Judge set to rule on DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach case
A Suffolk County judge is expected to decide if advanced DNA testing can be used in the Gilgo Beach murder case.
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A Suffolk County judge is expected to decide if advanced DNA testing can be used in the Gilgo Beach murder case.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was back in a Long Island courtroom Thursday for another hearing about DNA evidence.
Another hearing will be held to determine if certain DNA evidence will be admissible during Rex Heuermann's trial.
Police on Long Island have released the identities of a mother and child whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach nearly three decades ago.
Decades after the remains a woman and her child were found, they've now been identified. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
However, they say the deaths are unrelated to the serial killings. CBS News New York's Chris Wragge reports.
The founder of a lab that used new DNA technology to link hairs found on Gilgo Beach victims to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann testified in court Tuesday.
If nuclear DNA evidence is allowed in the trial of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, it would be a first for New York. A lab used the new technology to link hairs on several victims to Heuermann. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff was in court Tuesday when the founder of that lab testified.
This is the latest in a series of what are called Frye hearings to determine whether certain DNA evidence will be admissible during trial.
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The legal battle over whether a new type of DNA evidence against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will be thrown out continued on Wednesday.
CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff was in court on Wednesday in Riverhead, where the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer faced a judge.
The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward trial, but Rex Heuermann's attorneys are challenging something called nuclear DNA testing.
The hearing is happening Friday on Long Island in the case of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court on Long Island, where a judge set a date for what's called a Frye hearing.
The focus of Wednesday's hearing was on DNA evidence in the case, and whether it could be used in trial. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court for a pre-trial hearing on DNA evidence on Long Island.
Rex Heuermann is accused in the murders of seven women. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff has the story.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was back in court Tuesday morning for a pre-trial hearing on Long Island. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports from Riverhead.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann is due in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing on Long Island.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court Wednesday on Long Island.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann appeared before a judge Wednesday on Long Island. Heuermann's attorneys argued over the admissibility of DNA testing and are pushing to hold as many as five trials. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan has been covering the case since the beginning and has the new developments.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court for a pretrial hearing on Jan. 29, 2025 on Long Island.
Ray Tierney, the district attorney credited for the arrest of Rex Heuermann in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, will be running for re-election next year.
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A Brooklyn community came together Wednesday night to demand justice as police continue to investigate the shooting death of a food delivery worker.
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