{"id":67608,"date":"2023-09-27T19:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=67608"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:23:54","slug":"suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killers-dna-matches-key-pizza-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/celebrities\/suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killers-dna-matches-key-pizza-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer's DNA Matches Key Pizza Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer is almost certainly the one authorities have been seeking for years — this according to prosecutors, who now say the proof is in the pizza.<\/p>\n
Rex Heuermann<\/strong> appeared in court Wednesday for a status hearing … and prosecutors announced a couple of big developments in the case — including their claim Heuermann’s recently collected DNA (via cheek swab) does in fact match the DNA profile they found on a discarded pizza crust … which was the key to cracking this whole thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a refresher … cops went through Heuermann’s trash in search of DNA and say they found some on the pizza which they later concluded matched DNA from a hair follicle discovered in a burlap sack that contained remains from one of the 4 victims.<\/p>\n Now, in the wake of further testing … the D.A.’s office is saying there’s no doubt the DNA they found on the pizza belongs to Heuermann. Essentially, they’re declaring they have their man.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While prosecutors insist the pizza DNA matches … Heuermann’s defense team made sure to emphasize in court the hair follicle DNA isn’t quite so clear … arguing that the hair could belong to other people, even though law enforcement has alleged 99.96% of the North American population can safely be excluded as a match.<\/p>\n Another nugget of info that surfaced during Wednesday’s appearance … Heuermann told the judge he’d been going over evidence in his jail cell — explaining he’d been dedicating 2-3 hours a day, on average, to review materials provided by the prosecution.<\/p>\n Prosecutors say they’ve forked over at least 10 terabytes worth of info to Heuermann and his legal team — so there’s a lot to pore over, and there may be more to come.<\/p>\n The next court appearance is set for November 15.<\/p>\n