<p>Gilgo suspect Rex A. Heuermann charged in the death of a 4th victim. NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.</p>


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49-minute-long video from Nassau County police body camera obtained through court documents shows officers with Amandeep Singh on May 03, 2023.

Explicit language warning: Bodycam footage

Rex Heuermann appeared calm as attorneys discussed DNA and electronic evidence in court. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

Heuermann's attorney: 'They're not a forensic, accredited crime lab'

A Suffolk police officer and a public school teacher have been indicted on charges that they managed sex workers at brothels in Holbrook and West Babylon.

'No one is above the law' 

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced the indictment of Remon Gibson, 43, of Bellport, who is charged with operating as a major drug trafficker. 

Suffolk DA: Large amounts of fentanyl found in man's home 

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The defense attorney for Rex Heuermann alleges the DNA methods used to recover data from degraded hair samples in the case have never before been presented in a New York court.

Defense to challenge DNA evidence against Gilgo Beach killings suspect, court hearing reveals

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Authorities had seized potential evidence from Rex Heuermann's LI home and rented storage units following his 2023 arrest.

Items seized from alleged Gilgo Beach killer's home, storage units returned, attorneys say

John Bittrolff, convicted in two 1990s slayings, is seeking a review of his case after Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, was charged in another homicide from the same time frame.

Convicted killer seeks review of case

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.

Accused Gilgo killer mapped out enhancing sadistic pleasures, investigators say

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

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Prosecutors say Jeremy Allen, 43, begged his friend to die after he beat him for six hours, placed a bag over his head and stabbed him in a killing captured by his home surveillance system.

Prosecutors release new details on East Quogue killing

  The veterinarian, Linda Pesek, 75, is facing animal abuse charges and authorities were removing animals, including birds, dogs and exotic species, from her home. 

'I've never seen a situation as horrendous'

The attorney in the alleged drunken crash into a Deer Park nail salon, which killed four, said his client's preexisting leg injury may have been a factor. 

'That may have been a factor' 

The alleged drunken driver who crashed into a Deer Park nail salon, killing three employees and a customer, bought liquor and drove around the area for about five hours before the crash.

  Timeline of events in fatal Long Island nail salon crash

Police are investigating a stabbing in a parking lot behind several West Hempstead businesses. 

52-year-old woman stabbed to death in West Hempstead parking lot 

An East Quogue man beat his friend for six hours before stabbing him to death, prosecutors said at his arraignment in Southampton Town Justice Court.

East Quogue man accused of killing friend held without bail

John Gotti's grandson, Carmine G. Agnello, 38, of Smithtown, pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving over $1 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. 

John Gotti's grandson faces up to 30 years in prison 

Ronald Schroeder, 41, pleaded not guilty to concealment of a human corpse in connection with the death of 31-year-old Seikeya Jones and felony drug charges at his arraignment on Wednesday.

Man pleads not guilty to stuffing woman's dead body into suitcase 

Investigators said they arrested Ryan Schroeder earlier this month after a search of his apartment revealed "a strong odor of human remains."

Grand jury indictment for man accused of hiding body in suitcase

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

Convicted killer John Bittrolff seeks DNA comparison of alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'We believe that there is exculpatory information' 

Police searched Kellenberg H.S. in Uniondale Thursday after an anonymous threat, the third at the school that officials said came through a suicide hotline.

Tensions high at school

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