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Gone Too Soon: Dylan Rounds’ Fight for Justice

Crime Salad

Crime Salad

True Crime

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

On May 28, 2022, 19-year-old Dylan Rounds vanished in the Utah desert—his life and dreams of building something of his own were cut short by senseless violence. In today’s episode, we reflect on the impact of Dylan’s story, where the case stands today, and how his loved ones continue to fight.
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0:00.0

The sun beat down on the vast Idaho landscape, stretching for miles in every direction.

0:10.0

Golden fields, rugged terrain, and the promise of something great.

0:15.0

19-year-old Dylan Rounds stood at the edge of his farm, his boots covered by the dirt he had worked tirelessly to claim as his own.

0:23.7

This wasn't just land to him. This was his future.

0:30.5

From a young age, Dylan had been drawn to the soil to the rhythm of farming, the early mornings,

0:40.3

the hands-on work, the satisfaction of building something with his own hands. He wasn't just another kid with big dreams. He was making

0:45.5

them a reality. By 2019, he had done what most people twice his age hadn't, purchased

0:52.2

his own property with his grandfather, secured his own equipment,

0:56.2

and prepared the ground for his first crop. This wasn't a hobby. It was his way of life.

1:02.6

Even at the age of 15, Dylan's relentless work ethic set him apart. While other teenagers

1:08.6

were glued to their phones or hanging out with friends, Dylan would be

1:12.6

out in the pasture, push mowing in the sweltering 80-degree heat, wearing nothing but a sweatshirt

1:18.9

in sheer determination. Farming wasn't just something he did. It was who he was. But behind the dirt-stained jeans in the calloused hands was more than just a

1:31.3

hard-working young man. Dylan was kind. He was helpful. If someone needed a hand, he would be there.

1:37.4

But in this quiet, unforgiving stretch of Idaho, he was determined to carve out a future, one acre at a time. Then without warning,

1:48.7

it was as if Dylan's hopes and dreams stopped in an instant. At just 19 years old,

1:54.3

without any sign or explanation, he vanished. One day he was tending to his farm, working towards the future he had fought so hard to build. The next, he was simply gone. His disappearance set off an alarming panic within his family. They knew something was wrong from the very start. Days turned into weeks, then months, each one filled

2:20.6

with unbearable anguish. His parents desperate for answers searched tirelessly, scouring the land

2:27.8

he loved so much, retracing his usual steps, clinging on to any shred of hope.

2:34.7

But nothing made sense.

2:37.2

Dylan wasn't the type to leave all of this behind.

2:40.0

Farming was his life, his passion.

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