Found Deceased GA - Cayle Bywater, 29, Athens, Dec 2007

[hoppyfrog]

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14958344/detail.html

1 Jan 08

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is asking for help in locating 29 year old, Cayle Bywater.

Bywater was reported missing on New Year’s Eve when a neighbor found her dog running loose near her S. Milledge Ave. home.

She was last seen on Saturday and spoke with a family member that same day.

Police found her backdoor open. Her purse, wallet, keys, cell phone and car are all still at her residence.

Cayle Bywater is described as a white female, 5’3” tall, 113 pounds, with curly brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information should call:

Athens Clarke County Police Central Communications (706) 613-3345

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http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=g...ter-010108.jpg

[Pandora]

It appears she's been missing since 12/29/07. . .

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=1.1.1

http://www.11alive.com/news/article_...storyid=108889

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/...80102047.shtml
SNIP:Neighbors noticed Bywater's dog running loose outside, and found her basement door open. Her keys, wallet and cell phone were on her car outside the house, police said.SNIP

Most recent article (01/03/08 @ 1:03 AM):
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/...80103033.shtml
SNIP:A neighbor last saw Cayle Bywater on Saturday outside her home at 2004 S. Milledge Ave., Athens-Clarke police said.

A friend and co-worker reported Bywater missing on Monday, after the friend found Bywater's purse, cell phone and other belongings on her car, parked outside her house, where the basement door was open and Bywater's dog was running loose outside, according to police.

"I'm very concerned, and I just don't know what to say except we are really worried about her," said Katie Sims, the friend who works with Bywater at Aromas wine bar in Five Points.

Sims said detectives do not think foul play was involved.

Bywater suffers from bipolar disorder, according to police, and it is possible the 29-year-old woman wandered off.

A friend told officers that Bywater recently had been "acting differently and not like herself," according to police.

Police used a tracking dog to search for Bywater in woods behind her home, but it was unable to pick up a scent. SNIP.

[Taximom]

How close is this to the other just reported missing woman that was hiking with her dog? I'll have to go look for that...

[Pandora]

The girl who was hiking disappeared in Union Co.
Here is a http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14964662/detail.htmllink:

[Taximom]

Originally Posted by Pandora

The girl who was hiking disappeared in Union Co.
Here is a http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14964662/detail.htmllink:

I don't know if it helps any, but the hiker is from Gwinnett County even though she went missing from Union County.

[txsvicki]

Does anyone know what the weather is like in the area where Cayle is missing just in case she is wandering out in the open air? I can't seem to find any updated news on her.

[hoppyfrog]

http://www.11alive.com/news/article_...storyid=109184

8 Jan 08

A new photograph may help shed some light on a woman missing for more than a week now in Athens. Cayle Bywater was last seen December 29 in an Athens park.

Now, investigators are hoping this will help: one visitor of the park that day snapped a photograph of a young boy on a swing. In the background, Cayle is visible with her dog. Cayle is wearing jeans, a red, white and blue jacket, and glasses.

"If someone's seen her at another time, anywhere we can place her whether at the park or her house or anywhere will be critical," said Maj. Mark Sizemore of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Several people have reported seeing Cayle in the park that day, and have told police that she seemed disoriented and confused. Her family says she is bipolar and on medication, but insists it is not like her to wander off, and not like her dog Ollie to leave her side. He was found without his leash at Cayle's home.

"I fear someone's got her," said Cayle's sister, Tiffiny Cohen. "I fear someone saw her in the park confused, saw someone not right by herself."

more at link

The new pic:
http://www.11alive.com/assetpool/ima...107[1].jpg

[ella's mom]

Seems odd to me that police would immediately say that they do not believe foul play was involved. Wonder if they think she just took off on her own.

Like the neighbor, I would be very concerned that she left without all of her belongings, the door is open and the dog is outside.

There must be more to this story that being released to the public. Maybe they know where she is already.

[Taximom]

This is the other missing dog owner from GA I mentioned above, and wonder if they are related somehow:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sho....php?p=1888481

[ella's mom]

Originally Posted by Taximom

This is the other missing dog owner from GA I mentioned above, and wonder if they are related somehow:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sho....php?p=1888481

I am starting to think the same thing. Seems LE is starting to look at several unexplained disappearences in the GA, FL areas (and some surrounding states) to see if they could possibly be connected to Hilton (man areested for Meredith Emerson's disappearence and murder).

Does anyone know if LE still thinks no foul play is involved here?

[KR2tonenow]

Originally Posted by ella's mom

I am starting to think the same thing. Seems LE is starting to look at several unexplained disappearences in the GA, FL areas (and some surrounding states) to see if they could possibly be connected to Hilton (man areested for Meredith Emerson's disappearence and murder).

Does anyone know if LE still thinks no foul play is involved here?

I liked to see some answers here on this young woman from LE!

