Kayla Mae Croft-Payne was 18 when she was reported missing from the Vader, Washington area on May 5, 2010 after a friend who hadn’t seen or heard from her in several days filed the report. At the time she was living a transient lifestyle around Chehalis and was known to frequent Lewis, Grays Harbor, and Pierce counties. The last confirmed activity was a MySpace login on April 28, 2010; friends and family were concerned because she struggled with drug addiction.

Investigators pursued many leads over the years. Searches at a property near Winlock known as The Farm included draining a 35-foot well and excavating another, recovering only a dog carcass. Cadaver dogs searched the Toutle area in Cowlitz County without success. In November 2015 detectives announced new, multiple-witness information that Kayla likely died of an accidental drug overdose in an RV park in northern Cowlitz County soon after she was reported missing, and that her body was transported to a remote, heavily wooded area in Oregon and concealed. Detectives say they believe who disposed of the body but are focused on recovering remains rather than seeking charges. Despite extensive searches in Oregon, her remains have not been found.

Does anyone who knew Kayla or who was in northern Cowlitz County or the Oregon search areas around 2010 have information that could help locate her remains?