Special Agent Ted Halla: We absolutely want people to come forward who think they may have seen something connected to Israel Keyesespecially on this lake. What other murders had he committed? Peter Van Sant: In some ways to the outsider it looked like you guys were in a way befriending a serial killer. He gets in the vehicle, and he starts to drive away. SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN [video Interrogation]: There's a perfect right thumb print for Israel Keyes. Peter Van Sant: Did you have a sense you were getting to know this young woman? Dezarae Smith: It was built to be completely off the grid, to be completely isolated from society. Its a more comprehensive timeline, Gonzalez said of the updated breakdown of Keyes whereabouts. "I made up my mind I was never going to let that happen again," he said. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He wanted an Americano coffee from Starbucks. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, April 12, 2012]: I can't be satisfied sitting in prison for all my life. Neah Bay can be accessed via the scenic highway that runs along the eastern coast of the peninsula. Or was he someone who was just using a credit card that he found? (Chuckles) You'll get the whole story eventually. Michelle Tasker: We just got up and just ran. Richard Barber is the producer-editor. He wanted a Snickers bar, and he wanted a particular cigar. What does this mean? Special Agent Katherine Nelson | FBI, Anchorage, Alaska: Cell phone records, financial records, anything we could find out about his background, his travels. Ten days after Samantha disappeared, a vigil was held. Israel Keyes in two photos released by the FBI. In an interview with FBI investigators, Keyes said that he had by his late teenage years decided he could rape or kill and get away with it. Peter Van Sant: This is like a horror movie, isn't it? "You go fishing, or out hunting. Peter Van Sant: And what was the couple's name? He left behind an extensive four-page note that expressed no remorse nor offered any clues to other slayings. / CBS News, [This story originally aired on May 9, 2020.]. It was starting to look like Keyes could have victims across the United States. Special Agent Ted Halla: He revealed to us that one of the Washington State victims was actually their body was sunk in this particular lake. He was stationed for six months in Egypt, where he and his friends took trips to Tel Aviv to patronize prostitutes, he told investigators. He was a loving dad, a doting father., Forensic psychologist Dr. Thomas Powelltold "Method of a Serial Killer" that Keyes was "well-respected as an employee" and was capable of maintaining normal relationships "from time to time.". Peter Van Sant: Did anyone ever find these bodies? For the first time, the FBI is showing "48 Hours" the contents of what Keyes liked to call a "kill cache.". (Marc Lester / ADN). He talked about the public Israel Keyes, who lived with a nurse practitioner girlfriend and his school-aged daughter on a street in the Turnagain neighborhood where the neighbors included a Superior Court judge. He's a 34-year-old man from Alaska who has a construction business, a small kind of quiet life. If she's getting any sleep. Keyes also told investigators he committed two separate murders between 2005 and 2006, disposing of at least one of the bodies from a boat in 12-mile-long Lake Crescent. Stalking through the woods. Cape Flattery is the northwest most point in the lower 48 states. ", Then, finally, after three agonizing weeks . Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Even after his arrest, Keyes attempted to shield his daughter from the murders, telling investigators that he was worried about the effect his confession would have on her. Now, he killed himself. And when he asks the driver for identification. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He has a covering over his face, dark clothing, he has gloves on his hands. The FBI said that during this time, Keyes may have been responsible for a homicide in Texas or a nearby state a crime Keyes denied. Share. He had knives with him to use for a satanic ritual. There are 17 people who live on Cedar Dr in Neah Bay, Washington that are registered to vote. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He ultimately presents him with an identification card for Israel Keyes. The FBI on Monday released a timeline of travels and crimes by Keyes, a handyman and owner of an Alaska construction company who committed suicide in his Anchorage, Alaska, jail cell in December 2012 while awaiting trial for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old barista. And it was hard to resist. Peter Van Sant: And who the heck is Israel Keyes? Keyes also told investigators in Alaska that he killed four people in Washington, but names and details were lacking, according to an FBI news release. 2/27/2005 Neah Bay, Washington Keyes wrote in e-mail that he arrived back from visiting friends in Port Angeles, Washington at 3 a.m.; no time stamp on e-mail . In an already isolated family, Keyes said he kept to himself. She was scared but also just talking, just like, about random stuff. FBI investigators in Anchorage, Alaska, believe Keyes killed 11 people between 2001 and 2012, and five of the murders happened while he was living in Neah Bay. So, if Samantha is alive then we really need to find her quickly. Special Agent Colleen Sanders | FBI, Poulsbo, Washington: It's very much like a horror movie. Sometime after that assault, Keyes joined the U.S. Army. The FBI hopes investigators across the country will take a second look at suspicious deaths in their area. U.S. ATTORNEY KEVIN FELDIS [audio interview, October 22, 2012]: Is this the person buried in New York? The FBI joined the Anchorage Police Department in looking at family and friends. Until historic times, the Makah Tribe was composed of five principal winter villages. He told her to shut up but she kept talking, he told the investigators. