The Gilgo Beach Trial: Can Cutting-Edge DNA Science Convict a Suspected Serial Killer?

Name: The Gilgo Beach Trial: Can Cutting-Edge DNA Science Convict a Suspected Serial Killer?
Uploaded: 2026-02-07
Duration: 15 min 16 s
Description: Rex Heuermann's trial will test whether revolutionary whole-genome DNA sequencing — never before used in a New York courtroom — can link one man to seven murders spanning three decades.

Saturday, February 7, 2026 15:16 by The Narrator

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Rex Heuermann's trial will test whether revolutionary whole-genome DNA sequencing — never before used in a New York courtroom — can link one man to seven murders spanning three decades.

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