<p>Andrew Dykes&#39; defense team added another attorney&nbsp;as the 66-year-old suspect is accused of killing Gilgo Beach victim Tanya Denise Jackson, also known as &quot;Peaches.&quot; NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;</p>


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Andrew Dykes' defense team added another attorney as the 66-year-old suspect is accused of killing Gilgo Beach victim Tanya Denise Jackson, also known as "Peaches." NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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