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: That note contained a picture of Samantha, and a long, typed out message that talked about putting $30,000 into Samantha's bank account. Keyes was enlisted in the U.S. Army from July 9, 1998 through July 8, 2001. But just when Keyes committed his first murder is still an open question. At this point, you see an individual jump in through the window. In 2013, after Keyes' jailhouse suicide, a federal judge unsealed some of the interviews at the request of the then-Alaska Dispatch. He spent a lot of time in the forests and mountains of the Olympic Peninsula and made long trips to Eastern Washington, where he'd spent most of his childhood. mechanical wings that move. March 13, 2021 / 10:05 PM Frank Russo: And he said "I want a promise that I'll get the death penalty. Tammy is related to Jovita L Shaw and Keaton Hawkins as well as 1 additional person. SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN: Something to eat? Special Agent Katherine Nelson [driving with Van Sant]: Yes. Several school districts delayed classes after 1 or 2 inches fell in most areas. But I felt unsafe being near him. Keyes confessed to killing Koenig and at least seven others around the country, including Bill and Lorraine Currier of Essex, Vt., in 2011. We're relatively confident about Debra Feldman. NEAH BAY Israel Keyes was described as a model citizen while he lived in Neah Bay between 2001-2007, fathering a girl, working for the Makah tribe and being a productive part of this tribal community. That trooper's instincts were spot-on. Until the Koenig abduction, he said, he followed a rule about never killing too close to home. There was nothing that stood out that he was a troublemaker or anything.. They searched his boat he said a homemade anchor might have been of interest. "But I'll never give up trying.". I don't know if my daughter's being fed, taken care of. Those conversations mostly dealt with wrangling over legal procedures with investigators and federal prosecutors over his cases. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! To understand Israel Keyes, you have to go deep into the vast, remote wilderness where he was raised the place where he lived off and on for more than 20 years: Washington State. Israel Keyes is interviewed by the FBI on July 10, 2012. Were really just opening it up and putting it all out there at this point.. Caring about others. He told investigators about a cache of potential body disposal toolshe had secreted along a bank of Eagle River. Keyes moved here after marrying a tribe member he met online. The opening scenes of Keyes' life took place in a secluded cabin outside the small town of Colville. Senior Staff Writer Paul Gottlieb can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. Within hours of murdering Samantha, Israel Keyes left Anchorage for a Caribbean vacation with his family. Cigars. Sherri Odegaard: No. She seemed like she was a very kind individual. He was 34 at the time of his death. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Israel Keyes was not even on our radar. Jolene Goeden: I think this is the entirety of of his crimes. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Bill's yelling for his wife. 15 $ Seafood. A search of the car uncovers Samantha's ID, her debit card, her cellphone and a gun along with a disguise that matched the man in the ATM photos. "They don't see you. He talked about hobbies: fishing, boats, hiking, camping, kayaking at Eklutna Lake. For Samantha Koenig's loved ones, the news hit like a gut punch. Investigators were monitoring Samantha Koenig's debit card and were alerted after an ATM withdrawal was made from her debit card in Sheppard, Texas. Keyes told agents he weighed down at least one body with anchors and dumped it from a boat into 100 feet of water in Lake Crescent, 18 miles west of Port Angeles. These are several boxes of .22 ammunition. - I was just convinced that I had screwed up that time in Oregon because you know, I I let her go. But now, the FBI wanted to know what had Israel Keyes done with Samantha Koenig? The man called out "Where's my wife?" But as meticulous as Keyes was in covering his tracks, he slipped up leaving behind a fingerprint on an ammunition case. She was 12 years old and disappeared on March 3rd, 1996. Frank Russo: Once we heard what he had to say, it went from being a very happy day as a prosecutor to one of the worst I've ever had. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. And so, it's there's very little you can tell. The bodies of the Curriers were never found. As an adolescent, Keyes said he shot at houses with BB guns, broke into homes and started fires in the woods. Drive Cape Flattery Road to its end as it . And that was that was a bad day. Part of the ransom text sent to Samantha Koenig's boyfriend. And everybody took off to the park. