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Sunday, December 14

Only in NewsdaySon of man charged with murder of Gilgo Beach victim says father is innocent

Aundrey Dykes, of Orlando, Florida, said his father, Andrew, is a loving dad and retired Army veteran and Tennessee state trooper whose family was aware of his relationship with the woman he is accused of killing and the child they shared.

MORE ON THIS TOPICNew DNA techniques help lead to arrest in killing of Gilgo Beach case victim known as 'Peaches'Sources: Man charged with murder in death of Gilgo Beach victim known as 'Peaches'See more Newsday investigations

Only in NewsdayLIers, investigators still haunted by the discovery of human remains near Gilgo Beach 15 years ago this week

First in NewsdayNew DNA techniques help lead to arrest in killing of Gilgo Beach case victim known as 'Peaches'

First in NewsdaySources: Man charged with murder in death of Gilgo Beach victim known as 'Peaches'

Only in NewsdayEstate of woman associated with Gilgo Beach homicide investigation can move ahead with lawsuit, judge rules

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First in NewsdayNew DNA techniques help lead to arrest in killing of Gilgo Beach case victim known as 'Peaches'

First in NewsdaySources: Man charged with murder in death of Gilgo Beach victim known as 'Peaches'

Prime Video Gilgo docuseries promises 'unprecedented access'

Only in NewsdayGilgo Beach killings: Cutting-edge DNA technology can be used to solve other cold cases, experts say

Only in NewsdayWhat to know about Gilgo Beach killings DNA ruling

Judge allows DNA evidence to be used at Gilgo Beach killings trial

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer back in court in anticipation of judge's ruling in hair DNA evidence

Suffolk prosecutors argue DNA analysis in case of accused Gilgo serial killer Rex Heuermann case is valid science

First in NewsdayDefense in Gilgo serial killer case: Prosecution's DNA analysis shouldn't be presented at trial

Heuermann trial judge sets date to rule on admissibility of DNA evidence

Defense expert casts doubt on DNA lab in Heuermann case

Only in Newsday2 years after Gilgo arrest, Rex Heuermann's murder trial still in distant future

First in NewsdayProperty owned by alleged Gilgo Beach killer listed for sale on eBay

Gilgo serial killings timeline: How the investigation unfolded

Prosecutor seeks to discredit defense witness at DNA hearing against alleged Gilgo Beach killer

DNA techniques used to link accused Gilgo killer to several young women 'unreliable,' witness says

New documentary: Heuermann's daughter says she believes her father is 'most likely' the Gilgo Beach killer

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer's voice heard on new documentary premiering Tuesday

First in NewsdayGilgo Beach victims memorialized on park benches near where their remains were found

Only in NewsdayProsecutors: Don't toss Bittrolff conviction over unproven connection between victim and accused Gilgo Beach killer

Only in NewsdayGilgo Beach killings: Suspect's vault disassembled, door removed from home

Modern forensics seen as key to closing Lindbergh baby case

Only in NewsdayWho are 'Peaches,' the woman known as Gilgo Beach victim No. 3, and Baby Doe?

First in NewsdayPolice ID 'Peaches,' victim long associated with Gilgo Beach killings, as Army vet from Alabama, and her 2-year-old daughter

First in NewsdaySources: Nassau police to reveal identities of 'Peaches' and toddler long associated with Gilgo Beach probe

Heuermann's lawyer zeroes in on lab's software to attack credibility of DNA evidence

DNA analysis used to link Gilgo Beach killings to suspect becoming prevalent in criminal cases, expert testifies

Heuermann's ex-wife wants to know how her hair ended up on Gilgo victims' bodies, attorney says

Co-founder of lab that linked hair samples to alleged Gilgo killer to testify later this month

What we learned from Netflix documentary about Gilgo killings

Geneticist says scientific techniques at hearing for alleged Gilgo serial killer are 'widely accepted'

Only in NewsdayAlleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, estranged wife reach divorce agreement

Judge in accused Gilgo Beach serial killer's case sets hearing on DNA evidence

Only in NewsdayCar accident lawsuit filed by suspected Gilgo Beach killer dismissed, court record shows

Docs: Heuermann 'extremely familiar' with Ocean Pkwy., where 6 alleged victims were buried

Nuclear DNA evidence in alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer's case should be admissible, DA's office says

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'We had absolutely no idea what happened to her'

What began as a desperate hunt for Shannan Gilbert in the marshes near Gilgo Beach became, in three astonishing days in December 2010, the unmasking of a possible serial killer. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed has more.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLIers, investigators still haunted by the discovery of human remains near Gilgo Beach 15 years ago this week

Arrest made in 'Peaches' case

What today's rulings mean for the defense

'The science was on our side'

Heuermann's attorney aims to block use of DNA evidence

The Backstory with Ken Buffa: Who is Rex Heuermann?

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