At least 10 victims' family members to speak inside courtroom
With 30 minutes to go before the courthouse opens, Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney Allen Bode said prosecutors expect the public will hear from more than a dozen family members of victims and Heuermann himself when sentencing gets underway.
Bode said 10 victim family members will address the court directly and three more prepared statements will be read by Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Santomartino.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney will speak for his office when it's their turn to address the court.
Bode said State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei is currently presiding over a trial scheduled for the afternoon. The expectation is the sentencing will take about two hours, Bode said.
The courtroom doors will open at 9:30 a.m., court officials have said
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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