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Sadly, I think she passed shortly after she left with the "boyfriend".

How did she come up with Mattingly as an alias? Family name, or maybe that of a boyfriend or classmate? Could she have eloped?

Thanks! I ran a e-yearbook search for "Donnis", nothing for our Donnis, tried "Donnos", but nothing as a woman's name

Do we know anything about Donnis or Michael, like where they went to high school, what they were interested in. I find it so odd that for something that happened in 1958- we know virtually nothing about them- it's like they are from 1558! Who shared the info that Donnis went by Pinky? That...

12 seems so young to b a chronic runaway. She was in a youth home. I wonder why she was placed. Also, who placed her? The courts? The family? Very sad. Yes, she needs to be considered for WC Jane Doe.

Was her boyfriend black? Also, I remember reading she wore a POW bracelet. Common for girls at the time, but specifically, Southern girls? Could her protest of the Vietnam War added to someone's ire?

Sorry to hear her life was short, but as long as it was secure, that makes me feel better. A "successful" runaway, I guess.

Wow, what a terrible crime! Glad they are keeping it open.

Yes, me too!

IMHO, it was a snatch and grab, as in grabbed and taken to the perp's apartment.

Buckskin Girl died in 1981, and she was found within 36 to 55 hours after her death. What could Mary Frances Gregory have been doing for approx. 3 yrs?

Especially since he was 18!