Rex Heuermann, alleged Lengthy Island serial killer, due in court docket as prosecutors promise main growth

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Accused Gilgo Seashore serial killer Rex Heuermann is due again in court docket on Lengthy Island Tuesday morning, and prosecutors are promising a serious growth within the case. 

The listening to is about to start after 9:30 a.m. A press convention is anticipated on the Suffolk County DA’s workplace shortly after. We are going to convey that information convention to you dwell on CBS Information New York. 

The decide has beforehand indicated he wished to set a trial date at in the present day’s listening to. 

Heuermann’s final court docket look was again in October. 

Heuermann accused of killing 6 ladies, thus far

Heuermann, 61, has pleaded not responsible to homicide prices within the deaths of six ladies between 1993 and 2011. The stays of 11 individuals had been found round Gilgo Seashore throughout that interval, and investigators imagine Heuermann could also be linked to different killings. The Suffolk County DA has stated there could possibly be future indictments. 

4 of the victims had their our bodies disposed of close to Gilgo Seashore. Two others had been murdered way back to 2003 and 1993. Every of them had been concerned in intercourse work. 

Prosecutors allege Heuermann is linked to the murders by DNA, burner cellphone knowledge, an outline of his truck, web searches and what they name a blueprint for how you can get away with homicide. 

Attorneys wrangle over DNA, quantity of proof

A key level of competition within the new DNA proof is known as SNP, which prosecutors say hyperlinks the hairs of victims to Heuermann. The protection has known as an out of doors lab’s strategies of genetic testing unproven and “magic.” 

One other hurdle for prosecutors is the sheer quantity of proof. The DA says they’re struggling to maintain up with the prices of processing the 120 terabytes of knowledge and 400 digital units seized. 

Heuermann’s lawyer says his shopper is wanting ahead to his day in court docket and might be pursuing a change of venue, claiming the jury pool in Suffolk has been “poisoned.” 

Heuermann stays in isolation in jail.