Parents charged in connection with disappearance, death of 5-year-old girl
Summary
The parents of a 5-year-old autistic girl named Saylor Hayes were arrested in connection with her disappearance and death in South Carolina. Authorities say the parents misled the search efforts and did not provide proper supervision for the child, who was found dead near the place she went missing.Key Facts
- Saylor Hayes went missing after wandering away from a rental home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
- Her body was found near water the day after she disappeared.
- Her parents, John Hayes (70) and Geordyn Hayes (31), were charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk and willful abandonment.
- The parents removed a monitoring device meant to help track Saylor before leaving Virginia.
- They encouraged searchers to rely on the tracking device even though she was not wearing it.
- The parents directed search efforts away from the nearby water where Saylor was found.
- Saylor had autism, was nonverbal, and had a history of wandering.
- The parents are currently held in Tennessee and face extradition to South Carolina.
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