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Remains of Mother, Child Found Near Gilgo Beach Identified 28 Years Later

Nassau County police identified the remains of a mother and child found murdered 28 years ago as U.S. Army veteran Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter.
Remains of Mother, Child Found Near Gilgo Beach Identified 28 Years Later
Nassau County police and prosecutors display photos of Tanya Jackson and Tatiana Dykes whose remains were found near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., on April 23, 2025. Philip Marcelo/AP Photo
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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After 28 years, Long Island law enforcement has finally identified the remains of a mother and toddler discovered along an oceanfront highway not far from the victims of the infamous Gilgo Beach killings.

On April 23, Nassau County police publicly identified the mother as U.S. Army veteran Tanya Denise Jackson, 26, of Mobile, Alabama, and her daughter Tatiana Marie Dykes, two. They were living in Brooklyn when they were killed.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]