New mom found dead almost a month after she went missing during birthday trip

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TCN) -- A 22-year-old woman was found dead several weeks after she went missing during a birthday trip with her boyfriend after allegedly claiming she did not feel safe. Ta'Haley Payton’s family reported her missing to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Nov. 28. She was reportedly last seen Nov. 20 and her loved ones became concerned. According to WHNS-TV, Payton and her boyfriend, the father of their 6-month-old daughter, traveled from Greenville, South Carolina, to Charlotte for Payton’s birthday. On Nov. 20, Payton’s boyfriend reportedly called her mothe