Count Every Mystery: Disappearance of Cayce Lynn McDaniel

Friday, August 25, 2017

Disappearance of Cayce Lynn McDaniel

On August 16, 1996 Cayce McDaniel helped out at her churches back to school bash. The church was at Double Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Gibson County. Her and her friend, Amber Hanson, had stayed after to help clean up. Just before midnight they were done cleaning up. Amber described the night being fine and normal. She never would imagine that it would be the last time she'd talk to her best friend.

Cayce arrived at her home in Milian, Tennessee around 12:30 am and was dropped off by a chaperon who watched her till she got inside. Her mother later arrived between 1:30 am and 2:00 am. She noticed that Cayce's clothes from that night was on her bed. Her T.V. was also on and a bowl of cookies and a glass of milk was sitting on the floor. The back door was left open.

Her mother didn't think anything of it thinking she changed into her night clothes and left the house. There was no evidence of a struggle. Cayce's mother called Amber asking to talk to Cayce and found that her daughter wasn't seen after she was dropped off. Cayce's mother automatically called the police.

Cindy was a single mother ans Cayce's father wasnt in the picture. Some of the people who were close to Cayce questioned on why her mother Cindy didn't do anything until the next day.

In March of 1998 psychics and cadaver dogs prompted police to drain a pond on a West Tennessee farm. Nothing was found other than animal bones and clothing that didn't belong to her. There was two unconfirmed sightings of Cayce being with a man in his early 20's in town. No one knows if it was actually Cayce or another girl who resembled her.

Cayce was a new freshman and was a good student. People described her as well behaved and kind hearted. No one believed that she ran away and had been kidnapped. Unfortunately no one expects Cayce to be alive.

Cayce was 14 year old Caucasian female. She had brown hair and brown eyes. She was 5'4 and 120 lbs. She has a strawberry birth mark on the underside of the lower left arm. It is beleived that she may have been wearing a t-shirt and boxer shorts. It's unknowns if she was wearing socks or shoes. She had a friendship bracelet with half a heart on it.

Update:

As of July 24, 2018 a suspect has been named. Finis Ewin Hill also known as Pete hill has been named as a suspect of the case. Hill has had a history of aggravated rape and burglary.

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