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Nassau officials on Wednesday revealed the identity of Gilgo Beach homicide victim Jane Doe No. 3 and the toddler linked to her via DNA analysis. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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Former Long Island Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison in a federal lockup for scamming his donors and lying to Congress.

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Former LI congressman George Santos will be required to enter a federal prison on July 25, 2025. Newsday TV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

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Nassau officials on Wednesday revealed the identity of Gilgo Beach homicide victim Jane Doe No. 3 and her toddler daughter. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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FBI said "tedious work" gave homicide victims Tanya Denise Jackson and Tatiana Marie Dykes their names back, nearly three decades after they were killed.

Who are 'Peaches,' the woman known as Gilgo Beach victim No. 3, and Baby Doe?

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Tanya Denise Jackson, a Persian Gulf War veteran, is the woman previously known as Gilgo Beach homicide victim Jane Doe No. 3, police announced.

Police ID 'Peaches,' victim long associated with Gilgo Beach killings, as Army vet from Alabama, and her 2-year-old daughter

Peaches and the toddler are among three sets of human remains long associated with the Gilgo Beach case who have never been publicly identified.

Sources: Nassau police to reveal identities of 'Peaches' and toddler long associated with Gilgo Beach probe

Lead defense attorney Michael J. Brown, noting a mathematical error in the formula published in papers supporting the software used by Astrea Forensics, asked the founder of the lab how his software can be widely accepted in the scientific community if the published formula is incorrect.

Heuermann's lawyer zeroes in on lab's software to attack credibility of DNA evidence

"This new technology has so many advantages that it will be what people do in the near future," Richard Green said of whole genome sequencing.

DNA analysis used to link Gilgo Beach killings to suspect becoming prevalent in criminal cases, expert testifies

"I don't think the Rex I know is capable of doing these heinous crimes," Asa Ellerup exclusively told Newsday. "And I'm here to see the evidence."

Heuermann's ex-wife wants to know how her hair ended up on Gilgo victims' bodies, attorney says

His lab's new nuclear DNA extraction method is at the center of a hearing to determine its admissibility in the criminal case against Rex A. Heuermann.

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The accused Gilgo Beach killer was in court Tuesday for a hearing to decide whether the DNA technique used on hair samples found near victims can be used at trial. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

As part of an ongoing gang investigation, authorities said they have recovered human remains at the 81-acre Underhill Preserve, across the street from Jericho High School. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Human remains found at Jericho preserve

A 15-year-old boy faces murder charges after police said he fatally stabbed his 56-year old grandmother at her home Selden.

Selden teen facing murder charges

Nassau police said they are investigating the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found near the Extended Stay hotel in Bethpage.

Gunshot victim found near hotel

Suffolk police fatally shot, Bruce Boyd, 54, after he allegedly charged officers with a knife at his Brentwood home. 

Police: Brentwood man lunged at responding officers 

Lawyers for Heuermann want DNA tests conducted by Astrea Forensics on hairs removed from most of the seven victims in the case to be tossed from the trial. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Christopher Miller, a Deer Park man accused of killing his father, a retired Suffolk detective, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Daniel Soto's defense attorney, Katherine Fernandez, says her client is ready to go on trial and fight charges against him. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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Christopher Miller, of Deer Park, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the fatal shooting of his father, John Miller, a retired Suffolk police detective.

Deer park man pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of father 

Police say a 13-year-old boy and his 14-year-old passenger are facing charges for crashing a stolen car in Ridge. 

Teen crashes stolen car on William Floyd Parkway 

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was back in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing on DNA evidence. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. 

Heuermann back in court

The father of the East Patchogue girl who was allegedly abused in a state facility after she went missing for 25 days argues his daughter's constitutional rights were violated, a legal filing shows. 

Alleged sex trafficking victim's father plans lawsuit 

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