COPS SAY EX-BOYFRIEND MURDERED AMANDA BACH

COPS SAY a Northwest Indiana man murdered pretty Amanda Bach who had been missing since last Thursday and was found dead Saturday--300 yards from the accused killer's home. Dustin McCowan, 18, then allegedly shot to death his former girlfriend, Bach, 19. He has been charged with murder.

Bach left her Portage, Indiana home at 10 p.m. Thursday to go see McCowan, and police found her gold Pontiac around 3:30 a.m. Friday at a general store. Detectives say the bubbly brunette had sustained trauma. McCowan was arrested at Indiana University in

AMANDA BACH, 19, FOUND MURDERED IN FIELD

COPS BELIEVE a pretty 19-year-old woman from Indiana was murdered. Amanda Bach's body was discovered Saturday afternoon after a massive search. Now, it's a murder probe. Detectives are trying to make contact with the friend she was supposed to visit. The friend is described as "a person of interest" and are trying to get a search warrant for his home.  Bach’s car was found at 3 a.m. Friday in the parking lot of Dean’s General Store on Indiana 130 and County Road 625W. Cops say her car was found with a flat front-left tire and the door open. Her purse and other belongings, including credit and debit cards, were still in the car. Bach graduated from high school in June and worked as a hostess at Quaker State and Lube at