FIDE CANEM COLD CASE, INC.
Bringing answers to families who have waited far too long.
Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc., a 501(c)3, is an all-volunteer, professional canine search and recovery team dedicated to searching for and recovering missing persons where the case has grown cold and law enforcement resources have been exhausted.
All services are provided at no cost to law enforcement and the families of the missing.
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FIDE CANEM COLD CASE, INC.
Trust the Dog
There are as many as 100,000 active missing persons cases in the United States at any given time.
While many of these cases are solved quickly, other cases grow cold and the missing persons are never recovered.
As of the last report, there were approximately 88,040 people missing in the United States, according to the National Crime Information Center.
Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc., a 501(c)3, is an all-volunteer, professional canine search and recovery team dedicated to searching for and recovering missing persons where the case has grown cold and law enforcement resources have been exhausted.
Team members have over thirty years of combined experience in search and rescue, search and
recovery, law enforcement, crime scene preservation, evidence collection, forensics and canine handling.
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Fide Canem relies entirely on donations. Please consider making a tax deductible donation.
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CANINE HANDLERS
Meet our Team
KACY ROBINSON, M.S.
Founder/Professional Canine Handler
Kacy Robinson has been involved in search and rescue/recovery missions since she was a child. Growing up in a law enforcement family, she was privileged to attend numerous search and rescue/recovery missions throughout Utah. Her first recovery mission was a search for Ted Bundy’s victim, Sue Curtis.
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Kacy attended the College of Eastern Utah obtaining her associate of science degree in Criminal Justice. There she also attended the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services Crime Scene Academy and is certified as a Crime Scene Analyst.
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She then completed her bachelor’s degree in Communications through the University of Utah. Following which, she attended the Henry Lee College of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven where she obtained her master’s degree in Computer Forensics. While attending, she was the Lead Archivist on the Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Project.
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When not searching, Kacy works as the Fatality Review Specialist for the state of Utah. She is also a Digital Forensic Analyst aiding law enforcement agencies, attorneys, corporations, businesses and private individuals with data recovery and digital forensics.
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Kacy spent twelve years with the oldest and largest search and rescue organization in the state of Utah with her two canine partners, Uintah and Wahsatch, both Golden Retrievers. In 2017, Kacy and her search partner Bret Sayer, established Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc. the first search and recovery team focusing exclusively on cold case missing persons and evidence recovery. Since establishing the team, they have assisted on numerous cold cases throughout the world.
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She and her canine partners are specialized in Avalanche Recovery, Disaster Search and Rescue/Recovery, Wilderness Search and Rescue/Recovery, Urban Search and Rescue/Recovery, Water Recovery (Deep, Shallow and Shoreline), Evidence Detection and Recovery, and Human Remains Detection.
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Kacy’s extensive knowledge of forensics, crime scene containment, management and preservation, and canine handling make her distinctly qualified to serve law enforcement and the community in this unique capacity.
WHAT WE DO
SEARCH AND RECOVERY
There are many different types of search and rescue teams throughout the world. Each team fills a specific and much needed area of expertise. The types of teams are as varied as the teams themselves providing qualified searchers and canines for live missing, wilderness search and rescue or recovery, disaster recovery, avalanche rescue or recovery, and tracking/trailing.
Noticing there was a need specifically for qualified search and recovery canine teams to locate those missing after cases have gone cold, Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc. was established. Members of Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc. are dedicated to providing their expertise in locating missing individuals for whom there is no active search taking place.
All team members have either law enforcement or crime scene experience and can assist with both civil and criminal cases.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Members of Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc. train constantly to maintain a high degree of search and recovery proficiency.
Deployable anywhere, at a moment's notice to help locating missing persons, team members must maintain rigorous training schedules.
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Training consists of all manner of human scent including both large and small scent sources from live scent to cadaver. Members also train on evidentiary sources should the need arise for evidence recovery during a particular case.
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Members of law enforcement and other agencies are welcome to request a demonstration of our team abilities as well as attend training with the team.
Affiliations and Associations
Fide Canem Cold Case is honored to be a member of the
Cold Case Foundation
Fide Canem Cold Case is honored to be a member of the
American Investigative Society of Cold Cases
Partnerships
NEWS
Latest Stories
Take a look at some of the latest coverage we’ve received below and help spread the word about all the amazing accomplishments of Fide Canem Cold Case, Inc.
Biometrica
2-Minute Wrap Of Today's Public Safety News
May 12, 2021
Fide Canem was featured in the May 12th Biometrica 2-Minute Wrap Of Today's Public Safety News: Searches Need More Than Magic, Your Dog Needs Training, But So Do You
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INFORMATION NETWORK
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March 2020
Fide Canem was featured in the March 2020 RMIN Bulletin distributed to law enforcement agencies in the Western United States
Biometrica
2-Minute Wrap Of Today's Public Safety News
March 24, 2021
Fide Canem was featured in the March 24th Biometrica 2-Minute Wrap Of Today's Public Safety News: Searching for Life and Bringing Closure: A Canine Training Story
GOVERNOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY SUMMIT
July 31, 2019
Along with Kathy Mackay of the Cold Case Database, Fide Canem presented at the Governor's Public Safety Summit.
THE LUCAS PROJECT/THE CONFESSION KILLER
May 22, 2018
Fide Canem, along with the Cold Case Foundation and Netflix assisted in the investigation of the cold case homicide of Jean Simmons Alba.
Biometrica
2-Minute Wrap Of Today's Public Safety News
February 10, 2021
Fide Canem was featured in the February 10th Biometrica 2-Minute Wrap Of Today's Public Safety News: Cold Cases: Heartbreak, Hope & Bringing Them Home
COLD CASE CONFERENCE AT UVU
July 10, 2019
Fide Canem presented at the Cold Case Foundation's Cold Case Conference.
FIDE CANEM
COLD CASE, INC.
Please feel free to contact us for assistance on your case or for more information about our services
P.O. Box 955
Brigham City, Utah
801-614-7535