[kahskye]

Here's the blog created by family and friends to help find Cayle. I just don't understand why she's not getting more media coverage. There's also a picture of her w/ glasses and a picture of her dog.

http://findcayle.blogspot.com/

[SuziQ]

Originally Posted by kahskye

Here's the blog crated by family and friends to help find Cayle. I just don't understand why she's not getting more media coverage. There's also a picture of her w/ glasses and a picture of her dog.

http://findcayle.blogspot.com/

Because LE wrote her off as a nutcase that took off. I was so upset when I read yesterday that LE told the family that there is absolutely no connection to Gary Hilton. The family is understandibly thrilled by that news. But in this case I think LE is misleading. Because LE doesn't see a connection so far, doesn't mean there isn't one. LE can't know that with 100% certainty. What LE told the family this? GBI or the same ones who from day one treated Bywater like a runaway? Whoever is responsible, foul play is involved and it has nothing to do with Bywater's mental illness.

It's very unfair that people with mental illness are not afforded the same effort from LE than the rest of the population when they go missing. Having a mental illness doesn't make you less likely to be a victim of a crime. It's backward thinking on their part.

Ok, thanks for letting me rant!

[SeriouslySearching]

If you saw someone at a park who seemed disoriented and confused...would you just walk away and leave them there?! Not me! I don't understand people!!!

[SeriouslySearching]

Yes, there is a number on the eyeglasses or should be.

[SeriouslySearching]

We have added Cayle to the possible victims of Gary Michael Hilton. Until people are ruled out, we should consider all the possibilities in having been around or associated with him. The fact she had a dog is very interesting as we know this is how he approaches people. There are other things, too.

[aj1020]

Quick question, and it's nothing important - just for my own edification. Is Cayle's name prounounced "kale" or is it prounounced like "Cay-la"? I can't view the videos on this computer, so I've just been guessing that it's like "kale". TIA!

[close_enough]

Originally Posted by aj1020

Quick question, and it's nothing important - just for my own edification. Is Cayle's name prounounced "kale" or is it prounounced like "Cay-la"? I can't view the videos on this computer, so I've just been guessing that it's like "kale". TIA!

i think her father/stepfather? pronounced it Kay-lee....in the video

[englishleigh]

I was pronouncing it "Kale" in my mind...I didn't even think of it being pronounced "Kaylee"....

I hope they find her soon. I'm so worried about this not ending well.

[angelwngs]

Find Cayle Bywater Website~

http://findcayle.blogspot.com/

Photo shows Cayle in the clothing she was wearing at the time she went missing...

Additional searches being planned...

Eye Glasses found HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED to be those of Cayle. They were found under bushes near the restrooms at the Memorial Park Dog Park...

Additional information about the eye glasses confirmation at link below:

http://onlineathens.com/stories/0111...80111049.shtml

[KR2tonenow]

snip>
"Bywater was a University of Georgia graduate student, enrolled in a master's of Internet technology program at UGA's Gwinnett College campus. She also had worked as a data management employee in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UGA spokesman Tom Jackson said."

This is an intelligent young woman that basically went unnoticed up till now, because of the label of "Bi-polar" individual. She is also a student at the University, as were some other missing persons. I am glad to hear that GBI is on this now. Hopefully, we can get some answers soon.

[kgeaux]

Originally Posted by SeriouslySearching

If you saw someone at a park who seemed disoriented and confused...would you just walk away and leave them there?! Not me! I don't understand people!!!

I don't understand this either. How hard can it be to ask someone if they need help? Or if you aren't comfortable approaching the person, call LE. But to just leave a disoriented and confused person alone.....I wouldn't be able to rest if I did that.

[angelwngs]

Body recovered presumed to be Cayle Baywater- Awaiting positive identification from crime lab/autopsy

Athens Banner Herald Article:
http://onlineathens.com/stories/0111...odyfound.shtml

snip~The white female found in the lake did not appear at first glance to have been the victim of violence, Clarke County Coroner Bobby Tribble said.
"There weren't any signs of obvious trauma," Tribble said.
GBI will conduct the autopsy Saturday, and should have results in "a day or two," Tribble said.
Athens-Clarke police called in the Hall County Sheriff's Department's 10-person dive team today to search the lake. Investigators already had dredged the lake last week, but wanted to check it again, although they had no specific reason to believe Bywater might be found there, Athens-Clarke police Maj. Mark Sizemore said.
"We were looking at expanding the search, and in order to do that, we had to eliminate everything in the park, including the lake," he said.
The dive team was "extremely helpful," Sizemore said.
GBI agents and a Georgia State Patrol helicopter also helped look for Bywater.
Authorities do not believe there was a link between the Bywater case and Gary Michael Hilton, a 61-year-old drifter who police say kidnapped and killed University of Georgia graduate Meredith Emerson earlier this month while she hiked in the North Georgia woods. They have not completely ruled out such a link, though.~~snip

[MCDRAW]

http://www.daylife.com/article/03c46sm5ZF0PL



Cayle Bywater Autopsy Results: Drowning
ATHENS, Ga -- An autopsy Saturday revealed that missing University of Georgia student Cayle Bywater drowned. Athens-Clark County police said there was no evidence of trauma to her body. Toxicology tests will be performed at a later date. Saturday,...
http://cache.daylife.com/i/103/000/0...90/favicon.gif 2 days ago from WSB-TV Atlanta

[reb]

please help me understand how a person just wanders off and drowns....????