Gilgo Beach Cold Case Victims Identified After Decades: “Peaches” Revealed as Army Veteran Tanya Denise Jackson and Her Daughter

Authorities in Nassau County have confirmed the long-awaited identities of two victims in the infamous Gilgo Beach murder investigation, shedding light on a decades-old mystery that has haunted New York’s Long Island for more than 25 years. The woman known for years only as "Peaches" has been identified as Tanya Denise Jackson, a U.S. Army veteran originally from Alabama. Her daughter, whose remains were found years later, is identified as Tatiana Marie Dykes.

The announcement comes from Nassau County Police and District Attorney Anne Donnelly, who. . .