A 66-year-old man has been arrested in Florida and charged with two counts of murder in connection to a decades-old case that had ties to the infamous Gilgo Beach serial murders. Andrew Dykes was taken into custody on Wednesday, facing charges for his role in the deaths of Tanya Jackson and her 2-year-old daughter Tatiana, whose bodies were found near Long Island's Gilgo Beach over two decades ago.
Tanya Jackson, a U.S. Army veteran, had been identified as "Peaches" due to a distinctive tattoo. Her daughter, Tatiana, was known as "Baby Doe". The women's remains were discovered in 2011, sparking speculation about whether they were connected to the serial killings that had taken place along Long Island's southern shore.
Long Island architect Rex Heuermann had been arrested and charged with several of the Gilgo Beach slayings in 2023, but has pleaded not guilty. Despite this, investigators have linked Dykes to Tatiana, whose last name is also believed to be his. It was his surname that helped authorities track him down.
Dykes did not enter a plea during his initial court appearance and is set to return to court next week as Nassau County seeks his extradition to New York, where the original murder charges were filed.
Tanya Jackson, a U.S. Army veteran, had been identified as "Peaches" due to a distinctive tattoo. Her daughter, Tatiana, was known as "Baby Doe". The women's remains were discovered in 2011, sparking speculation about whether they were connected to the serial killings that had taken place along Long Island's southern shore.
Long Island architect Rex Heuermann had been arrested and charged with several of the Gilgo Beach slayings in 2023, but has pleaded not guilty. Despite this, investigators have linked Dykes to Tatiana, whose last name is also believed to be his. It was his surname that helped authorities track him down.
Dykes did not enter a plea during his initial court appearance and is set to return to court next week as Nassau County seeks his extradition to New York, where the original murder charges were filed.
what kinda monster hides behind a fake life & gets caught in his own BS. and yeah rex heuermann is also guilty of some murders so this case is even more messed up than i thought...
i cant even imagine the pain & trauma the fams of the victims must be going thru right now 
anywayz, just hope justice is served ASAP 
anyway, so Andrew Dykes is being charged with two counts of murder which is pretty harsh even for someone who's clearly messed up but like 2 decades late? 
the whole thing just feels kinda fishy to me, idk how they figured out his name from his tattoo and all that. seems like a pretty convenient connection to make 
what really got me was the fact that he didn't even enter a plea in court, like what's going through this guy's head 
AND ITS LIKE A WHOLE NEW CASE NOW THAT REX HEUERMANNS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH OTHER SLAYINGS... MAYBE THIS IS THE BREAK THEY NEED TO SOLVE ALL THESE GILGO BEACH MURDERS!!!
I mean, can you imagine how hard it must've been for Tanya Jackson's family to wait all this time for some answers? It's like they were living with a constant sense of uncertainty