The body of a missing South Carolina woman was found in Charlotte earlier this week, police confirmed Wednesday.
TaHaley Payton, 22, had been missing after visiting Charlotte for a birthday trip with her boyfriend. She was last seen on Nov. 20 in the Uptown area, and hadn’t been heard from since.
Authorities said Payton’s body was found outside in an open area near Pearl Street Park the morning of Dec. 9.The person who called police to the area reported seeing what looked like a human body in the “waters of the tributary of Upper Little Creek,” the police report reads.
Payton, who’s from the Greenville, South Carolina area, was visiting Charlotte for her birthday with her boyfriend at the time of her disappearance, her family said.
Payton’s boyfriend allegedly kicked her out of the car in Charlotte during an argument.https://www.wbtv.com/2024/12/11/miss...olice-confirm/The family said the boyfriend then drove back to South Carolina without Payton, leaving her alone in the city. That wasn’t the last time she was seen, however.
Payton’s family said the woman was admitted to a local emergency room for post-partum depression. Payton gave birth to her daughter six months ago.
The family said Payton was eventually released from the hospital, and that’s when she disappeared.
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GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tahaley-p...urce=copy_link