into the truck. police missed her by five minutes. could have kept her from getting out of here. that weighs heavily on your mind. sandra: it is a case that has baffled investigators on long island and captured the attention of a nation over a decade now, but a suspect is about to be arraigned. nonstop dogged determination of the men and women of the police department, investigators and partners in law enforcement, all of that work never stopped. sandra: welcome back, a second hour kicks off of america reports, and it is a busy news hour indeed. sandra smith in new york. hi, rich. rich: good afternoon, sandra. i m in for john roberts in washington. rex heuermann is expected to be arraigned after he was arrested in new york city. sandra: heavy police presence outside his massapequa park home, 25 minute ride from where four minute were found along the highway leading to gilgo beach. six more victims were found in 2011. many neighbors acting to the arrest. the gu
Austin, Texas investigators used recent advancements in DNA forensics to test a blood sample taken from a crime scene nearly 30 years ago, to identify the suspect.
that have gone on is that many of the cases we are seeing happened and the country are resolved, much like this one, coming through the fact that advances in dna analysis and other forensic analysis have come a long way even from the time the crimes were committed. so a very successful case however much longer than one would have expected. and having followed this case both as a former fbi investigator and knowing the area where these remains were found it s stunning, compelling and relieving for many of the people, not just associated with the victims families but overall, people from long island and people who frequent those beach areas during the normal course of their days. rich: you talked about the timeline, and it has been a dozen years. how much more difficult and was it the development of dna forensics that really saved that case, do you think, that brought it back and brought it to the