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Correct. Whenever Keyes got the urge to kill, he would dig up a cache he had buried years prior and retrieve the murder weapons to commit his crimes. Samantha's boyfriend was quickly ruled out as a suspect. It looks like an abduction. Schooled at home and cut off from the outside world, Keyes was socially awkward. In April, a judge ordered the government to release all the interviews, as well as the psychological evaluation. abducted from the Tudor Road drive-thru coffee stand. Eric Johnson: This is the shop here, the blue part. Serial killer Israel Keyes was prepared for murders. One week later, another ATM withdrawal is made. But the world's better off he's gone. "I don't like to litter.". What started as an apparent robbery suddenly took a darker turn. PORT ANGELES FBI agents have linked 11 killings to admitted serial killer Israel Keyes, including five murders from 2001 to 2006 while he lived in Neah Bay. A dinner will be served at the Neah Bay High School gymnasium following the graveside service. But the suspect had made a crucial mistake. He grew up in a large family. More than 1,300 students in the Mukilteo School District received screenings and referrals at school. The next year, her skeletal remains were found. See somebody in the woods. They're mine. In a series of interviews with law enforcement, Keyes described significant planning and preparation for his murders, reflecting a meticulous and organized approach to his crimes, the FBI wrote in a release accompanying the timeline. U.S. ATTORNEY KEVIN FELDIS: So, give me something to work with. He did work for the tribe, doing landscaping all over the village, Dulik said. ISRAEL KEYES [video interview] How long does a body last in a freshwater lake? Jim Thompson told "Method of a Serial Killer" that he worked various construction and carpentry jobs with Keyes around Neah Bay, saying Keyes was a motivated and meticulous worker. The cache used in the Currier attack has never been found, but Keyes told the FBI where they could find a weapon he had used in Vermont. In addition, it is standard policy that the Makah tribe does not comment on any individuals employed or formerly employed by the tribal organization or its enterprises.. Take Home Fish Company. He saw the gun. He bludgeoned her husband in the basement. Keyes then strangled her to death. Special Agent Ted Halla |FBI, Poulsbo, Washington: We believe he killed four victims total in Washington State. They brought treats for the man they suspected was a serial killer. The FBI said Keyes sought many of his victims while hiking and camping. So, they confronted Keyes about Samantha. He was 20. In Oxygen's two-hour special "Method of a Serial Killer," Israel Keyes' former co-worker revealed what it was like working alongside the mysterious, calculating serial killer who murdered at least 11 people.While living on the Makah Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, with his girlfriend and young daughter, Keyes worked for the tribal authority in the parks and recreation department. They're also hoping the public can help. He wanted much more than just coffee. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, July 10, 2012]: It was weird. In 1997 or 1998 the family moved to Maupin, a high-desert town along the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. He was found to have antisocial tendencies. Dezarae Smith: He was very quiet, very lonerish, standoffish. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview]: All right. Didn't touch it. All rights reserved. Sitting in jail in Anchorage, charged in the kidnapping and murder of a teenage Anchorage barista, FBI agents and an Anchorage police detective interviewed Keyes for dozens of hours between April and October of 2012. Peter Van Sant: That had a number of .22 caliber bullets. FBI. Keyes then strangled Lorraine Currier and left the couple in the basement of the abandoned farmhouse. We know that he rented a single-person kayak in Healdsburg near a campground during that time in 2007. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. (Bill Roth / ADN). ASST. The victims identity is not known, and neither is the location of the murder. ISRAEL KEYES [video interrogation]:You guys know about Lake Crescent in Washington, right? Sherri Odegaard: And then I went up and down every street in this town and screamed her name. Keyes told investigators that one day he stood on a beach along the river, waded out and grabbed a woman who was last in her group of tubers, a teenage girl with sandy-blond hair. He indicates that his plan is to hold her for ransom suggesting to Samantha that that if she cooperates he'll release her. 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. He was linked to 11 killings between 2001 and 2012, including five while living in Neah Bay. JEFF BELL: Get him a cigar and let him since we got ya over here. You see somebody through the woods," he said. Three weeks after the arrest, Koenigs dismembered body was found in a frozen lake north of Anchorage. It was a I believe a 10 or 12-week search at the landfill. But the case went cold for nearly a year, until Keyes laid out the roadmap of what had happened. While the specifics of his murders are largely unknown, the FBI hopes that by elaborating on Keyes whereabouts and the nature of his crimes, anyone with information might come forward to provide details on who Keyes victims may have been. Neah Bay Class of 2020 Post High School Plans, Scholarships, and Parents Tyrone Chambers (Mom: Jacinda Cheeka, and Wendi Corpuz) plans to attend South Puget Sound Community College to pursue a. He spent most of the next six years living on the reservation with her and their child, working in the parks and recreation department for the tribal authority. 