On April 24, 1981 the body of 21-year-old Marcia King, originally from Arkansas, was found along Greenlee Road west of Troy in Miami County, Ohio. For decades she was known as the Buckskin Girl because she was wearing a distinctive fringed buckskin poncho when discovered barefoot and without identification; investigators concluded she had been strangled and suffered blunt force trauma one or two days earlier.

Marcia was never reported missing, and her identity remained unknown until 2018 when genetic genealogy and DNA analysis performed by the DNA Doe Project and the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory finally identified her. Investigators had previously used isotope testing, pollen analysis, and DNA profiling to reconstruct parts of her history; she had spent time in Pittsburgh and Louisville and was known to hitchhike frequently. Her well-groomed appearance and lack of signs of sexual assault led authorities to reject earlier theories that she had been targeted as a sex worker by a serial offender.

No suspects have been publicly identified and the homicide remains unsolved. Anyone with information about Marcia’s movements or death is urged to come forward.