The 30-year-old neighbor who abducted and killedSouth Carolina girl Faye Swetlikkilled himself, and was found dead moments after police discovered Faye’s body on Thursday.
Although both Faye’s and Taylor’s bodies were found near one another Thursday morning, Faye had been dead for days while Taylor died that morning from a self-inflicted, incised wound to the neck, the Lexington County Coroner tells PEOPLE.
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Snelgrove said law enforcement got its first break in the investigation when they searched garbage cans on Thursday and discovered a polka-dot boot and a soup ladle with dirt on it in the garbage can belonging to Taylor’s address. In Faye’s missing person’s bulletin, she was described as wearing polka-dot boots.
Faye Swetlik.Cayce Department of Public Safety
Officials have yet to announce a motive. Snelgrove said Taylor didn’t leave a message or note of any kind.
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Faye, a first grader at Springdale Elementary School,went missing from her family’s front yardafter school on Monday.
At Tuesday’s press conference, Snelgrove said, “Faye Swetlik quickly grabbed all of our hearts. This case became and will always remain very personal for us. Faye will never be forgotten.”
source: people.com
