Will County Sheriff's police say the Joliet Township home where a 16-month-old girl was found dead Wednesday night was in deplorable condition and was occupied by a shifting group of five to 15 people police call "squatters."
An autopsy is underway to determine how Semaj Crosby died and when, but police say they've opened a suspicious death investigation. After family members reported her missing Tuesday, police and neighbors combed the area searching for the girl before police decided to conduct a second search of the home on Louis Road last night.
Police haven't said just where in the house her body was found. There have been no arrests, but DCFS says they've been investigating previous complaints of neglect.
The Child was found dead under a couch.
