Kelcey Fike.

MUS-2026-0126

Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.

On June 17, 2008, 21-year-old Kelcey Fike was found dead inside her burned mobile home in Kearney, Nebraska. An autopsy showed she had been beaten and strangled before the fire was set; surveillance from a nearby store showed a car leaving the trailer park about ten minutes before the fire was reported. A $30,000 reward was offered on the 13th anniversary of her death. Local reporting in June 2024 confirmed the person responsible was still at large.

1. June 17, 2008

   At 4:50 a.m., Kearney police and fire responded to a trailer fire at #58 R-Villa South Trailer Court; Kelcey Fike, 21, was found dead inside

2. June 17, 2008

   Surveillance from a nearby store showed a car leaving the trailer park at 4:39 a.m., about ten minutes before the fire was reported

3. 2008

   An autopsy determined Fike died of blunt-force trauma with evidence of ligature strangulation; her body showed bruises, a broken nose, and defensive wounds

4. 2014

   Her brother John told the Associated Press, 'Somebody out there knows something, and I believe we will get answers someday'

5. June 2021

   A $30,000 reward was offered on the 13th anniversary of her death

6. June 17, 2024

   Local reporting marked 16 years and confirmed the person responsible was still at large

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