Gilgo Beach-linked victims identified as mother, toddler by police
- Nassau police announced the identity of a woman and child linked to Gilgo Beach homicides Wednesday.
- Investigators nicknamed the woman 'Peaches' due to a distinctive fruit tattoo found on her body.
- Authorities discovered her dismembered torso in a container at Hempstead Lake State Park in June 1997.
- They found additional remains and her child's skeletal remains near Ocean Parkway in April 2011.
- DNA analysis confirmed the child was the woman's daughter, leading police to identify them as Tanya and Tatiana.
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Police Identify 2 More Gilgo Beach Victims
Two bodies found decades ago on an oceanfront highway near Long Island's Gilgo Beach have been identified. The woman—Jane Doe No. 3, or "Peaches"—in a nod to her fruit tattoo, was Tanya Denise Jackson, a 26-year-old US Army veteran. As long suspected, the toddler found with her was...
Gilgo Beach-linked victims identified as mother, toddler by police
(NewsNation) — Police have identified two bodies, one woman and one toddler, that were found near a Long Island seafront in relation to the Gilgo Beach serial killings, according to The New York Times. The woman, who had been known as "Peaches" because of a tattoo on her torso, was thought to be the mother of a 2-year-old whose body was found near the South Shore beach. She has been identified as Tanya Denise Jackson, and the toddler has been id…
Gilgo Beach murders victim and her toddler daughter identified after 27 years
Gilgo Beach murders victims Tanya Denise Jackson (right) and her daughter Tatiana Marie Dykes (left) have been identified (Pictures: Nassau County Police Department) The identities of two more Gilgo Beach victims have been revealed 27 years after the brutal murders. Jane Doe No 3, also referred to as Peaches, was named as US Army veteran Tanya Denise Jackson, 26. Nassau County officials during a press conference in Long Island on Wednesday also …
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