A male-female couple that was killed in Washington state between 2001-2005, its unclear whether they were Washington state residents or were abducted from another state. Keyes said he robbed several banks to fund his travels along with money he made as a general contractor, and investigators have corroborated his role in two holdups, according to the FBI. [20] He died by suicide on December 2, 2012, via cutting his wrists and attempted strangulation. [50], While incarcerated, Keyes spoke to investigators several times over a period of months. He was found to have antisocial tendencies. He was stationed for six months in Egypt, where he and his friends took trips to Tel Aviv to patronize prostitutes, he told investigators. ", Flowers are left at an overlook of Matanuska Lake on April 26, 2012. The FBI says Keyes' suicide in jail surprised investigators working on the case. WebI read that Keyes drove to Samanthas house and retrieved the ATM card from her truck. He liked them to be "lightweight" because they were easier to dispose. Keyes was then honorably discharged and he relocated to Neah Bay, Washington[19] where he lived in the Makah Reservation community of Neah Bay, on the Olympic Peninsula. The only time he had this reaction was when he was shown the photo of Debra Feldman. Keyes had an epiphany in which he felt that he was different from his peers, who ran away from him. August 14, 2013 / 1:19 PM Special Agent Jolene Goeden said Keyes was very careful about divulging information and was always in control of what he said in interviews, according to the FBI's website. In 1997 or 1998 the family moved to Maupin, a high-desert town along the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. Understandable. Officials released this photo of Israel Keyes at the time the FBI and the Anchorage Police Department were investigating the disappearance of Samantha Koenig in Anchorage in February 2012. They repeated the proposition: You give us information, we go out and look for bodies. So the best insight we have of him is during 2000-2007 from his friends and neighbors in Neah WebJosh Hallmark found only one unsolved disappearance that occurred within 500 miles of Neah Bay in the 3 weeks following the purchase of the boat. Wendy Marie Dehoop who disappeared from Eugene, Oregon on April 22, 2005. She tried for years to get the files released, eventually hiring Anchorage attorney Jeffrey Robinson to argue they be unsealed in federal court in Alaska. [18], On one occasion, Keyes declared his atheism to his parentsboth of whom he had previously made tireless and constant efforts to please[17]after an intense argument. He had no connection to any of his known victims. It is unknown if the victims were residents of Washington, tourists, or residents he abducted from a nearby state and transported to Washington.. The conversations illustrate the fractured thinking of an Anchorage contractor and father who led a secret life, plotting and carrying out killings of three people who have so far been identified. -. Michelle Theriault Boots is a longtime reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. They searched his boat he said a homemade anchor might have been of interest. The other two victims in the state were believed to have been killed in 2005 or 2006. They lived in a house with an attached garage that would be easy to enter. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Keyes said his"retirement plan" was to build a dungeon in his home. "My whole issue is to keep control of it,"Keyes had told investigatorsas they pressed him for details. "Well, there might, not on it, maybe inside somewhere," Keyes replied. "They don't see you. Keyes was indicted in the case, and his trial was scheduled to begin in March 2013. After killing Koenig, Keyes flew to New Orleans, where he went on a cruise. 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On November 13, 2002, his father passed away, and Keyes attended the funeral. Keyes abducted Samantha Koenig from her job at a coffee shop and took her to a portable shed in his driveway where he raped & killed her. There has also been substantial internet chatter about the possibility of Keyes being involved with the 2004 disappearance of 21-year-old nursing studentMaura Murray, who went missing after crashing her car in Northern New Hampshire. He began reupholstering the boat after in the weeks after he bought it. State park land? He teased that he'd killed "less than a dozen" people around the country over more than a decade, in addition to robbing banks, burglarizing houses and arson. When Keyes was 20 years old, he got a high school equivalency degree and joined the US Army. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the FBI office in Anchorage said agents now have added three more to that grim tally, based on his statements, and said the timeline sheds some new light on a mysterious case that left a trail of unsolved killings around the country. The other two people buried in Washington State are believed to have been killed from July 2001 to 2005. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. He wasn't picky about his victims, he said. And it's a long, cold winter. Keyes worked for the Makah Indian tribe in Washington State after he got out of the Army in July 2001. He was also interested in satanism at this time, and began to plan a satanic ritual killing involving a young woman. He also visited various family members throughout the country and traveled internationally. [4], An FBI report stated that Keyes burglarized 20 to 30 homes across the United States and robbed several banks between 2001 and 2012. He committed a long series of rapes and murders until his capture in 2012. He liked what he was doing.". Keyes stated at least one of the bodies was disposed of in Crescent Lake in Washington, and he used anchors to submerge the body, the FBI said. Like my parents, and parents of other kids who would hang out with me. Although he was born in Cove, Utah, Israel's family relocated Please enter valid email address to continue. Were really just opening it up and putting it all out there at this point.. 