It’s been nearly a year and a half since 15-year-old Kylie Arellano vanished from Garden City, Utah.
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Arellano → vanish → City
She was last seen by her family on May 29, 2025.
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She → see → May
In December, Dateline spoke with Kylie’s mother, Stephanie Coleman, about her daughter’s disappearance for its ‘Missing in America’ series.
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Dateline → speak → series
On the night Kylie vanished, the two communicated via text.
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two → vanish → text
“She goes, ‘I love you, Mama.
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I → go → you
I said, ‘I love you too, baby girl,’” Stephanie remembered.
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Stephanie → say → you
Her phone turned off at 9:52 p.m.”
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phone → turn → p.m.
The next morning, Kylie’s family realized she was missing.
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she → realize → ?
“Her jacket was in the drive -- left in the driveway.
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jacket → leave → driveway
Stuff was packed, her Xbox was gone,” Stephanie said.
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Stephanie → pack → ?
She told Dateline at the time she thought Kylie may have left willingly.
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Kylie → tell → time
But she soon began to think it was not her daughter’s intention to be gone for as long as she had been.
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she → begin → ?
Despite efforts from the Rich County Sheriff’s Office, investigating possible sightings, and digging through digital evidence, Kylie remained missing.
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Kylie → investigate → evidence
“I am keeping hope Kylie is out there.
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Kylie → keep → hope
I will never give up on Kylie,” she said.
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she → give → Kylie
She kept that hope alive for more than 500 days.
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She → keep → days
Now, her daughter has been located safe in Oregon.
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daughter → locate → Oregon
On November 1, 2026, the FBI shared a press release, “Law enforcement in Oregon, working directly with FBI Salt Lake City and the Rich County Sheriff’s Office, safely recovered a 17-year-old teenage girl,” the release stated.
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release → share → girl
“She was located this afternoon in Oregon with a 39-year-old male, who was taken into custody without incident.”
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who → locate → incident
The FBI did not release the man’s name or what charges he could be facing.
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he → release → name
“As this case is ongoing, no further information will be released at this time,” the release stated.
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release → release → time
“We are grateful she can return home, and we will continue working with our partners to hold those responsible accountable,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
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Patel → return → partners
Dateline reached out to Stephanie to see if she could share any additional details but has not yet heard back.
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she → reach → details
She did, however, share a simple message on the “Help Bring Kylie Arellano Home” Facebook page: “My babygirl was found SAFE today!!
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babygirl → share → page
We did it KOAS ARMY.”
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We → do → it
If you have information on Kylie’s case, please contact the Rich County Sheriff’s Office at 435-793-2285 or email secretary@richcounty.gov.
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you → have → secretary@richcounty.gov
You can reference Kylie’s case number: 25-R308.
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You → reference → number
You can also submit a tip to the FBI.
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You → submit → FBI
If you have a story to share with Dateline, please submit it here.
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you → have → it
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