{"id":2128714,"date":"2026-09-04T21:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2128714"},"modified":"2026-09-04T21:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:31:42","slug":"saylor-hayes-death-officials-release-autopsy-results-of-5-year-old-as-parents-face-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2128714","title":{"rendered":"Saylor Hayes\u2019 Death: Officials Release Autopsy Results Of 5-Year-Old As Parents Face Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e7\/16by9\/2026\/09\/04\/e73196ca5ffa424abcac8c4bf6f56295_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Saylor Hayes\u2019 Death: Officials Release Autopsy Results Of 5-Year-Old As Parents Face Charges<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Saylor Hayes<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Autopsy Results Revealed<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">No Signs of Obvious Trauma<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Breaking News<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-04T14:31:42-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 4, 2026<br \/>\n                            2:31 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ef17c6cc72afdb7fe8333aae2470546b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_e73196ca5ffa424abcac8c4bf6f56295\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ef0103ad-1daf-47bb-9669-f7e56a5a2f18\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/04\/e73196ca5ffa424abcac8c4bf6f56295_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-saylor-hayes-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-15b98699275a6985b3a3a4d4ca3b2c7c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The autopsy for 5-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/saylor-hayes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Saylor Hayes<\/strong><\/a> is complete, and officials did not find any signs of visible trauma, TMZ has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9cd8ebcea829390c3bf45dc1959a93d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Georgetown County Morgue in South Carolina conducted the first examination. The officials said Saylor had a strap attached to her ankle that appeared \u201cconsistent with a strap of a child\u2019s wrist tether.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d9440577da6948e29956b91b7e46aa30\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_e5286e3856904f609abf049f838588c7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ef0103ad-1daf-47bb-9669-f7e56a5a2f18\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e5\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/e5286e3856904f609abf049f838588c7_md.jpg\" alt=\"Saylor Hayes Georgetown County Sheriff&apos;s Office Facebook 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Georgetown County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Facebook<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-daae4b311f0c8a580670e3bb09956b3a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The official told TMZ no \u201cobvious signs of trauma were observed during\u201d the initial exam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-33dd90cba7a9357f3f6a666871ac4cfc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The autopsy was conducted today at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston by a forensic pathologist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-68d84f0b0fa98c8179472960d9cb97c9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The autopsy revealed Pulmonary edema, which is a buildup of fluid in the lungs. The report also noted there was no external or internal trauma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f619fe0408352ccb2485cb182c63985b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_4e5d7e60a46b4334a00a63c5c6362abd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ef0103ad-1daf-47bb-9669-f7e56a5a2f18\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4e\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/4e5d7e60a46b4334a00a63c5c6362abd_md.jpg\" alt=\"Saylor Hayes Georgetown County Sheriff&apos;s Office Facebook 5\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Georgetown County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Facebook<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f0d8b23f21880e473e880b337fb5ce09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The cause and manner of death remain unknown, and a final autopsy report will be ready in 8-10 weeks after additional lab testing comes back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d1abe528cb7973de7fa1883936955ed8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ first reported, Saylor&#8217;s parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-herb-hayes-iii\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>John Herb Hayes III<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/geordyn-nichole-hayes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Geordyn Nichole Hayes<\/strong><\/a>, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-arrested-in-connection-with-her-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>arrested<\/strong><\/a> in connection with her death and are currently behind bars. The two are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/03\/saylor-hayes-parents-geordyn-and-john-seen-in-court\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>charged<\/strong><\/a> with unlawfully placing a kid at risk\/willfully abandoning a child. Saylor went missing from a rental home the family was staying at &#8230; and her body was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/5-year-old-girl-saylor-hayes-found-dead-in-south-carolina\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>discovered<\/strong><\/a> in the Waccamaw River.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/saylor-hayes-autopsy-complete\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:ef0103ad-1daf-47bb-9669-f7e56a5a2f18\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/saylor-hayes-autopsy-complete\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:ef0103ad-1daf-47bb-9669-f7e56a5a2f18\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/03\/saylor-hayes-parents-geordyn-and-john-seen-in-court\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:ef0103ad-1daf-47bb-9669-f7e56a5a2f18\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/16by9\/2026\/09\/03\/ebe2d0fcac884f5ebea3fedb3a503348_xs.png\" alt=\"090326 Saylor Hayes parents primary\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Saylor Hayes&#8217; 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src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e7\/16by9\/2026\/09\/04\/e73196ca5ffa424abcac8c4bf6f56295_xl.jpg&#8221;] Saylor Hayes\u2019 Death: Officials Release Autopsy Results Of 5-Year-Old As Parents Face Charges Saylor HayesAutopsy Results RevealedNo Signs of Obvious Trauma Breaking News Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 4, 2026 2:31 PM PDT The autopsy for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes is complete, and officials did not find any signs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-2128714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2128714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2128714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2128714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2128714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}