<p>Newsday special writer Anthony DeStefano and retired FBI Agent Gregg McCrary share&nbsp;their&nbsp;insights into&nbsp;the&nbsp;Gilgo Beach serial killer&nbsp;case. NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.&nbsp;</p>


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According to sources Wednesday, entertainer Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty Friday to a lesser charge in his drunken driving case in Sag Harbor Justice Court. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Timberlake to plead guilty in Sag Harbor DWI case

Suffolk district attorney Ray Tierney formed the county's first cold case unit to solve homicides and review death investigations. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday courts reporter Grant Parpan report.

'An offshoot of the Gilgo investigation'

Babylon cardiologist Frank Pollaro had avoided prison time and a suspended license in 2009 for possessing child sex abuse images. On Monday, a judge handed him both following his second arrest.

Cops: Thousands of pictures of children found on doctor's laptop

The 44-year-old man will be sentenced in November, according to the Suffolk district attorney.

Ex-president of Dix Hills Soccer Club pleads guilty to stealing $77,000

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Rex Heuermann's alleged planning document lays out his desire to keep victims alive as long as possible, with references to torture, captivity, noise control and "play time." An FBI profiler analyzes the details.

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Authorities had asked the public for help in identifying the number of a woman they believe suspect Rex Heuermann may have targeted.

Investigators link phone number in document tied to alleged Gilgo killer to sex worker, source says

The defense for Massapequa Park resident Rex A. Heuermann also said it is exploring the possibility of a change of venue.

LI serial killings suspect should be tried separately in 6 cases, defense argues

Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann is charged with killing six women. That list could grow as police examine unsolved murders.

1 year after arrest, accused LI serial killer faces possibility of new charges

As the case against suspect Rex Heuermann inches closer to trial, the court will have to decide whether to consider novel DNA methodologies.

New DNA technology's admissibility to be tested in Gilgo Beach case

Since his arrest, the wife and children of Rex Heuermann have seen their world shrink to the confines of their Long Island home.

For relatives of Gilgo Beach killings suspect, new revelations turn their lives 'upside down'

A timeline of key moments in the investigation since Heuermann's arrest one year ago.

Key moments in the case against Gilgo murder suspect Rex Heuermann

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Daniel Coppola, accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend, pleaded not guilty from a hospital bed. Coppola, who injured himself while under suicide watch, had surgery this week for a spinal cord injury, attorneys say.

Man accused in St. James double homicide pleads not guilty

Police said a Lindenhurst teen was arrested after threatening in an online chat to shoot people at the school.

Tensions high at West Babylon's Brennan H.S.

Police say the victim is 31-year-old Seikeya Jones. There is no cause of death yet, but the investigation is ongoing. NewdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. 

Police ID victim found dead in suitcase 

Police are asking anyone with information about the cause of death or the 31-year-old victim to call 1-800-220-TIPS (8477).

Police ID victim stuffed in suitcase in Huntington

A Centerport mother faces murder charge in wrong-way crash that killed her son. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Mother indicted on murder charge in wrong-way crash that killed her 9-year-old son

Police say a body was found on Nassau Road in Huntington inside a suitcase just before noon on Tuesday. Additional information about the body was not immediately available.

Police: Body found in Huntington inside suitcase

Linda Sun, former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul, and her husband were both arrested and charged with acting as agents of the Chinese government. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Daniel Coppola, who was charged with gunning down his ex-wife and her boyfriend, attempted to take his own life at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility, multiple sources told Newsday.

Man charged in LI double homicide attempts suicide in jail

Thomas Brienza, 20, of Centereach, allegedly told police at Charleston International Airport that he had a bomb and a gun. He was charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction for an act of terrorism, a police incident report shows. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Centereach man facing terrorism charge

Daniel Coppola, 50, has been charged in the murders of his former spouse, Kelly Coppola, 50, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Pohlman, Jr., 53. The two victims were remembered by Pohlman's father, who said the pair "were in love."

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Daniel Coppola, of St. James, pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder at his Friday arraignment. He was charged with gunning down his ex-wife and her boyfriend in their home with what Suffolk County prosecutors say was a planned attack. 

'I saw bullet holes yesterday in my brother's house'

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced the arrests of five different criminal networks trafficking guns and drugs. 

Drug, gun trafficking rings 'operating from Brooklyn to Montauk' busted

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