Boy, 14, arrested after missing girl, 6, is found dead in woods two hours after she vanished from her home

A BOY aged 14 has been arrested following the death of a six-year-old girl whose body was found in woods less than two hours after she went missing. 

The boy, who was not named because he's a minor, is considered a prime suspect in the girl's death.


The girl, Grace Ross, from New Carlisle, Indiana, was found dead about 8.25pm on Friday, less than two hours after she was reported missing by her family.

The investigation into Grace's death is ongoing and an autopsy was scheduled to have taken place yesterday, reports the South Bend Tribune, 

A neighbor, who has lived near the family for 40 years, said the community was shocked by Grace's death.

Kim Huston told WSBT: "Right at your back door, you just don't anticipate anything like that ever happening in your area.

"You don't realize in a moment's notice, somebody realizing that their child's gone and then have to hear what had happened at such a young age, it's horrific."

Grace's aunt Nicole Ross set up a fundraiser on Facebook for funeral expenses, which has raised more than $21,000 so far toward the $30,000 goal. 

Nicole wrote: "My darling six-year-old niece Grace Ross passed away yesterday.

"She is now an angel in heaven."

A candlelight vigil was held at Memorial Park in New Carlisle yesterday evening, where friends, family and neighbors gathered in Grace's memory, ABC57 reported.


Michelle Ross, Grace's mother, said at the vigil: "Grace was loved by everybody and she was friends with everybody.

"She would go up to a stranger on the street and be like, 'Hi, I'm Grace and I'm six'."

Tara Bush, the principal of the elementary school Grace attended, said: "You could tell she was smiling all the time."

More than 200 people came along, placing candles, flowers, and stuffed animals in a gazebo and on a park bench. 


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