Sailor Hayes: Parents Lied About Tracker Before Body Found

A 5-year-old girl with autism goes missing on a family vacation — and days later, her own parents are arrested for allegedly lying to investigators about where she was. This true crime case breakdown follows the disappearance and death of Sailor Hayes, a non-verbal autistic child who vanished from a rental property on Pawleys Island, South Carolina, sparking a massive search by air, water, and land. Her parents, Jordan and John Hayes, told investigators their daughter was wearing a Project Lifesaver tracking device — the same kind used to locate people with autism or dementia who wander off. But according to arrest warrants, that tracker was never on Sailor at all. It was found hours away, back home in Virginia, raising serious questions about what really happened in the hours before she was found dead in the water behind the rental house. We break down the arrest warrant word for word, walk through the timeline from the 911 call to the discovery of her body, and bring in retired NYPD detective David Sarnie to explain how investigators build a case like this — and what the upcoming autopsy could reveal about the true cause and manner of death. If you want to understand exactly how this case escalated from a missing child search to criminal charges, this breakdown lays it all out. Credityby⁨‪@LawAndCrime‬:   • Mom Arrested After Little Girl Found Dead ...   #truecrimedaily #RealCrime #CrimeDocumentary #TrueCrimeTok #MissingPersonsCase #ChildEndangerment #CriminalInvestigation #CourtCase #CrimeJunkie #TrueCrimeAddict #SouthCarolinaNews #ProjectLifesaver #FamilyTragedy #TrueCrimeStories #WrongfulDeathInvestigation ⚠️ Disclaimer: "This channel provides commentary and analysis on publicly available police bodycam and news footage for informational and entertainment purposes only. No ownership of the original footage is claimed — all rights remain with their respective owners."