Ex-State Trooper Pleads Not Guilty in 1997 “Peaches” Murder Once Tied to Gilgo Killings Former cop Andrew Dykes vows to fight DNA evidence in the slaying of Army vet Tanya Jackson — as questions linger about her toddler’s death âš–ïžđŸ§Ź

17 January 2026

The ex-Tennessee state trooper charged with murdering Gilgo Beach victim “Peaches” — whose slaying was thought to be the work of a serial killer — pleaded not guilty Thursday in Long Island court. Andrew Dykes, 66, stayed silent…