The Brief
- Gloria Ann Covington’s body was found by children playing at an Amarillo park on Aug. 5, 1997.
- DNA that was found during her autopsy was used to identify a suspect in the case – Jimmy Dale McClinton.
- McClinton died last year before the case could be presented to a grand jury.
AMARILLO, Texas – The murder of a woman whose partially naked body was found by children playing at an Amarillo park nearly 30 years ago has been solved.
What we know:
Investigators said that 45-year-old Gloria Ann Covington was found stabbed to death about 1 p.m. on Aug. 5, 1997. Covington, a mother of four, had also been raped and had suffered defensive wounds.…