Morgan was being held at the Dallas County jail on Friday, CBS DFW reported. Bond was not listed yet for Morgan, nor was an attorney.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Thompson was an aspirant model who worked in a florist shop and at a restaurant. She moved to Dallas six months prior her death in February 1984. She had previously lived in Houston, Los Angeles and Los Angeles.
Thompson was last seen on the 2nd of July, two days before she was strangled to death behind a warehouse. According to the newspaper, she was on her way to a clinic but it turned out that they were closed.
Dallas police reopened their case in 2009, according to the prosecution. DNA testing was performed using swabs taken from the autopsy. The case was closed again after a male DNA profile was found, but it was not matched to any suspect.
The case was reopened by police in 2018. They worked with the FBI and the district attorney’s offices. Morgan was identified by the prosecution as a suspect using technology that used DNA taken at crime scenes to identify possible relatives. This week, DNA testing confirmed that Morgan matched the profile from an autopsy conducted in 1984.
Leighton D’Antoni, Dallas County Assistant District Attorney, stated that “working together we continue to solve some of the most challenging cold cases Dallas has ever seen.” “I look forward working with all of our local law enforcement agencies to use the advances in forensic testing techniques for identifying, arresting, and prosecuting the most dangerous predators among us. These cases, the victims and their families are never forgotten.
Thompson’s sister, Thompson, posted several messages and a collage of family photos to Facebook after her arrest. writing that authorities had “found the man who killed my sister 38-years ago.”
Selena Tomasello wrote, “Missing sis on Friday when I got that call i have been waiting 38 years to receive,” “He will spend the rest of his time in prison. He is no longer free like a bird. I know that you are watching down.”
Over the years Tomasello has posted many messages about her sister , including one in 2014 to mark 30 years since her death.
Mary Jane Thompson, you are loved and will be missed. Sorry I wasn’t there when you needed me. I pray they find the man that killed you thirty years ago, so you can rest in your peace. She wrote, “I love you sis.
