Brown, 24, was with with Melissa Spradling, when officials confirmed the remains were that of the 20-year-old mother of one who was reported missing on Oct. 16.
"As soon as they something about the tattoo I just lost it," Brown told News Center 7's Yuna Lee on Friday. Spradling had several tattoos on her body.
The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has determined there was no skeletal trauma, but has not determined a cause of death. The death is being labeled as suspicious.
Vandalia police believe Spradling's body had been in the park for "quite some time."
Spradling left her daughter with Melissa Spradling on Sept. 29 before going to work as a dancer at The Harem Gentleman's Club, 5825 N. Dixie Drive, Harrison Twp., and never returning home.
Eaton police also are looking into whether Spradling was the same woman mentioned in a Dayton police report about an incident Sept. 30 on Germantown Pike, which involved a a possible sexual assault of a naked female by several males.
Of the Sept. 30 report, Brown said, "we don't even know if that's her or not," noting that she last saw Aria in late September.
"I was the last family member to see her," Brown said. "She was so affectionate to me and kept telling me she loved me. I just keep replaying that in my head. I don't know."
The vigil, planned for Sunday afternoon at the park where Aria Spradling's remains were found, is a way to say goodbye, Brown said.
"Now in a way we do have closure now. She's in heaven and is safe," said Brown, of Bradford.
Anyone with information about Spradling or the Sept. 30 case should contact Eaton police at (937) 456-6272 or Vandalia police at (937) 898-5868.
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