Arrest made after DNA links Ruskin man to 1997 deaths of mother, daughter found at Gilgo Beach

The Brief

  • DNA testing identified a mother and daughter nearly three decades after their remains were found on Long Island.
  • • A 66-year-old man living in Ruskin is now charged with their murders and is facing extradition to New York.
  • • The bodies were once suspected to be connected to the Gilgo Beach serial murder investigations.

TAMPA Andrew Dykes, 66, was arrested Wednesday in Ruskin.

What we know:

Investigators in New York believe he is responsible for the deaths of a young mother and her daughter, whose remains were discovered decades ago on Long Island.

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