1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update Breaking Crime Needs Now. I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: A significant ruling has been made by a judge in 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Sulfolk County regarding the case of Rex Huermann, who is 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: charged with the Gilgo Beach serial murders. The court has 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: permitted the use of DNA evidence obtained from multiple victims 6 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: to be presented during the trial, representing a crucial progression 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: in this widely publicized legal matter. Judge Timothy Maziah delivered 8 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: a ruling following a fry hearing determining that nuclear DNA 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: findings and associated expert testimony are admissible. This evidence includes 10 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: rootless hairs discovered own or near six people believed to 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: be Huerman's victims, Maureene Brainerd Barnes, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, 12 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor, and Valerie Mack. Prosecutors assert that 13 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: a total of nine hares have been collected, which they 14 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: claim can Cureman, a resident of Massapequa Park, to the murders. 15 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: He is also implicated in the death of Melissa Barthelemy. 16 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: This is a win for us, declared Suffolk County District 17 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: Attorney Ray Tierney, viewing the ruling as a triumph for 18 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: the prosecution. The science supports our case, he said. On 19 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: the other side, the defense expressed dissatisfaction with the decision. 20 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 1: Michael Brown, Huerman's lawyer, had sought to exclude the DNA 21 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: evidence from the trial. We aimed to prevent that evidence 22 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: from being introduced, Brown said, but now that it will 23 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: be allowed, we will challenge it throughout the trial. Heuerman 24 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: reportedly did not display any visible reactions in court. His 25 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: attorney later mentioned that despite his calm demeanor in public, 26 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: Huerman felt dishearted by the ruling. He was disappointed. He 27 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: attended the hearing just like all of you, Brown remarked. 28 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: The fry hearing, which commenced in March, saw notable attendees, 29 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: including Cureman's ex wife. It has been reported that heres 30 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: belonging to her and her daughters were found among the evidence. 31 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: While his ex wife was present at the hearing on Wednesday, 32 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: she chose not to comment when approached by the media. 33 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: Family members of several victims were also present in the 34 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: courtroom and stood in solidarity with the prosecutor. Following the verdict, 35 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: the defense attorney noted that no plea negotiations are currently 36 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: under way. Humereman maintains his innocence and has entered a 37 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: plea of not guilty or crime and justice. News after 38 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: this tragedy struck a small community in southeastern North Carolina 39 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: when a house fire claimed the lives of four young children. 40 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: The Columbus County Fire Marshall reported that six children between 41 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: the ages of two and twelve were home alone when 42 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: the blaze broke out around two thirty am. Fortunately, two 43 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: twelve year olds managed to escape without him injuries, but 44 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: the victims are listed as a two year old, a 45 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: four year old, a six year old, and a seven 46 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: year old. They all lost their lives in the flames. 47 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: Neighbor Melissa Long, who has lived in the area for 48 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: nearly twenty years, fondly remembered the laughter and joy of 49 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: her neighbors. I could always hear them out playing having 50 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: a great time. That's how I'll remember them, she said, 51 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: Expressing disbelief over the tragedy. As the mother herself, Long 52 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: reflected on just how fragile life is, saying it really 53 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: makes you realize how quickly everything can change. When the 54 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: first deputy arrived on the scene nine minutes after the 55 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: emergency call was placed, the house was already fully engulfed 56 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: in flames. Authorities indicated that the fire's intensity made it 57 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: impossible for them to enter the building. The cause of 58 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: the fire remains unknown, with investigations being conducted by the 59 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: State Bureau of Investigations and Fires officials. Also, police are 60 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: investigating why those children were alone during those overnight hours. 61 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: The bodies of the children have been sent to the 62 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy, and the NCSBI has 63 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: indicated that further information may be disclosed in the future. 64 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are asking for the public's help 65 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: in locating a missing woman. Her truck was found abandoned 66 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: on Wednesday afternoon. Around noon on Wednesday, officers were called 67 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: to an area near two hundred West seventy first Street 68 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: after receiving reports of an abandoned truck left near the 69 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: railroad tracks. Police say when they arrived, they found a 70 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: green truck blocking the roadway, parked east of the tracks, 71 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: located near the Arkansas River. The truck's windows were down, 72 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: its keys were in the driver's seat, and a cell 73 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: phone was sitting in the passenger seat. Authorities were able 74 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 1: to determine the green truck belonged to a woman named 75 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: Amanda Freeburg. They were able to locate her husband via 76 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: the cell phone. Officers said Freeburg's husband told them she 77 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: had taken him to work around five point thirty am. 78 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: TPD said they've searched for Freeburg using a helicopter, drone, 79 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: canine units, and other officers on foot, riding bikes, and 80 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: a search team, but have not located the woman. If 81 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: you know where Amanda is or have any information regarding 82 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: this case, please contact the Tulsa Police Department at nine 83 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: one eight five nine six nine two two two. For 84 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: the latest crime injustice news. 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