Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann appears in court for hearing
Heuermann is currently charged in the deaths of six women - Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla.
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19h agoA key piece of evidence is coming into question pertaining to the suspected Gilgo beach serial killer’s case.
Rex Heuermann’s attorney Michael Brown wants to exclude certain DNA evidence from the trial.
That will be the subject of a Frye hearing, according to the attorneys.
“The judge is going to have to decide whether or not in the scientific community it is acceptable," says Brown.
The single nucleotide polymorphism genetic testing, or SNP, testing was done on hairs found on the victims that connect them to Heuermann.
The methods done by a California lab have never been presented in a New York court, according to Brown.
Outside of the DNA, there is a slew of evidence in this case, according to prosecutors.
Heuermann is being accused of killing six women dating back to 1993.
Rex Heuerman is going to be back in court on Dec. 17, and the judge stated in court today that he would like to see all discovery turned over to the defense by then.
Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney says there are budgetary issues that create difficulty.
The DA said millions of dollars in forfeiture money have been frozen by the federal government to be used to pay discovery expeditors and investigators.
The defense also said they are looking into a possible change of venue for Heuermann’s trail.
The judge is looking to set a possible trial date at that December conference.
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