A former Florida state trooper has been charged with killing and dismembering a woman whose remains were found along Gilgo Beach in New York nearly three decades ago, with prosecutors alleging the murder was committed to conceal an affair and a child.
Andrew Dykes, 66, pleaded not guilty Thursday to murdering Tanya Denise Jackson in 1997. He did not speak further in court and was ordered held in custody until his next court date on January 16.
