DA Says Killer of "Peaches" Specialized in Anatomy & Physiology
Retired U.S. Army sergeant Andrew Dykes was led into a Nassau County, Long Island courtroom in shackles Thursday morning, accused of dismembering and decapitating the mother of his child in 1997, a victim long known as "Peaches" because of a distinctive tattoo above her left breast...
Mary Murphy
Dec 18, 20254 min read
Veteran U.S. Army Sergeant Accused in Cold Case "Peaches" Murder
Tanya Jackson's torso had been discovered inside a green, Rubbermaid container on June 28, 1997, inside Hempstead Lake State Park in Nassau County, New York. There were two, identifying characteristics on the torso: an abdominal scar indicating the victim may have given birth by C-section--and a bitten peach tattoo above her left breast. Because investigators didn't know the victim's name at the time, Jackson was initially known as "Peaches"....
Mary Murphy
Dec 5, 20253 min read
Rex Heuermann Finally Gets a DNA “Win”
Rex Heuermann, the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer charged with killing seven women, was excluded from involvement in another, high-profile case this past week...
Mary Murphy
Nov 5, 20253 min read
