Lab founder defends new DNA technology ahead of Gilgo Beach murders trial
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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 on Long Island, where a judge set a date for what's called a Frye hearing.
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.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court for a pre-trial hearing on DNA evidence on Long Island.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann is due in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing 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.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court Wednesday 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.
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. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan was there for the announcement, which included new details about evidence linked to the accused killer.
New developments in the Gilgo Beach case as Suffolk County prosecutors say Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh murder. The 24-year-old victim is Valerie Mack was killed in 2000, and her body parts were found in Manorville. Heuermann -the 61 year old architect from Massapequa - previously pleaded "not guilty" to murder charges in the deaths of six women between 1993 and 2011. Trial attorney Rich Schoenstein explains the new charges.
Heuermann was charged with killing Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old from New Jersey who had been working as an escort in the Philadelphia area, in 2000. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney held a news conference to discuss the 7th murder charge filed against Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh murder.
Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is due back in court on Long Island and prosecutors are promising a major development in the case. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The Long Island home that became the center of the Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation will soon be for sale. An attorney for Rex Heuermann's estranged wife says the family plans on vacating the property and moving to South Carolina.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann appeared before a judge for a status hearing Wednesday morning. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann appeared before a judge for a status hearing Wednesday morning.
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