Prosecutors on the Gilgo Beach murder case are seeking a court order for a DNA cheek swab of accused killer Rex Heumerann as they search for more evidence linking him to the cold case killings.
Suffolk County prosecutors want to collect more DNA evidence in their case against suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann — and are seeking a court order to get a cheek swab from the accused cold case murderer.
“Specifically, it is expected this information would provide further relevant evidence of the defendant’s identity as the perpetrator of these crimes,” the document said, Newsday said. The hulking architect was charged in part based on phone records, eye-witness accounts and a DNA match from a discarded pizza crust and napkin near his Midtown Manhattan office.
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