Even though police currently have Kiely Rondo’s completed autopsy report, they say it may take up to two more months before releasing the information to the public, due to suspicious evidence when finding the deceased body.
After being found submerged in the back of her car in Prosser Creek Reservoir last month, investigators say the case seems suspicious, and they still need time to piece together evidence that’s been collected.
The teen disappeared around 12.30am on August 6 near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, California, following a wild party attended by around 300 young people.
Authorities including Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI put in thousands of man hours searching for Kiely, but couldn’t locate her until volunteer divers traveled to the area to help.
Her family is eagerly awaiting the results of her autopsy and toxicology tests, but it could be months before they are released as divers speculate whether her death was an accident or not.
The six-man team from Oregon speculated whether or not foul play was involved during the footage released this month, which is titled “How We FOUND Kiely Rodni: MURDER or ACCIDENT?
“She’s in the back of the vehicle,” diver Nick Rinn can be heard saying in the emotional video after the team used sonar technology to locate her car underwater.
“She’s not in the driver’s seat. It looks suspicious to me. The vehicle’s upside down, one window’s halfway down. One window is all the way down.”
Many who have followed the case have suspected someone else may have been involved, but police are yet to confirm they have spoken to anyone else they feel could be connected.
Authorities released a statement, “We expect the investigation, review, and redaction processes to be completed by November 1, 2022. The toxicology report, which has not come back yet, will be included with the entirety of what we will release when the investigation is complete, and the records are ready for release.”
A close source to Rodni’s family said, “No news on cause of death, funeral, body [being released], toxicology, etc. All that will come from the Sheriff’s Department and the coroner when they are ready I guess.”
Authorities have yet to confirm if there was any foul play in the case, but recent speculation of rape has been hinted at.
