article_snippet: Kelly Mae Myers was reported missing on December 18 by distraught relatives in Colorado who said Kelly Mae Myers disappearance was 'out of character'.
article_snippet: Tragic: The remains of Kelly Mae Myers, 18, were found in a remote desert park of Colorado on Saturday .
article_snippet: Kelly Mae Myers had been missing since December 18 when family thought Kelly Mae Myers had hitchhiked to friends in Utah .
article_snippet: A search team was not sent out for Kelly Mae Myers until January 19 as authorities suggested Kelly Mae Myers appeared to have fled independently to meet friends in Salt Lake City, Utah.
article_snippet: In an appeal that day, the Sheriff's Office said: 'A few reports to investigators have indicated Kelly might have hitch hiked to Utah. '
article_snippet: Investigators believe Kelly has friends or known associates in the Salt Lake City area, and may have been trying to get there. '
article_snippet: According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Kelly Mae Myers worked at Abra Formal Wear and attended Central High School.
highlights_snippet: Kelly Mae Myers, 18, went missing from Colorado home on December 18 .
  
highlights_snippet: Police thought she was hitchhiking to visit friends in Salt Lake City .
  