US EditionShould DNA evidence be admissible in the trial of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect?
- Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer charged with seven murders, appeared in court as of March 12, 2025, where his lawyers debated DNA evidence collected by Suffolk County prosecutors.
- The case broke open after a new district attorney was elected in 2022, leading to Heuermann's arrest in July 2023, and is now heading toward the trial phase, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
- Heuermann's defense is challenging the admissibility of DNA evidence obtained through whole-genome sequencing, a technique that analyzes 100,000 or more points on the DNA, arguing it has never been tested in New York courts, while prosecutors maintain it is consistent with accepted practices.
- DNA from a discarded pizza crust linked Heuermann to a victim's hair, while hairs found near another victim were linked to his wife, Asa Ellerup, and daughter, excluding 99.65% of the North American population, though they have not been accused of any wrongdoing.
- Rex Heuermann and Asa Ellerup have reached a divorce settlement, following Ellerup's filing shortly after Heuermann's arrest in 2023, with prosecutors stating that Ellerup and the couple's children were out of town when the murders occurred.
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Accused Gilgo Beach Killer Rex Heuermann Reaches Divorce Settlement with Estranged Wife
Heuermann has been charged with the murders of seven womenJames Carbone-Pool/Getty; James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Rex Heuermann; Asa EllerupA divorce settlement has been reached between suspected Long Island Serial Killer Rex Heuermann and his estranged wife Asa Ellerup — even though Ellerup thinks her ex-husband is "not capable" of committing the crimes he's accused of.The settlement was reached on Thursday, March 27 but it still needs to …
Should DNA evidence be admissible in the trial of the Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect?
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The question of whether DNA evidence can be used in the upcoming trial of a Manhattan architect charged in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is the focus of court hearings beginning Friday on Long Island. Lawyers for Rex Heuermann want DNA tests conducted on hairs recovered from most of the seven victims in the case to be excluded from the trial, saying such analysis has never been accepted in a New York…
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