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.

The suspect’s lawyer has also called for the case against his client, Rex Heuermann, to be split into five trials. On Wednesday, the judge agreed to hold hearings to consider both requests.

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 ...

An ex-NYPD cop died in an apparent drowning while surfing in the icy waters off Long Island’s Gilgo Beach over ... surfed just off the Babylon beach around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Suffolk County ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, was found unresponsive in the waters off Gilgo Beach by a good Samaritan around 2:15 p.m., News 12 Long ... Across the country, including in the New York area, temperatures ...

In this NY News Update, we look at the confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., along with updates on President Trump's federal funding freeze and the latest on the Gilgo Beach serial ...

(James Carbone /Newsday via AP) 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 ...

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann inside Judge Tim Mazzei’s courtroom with his attorney Michael Brown at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, L.I., on Wednesday. (Newsday / James ...