Arrest Made In 38-Year-Old Dallas Cold Case Capital Murder

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 19, 2022

On Feb. 18, a 60-year-old Dallas man was arrested and charged with the 1984 capital murder of Mary Jane Thompson, a case that had gone cold for decades.

Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot announced that the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Dallas Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, arrested Edward Morgan for the 1984 capital murder of Mary Jane Thompson.

Nearly 38 years ago to the day, Thompson, 21, was found dead behind a Dallas warehouse on Irving Boulevard. She had been sexually assaulted and murdered on Feb. 13, 1984. Her assailant has remained at large ever since.

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