Rex Heuermann被控参与吉尔戈海滩连环杀人案,解决了离婚问题;案件质疑新的DNA技术。
Rex Heuermann, accused in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, settles divorce; case challenges new DNA tech.
Rex Heuermann被指控犯有吉尔戈海滩连环杀人罪,他与他的妻子Asa Ellerup达成了离婚协议,Asa Ellerup在2023年被捕后提出离婚。
Rex Heuermann, accused of the Gilgo Beach serial killings, has reached a divorce settlement with his wife, Asa Ellerup, who filed for divorce after his 2023 arrest.
和解条款是保密的,等待法官批准。
The settlement terms are confidential and await a judge's approval.
Heuermann对谋杀七名妇女表示不认罪。
Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to the murders of seven women.
他的律师质疑通过整个基因组测序获得的DNA证据的可采性,这是纽约法院以前未曾试验过的一种技术。
His lawyers are challenging the admissibility of DNA evidence obtained through whole genome sequencing, a technique not previously tested in New York courts.
检察官认为这一技术已经在医疗环境中使用。
Prosecutors argue the technique is already used in medical settings.