Map, Timeline Tracks Discovery of Teenage Girl Missing for 500 Days
Summary
Kylie Arellano, who disappeared from Utah in May 2025 at age 15, was found in a home in Huntington, Oregon, on November 1, 2026, after an online conversation led investigators to her. Prosecutors allege Adam Harmel, 39, transported and held her against her will; he has been charged but has not been convicted.Key Facts
- Arellano was last seen in Garden City, Utah, on May 29, 2025.
- Her family reported her missing the next day to the Rich County Sheriff's Office.
- Court documents say Harmel met Arellano online and drove from Oregon to Utah to collect her.
- Investigators allege Harmel took Arellano to his home in Huntington and told her she could not leave.
- Arellano disclosed her identity and circumstances to another child through an online game in November 2026.
- The FBI received a tip on November 1, and Oregon State Police recovered Arellano from a Huntington home later that day.
- Authorities arrested Harmel during a traffic stop in Ontario, Oregon, and charged him in a federal criminal complaint.
- Harmel appeared in federal court in Boise, Idaho, on November 4; he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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