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Speaker 1: Crime alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton,

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Speaker 1: The defendant in the notorious Gilgo Beach serial murders on

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Speaker 1: Long Island, has been denied his request to split the

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Speaker 1: extensive case, which involves seven horrific killings over several decades,

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Speaker 1: into multiple trials. On Tuesday, a New York State Supreme

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Speaker 1: Court justice decided that the trial for Rex Huerman, a

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Speaker 1: Manhattan architect residing in Long Island, will proceed as one

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Speaker 1: consolidated trial. After a brief session at the Riverhead Courthouse,

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Speaker 1: Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tyranny remarked, we wanted one trial,

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Speaker 1: and that's what we got. Hureman's legal team had argued

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Speaker 1: in their court documents that the murders lacked a quote

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Speaker 1: unique and consistent modus operendi as suggested by the prosecution.

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Speaker 1: They requested that the case be divided into as many

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Speaker 1: as five separate trials, citing differences in timelines, method of

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Speaker 1: torture and mutilation, and the locations where the bodies were discovered. Additionally,

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Speaker 1: Huerman's attorneys claimed that jurors might find it challenging to

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Speaker 1: navigate the volume and complexity of all of the evidence

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Speaker 1: if seven killings were tried simultaneously. They expressed concern that

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Speaker 1: the sixty two year old resident of Massapequa could face

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Speaker 1: an unjust conviction due to the cumulative effect of the

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Speaker 1: evidence presented against him. In response, prosecutors dismissed the variations

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Speaker 1: in the methods of the murders, arguing that they indicate

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Speaker 1: Huerman was either refining or tinkering with his approach or

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Speaker 1: attempting to confuse or mislead law enforcement appoint The defense

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Speaker 1: argued they highlighted that all the victims were petit women

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Speaker 1: in their twenties involved in sex trade, with the remains

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Speaker 1: of most being discovered in a secluded area near Huerman's residence.

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Speaker 1: Prosecutors further asserted that numerous victims are linked by shared

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Speaker 1: evidence and witnesses, making a single trial the judicious and

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Speaker 1: efficient use of time and taxpayer resources. In a related matter,

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Speaker 1: the Justice rejected the defense's second attempt to dismiss a

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Speaker 1: certain DNA evidence that prosecutors claim strongly implicates Huerman. His

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Speaker 1: lawyer argued that DNA testing conducted violated state public health

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Speaker 1: laws due to the California Lab lacking a necessary permit

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Speaker 1: from New York's Health Department. However, prosecutors contended that the

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Speaker 1: state health law cited by the defense does not apply

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Speaker 1: to forensic laboratories. These recent rulings are part of an

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Speaker 1: ongoing case that still awaits a trial date. Last month,

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Speaker 1: the Justice ruled that prosecutors could present findings from the

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Speaker 1: forensics team in the upcoming murder trial, making a significant

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Speaker 1: precedent as it will be the first time advanced DNA

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Speaker 1: analysis is used as evidence in a New York court.

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Speaker 1: Hureman was arrested over two years ago and faces charges

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Speaker 1: related to the murders of seven women, with allegations dating

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Speaker 1: back to at least nineteen ninety three. He has pleaded

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Speaker 1: not guilty to the charges, and his next court appearance

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Speaker 1: is set for January. More crime injustice news after this.

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Speaker 1: A Michigan high school football player is facing serious repercussions

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Speaker 1: after a viral video captured him injuring an opponent during

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Speaker 1: a junior varsity game. The incident occurred last Thursday during

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Speaker 1: a game between Kalamazoo Central High School and Lake Shore

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Speaker 1: High School. Footage shows the Kalamazoo Central player tackling a

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Speaker 1: Lake Shore opponent and then jumping onto him while he

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Speaker 1: was already on the ground. According to the mother of

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Speaker 1: the injured player, he sustained two broken vertebrae in his

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Speaker 1: lower back and he is fortunate to have the ability

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Speaker 1: to even walk again. Both school districts have release statements

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Speaker 1: addressing the unsportsmanlike conduct displayed during the school game. Kalamazoo

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Speaker 1: Public Schools deem the actions of the Kalamazoo Central player

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Speaker 1: as unacceptable and confirmed that disciplinary measures have been enacted

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Speaker 1: in line with the district's student Code of Conduct. This

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Speaker 1: kind of behavior is not acceptable and contradicts the principles

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Speaker 1: of sportsmanship, respect and integrity that we uphold at Kalamazoo

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Speaker 1: Public Schools, the district expressed. Lake Shore Public School Superintendent

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Speaker 1: Greg Edding also condemned the actions of the player, saying

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Speaker 1: they were completely unacceptable and have no place in student athletics.

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Speaker 1: This was an intentional and unprovoked act that blatantly violated

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Speaker 1: the rules and principles of fair play, resulting in injury

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Speaker 1: to one of our lake Shore student athletes. He noted

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Speaker 1: that the superintendent of Kalamazoo Schools has expressed apologies and

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Speaker 1: imposed significant disciplinary consequences on the student involved. Following the incident,

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Speaker 1: both varsity teams united before their game on Friday to

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Speaker 1: offer prayers for the injured Lakeshore player. We wish the

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Speaker 1: Lakeshore student a rapid recovery and are in ongoing communication

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Speaker 1: with the family. We have also implemented support measures to

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Speaker 1: ensure our student athletes can continue his education during his recovery.

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Speaker 1: While neither districts have disclosed the specific disciplinary actions taken

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Speaker 1: against that Kalamazoo Central player, the mother of the injured

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Speaker 1: Lakeshore player indicated that he will be signlined for several games,

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Speaker 1: if not indefinitely. That video, which is horrible to see,

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Speaker 1: has gone viral showing the player after the play has ended,

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Speaker 1: body slamming his entire weight down on that young player,

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Speaker 1: snapping his spine. For the latest crime and justice news,

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Speaker 1: With this Crime Alert, I'm Nico Parton