Rex Heuermann was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.
Heuermann's defense has argued that the new DNA methodology has never been tested in New York courts.
The case against the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer, Rex Heruermann, is "heading toward the trial phase," Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday after a brief hearing.
Valerie Mack, 24, had been working as an escort in Philadelphia and was last seen by her family that year in New Jersey.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office in New York lacks the resources to meet "ambitious" deadlines imposed by the judge overseeing the Gilgo Beach serial killing case, DA Ray Tierney said Wednesday.
New sketches of the Gilgo Beach murder victim known as "Asian Doe," whose remains were recovered near Gilgo Beach in April 2011, were released Monday as authorities asked for help in identifying the person.
