Kelcey Renae Fike
21-year-old Kelcey was excited about her new job and she had met the love of her life, Alex Young. He was a reservist for the National Guard. After a year of dating, Alex gave Kelcey a diamond promise ring and then the couple temporarily moved into a mobile home in Kearney, Nebraska.
Monday, June 16th, 2008, Alex was out of town when Kelcey came home from work around 5:30 p.m. Around 9 p.m., she took her basset hound, Dante, for a walk. Then Kelcey prepared for an upcoming trip as she talked on the phone to her mother. They ended the conversation with "Love you, i'll talk to you tomorrow." But, tomorrow never came for Kelcey.
At around 4:30 the next morning, Kelcey's mobile home was ablaze, with her inside. As the smoke alarm in the trailer pierced the air, all her neighbors could do was call her name and Dante's. By the time the firefighters showed up, the flames were too hot to attempt a rescue.
When the fire was out and the smoke cleared, Kelcey's body was found on the floor, outside the master bedroom, where the fire had started. Dante was found in the living room, deceased.
Since it is common practice to look at those that were closest to the victim first, authorities looked at Kelcey's boyfriend, Alex. He was quickly ruled him out since he was far away from the crime scene at the time of the murder.
Investigators looked hard into Kelcey's past, but didn't find anyone that seemed to dislike Kelcey, let alone do the unspeakable things that were done to her. Even her exes seemed to still be on good terms with her. Police just couldn't figure out who would want to kill Kelcey or why. They were pretty sure it was someone that knew her well. Unless you were familiar with where Kelcey lived, her trailer was pretty hard to spot shoved between two businesses. Neighbors also didn't hear Dante barking at all, so he must have knew the perpetrator. There was also the unlocked door and the utter rage of the crime that made it seem personal.
Investigators were able to dig up surveillance footage from across the street from Kelcey's trailer. It showed a car leaving the trailer court the morning of the murder at 4:39 a.m., which was 10 minutes before the fire was reported. Police have not yet been able to identify the vehicle, but it is theorized that it might be a dark colored sedan.
Lab technicians are trying to separate the Kelcey's DNA from that of her killer. The DNA was meshed together by the firefighter's hoses.
For now, there is nothing else to go on and Kelcey's case remains unsolved.
There is a $30,000 reward in place for any information leading to the capture and conviction of a suspect in Kelcey’s death.
If you have any information, contact Buffalo County Crime Stoppers at (308) 237-3424
I have to wonder if authorities looked into the employees of business on either side of Kelcey's trailer.
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