A coroner revealed that the South Carolina girl who was found dead last week died of asphyxiation.
According to Fox 8, Faye Marie Swetlik, 6, went missing on Feb. 10 and was found in a wooded area three days later. Investigators reported that her body was not at the site for long when it was found and linked her death to neighbor Coty Scott Taylor, 30, whose body was found 150 feet away. Lexington
County Coroner Margaret Fisher ruled her death a homicide and said Swetlik was not killed in the wooded area between her home and an auto parts store.
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“We have concluded that Faye’s death was a homicide and took place within only a few hours after she was abducted,”
It was reported no arrests at the time and the investigation is ongoing:
“At this time no arrests have been made, we need you to know that this is a fluid investigation and we are working diligently.”
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