Because of the gravity of the crimes Heuermann is accused of, the investigation is unusual, but CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson told CNN this kind of upheaval is par for the course when you’re dealing with a search for the type of evidence the police are looking for.
“It’s not normal because it’s not every day that you have a serial killer,” Jackson said.
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“In terms of searching the home and tearing it apart, (police) have to do their due diligence.”
“They’re going to be looking to get any connections to his current case, like DNA, like blood, like hairs or other fibers that might have some connection to any of the body parts that … turned up.”
