Missing 6-year-old girl found dead in SC; homicide investigation begins

JEFFREY COLLINS

5 years ago

This undated photo provided by the Cayce Department of Public Safety shows Faye Marie Swetlik, who has been missing since shortly after getting off her school bus near her South Carolina home Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Investigators say they have no evidence that the girl was kidnapped from her neighborhood in the state's central city of Cayce, S.C. Authorities have not ruled out that the girl was abducted (Cayce Department of Public Safety via AP)

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old South Carolina girl who disappeared Monday after getting off her school bus was found dead and a homicide investigation has begun.

Cayce Police also announced at a Thursday news conference that a body of a man was also recently found in Faye Marie Swetlik’s neighborhood.

Authorities didn’t give any evidence to connect the two deaths, but said there is no danger to the public. They also announced no arrests have been made in the girl’s death.