RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returned to court Wednesday on Long Island. The 61-year-old is charged with the murders of seven women dating back to the 1990s. A ...

Rex Heuermann’s attorney said in court Wednesday that the DNA technique used by a lab to allegedly link Heuermann to the Gilgo Beach serial killings is essentially “magic,” not science, and should be ...

Rex Heuermann, accused of multiple murders, contests DNA evidence in court, with his defense questioning the scientific acceptance of the forensic techniques used.

Judge Timothy Mazzei will also hear from both sides to determine how much of the prosecution’s mountain of evidence will be admissible.

The Suffolk County District Attorney commented on whether Rex Heuermann is being considered a suspect in unsolved cases.

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is seeking as many as five separate trials for the seven murders he is charged with. According to his defense attorneys, Michael Brown and ...

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was in court on Wednesday. The focus of his court appearance was on DNA ...

open image in gallery Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann stood next to his attorney Michael Brown in a Riverhead courtroom on Long Island Wednesday The defense is seeking one trial ...

Attorneys for accused serial killer Rex A. Heuermann have asked a Suffolk judge to try charges related to three of the women whose bodies were found at Gilgo Beach separately from the remaining ...

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says the nuclear DNA evidence in the case against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann is rooted in science long accepted in New York ...

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann wants numerous different trials for the seven women he’s charged with murdering, claiming he could be unfairly convicted due to a “cumulative ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is seeking to be tried separately for different murders. In a motion filed Wednesday, Heuermann argued he ...