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Nassau Police to Announce Identities of Gilgo Beach Victims 'Peaches' and Her Toddler

The long-awaited revelation follows decades of investigation into the 1997 and 2011 discoveries of their remains, linked through DNA analysis.

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Police named Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter Tatiana Marie Dykes as two of the previously unidentified Gilgo Beach victims.
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Overview

  • Nassau County police are set to reveal the identities of homicide victim 'Peaches' and her toddler at an 11 a.m. news conference on Wednesday.
  • The woman, nicknamed 'Peaches' due to a tattoo on her body, was found dismembered in Hempstead Lake State Park in 1997; her daughter's remains were discovered off Ocean Parkway in 2011.
  • DNA analysis confirmed the maternal link between the two victims, who have been connected to the broader Gilgo Beach investigation.
  • The identifications were reportedly made some time ago but are being officially disclosed now, nearly 30 years after the initial discovery.
  • The announcement comes as Suffolk County prosecutors continue hearings in the case against Rex Heuermann, charged with seven other murders tied to the Gilgo Beach case.