New York (CNN) — At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use ...

Heuermann’s defense team challenged the evidence since it was obtained using “whole genome sequencing,” a new DNA technology that had never been used in a New York court. But prosecutors successfully ...

Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect accused of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer, faced a crucial court hearing on the admissibility of new DNA evidence that could play a decisive role in his ...