Police release identities of a mom and child whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach
However, they say the deaths are unrelated to the serial killings. CBS News New York's Chris Wragge reports.
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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.
Exclusive details about the NYC architect accused of being the Long Island serial killer, his life and how he may have been hiding in plain sight for more than a decade.
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.
Hearings began on whether cutting-edge DNA evidence will be allowed in Rex Heuermann's trial. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
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.
A form of DNA testing is the subject of debate in court for the Gilgo Beach murder case. The defense calls it magic while the prosecution say its science. It's a form of testing never used in the New York Court System before. Michael Marciano, Director Of Research for the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute at Syracuse University explains how this form of testing works.
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.
Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann has now been charged with a seventh murder in the Gilgo Beach case – 24-year-old Valerie Mack from New Jersey. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan has been following the case since the beginning and has the latest.
Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann has now been charged with a seventh murder. The body of 24-year-old Valerie Mack was found on Long Island more than two decades ago. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan has been following this case since the beginning.
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Police on Long Island have released the identities of a mother and child whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach nearly three decades ago.
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The Jones Road Wildfire rages on in Ocean County, N.J., and the smoke could impact our area in the coming days.
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Police on Long Island have released the identities of a mother and child whose remains were found near Gilgo Beach nearly three decades ago.
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However, they say the deaths are unrelated to the serial killings. CBS News New York's Chris Wragge reports.
