Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heueremann is pushing for a dismissal in connection with the 1993 murder of Sandra Castillo.
According to the Massapequa Post, Rex Heuermann’s defense team asked for the dismissal of the second-degree murder charge, during a hearing earlier this month, before Justice Timothy Mazzei of the New York State Supreme Court.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, In July 2023, police arrested Heuermann in Manhattan for the 2009 and 2010 murders of Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Megan Waterman, 22; and Amber Lynn Costello, 27.
In June 2024, Heuermann was charged with the murders of Costilla, along with Jessica Taylor. In December 2024, he was indicted for the murder of Valerie Mack.
The defense is seeking a dismissal in the Castillo case after authorities linked the murder to Heuermann through a single strand of hair on her shirt.
Heueremann’s defense team contended that the evidence is not “legally sufficient to establish the offense charged or any lesser included offense.”
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney told the court he planned to oppose the motion.
Mazzei gave the prosecution until March 3 to respond. The defense will have until March 17, Patch reports.
“There are some real significant issues that they’re bringing to the court’s attention,” defense attorney Michael Brown said, following the hearing.
Mazzei expects that the “trial will begin after Labor Day…come hell or high water.”
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[Feature Photo: Rex Heuermann/Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office via AP]
