WEST ALTON, Mo. -- Jane Doe West Alton, as she is known, was found dead near Clark Bridge in West Alton on Feb. 1, 1968.
She was stuffed in a suitcase that had been anchored to the river bottom. Her body was laid to rest in an unmarked grave in the Oak Grove Cemetery 47 years ago.
Thursday that rest was temporarily disturbed so investigators could take DNA samples.
Photos: Body of murdered child exhumed
Detectives hope to learn the girl's identity, and obtain a better age estimate as well as facial reconstruction.
Jane Doe West Alton will be returned to her grave in a new casket, and potentially with a headstone.