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He bludgeoned her husband in the basement. he said. The area where Keyes was working was a popular place for inner-tubers to float the Deschutes River. Investigators believe he may have killed 11. Josh Hallmark found only one unsolved disappearance that occurred within 500 miles of Neah Bay in the 3 weeks following the purchase of the boat. After serving in the US Army for several years, Keyes moved to the Makah Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, with the mother of his infant daughter, who was a On February 1, 2012,he kidnappedbarista Samantha Koenig, 18, from the Common Grounds Espresso in Anchorage at gun point. Sometime after being extradited to Alaska, Keyes began talking, giving the FBI details of his crimes in bits and pieces. He specifically went for campgrounds and isolated locations. He is believed to have been responsible for as many as 11 deaths in the United States, and potentially even more victims outside the country. He suggested to investigators that this was when he began killing people. Weve exhausted all our investigative leads, Gonzalez said. ", Keyeswould later claimhe committed four murderswhile living in Washington, though these crimes remain unconfirmed and the identities of his alleged victims are unknown. So that's when I just started being a loner. [18] Keyes then developed an inordinate interest in Satanism, with plans of committing a ritualistic murder. For years, some of the kids slept in a tent. 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Keyes said he had studied the methods of fellow serial killer Ted Bundy, whom he admired, butcalled BTK Killer Dennis Rader a wimp,for professing remorse for his killings after he was caught, according to the Anchorage Daily News. He claimed to only use guns when he had to and preferred strangulation; this was due to the pleasure he derived from witnessing victims lose consciousness in the struggle. Calmly, he told investigators that he bound the woman. [20] Police used a taser to subdue him. Keyes during an interview with the FBI[12], As a youth, Keyes admitted to shooting at neighbors' houses with his BB gun, starting fires in the woods, and breaking into houses for fun. [7][25], Keyes targeted random people all across the United States to avoid detection with months of planning before he committed a particular crime. Interestingly, the encounter took place across the street from the Albany recruitment office which Keyes would later join the army through. As a teenager, he would break into peoples homes and steal their firearms. Those conversations mostly dealt with wrangling over legal procedures with investigators and federal prosecutors over his cases. The Marshall's store is also just two miles from the SUNY campus where Suzanne was abducted from. Season 3 of True Crime Bullsh** by Josh Hallmark into the life, travels and crimes of Israel Keyes has just started! [20], Keyes did not admit to any murders during his three years in the United States Army, but did admit to twice attempting rapes of women, once with a prostitute while on leave in Egypt, and another time with a college student he met in Israel. While living in Colville, Washington, the family attended a racist Christian Identity church, where,according to Salon, he befriended future white supremacist terrorists and murderersChevie and Cheyne Kehoe, who were also his neighbors. Israel Keyes confessed to killing the Curriers. she asked. On April 9, 2005 Keyes picked up a boat he purchased in Port Angeles, WA. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he was fined $350. The FBI said Keyes also traveled internationally, but its unknown if he killed anyone outside the U.S. When asked in an interview about Robert Hansen, Keyes replied enthusiastically, stating, "Yeah, I know all about him," before continuing, "I probably know every single serial killer that's ever been written about. He worked as a handyman and contractor, and started his own business, Keyes Construction. Keyes said the randomness of his victims is what kept him successful.. Vermont State Police investigators pause to allow a dog to inspect dirt and debris at a dig site off Vermont 15 near Lang Farm in Essex, Vt., Thursday, April 12, 2012, in what Essex Police Chief Brad LaRose described as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of William and Lorraine Currier. There are several factors that make Stephen a likely Keyes victim. Samantha Koenig abducted from Anchorage, AK - Feb. 2, 2012, Lorraine & Bill Currier abducted from their home in Essex, VT - June 8, 2011), Debra Feldman last seen in her home in Hackensack, NJ - April 8, 2009 - (all but confirmed victim via FBI), Clues and hints Keyes gave to the FBI regarding his other victims. [56] Finally, after several days, he set his sights on Bill Currier, 50, and his wife Lorraine, 55. The FBI believes the number of skulls correlates with what are believed to be the total number of his victims. Keyes told investigators he traveled widely. 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