Tanya Denise Jackson Obituary, Death; – On Wednesday, law enforcement officials revealed the identities of a woman and her two-year-old daughter, whose remains were discovered along a remote section of Long Island’s coastline, previously associated with the Gilgo Beach serial murders.
The woman, previously referred to as Jane Doe No. 3 or ‘Peaches’ due to a fruit tattoo, was identified as Tanya Denise Jackson, believed to be the mother of the toddler, Tatiana Marie Dykes, whose body was also located along the South Shore. Detective Sergeant Stephen E. Fitzpatrick from the Nassau County police department provided this information during a press conference.
Rex Heuermann, an architectural consultant from Massapequa Park, New York, has entered a not guilty plea regarding the murders of seven women, including six whose remains were discovered off Ocean Parkway. Until Wednesday, three of the ten victims found in the Gilgo area and nearby Southampton had not been identified. Authorities have not confirmed whether Mr. Heuermann is connected to the deaths of Ms. Jackson and her daughter. ‘I’m not asserting it is him, nor am I asserting it is not him,’ Sergeant Fitzpatrick stated. While the Gilgo murders have been primarily investigated by Suffolk County officials, the announcement was made by Nassau County police, where Ms. Jackson’s remains were initially found. Parts of her body were located in 1997 at Hempstead Lake State Park, several miles from New York City, with additional remains discovered in 2011 near Gilgo Beach.
Tatiana’s body, found in a tangle of branches, wrapped in a blanket and adorned with gold jewelry, was uncovered in April 2011 alongside Ms. Jackson’s remains. The child was approximately two years old at the time of her death, according to police, and DNA analysis has confirmed the connection between her remains and those of Ms. Jackson as part of the extensive Gilgo investigation.
