UTAH COUNTY -- Police in Utah County have released the name of a woman whose body was found in Hobble Creek Canyon Sunday afternoon.
She is 41-year-old Amy Candland. Monday morning, police arrested her nephew on suspicion of murder.
Damien Allister Candland, 22, was booked into the Utah County Jail on one charge of aggravated murder.
The woman's body was found Sunday afternoon in Hobble Creek Canyon Canyon east of Springville. The investigation continued overnight. Police were led to a home in Provo where they served a search warrant. They did not immediately say what they may have found at the residence.
Police believe the woman may have been dead for several days.
Sgt. Spencer Cannon of the Utah County Sheriff's Office said, "Some of the evidence at the scene that helped us to collect information was based on the amount of snow and what was found in the snow. So it wouldn't have been months or even weeks but a couple of days, give or take a few."
She had not been reported missing. Her body has been taken to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy.
The suspect will appear in court for a bail hearing Tuesday morning.
Police have not released details on how the woman was killed, where she died and what circumstances led them to book Candland for aggravated murder. They may release more information later today. Stay with KSL for updates as they are available.
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