US EditionFL Man Arrested In Possible Connection With Murder Of Woman Once Tied To Gilgo Beach Killings: Reports
Andrew Dykes faces charges in a cold case after the 1997 murders of Tanya Jackson and her daughter, identified only in 2024, prompting a $25,000 reward earlier this year.
- Wednesday, Andrew Dykes was arrested near Tampa and charged with two counts of murder on a Nassau County warrant; he appeared before a Hillsborough County judge Thursday.
- Earlier this year, DNA testing identified partial 1997 remains as Tanya Denise Jackson and confirmed her child as Tatiana Marie Dykes, followed by a $25,000 reward for information.
- Nassau County records show Jackson's torso was found in Hempstead Lake State Park; Jackson was 26 with the 'Peaches' tattoo, and her two-year-old daughter Tatiana Dykes' remains were found April 4, 2011 near Ocean Parkway.
- Dykes did not enter a plea and is due back next week in Florida court as Nassau County seeks his extradition to New York, while the Nassau County district attorney's office declined to comment.
- Because Tatiana's remains were found near Gilgo Beach, Nassau County investigators long suspected a connection; Heuermann faces charges in other Gilgo-area deaths but not Jackson's case.
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A 66-year-old Florida man has been arrested and charged with killing single mother Tanya Denise Jackson, a Gulf War veteran, and her little girl, Tatiana, who were previously believed to be victims of the infamous Long Island Serial Killer. Andrew Dykes, who lives in Tampa, was arrested on Wednesday, December 3, and is being held on a fugitive warrant in the Sunshine State as he awaits extradition to New York, where sources claim the murders occ…
Florida man charged in 1997 killings linked to Gilgo Beach case
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (Scripps News Tampa Bay) — Nearly three decades after Tanya Jackson’s body was discovered in Lakeview, New York, a Hillsborough County man has been charged in her death, a case with ties to the Gilgo Beach murders. Nassau County police and prosecutors display photos of Tanya Jackson and Tatiana Dykes, whose remains were found near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach, during a news conference, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Mineola…
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