A New York judge on Wednesday admitted DNA evidence that Suffolk County prosecutors say links alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to six of the seven women he is accused of killing.

The defense had challenged the evidence since it was obtained using new DNA technology -- known as whole genome sequencing -- that had never been used in a New York court.

Prosecutors successfully argued the technology was derived from accepted scientific methods. Ahead of a series of court appearances over the summer, prosecutors argued the defense motion to dismiss the evidence should be denied because the technique is "generally accepted in the scientific community" and is based on technology "relied upon in a wide variety of scientific and forensic settings."

Heuermann, who was arrested in

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