Alamosa Valley Courier
By Diana Murphy

DEL NORTE- On the one-year anniversary of his daughter's disappearance, Rody Day stood on his front porch, choked back his tears and addressed the candle-carrying crowd gathered before him.

"After one year we still don't know where our daughter is," he continued. "Sadly, only God and a handful of people know the truth about what happened that night. That's what we're here for-the truth."

Day made his comments during a candlelight vigil held last Thursday to remember his daughter, Danice Day, a 19-year-old Monte Vista woman who vanished January 9, 2002. Several dozen people attended the event, which took place shortly after sunset at the Day residence, 465 4th St.

"We thank you for your prayers and support, not just for Danice and her family but for the investigating force and also the people who have information and may come forward to help us put Danice to rest," Day sad.

Kari Chacon and Kary Snyder, who knew Day, wore T-shirts commemorating their friend's disappearance. They were heartened by the turnout for the vigil.

"It's good to know she was loved by so many people," Chacon, 22, said.

Chacon and Snyder both said the last year has been difficult for everyong who knew Day. "It's been frustrating, always wondering what happened," Snyder, 24, said.

On the day she disappeared, Day, a mother of two allegedly told her boyfriend she was going out, but did not say with whom. Her cell phone and car were left behind.

Day's disappearance is features on several Web sites dedicated to the recovery of missing children and endangered missing adults. Among the sites:

Danice Day:
http://www.daniceday.com

The Nation's Missing Children Organization and Center for Missing Adults:
http://www.nmco.or/gallery/ma/index-d.html.

The district attorney's office in Alamosa continues to investigate Day's disappearance. A $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to Day¹s discovery.

Anyone with information about the case should call investigators at (719)589-3715 or write to Shawn Woods, Chief Criminal Investigator for the district attorney, at PO Box 231, Alamosa, CO 81101. The identity of any informants will be kept confidential.

Day is 5'5" tall, weighs 105 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and her ears and left eyebrow are pierced. She was wearing black Wrangler jeans and a white T-shirt when last seen.