“In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010, Gilbert, a sex worker who advertised on Craisglist, was driven to a home in Oak Beach to meet a client, according to Suffolk County police.”

“In the house, Gilbert called 911 and repeatedly said, “There is somebody after me,” according to audio released in 2022.”

“Her skeletonized remains were found in December 2011 in the marsh, partially entangled in overgrown shrubbery, the Suffolk County Office of the Medical Examiner wrote.”

“However, an independent autopsy performed by former New York chief medical examiner Michael Baden concluded there was “insufficient information to determine a definite cause of death, but the autopsy findings are consistent with homicidal strangulation.””

“Suffolk County police cleared the driver and client of any criminal involvement and said they do not believe Gilbert was killed.”

“On June 28, 1997, the dismembered torso of a woman was found in a wooded area of a state park in West Hempstead on Long Island, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.”

“Then in April 2011, amid the search for bodies on Long Island, investigators found the remains of a toddler off Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach.”

“Investigators also found additional remains of “Peaches” on the westbound side of the parkway in the Zachs Bay area.”

“In April 2025, with the help of genetic genealogy, Nassau County officials and the FBI announced their identities: Tanya Jackson, a 26-year-old US Army veteran, and her 2-year-old daughter, Tatiana Dykes.”

“Jackson, originally from Mobile, Alabama, served in the Army from 1993 to 1995.”

“Then in December, the child’s father, Andrew Dykes, 66, was arrested in Florida and charged with Jackson’s murder, according to the district attorney’s office.”

“Dykes was a married father of two and member of the US Army when he began a relationship with Jackson in Texas, the office said.”

“Dykes was transferred to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn in 1995, and Jackson and Tatiana soon joined him there before they went missing, according to the office.”

“Dykes served in the Army from 1980 to 2001 as a military instructor specializing in anatomy and physiology, and then worked as a Florida state trooper, officials said.”

“After identifying Jackson and Tatiana, investigators surveilled Dykes in Tampa, Florida, and recovered a Charleys Cheesesteaks plastic cup and straw he had thrown in the trash, officials said.”

“His DNA from that straw was connected to DNA from Jackson’s remains, officials said.”

“The skeletal remains of a person referred to as “Asian Doe” were found off Ocean Parkway in April 2011 and remain unidentified.”

“The victim was an Asian biological male who was found wearing women’s clothing, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in 2024.”

“Investigators believe the victim died in 2006 or earlier from blunt force trauma, Tierney said.”

“The victim was between the ages of 17 and 23, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and was wearing a blue, ribbed short-sleeve shirt, women’s pants and a bra, he said.”