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.
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