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The victims were partially dismembered, and friends of Bittroff claimed he once cut the heart out of a deer he shot and ate it raw.

When Heuermann was named a suspect, Bittroff requested DNA testing of evidence in the Tangretti and McName cases, but Heuermann was ruled out as a DNA contributor, and Bittroff remains behind bars.

Meanwhile, on the state side, District Attorney Ray Tierney shares Judge Mazzei's frustration, telling the court his team is not contributing to the delays and is prepared to go to trial after Labor Day.

Tierney did comment he can't blame Brown for his strategy, saying the motions filed come with the nature of the business.

Tierney refused to comment on the possibility of a plea deal, claiming prosecutors are only focused on preparing for trial.

Heuermann's family did not appear at his latest hearing, commenting only they are looking forward to resolution in the case one way or another.

Heuermann has staunchly maintained his innocence since his arrest in 2023, 30 years after the first murder he stands accused of.

Heuermann will be back in court March 1st to hear arguments on the challenges.

More crime and justice news after this.

A Port Authority police officer shot and killed his sister and critically wounded their mother before killing himself on Thursday.

New York police responded to the Bronx apartment Thursday morning after someone at the reception desk called 911 and reported hearing gunshots at about 8 a.m.

Officers found the 55-year-old man and his 59-year-old sister dead with gunshots to the head.

They rushed their 86-year-old mother, who was shot in the face, to a hospital.

Police said they found two firearms in the apartment.

Law enforcement sources said the killer had worked for the Port Authority for 20 years, most recently at LaGuardia Airport.

Police have not released the identities of any of the people involved.

The killer was found in a hallway, a firearm in his Port Authority police identification next to his body.

The sister was found in a bedroom, and the mother was found in another room.

She was said to be in critical but stable condition.

Neighbor Jane Burbank says the 59-year-old woman had lived in the apartment for years and that her mother had recently moved in with her.