{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"How Did A Pizza Crust Lead To Rex Heuermann's Guilty Plea In The Gilgo Beach Case?","slug":"how-did-a-pizza-crust-lead-to-rex-heuermann-s-guilty-plea-in-the-gilgo-beach-case","published_at":"2026-07-02T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/how-did-a-pizza-crust-lead-to-rex-heuermann-s-guilty-plea-in-the-gilgo-beach-case","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8912301","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8912301.mp3?modified=1780587890&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"The forensic chain that ultimately produced Rex Heuermann's guilty plea began with a pizza crust recovered during surveillance — and ended with whole genome sequencing admitted in a New York courtroom for the first time. This look back, with defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis, examines the evidentiary architecture that made the case unwinnable and the two pre-trial rulings that the defense attorney himself identified as decisive. The prosecution held DNA linkage across multiple crime scenes, established through a technology never before admitted in the jurisdiction. It also held a deleted Word document recovered from Heuermann's hard drive, described as a planning document for the killings. More than 350 electronic devices were seized, with deleted files recovered from unallocated hard drive space. The defense challenged the DNA methodology through a Frye hearing but did not challenge the planning document. When the judge admitted the DNA and denied the motion for separate trials, the defense's path to acquittal effectively closed. Heuermann pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, to three counts of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder, and admitted to killing an eighth woman as part of the agreement. He confirmed strangulation as the cause of death for each victim. He is expected to be sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus an additional hundred years, and has agreed to cooperate with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. Faddis analyzes the plea structure, the sentencing exposure, and the legal significance of the FBI cooperation requirement. We revisit where the matter stood at the time of our reporting. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and w…","meta_description":"The forensic chain that ultimately produced Rex Heuermann's guilty plea began with a pizza crust recovered during surveillance — and ended with whole geno…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/how-did-a-pizza-crust-lead-to-rex-heuermann-s-guilty-plea-in-the-gilgo-beach-case/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/how-did-a-pizza-crust-lead-to-rex-heuermann-s-guilty-plea-in-the-gilgo-beach-case.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}