Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology in case against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer
The decision is an important win for prosecutors and a blow for the defense team that challenged the validity of this type of technology that specializes in extracting nuclear DNA from damaged or hard-to-get samples, such as rootless hair.
Riverhead, New York — Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
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Published by: The Mercury News
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