‘They’re failing my friend’: Best friends of missing mom, daughter want answers from police

‘They’re failing my friend’: Best friends of missing mom, daughter want answers from police

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It’s been one day since the Clark County Sheriff's Office announced two bodies found in an embankment in Washougal are likely those of Meshay Melendez and her eight-year-old daughter Layla Stewart. Ari, Kaelii and Makayla, all close friends of Melendez, say their sadness has turned to anger as they wait for more answers. "I'm outraged at this point,” Makayla said. Police say Melendez’s ex-boyfriend, 28-year old Kirkland W…