Autopsy shows homicidal violence cause of Minnesota girl's death

BRAINERD, Minn. --A Saturday Amber Alert for a missing five-year-old Watkins girl turned into a homicide investigation within hours, after tips led investigators to her body in rural Cass County.

Preliminary autopsy results released Sunday indicate Alayna Jeanne Ertl died of “homicidal violence,” according to a news release from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

The 25-year-old family friend suspected of abducting and killing the girl was jailed Saturday.

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