3 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials in the sprawling case.. Rex Heuermann’s lawyers argue DNA analysis relied on by prosecutors is not widely accepted in the scientific community and should be excluded from the trial.

3 days ago · Gilgo Beach Killing Suspect Moves to Have Key DNA Evidence Thrown Out The suspect’s lawyer has also called for the case against his client, Rex Heuermann, to be split into five trials.

3 days ago · The bodies of the "Gilgo Four" were located within a quarter-mile of one another near Gilgo Beach back in December 2010. Gilbert, a 24-year-old sex worker, vanished on May 1, 2010.

3 days ago · The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials in the sprawling case.

Jan 17, 2024 · Among the new evidence against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is "cutting edge" DNA evidence, the district attorney told ABC News. Heuermann was charged Tuesday with the murder of a fourth woman, 25-year-old escort Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007. Victim Maureen Brainard Barnes.

Nov 30, 2023 · A DNA sample taken from the estranged wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer matches her genetic material that was found on the remains of victims, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Jul 15, 2023 · Suffolk County police said four female hairs later tied to Heuermann’s wife were found on the bodies of three victims discovered at Gilgo Beach in December 2010. DNA from NYC pizza slice...

Jul 14, 2023 · DNA from a pizza crust that was discarded earlier this year was used to link the suspect charged in the Gilgo murders case with one of the victims, prosecutors allege in court documents...

Jul 14, 2023 · Rex Heuermann – who told his attorney he is not the killer – was taken into custody for some of the Gilgo Beach murders, an unsolved case tied to at least 10 sets of human remains discovered...

Jan 15, 2024 · Prosecutors put their faith in complex scientific evidence gathered painstakingly from burial sites and garbage cans. After 13 years of dead ends and blown leads, the Gilgo Beach murder...