Dylan Rounds' mother joining forces with Missing in America Network to help families
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IDAHO FALLS - Dylan Rounds’ mother wants the family members of missing people to know they’re not alone and she’s working to help those facing similar situations to the one she found herself in two years ago.
“When Dylan’s case first started, we didn’t know what to do. We didn’t know who to trust. We were completely lost and hundreds of people reached out to me saying they could fix everything,” Candice Cooley tells EastIdahoNews.com. “Unfortunately, a lot of organizations come in, and they take advantage of families, in my opinion.”
Dylan was laid to rest Saturday following an outdoor memorial service on his family farm. The 19-year-old vanished in the remote desert town of Lucin, Utah in May 2022 and his family spent nearly two years searching him. Earlier this year, James Brenner, a 60-year-old man with a violent criminal history, admitted to killing Dylan and led law enforcement to his body. Brenner pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is serving a prison sentence in Utah.
When Dylan first disappeared, Rhonda “Jaz” Dequier reached out to Cooley to offer support. Dequier runs the Missing in America Network, an online organization dedicated mainly to people who have vanished within the past twelve months.
“The biggest thing we do is awareness. We do all the Facebook groups and social media and we get the word out,” Dequier says. “We offer billboards, we offer flyer events where you go in and you flyer a lot of places to help find missing kids or missing adults. We are here to help the families.”
Cooley and Dequier are now joining forces to provide additional resources in missing person cases such as drones and K9 dogs. They spoke with EastIdahoNews.com about their plans. Watch the entire conversation in the video player above.
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Dylan’s mother kept unbelievably strong throughout the search for her beautiful son
Love to Candice. Glad she has stepped into an advocate role. It continues to bring love to Dylan’s legacy
Loved this, Nate. Huge kudos to Candace and Jaz for their commitment to this cause. May they all be found.
Candice makes an excellent investigator. Very intelligent & great speaker with a very nice soothing voice. God bless her always!
Love Candice. She can definitely help others. She is so smart and persistent
I love Candice and her family. Beautiful memorial. I'm so sorry for your great loss.❤
Thank you Nate! I know Candace from Twin Falls, we work in the same building. For the longest time I had No idea what she was going through. Until your broadcast with herself & Dylan’s dad. She suffered and most of us had no idea. I see how far she has come in finding a way to induce her pain and energy into SOMETHING And this is it. But Nate, you have truly helped in some many ways with so many children. You do more than any other channel in Idaho, and I live in Idaho! Thank you~ you and your family have made an impact on so many. Love & blessings from TF
Incredible strength!
As a mom and grandma in MO, I've followed Dylan's case thru all the heartbreak. I'm so glad to hear about Candice joining forces with Jaz's organization, to help other families get thru similar situations. Ladies, I think that's a GREAT idea, to design and sell sweatshirts featuring a tractor. This could help bring more awareness, as well as money to help with searches. I'd certainly buy one of the sweatshirts!
Those hoodies!! ❤ Definitely symbolizes Dylan
Thanks for all your work. You are a trusted source to many of us here in Utah!
This is great! My heart goes out to you. God Bless
Love this information
Thank you Nate.
Such a wonderful person! Such respect for Candice. Would like to how to get involved and help
This is going to be a huge help for her in her healing 🙏🤗❤️🙏
Important information. Thank you.
Candace, I have followed Dylan case this whole time. I give you so much credit for never giving up and just pushing forward. You will be a great advocate for so many who are going through similar situations. Thanks so much for all that you are doing to bring awareness to so many issues that most of us have never thought about. Thanks for making all of us look and talk about things that are difficult so that we can help others.
Great interview
Jazz & Candice, a force to be reckoned with!!!
Way to go Candace. My condolences go out to you and the family and friends of Dylan. I've followed this since the beginning with the great Nate Eaton. Followed him since the beginning with the other major case over there in Idaho.
I see where Dylan got his determination to be a successful farmer, such positive self-confidence; from Candice! She has got to be the strongest mother I've ever witnessed. I have followed all her interviews back when Dylan was first missing. You're amazing 👏 Keep going Candice, all us mothers can learn from you. 🙏
Candice went through a lot and stayed strong! I am glad she will help and not hurt the family! May God continue to give her strength. Great program. This is how it should be done.
There is something amazing about Dylams mom. Her strength, recilliance and big heart shines through my tiny cell phone screen. I pray she will be able to keep doing what she does. She will help so so many people in years to come. A beautiful legacy after Dylan. ❤
Nate is a tenacious credible journalist
Tennessee needs you. Your persistence and strength prevail. Find Summer Wells 💜
Find Sebastian Rogers 💚
Two amazing women. From a terrible tragedy to greatness ❤. Thanks Nate
Wow! I am so glad you shared about donating bones to train canine searchers.
Such a great conversation.
Gave me much to think about.
This is great. It's so awful for families when the trolls come out.
😢…please bless these families of tragic circumstances 🙏
Candace ❤ What a firecracker!
I ❤ her
Candice Cooley, a "cut through the crap" and let's get to the point lady. ❤
Dylan was so young. So sad all around.
So sad kids are being murdered.
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There are 2 cases in my state (Tennessee) that really need help and outside viewpoints. Summer Wells has been missing for years, and Sebastian Rodgers has been missing over 6 months. Both cases seem to have hit dead ends.....
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Amazing organisation I wauld love to help but I live in UK. ❤
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What ever happened with Dylan's land property? Sold? That would make a nice campsite or a shelter for the sound minded respectful homeless people and families that would obey rules of being clean & keeping the property clean.
Not trying to be snarky or critical, but we really need there to be more people impressing on young men the danger of bodies of water. Even if they can swim. Too many die who shouldn't because of a simple mistake they don't see coming.
I hope they have the manpower to take on at least some of the 300,000+ children missing from the border.
I can not understand that lady she have talk so much about her boy but not crying once. The way she talks. So many stops in her talk I can not believe that she don't know what happen to him
First of all we know exactly what happened to Dylan and second, I keep my emotions private. To say I have not cried is a ridiculous statement.
Helena THIS comment is exactly the type of comment that is not helpful or supportive to families going through such a crisis that I safeguard families from. Please be kind.
Just ignore it Candace@@CandiceCooley-f7v
Be careful Candice. Just be yourself. It’s your strength.
Thanks Nate ❤❤ RIP Dylan 🙏🏻🫶🇨🇦
Thank you ladies and than you Nate for giving them the interview!!!!! Thank you ❤
Wonderful what your doing. Thank you for stepping up.❤❤
Just imagine linking up Dylans moma and Gabby petitos momas and all the good they could create together That would be amazing
This poor gal, to have to do the police's job to find her baby
Candice is the epitome of a strong woman. Much love to you mama
My condolences to her and also my admiration, she went behind to find her son and now she is helping others 💕💕💕
Prayers for you Candice.