By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – The family of the missing Kayla Croft-Payne will host a gathering tomorrow in Chehalis to mark the four year anniversary of the disappearance of the then 18-year-old Lewis County girl.
[1]Kayla Croft-Payne
The vigil will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Penny Playground in Recreation Park in Chehalis.
A press conference is scheduled as well, conducted by Michelle Bart, with a Vancouver, Wash.-based group called National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation.
Croft-Payne’s family encourages the young woman’s friends, associates and members of the public to join them.
Croft-Payne was living in a trailer between Chehalis and Napavine on April 28, 2010 when she last logged onto her MySpace internet account. She was reported missing on May 5 by a friend who hadn’t seen or heard from her for several days.
Last year at this time, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office began looking into information Croft-Payne shared with others about getting her photos taken by someone she met online, as she wanted to become a model.
What: Vigil for Kayla Croft-Payne
Where: Recreation Park, Penny Playground in Chehalis, 221 SW 13th St.
When: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday April 26, 2014
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For background, read :
• “Sheriff’s office digs around Winlock property in connection with missing girl case” from Friday May 10, 2013, here [2]
• “Kayla Croft-Payne: Family of missing girl questions link to modeling website” from Monday April 29, 2013, here [3]
• “Kayla Croft-Payne: Missing Lewis County teen’s parents still seeking answers” from Friday March 25, 2011, here [4]