<p>Andrew Dykes&#39; defense team added another attorney&nbsp;as the 66-year-old suspect is accused of killing Gilgo Beach victim Tanya Denise Jackson, also known as &quot;Peaches.&quot; NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;</p>


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Matthew Smith, of Hauppauge, pleaded not guilty to new charges in the January crash that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa.

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Rex Heuermann's defense attorney said he has been using crutches to get around for the past month.

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"Mr. Dykes did not cause the death of Ms. Jackson," attorney Joseph Lo Piccolo said.

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The 178-page filing also contains a request to dismiss one of the charges in the indictment, and for prosecutors to turn over records regarding two men the defense may seek to introduce as alternate suspects at trial.

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