# Missing six year old girl found dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937 "2020-02-14T16:23:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/1 "2020-02-14T16:23:03Z")
Six year old Faye Swetlik, who disappeared from her South Carolina front yard on Monday, has been found dead, police announced yesterday. Her body was found near that of an unidentified male. Police are investigating her death as a homicide, but have not announced the cause of her death. > **[Missing 6-year-old Faye Swetlik found dead, being treated as homicide: South...](https://abcnews.go.com/US/south-carolina-police-car-year-girl-vanished/story?id=68959862)** > > A 6-year-old South Carolina girl has been found dead, authorities said Thursday, three days after she vanished outside her home. Since this is a breaking news story, I’m not going to engage in speculation and ask other Dopers to do the same until more facts are released. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/2 "2020-02-14T16:25:20Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Since this is a breaking news story, I’m not going to engage in speculation and ask other Dopers to do the same until more facts are released. Then what’s the point of the thread? “Thoughts and prayers?” Obviously, this is unimaginably terrible, but I don’t see it as fodder for a message board. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/3 "2020-02-14T16:30:53Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Then what’s the point of the thread? “Thoughts and prayers?” > > Obviously, this is unimaginably terrible, but I don’t see it as fodder for a message board. So you’re saying this is mundane and pointless? Then I’m in the right forum, aren’t I? If you’re indifferent, don’t post. Other Dopers may feel differently. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/4 "2020-02-14T16:47:43Z")
Sorry, I honestly ddin’t mean to be a jerk. (although it came off that way) I was truly confused about what there is to say if we’re not speculating on what happened to her. (and I agree with you, no need to do that. We simply don’t know enough) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/5 "2020-02-14T17:07:50Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Sorry, I honestly ddin’t mean to be a jerk. (although it came off that way) I was truly confused about what there is to say if we’re not speculating on what happened to her. (and I agree with you, no need to do that. We simply don’t know enough) OK, my apologies. This has been in the national news for several days, so I thought it was of some interest. And I thought it was customary in a breaking news thread not to engage in wild speculation, even though the circumstances of the discovery of her body do seem suspicious. As for thoughts and prayers, I do agree that they’re ineffective, so I didn’t offer any. As for commentary after more facts are released, I welcome it, of course. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/6 "2020-02-14T17:24:43Z")
> [@](#): > > South Carolina police on Friday identified the second body found in the case of missing 6-year-old Faye Swetlik as Coty Scott Taylor, a 30-year-old neighbor of the girl. Police said they believe the two bodies are “linked.” > **[Police link neighbor to death of 6-year-old South Carolina girl](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/faye-swetlik-case-police-link-death-to-neighbor-coty-scott-taylor-south-carolina-2020-02-15/)** > > The body is that of a 30-year-old neighbor, authorities said. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/7 "2020-02-14T18:04:38Z")
The little girl in some of her pictures has the same expression as my little girl. I know it’s irrational, but it hits me pretty hard. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/8 "2020-02-14T19:13:42Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > The little girl in some of her pictures has the same expression as my little girl. I know it’s irrational, but it hits me pretty hard. It hits me pretty hard, too, and a I have no children. ---
**Author:** ![Kovitlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kovitlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kovitlac)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-six-year-old-girl-found-dead/847937/9 "2020-02-14T19:40:57Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > OK, my apologies. This has been in the national news for several days, so I thought it was of some interest. And I thought it was customary in a breaking news thread not to engage in wild speculation, even though the circumstances of the discovery of her body do seem suspicious. As for thoughts and prayers, I do agree that they’re ineffective, so I didn’t offer any. As for commentary after more facts are released, I welcome it, of course. I guess I don’t see anything inherently wrong with speculation, so long as you keep an open mind and show respect for the poor dead girl and her grieving family. Anyone dwelling on a case like this for longer than it takes to read the article is \*going \*to have speculative thoughts.