DNA match in pizza crust lead to Rex Heuermann's arrest in Gilgo Beach killings
Hindustan TimesIn the Gilgo Beach murder case, Rex Heuermann, a New York City architect, was arrested on Thursday night after his own wife's hair and a discarded pizza box connected him to the heinous crimes. According to a bail application filed by authorities, DNA evidence from a pizza box led to Heuermann's arrest. The application stated that Heuermann has been charged with six counts of murder, including first-degree and second-degree murder charges for each of the three identified victims: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello. The bail application stated, "It is significant that Defendant Heuermann cannot be excluded from the male hair recovered near the ‘bottom of the burlap’ utilized to restrain and transport Megan Waterman's naked and deceased body."
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