‘Monroe’s little angel’: Michigan girl, 5, laid to rest nearly 3 weeks after disappearance

MONROE, Mich. — Mourners embraced family members Saturday as they filed past the closed casket of a 5-year-old found buried along a river, paying final respects to a girl described by one of them as “Monroe’s little angel.”

Funeral for 5-year-old Michigan girl found buried near river after 2-week disappearance

MONROE, Mich. — Mourners gathered Saturday for the funeral of a 5-year-old girl found buried along a river after a disappearance that brought out hundreds of searchers.

Police: Body found along riverbank likely that of missing Mich. girl; search begins for killer

MONROE, Mich. — A body found buried in a shallow grave along a riverbank and covered in cement is likely that of a missing 5-year-old Michigan girl and authorities said Friday they’ve turned their attention to finding the person who abducted and killed her.

Child’s body found near Michigan river; relative tells newspaper it’s remains of missing girl

RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Sherry Buchanan was clinging to hope that her missing 5-year-old granddaughter was still alive, despite the chilling discovery of a child’s body near a river in southeast Michigan.

Newspaper reports that relative of missing Michigan girl says her body has been found

RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The body of a missing 5-year-old Michigan girl has been found near a river in the southeast part of the state, one of the girl’s relatives told a newspaper Thursday night.

Police want to talk to minivan owner or driver in case of missing 5-year-old Monroe girl

MONROE, Mich. — Michigan investigators looking for a 5-year-old girl missing for more than a week want to talk to the owner or driver of a minivan that was parked at a school playground near the spot where she was last seen.