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Homicide under investigation in Owen County

Owen County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Matt Miller announced Thursday that a homicide investigation has been ongoing since Tuesday night when a deceased woman was found lying in a roadway in rural Owen County northwest of Spencer.

OCSD deputies were dispatched around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, to Texas Pike near Manhattan Road after they received a report of a person lying in the roadway.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found the body of a deceased woman.

An autopsy was scheduled.

The name of the victim has not yet been released.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact the Owen County Sheriff’s Department at 812-829-5757.