Overview

• Rex Heuermann and Asa Ellerup have reached a divorce settlement after nearly 29 years of marriage, with the terms remaining confidential under New York State law.
• The settlement, filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court on Thursday night, requires a judge's approval to become final.
• Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to seven murder charges in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killings and is challenging the use of advanced DNA evidence in court.
• Prosecutors are defending the admissibility of whole-genome sequencing, a novel DNA technique linking Heuermann to multiple victims, which the defense argues lacks precedent in New York courts.
• Ellerup and her children, who have relocated to South Carolina, were reportedly out of town during the times of the alleged murders.