Almost 30 years after their remains were found near the helpless beach Gilgo Debt Iceland, a woman and her child finally identified the police on Wednesday.
Nassau County said that the mother, previously called “peaches” of the investigator after a tattoose on her body identified as Tanya Denise Jackson, a Veteran of the American Army who is in the time of killing.
Her two-year-old daughter was identified as Tatiana Marie Dykes, he told investigators. They both lived in Brooklyn, where Jackson could work as a medical assistant, cited by the police.
Police said they currently have no evidence to suggest unresolved murders related to Rex Heuermann, who were accused of death seven women whose removed elsewhere on Long Island.
“Although Tanya and Tatiana are usually associated with the serial killings of the beach Gilgo, because the time period and locations of their recovered remains, we do not discount the possibility that their cases are not related to that investigation”, killable recess. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said on Wednesday Briefing.
“I’m not saying it’s Rex Heuermann and I’m not saying it’s not,” he added. “We continue as if not, holding eyes wide open.”
Some of Jackson’s residues were Discovered on 28. June 1997Stuffed inside the plastic bathtub in the state park in western Hempsted on Long Island. More remains, and the skeletal remains of a female child were found outside Ocean Parkway in April 2011. years.
On Wednesday Wednesday, law enforcement officers said that victims identified through DNA evidence found at the scene and advanced genetic and genealogical research.
“The reality was our work just started,” said the district sad district Nassau Anne Donnelly. “Knowing the identity of moms and small babies is just the first step to help us get rid of these murders.”
Officials said that they talked to the child, who cooperated with the investigation and did not consider suspect at this time. They said Jackson was alienated from most of his family. She served in the US Army since 1993. until 1995. living on three bases in Texas, Georgia and Missouri, officials said.
Long time there was no clear whether the connection between the mother and daughters and other women found killed somewhere on Long Island. Since the end of 2010. The police investigate death Of the least 10 people – mostly female sex workers – whose remains were discovered there.
Heuermann, Manhattan architect, is charged with seven women. He maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty of all points. His lawyer did not immediately respond to an email looking for a comment Wednesday.
Ray Tierney’s district Sufine Sufine, who processed Heuermann, said in a statement not commenting “any topics even tangentially involved in the investigation” while in front of court hearing.
Two female victims are among the three sets of human remains, they were connected to the housing on Gilgo Beach, which were not identified, at least publicly, authorities.
Long island officials were published in September Details View Victims believed to be Chinese origin whose remains were found with Ocean Parkway 2011. years. The victim died in 2006. or earlier, he was probably between 17 and 23 and about 5 feet 6 inches (170 centimeters) high.
Officials identified the victim for years as a male, but they said they now believe that a person could have served from outside as a female because they were trained in women’s clothing.
Heuermann was not accused of death three unidentified victims.