Moberly community to hold vigil Saturday night for Randolph County teen who was found dead Wednesday
Alison Patton
MOBERLY, Mo, (KMIZ)
The Moberly community will gather Saturday night for 16-year-old Kayla Huff, who was found dead in the Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area on Wednesday night.
The Immanuel Baptist Church will hold space for people to pray and support Huff’s family and the community at 7 p.m. at the church, 1201 Buchanan St.
Huff went missing for about one week, with volunteers and law enforcement searching the Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area until a Randolph County resident found her body on Wednesday evening.
Four adult suspects were charged Thursday, and those charges were updated Friday.
Alyana Mason, 20, and 19-year-old Hunter Ames have been charged with first-degree murder. Ames is also charged with evidence tampering. Christopher Hull, 23, and Julian Mason, 26, were both charged with first-degree kidnapping and tampering with evidence. A bond hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday.
A 17-year-old boy was also arrested in connection with Huff’s disappearance.
Details on what happened are limited, but court documents allege that Alayna Mason and her group of co-conspirators took Huff in the trunk of a car to the conservation area. Mason allegedly told law enforcement that the group beat and shot Huff.
According to court documents, Julian Mason allegedly poured motor oil into Huff’s gas tank and disposed of the baton reportedly used in the crime near the Chariton and Carroll County line.
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