DDN – On Saturday, unified police found the body of a missing lady in a remote area of Tooele County. Police claim the woman was murdered, and they are now hunting for her “violent ex-boyfriend” as a suspect in her death.
On Thursday, Talia Benward’s family reported her missing to Unified Police.
“As the investigation developed and evidence was gathered, it became evident Talia Benward was either being held against her will by a violent ex-boyfriend or was deceased,” the Unified Police Department said in a statement Sunday.
Beginning early Saturday morning, officers searched a rural part of Tooele County where they believed she may be. The wide region is “covered with tall brush and cedar trees” and was carried out in “nearly total darkness and frigid snowy conditions.”
Benward’s corpse was discovered at about 5:20 a.m. Saturday with the help of Salt Lake City and Weber County K-9 teams, authorities say.
“Preliminarily, it appears the victim may have suffered from blunt force trauma and trauma to her neck area,” according to a statement.
The Unified Police Department is investigating Benward’s murder as a homicide and is asking the public for assistance in locating Nestor Rocha-Aguayo, 24, of West Valley City, who they believe is a person of interest. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police at 801-840-4000.
“We do believe he is still in Salt Lake County and are asking individuals to not confront him but to call police,” a press release states.
Reference: Missing woman found dead in Utah; police looking for her ‘violent’ ex-boyfriend
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