Dorothy Davis, 26, was found dead in Starkville, Michigan, on April 16, 1987. The death was first treated as a suicide but was later determined to be a homicide after further investigation.

On April 17, 1987, a man identified as 36-year-old Jerry Marcus, described as an unemployed construction worker and drifter, was arrested in Starkville, Mississippi and charged with Davis’s murder. Marcus reportedly confessed to killing Dorothy Davis and later admitted to the slayings of six other women in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and elsewhere, with offenses dating back to 1971.

The case underscores how an initial scene assessment can change with follow-up work, and how a single arrest can link multiple unsolved killings across state lines. Does anyone have information about Dorothy Davis, her life in Starkville, or contacts who might have known her before April 16, 1987?