A forensic scientist testified in a Riverhead courtroom Wednesday that the scientific methods used to link DNA from degraded hair samples found with the remains of several Gilgo Beach homicide victims to alleged serial killer Rex A. Heuermann are "effective," have been peer reviewed and generally accepted in the scientific community.

As attorneys in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case battle the use advanced DNA evidence court, arguments pivoted to an unexpected tangent: Jurassic Park.

The Long Island serial killer remained a mystery for more than a decade. See all of the films based on the crimes and investigation.