New charges for alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer cast scrutiny on another man's murder conviction
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FILE - Defendant John Bittrolff appears for a hearing at Riverhead Criminal Court, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Riverhead, N.Y. New charges brought against Rex Heuermann, the man accused of a string of killings on Long Island, are raising new questions about the strength of Bittrolff's conviction. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)
Rex Heuermann, center, charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, appears for a hearing at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., Thursday, June. 6, 2024. Heuermann was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more, after prosecutors said they gathered new DNA evidence and found a computer document he had used to blueprint his crimes. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)
FILE - Defendant John Bittrolff appears for a hearing at Riverhead Criminal Court, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Riverhead, N.Y. New charges brought against Rex Heuermann, the man accused of a string of killings on Long Island, are raising new questions about the strength of Bittrolff's conviction. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)
