Arizona Woman Went on a Movie Date July 5 - Her Dog Was Found Alone, Her Body Was Found in the Desert

Last Contact: July 5, the Night of a Movie Date

Arianna Bailey Jones, 21, was reported missing on July 7, 2026, after a relative called Glendale Police to say she had not been heard from in two days. The relative told officers that Jones had planned to meet an acquaintance on the evening of July 5 to see a movie. That was the last confirmed contact anyone had with her.

When officers went to check on Jones’s apartment, they found her dog alone in its kennel with no food or water. The dog appeared to have been alone for several days. A friend of Jones told investigators that Jones had been in contact with the man she planned to meet and that she had seemed fine before the date. Investigators began treating the case as suspicious immediately.

An Online Connection and a Brief History

According to court documents obtained by AZFamily, Jones and the man she had planned to meet - later identified as Dominic Scot-Glen Rodolico, 24, of Peoria - had exchanged a few brief phone calls before meeting in person. The relationship between Jones and Rodolico was described by police as still under investigation, and investigators did not characterize it publicly beyond saying the two had been in communication in the days before the meeting.

Glendale Police confirmed that Jones had known Rodolico prior to July 5 through an online connection but that the level of familiarity was limited. The details of how the two had met and for how long they had been in contact remained part of the active investigation as of the time of arrest.

Body Found Buried in Desert North of the Valley

On July 13, 2026, eight days after Jones was last seen, Glendale Police announced that her body had been located in a secluded desert area north of the Phoenix metro valley. The specific location was not released in order to protect the integrity of the investigation. Police said the area was remote and not easily accessible.

Rodolico was arrested the same afternoon. He was booked into jail and charged with first-degree murder. A booking photo was released by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Police confirmed that they believe Jones was killed on the evening of July 5 - the same night as the movie outing - based on evidence gathered during the investigation.

Bond Set at $2 Million

A Maricopa County judge set Rodolico’s bond at $2 million cash. He remained in custody as of the time of the announcement. Investigators from the Glendale Police Department were working the case with support from multiple agencies, and the investigation was described as active and ongoing.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has not yet filed formal charges in the case beyond the initial booking charge, and a preliminary hearing had not been publicly scheduled at the time of the announcement. Glendale Police confirmed they believe Rodolico buried Jones’s body after the killing.

Investigation Continues

Glendale Police asked anyone with information about the case or about contact between Jones and Rodolico in the days before July 5 to come forward. The circumstances of the killing - including the motive and the specific sequence of events from the evening of the movie date - had not been publicly released as of July 14.

Jones is survived by family members who had become alarmed by her silence before the official missing persons report was filed. Her dog, found alone in the kennel with no food or water, had been the first concrete signal to police that something had gone wrong. The case is being treated as a homicide. No further suspects have been named.

References: Glendale Woman Found Dead After Meeting Man She Met Online, Police Say | Missing Glendale Woman Murder Case: Suspect Arrested