Jan 17, 2024 · Investigators found DNA belonging to Heuermann's now estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, in hair recovered from a belt used to restrain Brainard-Barnes, according to the indictment. Heuermann's family was out of state when Brainard-Barnes was killed, prosecutors said, and Ellerup is not suspected to be involved.

Jan 29, 2025 · The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings on Long Island is challenging the DNA evidence against him and is seeking separate trials in the sprawling case.

Nov 30, 2023 · A DNA sample taken from the estranged wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer matches her genetic material that was found on the remains of victims, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Jul 14, 2023 · DNA from a pizza crust that was discarded earlier this year was used to link the suspect charged in the Gilgo murders case with one of the victims, prosecutors allege in court documents...

Aug 9, 2023 · A Suffolk County judge sided with prosecutors and ruled Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann must provide a DNA sample, according to a court ruling filed Wednesday.

Jan 15, 2024 · After 13 years of dead ends and blown leads, the Gilgo Beach murder investigation finally turned on pizza crusts that Rex Heuermann had tossed in a trash can in Midtown Manhattan. It was a...

Jan 17, 2024 · Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said "cutting edge" advances in DNA testing led to overwhelming statistical matches between samples taken from the "Gilgo Four" victims and the...

Jul 14, 2023 · The mystery began in 2010 when police discovered the first set of female remains among the bushes along an isolated strip of waterfront property on Gilgo Beach while searching for Shannan...

Sep 27, 2023 · In a court appearance Wednesday, prosecutors said DNA from a cheek swab of Rex Heuermann matched the pizza crust used to link him to a murder victim.

Jul 15, 2023 · After nearly 13 years, New York investigators arrested the man they allege is responsible for the deaths of three sex workers that were among several corpses found in Gilgo Beach in Long Island, New York. And all it took was extra sleuthing based on newly discovered evidence and ultimately a discarded pizza crust, according to investigators.