Vandalia police believe Aria Marie Spradling's body had been in Art Van Atta Park for "quite some time," Lt. Dan Swafford said Wednesday. The 20-year-old was reported missing to Eaton police by her mother, Melissa Spradling, on Oct. 16.
"She was laying next to a tree that was already knocked down...There was some foliage over the top of her, but it wasn't like she was buried," Swafford said. The remains, which were in a state of decomposition, were discovered Monday.
The cause and manner of death has not been determined, but Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County Coroner's Office, said right now the death is being labeled as suspicious.