Mary Jane Thompson biography: 10 things about aspiring model from Dallas, Texas

Mary Jane Thompson was an American woman from Texas, United States. Here are eight more things about her:

1. She aspired to be a model.
2. She was a resident of Dallas, Texas.
3. She worked at a florist’s shop and a restaurant in Dallas.
4. Aside from Dallas, she lived in other parts of Texas including Houston.
5. She lived in Los Angeles, California, USA.
6. In September 1983, she moved to Dallas.
7. On February 11, 1984, she took a bus to the Trinity Medical Clinic on Industrial Boulevard in Dallas but the clinic was closed. It was the last time she was seen alive.
8. On February 13, 1984, she was found dead behind a warehouse on Irving Boulevard in the Stemmons Corridor in Dallas. She was sexually assaulted and strangled with her own leg warmers allegedly by Edward Morgan. She was 21.
9. In 2009, officials collected deoxyribonucleic acid samples during an autopsy but no suspect was identified. In 2018, the case was reopened. Through a forensic genetic genealogy analysis, investigators identified Morgan as her killer.
10. On February 18, 2022, Morgan was arrested for her murder.