Years after the our bodies of a lady and her 2-year-old daughter had been discovered on Lengthy Island — as soon as related to the Gilgo Seashore serial murders — the girl’s suspected killer appeared earlier than a Florida choose on Thursday dealing with homicide expenses.
Andrew Dykes, 66, was arrested Wednesday close to Tampa on a warrant out of Nassau County, New York, in reference to the 1997 demise of Tanya Jackson, legislation enforcement sources advised ABC Information.
The Nassau County district lawyer’s workplace declined to remark.
Nassau County police and prosecutors show pictures of Tanya Jackson and Tatiana Dykes, whose stays had been discovered close to Lengthy Island’s Gilgo Seashore, throughout a information convention, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Mineola, N.Y.
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Jackson was 26 when she was discovered dismembered in Lakeview in June 1997. The physique of her 2-year-old 12 months previous daughter, Tatiana, was discovered 14 years later close to Gilgo Seashore.
For years, Jackson, a U.S. Military veteran, was recognized solely as “Peaches” due to a particular tattoo, and her daughter as “Child Doe.”
Andrew Dykes is seen on this reserving picture.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Workplace
In April, authorities in New York announced they had finally recognized Jackson and her daughter and provided a $25,000 reward for data within the chilly case.
The lady’s stays had been present in 2011 near the place the stays of different girls had been discovered alongside the southern shore of Lengthy Island resulting in hypothesis the deaths had been the work of the Gilgo Seashore serial killer.
Lengthy Island architect and father Rex Heuermann was arrested in 2023 in reference to a number of of the Gilgo Seashore slayings and later charged with killing seven girls.
Heuermann, who has pleaded not responsible, was by no means charged with the killings of Jackson or her daughter.
Editor’s Observe: This story’s headline has been up to date to make clear that Andrew Dykes has been arrested on a warrant solely in reference to the demise of Tanya Jackson, in response to legislation enforcement sources.
