S. Ind. teen found dead after missing nearly a day

ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) - State police say detectives are conducting a criminal investigation into the death of a 15-year-old southern Indiana girl whose body was found behind a shed near her home nearly 24 hours after she was last seen.

Authorities said they were working Tuesday to determine the cause of death for Alexis Oesterle, who lived in the Ohio River town of Rockport.

Spencer County Sheriff's Department deputies arrived at the girl's home Monday night on a report that she was missing. They were told she had been last seen about 10 p.m. Sunday.

State police say a deputy searching the area around her home found the body about 9:30 p.m.