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Critical DNA evidence to be allowed in Gilgo Beach serial killer case, judge rules
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A New York judge on Wednesday admitted DNA evidence prosecutors say links alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to the murders of at leas...
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A new DNA testing method could play a big role in the case against the accused Gilgo Beach killer
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Critical DNA evidence to be allowed in Gilgo Beach serial killer case, judge rules
The case against Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases. A New York judge is weighing whether to allow certain DNA evidence into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuerman…
The Gilgo beach killer trial could mark the first time advanced DNA techniques could be admitted in a New York court, and one of just a handful of such instances nationwide, according to experts.
By Michelle Watson, Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use it against their prime suspect, Long Island architect and fam…
Judge Tim Mezzei on Wednesday ruled that Long Island, New York, prosecutors could use DNA evidence against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was linked to his alleged victims using DNA testing known as whole genome sequencing, prosecutors say.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was linked to his alleged victims using DNA testing known as whole genome sequencing, prosecutors say.
Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
Long Island prosecutors have the green light to use crucial DNA evidence in their case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, a judge ruled Wednesday.
A N.Y. judge Wednesday said prosecutors in the Gilgo Beach murders can use evidence from a new DNA technology. Rex Heuermann is accused of killing seven women.
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of the man
Experts say the decision marks the first time such techniques are allowed as evidence in a New York court — and one of just a handful of such instances nationwide.
A host of DNA evidence can be used in the trial of a man accused in a string of Long Island killings, known as the Gilgo Beach murders, a New York judge ruled Wednesday
