year - old ▁Ark ansas ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁whose ▁body ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁T roy , ▁Ohio ▁approximately ▁forty - e ight ▁hours ▁after ▁her ▁murder . ▁Her ▁body ▁remained ▁un ident ified ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁identified ▁via ▁DNA ▁analysis ▁and ▁gen etic ▁gene al ogy ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁King ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁un ident ified ▁de ced ent ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁via ▁this ▁method ▁of ▁for ens ic ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁identification , ▁King ▁was ▁inform ally ▁known ▁as ▁" B uck sk in ▁Girl " ▁and ▁" M iami ▁County ▁Jane ▁Do e ". ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁names ▁is ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁t asse led ▁bu ck sk in ▁pon cho ▁she ▁was ▁we aring ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁discovery . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁her ▁body , ▁Mar cia ▁King ' s ▁family ▁ere cted ▁a ▁new ▁head stone ▁at ▁her ▁grave ▁in ▁R ivers ide ▁C emetery , ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁her ▁actual ▁name . ▁The ▁investigation ▁into ▁her ▁murder ▁is ▁on going . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁three ▁young ▁men ▁discovered ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁C au cas ian ▁woman ▁in ▁a ▁d itch ▁alongside ▁Green lee ▁Road ▁in ▁Newton ▁Township , ▁T roy , ▁Ohio . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁men