Found Deceased CA - Kiely Rodni Missing From Party Near Prosser Family Campground in Truckee #3

[SMK777]

At first I was sure this was a sad automobile accident... Now it's giving me Naomi Irion vibes I so hope she will be reunited with her loved ones soon!

Was that a case of abduction and murder?

 

[Fascinated1]

Read through the previous threads yesterday, watched the interview this morning, and these are the things that are bugging me:

Phone charging: It struck me as odd that SS kept making a point to mention that they (and some unnamed others?) went to KR's car to charge their cell phones at 11PM. (LINK, LINK) How is this event relevant to the disappearance, and if it's not, why does she keep bringing it up? Is this to establish why other people's prints or DNA would be in KR's vehicle?

Curfew: The text to KR's mom was sent at 11:30PM, asking her to extend her curfew until 12:30AM (LINK). KR's friend EP says she saw KR around midnight (LINK), which would indicate that the text was likely sent by KR, but to get home by curfew, she should have left at 12:15AM. She thought to ask her mom for a curfew extension, so why wouldn't she didn't call her mom to ask for a ride or to let her know she was going to be late?

More phone inconsistencies: SS claims she said goodbye to KR in person on her way out at 12:25AM (LINK), but then eleven minutes later, at 12:36AM, SS says KR called from the party (LINK) asking "Hey, where are you?" (LINK)? SS refers to this as "the last call anybody had with her" (LINK) - but how would she know that? And why didn't SS have her ride also drive KR home, knowing she was too drunk to drive? Also keep in mind, according to LP, the last time KR's phone was on was 12:33AM (LINK), and then it "went dead" (LINK).

To your point about curfew I’ve been thinking that the timing is strange. As far as we know-she was ok at 1130 when she texted mom, but too drunk to drive before 1230? It’s possible that someone slipped her something between that first call to her mom and the next time ss saw her and described her as too drunk to drive. The fact that no ride was offered is painful to think about-except that I believe someone else did offer to drive her home. And that’s a scary thought.

 

[OldCop]

Read through the previous threads yesterday, watched the interview this morning, and these are the things that are bugging me:

Phone charging: It struck me as odd that SS kept making a point to mention that they (and some unnamed others?) went to KR's car to charge their cell phones at 11PM. (LINK, LINK) How is this event relevant to the disappearance, and if it's not, why does she keep bringing it up? Is this to establish why other people's prints or DNA would be in KR's vehicle?

Curfew: The text to KR's mom was sent at 11:30PM, asking her to extend her curfew until 12:30AM (LINK). KR's friend EP says she saw KR around midnight (LINK), which would indicate that the text was likely sent by KR, but to get home by curfew, she should have left at 12:15AM. She thought to ask her mom for a curfew extension, so why wouldn't she didn't call her mom to ask for a ride or to let her know she was going to be late?

More phone inconsistencies: SS claims she said goodbye to KR in person on her way out at 12:25AM (LINK), but then eleven minutes later, at 12:36AM, SS says KR called from the party (LINK) asking "Hey, where are you?" (LINK)? SS refers to this as "the last call anybody had with her" (LINK) - but how would she know that? And why didn't SS have her ride also drive KR home, knowing she was too drunk to drive? Also keep in mind, according to LP, the last time KR's phone was on was 12:33AM (LINK), and then it "went dead" (LINK).

Good post, @wnk. So let’s make a mini timeline of KR’s evening.
6:08 pm Video shows KR in a store in Truckee. LE
9:45 pm KR and a friend arrive at the party near Prosser Campground.
9:55 pm KR’s friend leaves the party with her boyfriend. (Some reports say she left after 30 minutes, others say 10 minutes.)
11:00 pm KR, SS, and some other unks are in KR’s vehicle charging phones or ?
11:30 pm KR calls her mom, asks for a curfew extension, and says she’ll leave for home at
12:15 am. Mom says okay.

12:00 midnight one of KR’s friends places her still at the party
12:25 KR and SS say goodbye in person and SS leaves the party telling KR she is getting a ride from someone else because she thinks KR is too intoxicated to drive.
12:30 am KR is still at the party. LE.
12:33 am KR’s phone goes silent. LE
12:36 am KR calls SS and asks SS where she is at and asks if she is driving her, SS, home. (SS in contradiction to LE’s report that KR’s phone was unresponsive by this time.)

Questions:
What did KR do between 6:08 and 9:45 when she arrived at the party?
What time did KR bump into SS and the others before going to KR’s car at 11:00 pm?? Did SS know these people? Did KR?
(I can picture a scenario where one of them said, “Hey, I just scored some weed, (coke, whatever), let’s go to KR’S car and get high” as opposed to “Let’s all go to KR’s car and charge our phones.)
How long did they stay in the car? Was this when KR realized she was running late and texted her Mom for the curfew extension?
After the 11:00 pm car get together, where did KR go? Did she wander away from the others who were in the car? Who was she talking with?
Was KR alone when EP saw her at midnight?
At what point did SS decide that KR was too intoxicated to drive and secure another ride home?
SS has to know her timing of the 12:36 call does not coincide with LE’s time of the phone shutting off. Why has this not been clarified?

 

[SquirrelNutkin]

I am sure yesterday and today are particularly painful for the family and her friends. I thought about it a lot last night and this morning. My heart is with them.

 

[Frame352]

I’m still really questioning/ wondering about the call 12:36am phone call. Do teenagers actually make an old-fashioned phone call instead of texting? Has this call been stated as factual by LE?

 

[Fascinated1]

Good post, @wnk. So let’s make a mini timeline of KR’s evening.
6:08 pm Video shows KR in a store in Truckee. LE
9:45 pm KR and a friend arrive at the party near Prosser Campground.
9:55 pm KR’s friend leaves the party with her boyfriend.
11:00 pm KR, SS, and some other unks are in KR’s vehicle charging phones or ?
11:30 pm KR calls her mom, asks for a curfew extension, and says she’ll leave for home at
12:15 am. Mom says okay.

12:00 midnight one of KR’s friends places her still at the party
12:25 KR and SS say goodbye in person and SS leaves the party telling KR she is getting a ride from someone else because she thinks KR is too intoxicated to drive.
12:30 am KR is still at the party. LE.
12:33 am KR’s phone goes silent. LE
12:36 am KR calls SS and asks SS where she is at and asks if she is driving her, SS, home. (SS in contradiction to LE’s report that KR’s phone was unresponsive by this time.)

Questions:
What did KR do between 6:08 and 9:45 when she arrived at the party?
What time did KR bump into SS and the others before going to KR’s car at 11:00 pm?? Did SS know these people? Did KR?
(I can picture a scenario where one of them said, “Hey, I just scored some weed, (coke, whatever), let’s go to KR’S car and get high” as opposed to “Let’s all go to KR’s car and charge our phones.)
How long did they stay in the car? Was this when KR realized she was running late and texted her Mom for the curfew extension?
After the 11:00 pm car get together, where did KR go? Did she wander away from the others who were in the car? Who was she talking with?
Was KR alone when EP saw her at midnight?
At what point did SS decide that KR was too intoxicated to drive and secure another ride home?
SS has to know her timing of the 12:36 call does not coincide with LE’s time of the phone shutting off. Why has this not been clarified?

Good timeline-do we know of KR called SS from HER OWN PHONE at 1236? Or did ss just answer a call and talk to her? Easy to figure out. I’m sure LE has

 

[crhedBngr]

I’m still really questioning/ wondering about the call 12:36am phone call. Do teenagers actually make an old-fashioned phone call instead of texting? Has this call been stated as factual by LE?

If they are possibly under the influence of something, it might be easier to speed dial a phone number rather than texting.

JMVHO.

 

[OldCop]

Good timeline-do we know of KR called SS from HER OWN PHONE at 1236? Or did ss just answer a call and talk to her? Easy to figure out. I’m sure LE has

From what SS said, her phone rang and she looked down and saw that it was KR calling so she answered.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Sami: "At about 12:36 a.m. I saw a call from her, so she called me. I was on my way home from the party and I was... she was supposed to give me a ride home, but I'd already told her I didn't need a ride home. And I answered it and she said, 'hey where are you? do you still need a ride home' and I was like, 'no I already told you this, we're all good. I'm like in the car right now like, thank you so much' and she was like, 'yeah course, love you, goodnight, like, I'll see you tomorrow' and I was like 'ok, love you, see you tomorrow, be safe' and then after that nobody's had any contact or sighting of her. So, it's been complete radio silence, her phone has been off, her like, location isn't on and nobody seems to have reportedly even seen her after 12:30 a.m., so."
*Grateful thanks to transcriptionist @Allabouttrial

 

[oc1234]

I’m still really questioning/ wondering about the call 12:36am phone call. Do teenagers actually make an old-fashioned phone call instead of texting? Has this call been stated as factual by LE?

Per the Lost Trail Lodge's website (where Kiely lives): "There’s no cell service, and electricity comes from solar panels and a generator"

 

[katsrfun]

I think Hot August Nights was going on in Reno at the same time. My husband and I have gone four or five times, and this does draw hundreds, if not thousands of people. One year they had to shut it down because there were tons of Hell's Angels there who got in a major gun fight at a bar in Laughlin, and people were killed. I know Laughlin is not right next door, but those guys don't hesitate to travel lots of miles. One year, on the last night of Hot August Nights, we were just out wandering and many, many armored trucks started arriving filled with totally suited up men, all carrying batons and AK-47 rifles. One of them approached us immediately and suggested we go back to our hotel and play in the casino there, if that is what we were going to do. We asked what was going on and he said that they were expecting hundreds of teens and young adults from Stockton and Sacramento, CA and were expecting problems. He said they were homeless kids or runaways, and they were street wise and tough and no strangers to fighting and causing trouble. I am only saying this to say God knows who could have been hanging around. I hope she is found safe, but it has been so many days, I cannot fathom what happened to her. Please God watch over her and let her come home safe to loved ones. Thanks, Katt

 

[OldCop]

Update: Police join plea from family, friends for info on Prosser party where Truckee teen last seen

Friends of missing Truckee teen Kiely Rodni talk about the campground party and plead for anyone at Prosser that night to send videos and photos to police.

www.rgj.com

I just noticed a discrepancy in SS’s story:
Sami caught a ride home with another friend around midnight.
"It was just people everywhere," Sami said about the party.
She said Kiely called her.
"Hey where are you?" Kiely asked.
"I got at ride. Don't worry," Sami told her. "I love you.”

If she left at midnight, how did she say goodbye in person at 12:25????

 

[SquirrelNutkin]

Something odd that has bothered me since I saw it. About 15 minutes into the interview SS did with All American Dream Chaser SS mentions going back to KRs car to get more alcohol. She is 16 almost 17 where did the alcohol come from? Why was it in her car?

 

[CharlestonGal]

Something odd that has bothered me since I saw it. About 15 minutes into the interview SS did with All American Dream Chaser SS mentions going back to KRs car to get more alcohol. She is 16 almost 17 where did the alcohol come from? Why was it in her car?

Also bothering me from that interview is Sami's statement that when they left the car (after the phone charging episode) that they split up so Sami could find another ride. She then stops herself and goes completely blank for several seconds searching for a way to finish that sentence. Unfortunately, the interviewer bailed her out and changed the topic completely.

So Sami had already decided, while they were still in Kiely's car, to look for another ride. That decision was made in the car, not later. So what happened in the car that made Sami leave Kiely and go looking for another ride? The interviewer does not ask about this and Sami never goes back to the topic. IMO

 

[SteveP]

Something odd that has bothered me since I saw it. About 15 minutes into the interview SS did with All American Dream Chaser SS mentions going back to KRs car to get more alcohol. She is 16 almost 17 where did the alcohol come from? Why was it in her car?

My guess is she bought it at a store that doesn't ID, if beer. Every teen who drinks knows where those stores are. IF it was hard liquor, she probably either got someone of age to buy it for her, or perhaps swiped it from her parents or perhaps the kitchen at the Lodge. JMO

 

[samsmom]

ICKEdMeL going live for a presser (he’s looking for the presser)

 

[gobble]

Something odd that has bothered me since I saw it. About 15 minutes into the interview SS did with All American Dream Chaser SS mentions going back to KRs car to get more alcohol. She is 16 almost 17 where did the alcohol come from? Why was it in her car?

Well, that’s not that hard to imagine. Somebody bought it and they hauled it in cars to the campsite - just like teenagers and young adults have been doing for decades.

 

[Look4theHelpers]

I was amazed at how responsive the company was, so thanks to them! I will post links as I receive them. Again, looking for help to make this work efficiently.

This is amazing @DrDubya! I have nothing but time and available to help!

 

[OldCop]

I’m not trying to call anyone out on their stories or point fingers at anyone, but I have to say that trying to get straight stories out of a bunch of minors who were inebriated and/or high at the critical time in an investigation leads to a tangled mess that can be nearly impossible to untangle.

 

[imstilla.grandma]