Overview
- Benjamin Torres filed a wrongful-death complaint in Suffolk County naming Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup, and Victoria Heuermann.
- The suit claims the ex-wife and daughter knew of or concealed material facts about Valerie Mack’s murder, a claim their attorney rejects.
- Torres seeks damages that include money the family reportedly earned from a Peacock documentary, which Newsday says topped $1 million.
- The complaint argues New York’s two-year filing limit should pause because Torres was a child and Mack’s identification was delayed by dismemberment.
- Separate reports say Heuermann is expected to plead guilty in the criminal case this week, a step that would need a judge’s approval.