Texas Rangers, Amarillo Police Solve 1997 Cold Case Murder
· Texas Border Business
Investigators have identified Jimmy Dale McClinton as the suspect in the 1997 murder of Gloria Ann Covington in Amarillo, Texas, using modern DNA testing. Covington's body was discovered in Hilltop Park, showing signs of multiple stab wounds and sexual assault. McClinton, who died in November 2025 at age 81, had a history of knife assaults against women and lived in Amarillo at the time of the murder. Despite extensive efforts by the Amarillo Police and Texas Rangers to prosecute him, he passed away before the case could be presented to a grand jury, leaving the case closed without arrests.
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