Overview
- Rex Heuermann did not attend the brief Suffolk County hearing after his lawyer cited undisclosed health issues and said he has used crutches for about a month.
- Judge Timothy Mazzei adjourned proceedings to April 8, when he is expected to rule on the defense suppression motions.
- The defense seeks to exclude DNA evidence obtained from saliva on a discarded pizza crust, arguing privacy violations and lack of a warrant.
- Prosecutors maintain that New York law permits testing of abandonment samples and say investigators obtained the evidence lawfully.
- Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to seven murder charges, remains held without bail, and is scheduled for trial shortly after Labor Day.