Faye Swetlik's body was found in a wooded area three days after going missing.

Investigators say they found a man dead inside his South Carolina home shortly after finding an item from a missing 6-year-old girl inside his trash can

Evidence taken from a trash can before it was carted away helped police find the body of Faye Swetlik, who went missing after school Monday, police said.

The death of 6-year-old Faye Swetlik, who vanished outside her home in South Carolina this week, is "linked" to a neighbor whose body was discovered shortly after hers was found, police say.

Investigators say they found a man dead inside his South Carolina home shortly after finding an item from a missing 6-year-old girl inside his trash can

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Investigators found a man dead inside his South Carolina home shortly after finding an item from a missing 6-year-old girl inside his trash can, authorities said.

The body is that of a 30-year-old neighbor, authorities said.

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