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A Family Vacation, a Missing Tracker & Two Parents Arrested | Saylor Hayes Full Backstory

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On Hidden True Crime, investigative journalist Lauren Matthias takes you inside the heartbreaking case of five-year-old Saylor Hayes, who disappeared during a family vacation in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and was later found dead in the Waccamaw River. Lauren breaks down the disturbing questions surrounding Saylor’s missing Project Lifesaver tracker, the 911 call, her parents’ account of what happened, their troubling history, the preliminary autopsy findings, and the arrests of John and Geordyn Hayes. Was Saylor’s death a devastating accident—or is there more to this story?

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Lauren Matthias was a television reporter for a decade. She and her husband, Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, started Hidden True Crime in 2020 with their Season, 'Beyond the Veil,' a psychological deep dive into the doomsday murders of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow.

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@kyliewalker6647 3 weeks ago

Jesus Christ, they’re guilty of smoking drugs around their kids, putting methadone in their child’s drinks and CPS gives the kids back to these incompetent parents?????

@danielle_belc 3 weeks ago

If my daughter was found dead, I am not going out to eat, I would have to be sedated. Like WTF!!

@BevForseth 3 weeks ago

This judge was thoroughly prepared. Much respect.

@SammiesGold 3 weeks ago

Sadly, if it’s meth- now we know why a 30 year old is with a 70 year old. Meth. Money.

@rhanBo 3 weeks ago

By the way, former addict, 11 years in recovery here, and I am here to tell you that drugs are 1000% how 2 people like this end up together. Either they used together, met while she was using, he provided them for her, something. It may not be why they stayed together, but it is absolutely how it started.

@thehomeschoolinglibrarian 3 weeks ago

I love how nonchalant the judge was about not letting these 2 out of jail and how he put the lawyers in their place telling them that they should look at the criminal record of their client before showing up for court.

@happycampers7889 3 weeks ago

I saw the clip of that mom walking into the courtroom and said “That girls on meth”
I was a foster parent for 12 years. I can spot a meth addict from a mile away.
Unfortunately, she probably “escaped” while they were passed out. But innocent until proven guilty.

@abbeyb85 3 weeks ago (edited)

Im an addict in recovery from meth and heroin. As soon as i saw the mother, she was 100% high. Why on earth would they get their children back when they were exposed to drugs? I've seen people lose their kids for far far less. I am so sorry for what happened to that beautiful girl, she deserved to be safe with her parents.

@DailyDelight_88 3 weeks ago

This is the 5th child disappearance I’ve seen in a month and the child was autistic and non verbal. It’s infuriating.

@ashkirk83 3 weeks ago (edited)

As a single mom of a severely autistic, nonverbal son - who is now a teenager - he was prone to eloping and loved water when he was small - i had to put SO MANY safety plans in place- it is a layered process - a safety GPS bracelet with contact info on the band, printed stop signs at exits, extra door locks at the tops of doors that only i could reach, and complete vigilance whenever we were outside - in parks and public spaces i had to run after him and he would just propel forward and never stop - i could never have taken my eye off of him for any space of time - it was a 24 hour job - even every night, i had to be sleeping next to him and he would sleep between his brother and i so that i could always know he was safe beside me. i wouldn't have dreamed of leaving him in a car unattended for ANY reason - and i had another young child in tow, and no other adults with me, and I still made sure he was never without watchful eyes on him. I don't understand how drugs couldn't have been involved in this situation because leaving a child like that it is just not something you can afford to do.

@cristianenathair1576 2 weeks ago

There is no rush in his voice... calmly explaining the child's gone...

@jessicap5513 3 weeks ago

We just had an autistic, non-verbal 11 year old boy go missing in Calgary this summer, found dead. He did not have a trackers of any sort, and was noticed missing by his daycare within 30mins. He also liked water. He wandered a good kilometer away, then found some water culverts. His body was found some 400 meters into this culvert- so deep,t he fire department needed specialized equipment to retrieve him. The search was 2 weeks long, covered about 11,000 square km, and involved thousands of people.

We really need to protect our more vulnerable people better.

@lanaiasimon4195 3 weeks ago

This is so darn sad, that poor little girl!

@mikaeladonegan2430 3 weeks ago

They were arrested right down the road from me. My friend knows the Grandfather. It's crazy when I see you cover stuff in our area

@bonniehitchcock 3 weeks ago

He first said, “She escaped.”

@shellyshineforward 3 weeks ago (edited)

That call was so nonchalant and diabolical calling her “bad.” no sir, YOU are in fact, BAD!!!

@jomorph1679 3 weeks ago

Finally, we can get the details of this horrific case! Thank you Lauren! 🙏💯💛🧡🙏

@EmilyStec 3 weeks ago

My heart goes out to the other children, have there been any updates on them ?

@shortshrimpchick 3 weeks ago

Saylor is so adorable and looks so sweet.

@IMAcrazy2 3 weeks ago

Many children love water, but it seems children on the spectrum have no fears. My youngest is highly functioning and would float away if we let him. I remember at a family reunion in Canada his grandmother took him to a park, I caught him in the lake trying to catch geese. So scary. He was 3 years old.