Army vet and ex-state trooper pleads not guilty in 1997 killing

Florida man pleads not guilty in 1997 killing of young mother

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A retired Army veteran pleaded not guilty Thursday in the 1997 killing of a young mother that had long been tied to an infamous string of murders near New York’s Gilgo Beach.

Army Service, Then a Killing: Gilgo Beach Cold Case Leads to Arrest of Former Soldier

Prosecutors say a former Army medic murdered a fellow service member in New York in 1997, a cold case tied to the Gilgo Beach investigation that was solved decades later through DNA and forensic genealogy.

Andrew Dykes indicted, arraigned for 'Peaches' cold case once linked to Gilgo Beach murders

Andrew Dykes, a former Florida state trooper, is now being indicted and arraigned in the cold case murder of Tanya Jackson, also known as "Peaches."

Former cop charged with killing Gilgo Beach victim ‘Peaches’ pleads not guilty — lawyer says he’ll challenge DNA evidence

Andrew Dykes, 66, stayed silent as his lawyer, Joseph Lo Piccolo, said he plans to challenge DNA evidence allegedly linking the former cop to the 1997 killing of US Army veteran Tanya Jackson, 26.

Florida Man Pleads Not Guilty in 1997 Killing of Young Mother Once Linked to Gilgo Beach Murders

A retired Army veteran pleaded not guilty Thursday in the 1997 killing of a young mother that had long been tied to an infamous string of murders near New York’s Gilgo Beach.

Suspect in killing of Gilgo Beach victim 'Peaches' pleads not guilty to murder charges

Andrew Dykes had been extradited from Florida on Wednesday where he had been in jail since a Nassau grand jury indicted him for second-degree murder on Dec. 3.