Jeep said he did it to troll the suspected Gilgo Beach killer’s relatives — and won’t be paying them a dime for it.
The family has been trying to sell the vehicle once belonging to Heuermann, who has been charged in seven of the infamous murders.
“You aren’t going to profit off your husband’s murders, you disgusting ghoul,” wrote Jonathan Randall in X and BlueSky posts containing confirmation of his winning bid — as well as messages he claims he received from the seller.
“Guess who’s not paying?” Randall taunted.
The early July eBay listing was for a 1972 M151 A2 Military Utility Tactical Truck — with a 1963 trailer — once owned by the “Infamous RH.”
It was apparently posted by one of Heuermann’s relatives, on behalf of his ex-wife, Asa. It was the second time the ride was listed for sale.
The eBay listing made no mention of how the proceeds from the online auction would be used.
“The first [listing] was taken down, which was much more overt in advertising who the vehicle belonged to,” Randall said.
He placed two reserve bids, but was initially outbid, and had to place three more offers before winning.
He received messages congratulating him for winning the auction, and then, hours later, a follow-up message asking when he would be picking up the truck, and how he planned to pay. He responded: “LOL.”
Randall stepped in to make it his mission to win when eBay failed to remove the second listing. He messaged the site, whose reps defended the auction.
“It’s not ‘murderbilia’ until Rex is convicted,” a rep from the site told Randall in messages shared with The Post,
His account still lists Heuermann’s old truck among his purchases, Randall said.
“To see someone try and blatantly profit off one of the most reprehensible crimes in recent history disgusted me to my core,” he said.
The current fate of the vehicle is unclear.
A lawyer for Heuermann’s wife only confirmed the truck sale did not go through.
A spokesperson for eBay said the site’s Violence and Violent Criminal Policy “prohibits listings that glorify violence or violent acts, which is why this listing was previously removed.”
Buyers who fail to follow through with purchases can face suspension, according to eBay’s policy.
