"New DNA Evidence Links Suspect's Family to Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Case"

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced that DNA testing has led to overwhelming statistical matches between samples taken from the "Gilgo Four" victims and the family of suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann, resulting in a fourth murder charge for the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes and strengthening the case against Heuermann in the other three murders. Investigators collected DNA samples from Heuermann, his wife, and daughter, with the daughter's DNA allegedly being transferred to one of the victims by her father. The latest evidence includes DNA matches, cellphone billing records, and details about how each victim was bound, further building the case against Heuermann, who faces multiple murder charges.