There are a number of Hispanics working in this area. Key for police is finding the man who had been seen with the woman several times. An alert for the man has been issued to police agencies nationwide, but Lt. Griffith stopped short of calling the man a suspect. The man has not been seen since.
Police say the couple apparently had been living in the two-horse trailer.
The woman had visible injuries, but authorities would not elaborate about the crime scene. The victim was found about 1 p.m. Thursday in the trailer on the horse farm, which sits on 50 acres just off Ohio 32 about two miles east of Eastgate Mall. She said she wasn't aware of anyone in the area who had contact with them. Griffith said the township of more than 42,000 has a growing population of Hispanic workers, but this is first time police have had a serious crime involving Hispanics. It was the first homicide in Union Township since 1998.