Scientific News Gilgo Beach Serial Killing Suspect Seeks To Bar Dna Evidence And Have Separate Trials In 7 Deaths

Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical ... Read More

Whole Genome Sequencing Evidence Allowed In Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Case, A First For New York Courts

The New York trial of an alleged serial killer could open up a whole new avenue for the use of genetic data in court, after a judge allowed the use of whole genome sequencing as evidence – a first for ... Read More

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer will face one trial for the murders of seven women in major win for prosecutors

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will stand one trial for the alleged killings of seven women – with DNA evidence playing the central role – a New York judge ruled on Tuesday in a ... Read More

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heuermann, cleared in brutal 1994 death of eighth LI sex worker

There won’t be an eighth. Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, who is charged in the gruesome murders of seven young sex workers on Long Island, has been cleared in the strangulation death ... Read More

Whole Genome Sequencing Evidence Allowed In Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Case, A First For New York Courts

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ... Read More