LE said there was no evidence of recent sexual activity, whether rape or consensual.
Would you happen to have a link for that?
Androgenous clothing was much more popular in the 1970s/80s. She was also wearing her long hair in unattractive tight braids. To me, that might support the hitch-hiking theory, that she was trying to avoid attracting the wrong type of male attention.
But the braids and jacket also seem quite anachronistic to me for 1981. It's more of a 60s/hippy style. By 1981, everyone I knew was into either disco or punk. So the deadhead idea also has merit, I think.
ETA: she was the same age as me.
People that dressed like her rode or were passengers on motorcycles. I used to use a turtleneck too to keep the bugs out of my shirt/ neck
"...Globally, 40 percent of female murder victims die at the hands of a former or present spouse or lover.....Nearly all male murderers claim that they committed the murder out of love, and it was a result of loving too much...."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...09/why-do-some-men-murder-the-wives-they-love
I'll be shocked if it wasn't someone she was seeing at some point.
Boy I'm on a roll tonight.
I think I figured out a plausible scenario as to why she was barefoot, but wearing her now infamous buckskin coat.
I imagine an argument and Marcia decides to take off. She puts on her jacket to go, and the Perp is either holding her shoes to keep her from leaving, or she never gets the chance to put them on.
She was trying to leave the Perp, and he went berserk.
I think they may have been at the local bar, got to his house, he snuck her due to something that happened while they were out. Been there, done that.
I agree with you. My question is, if this was the case, did she and the killer meet when she was still at home or after she had left? I strongly believe that her family didn't know about him or else they would've spoken to LE about him. I'm more inclined to think she met him during her travels and they started a relationship.
I don't think she was killed in a hotel or apartment due to the transportation issue. I also don't think she was transported in a truck based off earlier posts on here about a truck not being able to be in that area. That would most likely leave the crime having occurred in a house, in a car, or outdoors, with the transportation occurring by car. I think a 5'6 130 lb. woman would probably be too much to carry for very long at all.
Since we don't know how long she was deceased before being dumped, that could mean she was killed hours away and driven there. I have a hard time believing they were staying anywhere near Troy, or probably even in Ohio, because if they were that close, then their friends or other contacts would've found out. I think he almost certainly told their friends or perhaps his family that Marcia "just ran off".
I think it's possible she lived with him in Pittsburgh, going to Louisville in March 1981 and probably before that too. I think they would've had enough money to have their hygienic needs met, and probably a car too. Maybe they were between Pittsburgh and Louisville, stopped in Ohio to get food, and then he started a fight, killing her. The fight took place in the car or outside in a very rural area. After that, he went driving around looking for a spot. going to Troy and dumping her in the early morning hours.
Pretty sure they've said she was deceased a few hours when found. It may have been in the link I posted yesterday
Doe network narrative says the day before
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Date of Discovery: April 24, 1981
Location of Discovery: Newton, Miami County, Ohio
Estimated Date of Death: April 23, 1981
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation, she also had suffered blows to the head and neck
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 18-26 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6" (measured)
Weight: 125 - 130 lbs., (measured)
Hair Color: Reddish-brown plaited into thick pigtails.
Eye Color: Light brown to brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Her complexion was freckled and ruddy. She was in remarkably good physical condition. Had excellent personal hygiene. Her ears were not pierced. Several scars - 7/8" scar beneath chin, a 1/4" x 1/4" scar on lateral aspect of left arm, a 2 1/4" scar along radial aspect of the left wrist and forearm, a 1" scar along anterior aspect of left wrist, a 7/8" scar along posterior aspect of the right hand at the base of the middle finger, a 1 1/8" scar along medial aspect of right ankle, and a 3/4" scar on dorsal aspect right foot. A 3/4" x 1/4" tan birthmark is on anterior aspect left thigh. There is a light brown raised nevus (mole) below and slightly to the medial aspect of the right breast, and another brown nevus on left arm.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Her teeth were in good condition and she still had all four of her wisdom teeth. She also had a porcelain-metal crown on her top right central incisor.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Patterned brown and orange turtleneck sweater (size L), white bra (size 32D), Wrangler jeans (size 30L), and a distinctive handmade buckskin hoodless poncho with a purple satin lining. No shoes were located.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
A passerby reported a fully clothed woman in a ditch on Greenlee Road near State Route 55 in rural Miami County. A coroner's report revealed that she died of strangulation. She also had suffered blows to the head and neck. She was not sexually assaulted.
Evidence indicates that the body was transported to the scene from another location. Investigators believe she may have been a runaway or just a wanderer, hitching rides from one state to the next, although it did not appear that she had been on the road very long.
In 2016, isotope and pollen testing were performed on the victim's hair, fingernails and clothing. The tests showed that she had spent time in urban areas, based on soot on her clothing. Pollen found indicated she spent time in regions consistant with the South Western and South Eastern part of the United States or northern Mexico. The isotope testing indicated she likely originated from the Northeastern part of the United States or Canada.
Dubbed "The Buckskin Girl," she is laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Troy, Ohio.
The Doe Network: Case File 133UFOH -
http://doenetwork.org/cases/133ufoh.html
