(Cayce, SC) -- Cayce officials are confirming the male body found near the body of six-year-old Faye Marie Swetlik is linked to the case.
They identified the male as 30-year-old Coty Scott Taylor. Sergeant Evan Antley said Cayce police believe there is no further threat to the community.
Faye Swetlik was missing for four days before her body was found in a wooded area near Taylor's home. Taylor's body was found inside his residence. He was a neighbor.
Antley said police found a critical piece of evidence from garbage cans in the area. That led them to search the wooded area gain, despite it already having been searched multiple times.
He said that officers had spoken to Taylor and had been inside his home when they were searching for the girl.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said the autopsies on both will be performed Saturday. She would not speculate on the cause of death for either of them.