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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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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