▁she ▁had ▁been ▁murder ed ▁far ▁from ▁her ▁h omet own . ▁A ▁retired ▁investig ator ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁op ined ▁his ▁belief ▁the ▁de ced ent ▁was ▁highly ▁unlikely ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁discovered . ▁ ▁Author ities ▁strongly ▁believed ▁Buck sk in ▁Girl ▁had ▁been ▁murder ed ▁elsewhere ▁and ▁her ▁body ▁disc arded ▁beside ▁the ▁road ▁shortly ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁This ▁conclusion ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁her ▁bare ▁feet ▁were ▁clean , ▁showing ▁no ▁indic ation ▁of ▁her ▁having ▁walked ▁upon ▁a ▁dirty ▁surface , ▁and ▁because ▁Inter state ▁ 7 5 ▁is ▁just ▁ ▁from ▁where ▁her ▁body ▁was ▁recovered , ▁making ▁the ▁site ▁a ▁convenient ▁and ▁dis cre et ▁location ▁to ▁disc ard ▁a ▁body . ▁Police ▁and ▁the ▁media ▁later ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁te en age ▁run away ▁or ▁a ▁possible ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁murder ed ▁several ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁However , ▁her ▁body ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁subject ed ▁to ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁sexual ▁assault , ▁indicating ▁she ▁was ▁unlikely ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁sex ▁worker . ▁ ▁The ▁investigation ▁into ▁Buck sk in ▁Girl ' s ▁murder ▁gradually ▁became ▁a ▁cold ▁case , ▁although ▁police ▁and ▁other ▁officials ▁continued ▁to ▁investigate ▁her ▁murder . ▁Her ▁cl othing ▁and ▁other ▁physical ▁evidence ▁recovered ▁at ▁the ▁crime ▁scene ▁was ▁retained