Updated: Apr 24- Cold Case: Peaches, 1997, Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, NY – 🇺🇸

Cold Case: Peaches, 1997, Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, NY
Cold Case: Peaches, 1997, Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, NY

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Tanya Denise Jackson and Tatiana Marie Dykes
Tanya Denise Jackson and Tatiana Marie Dykes

Police believed that a woman known by the nickname “Peaches” due to her torso tattoo was the mother of a 2-year-old whose body was discovered near the South Shore beach. According to Detective Capt. Stephen E. Fitzpatrick, the woman is Tanya Denise Jackson and the toddler is Tatiana Marie Dykes. 

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The Nassau County Police plan to disclose the identities of two homicide victims called “Peaches” and her toddler, who investigators associate with the Gilgo Beach murders. The victim, referred to as “Peaches,” received her name from the peach tattoo located on her torso, which investigators discovered in 1997 at Hempstead Lake State Park. DNA analysis identified the toddler’s remains, discovered in 2011 along Ocean Parkway, as hers. Authorities anticipate that this revelation will become a major advancement in the investigation.

Authorities found Peaches’ dismembered torso at Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview, New York, on June 28, 1997. Peaches, also known as Jane Doe No. Her nickname, “The Girl with the Peach Tattoo,” originated from her heart-shaped peach tattoo with a bite mark on her left breast. The authorities concluded that the death was caused by homicide through decapitation. However, her skull has yet to be located as of 2025, which prevents resolving her identity.

Additional skeletal remains, including extremities, were discovered near Jones Beach State Park on April 11, 2011, and were officially identified as Peaches in December 2016. The unidentified toddler’s remains are known as Baby Doe or Toddler Jane Doe. He was found wrapped in a blanket with gold hoop earrings and a rope necklace. This was near Cedar Beach during this period. DNA testing verified on December 13, 2016, that Peaches had given birth to this toddler who shared direct family ties with her.

Cold Case: Peaches, 1997, Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, NY
Cold Case: Peaches, 1997, Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, NY

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Victim Discovery Date Location Status Key Details
Peaches June 28, 1997 Hempstead Lake State Park, NY Unidentified Torso found in green plastic container; tattoo of peach on left breast; linked to LISK in 2016.
Peaches’ Daughter (Baby Doe) April 11, 2011 Near Cedar Beach, Gilgo Beach, NY Unidentified Aged 16–32 months; DNA confirmed as Peaches’ daughter; wearing similar jewelry.

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