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. So, they combed through missing persons reports and Keyes' computer. ", "I was too timid," he told investigators. Peter Van Sant [watching video on laptop]: What are we looking at? Frank Russo | Assistant U.S. Attorney, Anchorage, Alaska: At that point, we didn't really know, you know, was he the one who took and kidnapped Samantha Koenig? Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then you see two individuals walk away. The area where Keyes was working was a popular place for inner-tubers to float the Deschutes River. Keyes confessed to Koenig's murder and over the course of several months, pointed investigators to three other victims. They lived in a house with an attached garage that would be easy to enter. That's what this case is about. From Port Angeles, drive Highway 101 west for 5 miles. He had developed a certain intimacy with his interrogators. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. During this time, Keyes resolved to act on his fantasies of killing strangers, he told the investigators. Two photos of Israel Keyes. And so, when he arrived he started to gut the thing while it was alive. And you did that to somebody else's daughter? Michelle Tasker | Koenig family friend: [visibly upset] He should have been executed. Post author: Post published: maio 21, 2022 Post category: norwegian clothing size conversion Post comments: vidma nationella prov vidma nationella prov Investigators pressed for clues about other victims. Surveillance video captured a man in disguise making the withdrawal. How investigators used mind games to get a serial killer to talk. Lauren Turner Dunn is the Associate Producer. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And once that vehicle exceeds the speed limit, he has his probable cause to pull that vehicle over. And when they confronted him with photos, one in particular rattled him: it was a photo of a woman named Debra Feldman. But give me a card . Keyes reportedly lived and worked in Neah Bay from 2001 to 2007, employed by the Makah tribe there for repair work and construction, before moving to Alaska. When he killed himself in jail, the 34-year-old Keyes was awaiting a federal trial in the rape and strangulation murder of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, who was abducted February 2012 from the Anchorage coffee stand where she worked. He didn't know who it would be yet. It's not what we wanted. Peter Van Sant: What was it like to look into the eyes of Israel Keyes? Go deep-sea diving, kayaking or surfing. And these were found underneath his bed in his jail cell. He dragged her to a remote campground bathroom, tied her up with ropes and raped her, he said. 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. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, May 16, 2012]: There's one in New York. He suggested to investigators that this was when he began killing people. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: So, Samantha's over at the window here. It's better for me to keep them to myself. It worked," he said. Special Agent Colleen Sanders: Like any other lead that we have, we would want to investigate it fully. We can see that he's moving across the I-10 corridor. Continue on Bayview Avenue for 1 mile, then make a left on Fort Street, a right on Third Street, and a left on Cape Flattery Road. He claimed he dumped at least one body into Lake Crescent, but Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said park officials have no plans to search the lake without more exact information about the location of a body. What other clues had Keyes left behind? He remembered,He would come in to work and brag about his daughter. He never seemed to cause any problems, she said. Frank Russo: He was talking about the murder of this girl like someone else would discuss what they had for lunch. I don't have the lab report back. Frank Russo: Even one of my colleagues at the U.S. Attorney's Office used him as a handyman. It won't be easy by any means. Espresso. Though he appeared to be a caring family man, Keyes was skilled at living a double life, andhe later hinted to investigatorsthat he committed his first murder soon after moving to the reservation because "Neah Bay's a boring town." The FBI is making them public for the first time. Frank Russo: Sure. FBI Special Agents Ted Halla and Colleen Sanders first questioned Keyes in 2012. But I'll never give up trying. ISRAEL KEYES: [laughs] Long time. "The government was so intent on keeping them sealed years after the case had been closed.". Before his suicide in Anchorage, Alaska, last year, Keyes led investigators to believe he had killed at least 11 people including five in Washington state during the time he was in Neah Bay. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: We had hoped that that note was going to be clues and tips for us on and that he was finally going to give us all of the information on the homicides. We called the police. He enjoyed the thrill of it. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: First, for people not to touch too much and not to contaminate it too much, and definitely contact local law enforcement in their community, who can then reach out to us.