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Kiely Rodni, 16, has not been seen since around 12.30am on Saturday. She was seen at an end-of-high school party at the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee in her Honda CRV, but has not been heard from since
The family of missing California teen Kiely Rodni pleaded with her 'captor' to let her go, telling DailyMail.com on Monday of their fears that she was taken against her will and is now being held hostage.
Kiely has not been since 12.30am on Saturday morning when she was last seen at a party at the Prosser Family Campground, 12 miles from her home in Truckee, California.
She had driven herself to the party and last texted her mother, Lindsey, at 11.30pm to tell her she would soon be driving herself home.
She was last seen alive at 12.30am at the party and had told friends that she was too inebriated to drive herself home.
The other kids left the party - which drew over 100 kids, including some she'd never met before - and Kiely hasn't been seen since.
She was due to meet up with her friends at a Starbucks on Saturday morning at 9am to set off on a camping trip but she didn't show up, sparking fear among her friends and prompting her mother Lindsey to call 911.
Speaking to DailyMail.com on Monday afternoon, Lindsey said: 'I am terrified. My mind reels and my sleep is plagued with nightmares... thoughts that I just can't get out of my head.'
She revealed the FBI had now joined the search for her daughter and that while galling, she is relieved the case is now being investigated ferociously.
'They've changed it to an abduction which makes me feel validated. My daughter is not the runaway type - not to stigmatize kids who are - but my daughter is not. She had the resources to run away and would have done if she wanted to.'
My daughter is not the runaway type - not to stigmatize kids who are - but my daughter is not. She had the resources to run away and would have done if she wanted to.'
Lindsey Rodni , Kiely's mother
Kiely had been excited to attend the party after graduating early from high school. Aged 16, she was younger than most of the kids graduating.
'I last saw her on Friday morning, she was going to meet us to go to a vintage car show but then she changed her mind and wanted to go to this party instead.
'I extended her curfew , I had done it before and felt safe. She texted me at 11.30pm to say she would be leaving at 12.15am to come home.
'She said "I love you, mom." That was the last I heard from her'.
Lindsey said she has no idea if Kiely left the party willingly with someone she either knew or had just met, or if she was taken by a stranger.
In a message to whoever is with her daughter, she pleaded: 'Just please give us our daughter back. I don't even care about you. Just
