Maybe he would let them. ISRAEL KEYES [video Interrogation]: Can you give me like, an hour on the internet, maybe? Hold a bunch of your cards back. We know that he rented a single-person kayak in Healdsburg near a campground during that time in 2007. Frank Russo: My reaction was a lot of these secrets were gonna die with him now. And there are clues that point to at least two other states. He moved her hands so that they were in front of her and told her to chill out.. Samantha's boyfriend was quickly ruled out as a suspect. Tammy Hawkins. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: At this point, we believe we have our guy. But interviews with other guards and previous discipline cases showed that his conduct was "standard fare" that others hadn't been fired or even disciplined for. He threatened to kill her if she tried to escape again. He gets in the vehicle, and he starts to drive away. 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. He was born in Cove, Utah. I'll give you two bodies and a name. ROGERSVILLE Three Hawkins County schools competed at the 2023 Skills USA State Conference, with many students placing in the top three and some moving on to the national level. A crash on Westbound 90 completely blocked the highway near the Highpoint Trailhead exit east of Issaquah after a multiple-vehicle collision. See 48 hours special on Israel Keyes (Season 33 ep. But that didn't happen. Special Agent Colleen Sanders: Like any other lead that we have, we would want to investigate it fully. So, if Samantha is alive then we really need to find her quickly. Frank Russo: Given the way he looked at it and he started shaking a little bit, I would say she is definitely one of his victims. Yeah, I remember it being long and steep and kind of headed up the mountainside. But the suspect had made a crucial mistake. He refused to provide that victim's name, but investigators believe it happened when Keyes took a road trip through New York State in the spring of 2009. See Photos. The opening scenes of Keyes' life took place in a secluded cabin outside the small town of Colville. Frank Russo: He had drilled a hole and went ice-fishing in the lake. I dont want to hurt you, he said. In a way, that first escape attempt worked to his advantage. Instead, Keyes drove Samantha to his home, chained her up in his shed, and sexually assaulted her. All rights reserved. Peter Van Sant: And what happens down there? One week later, another ATM withdrawal is made. It was a I believe a 10 or 12-week search at the landfill. When Israel Keyes was deployed in Fort Lewis, he met a woman there with whom he had a child. See Photos. I'll give you every single gory detail you want. Keyes didn't return until two weeks later. Multiple calls went unanswered. . That strategy paid off when Keyes gave up the names of two victims, a married couple more than 4,000 miles from Anchorage, in Vermont. And he said "Yeah, I caught fish." Of the five other murders Keyes confessed to, four were in Washington state and one on the East Coast, with the body disposed of in New York. Part of the ransom text sent to Samantha Koenig's boyfriend. Frank Russo: That he had been a serial killer for 14 years. Frank Russo: We started off with "Where is Samantha?" This first interrogation was critical only Keyes could tell them what happened, and how. The patrol car drove away, Samantha watching its red taillights dwindle in the darkness. Fourteen years. "All my help liked the guy," Lovik said. He was facing federal murder charges in the kidnapping and death of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, who was abducted from an Anchorage coffee stand on Feb. 1. No", he said. The 34-year-old Keyes confessed to killing eight people across the country before he committed suicide recently in a jail cell in Anchorage, Alaska. This is interrogation audio of Keyes describing himself: ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, April 17, 2012]: I've known since I was 14 that there were things that that I thought were normal and that were OK that nobody else [laughs] seemed to think were normal and OK. I'm sure that God wanted to save this man.". Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Correct. On that trip, Keyes stayed at a hotel in Essex, Vermont. 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. or. Dezarae Smith: Yes, this could be it. But there was a method to this madness, says Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Russo. But now, the FBI wanted to know what had Israel Keyes done with Samantha Koenig? People named Tammie Hawkins. Frank Russo: Sure. But I'll never give up trying. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Right through the window. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Debra Feldman is a woman who went missing from New Jersey it was in 2009. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: No. I hope we hear more this season about the possibility of Israel meeting victims online. . Suzy Lyall, Kristine Hamilton, Kimberly Forbes, Sheila McBroom, and possibly Marble Arvidson are all possible Keyes victims that may have been lured/stalked by IK through some sort of online communication. 1997 - July 1998 Constable, New York 511 Poplar Street Resides. And it was completely impassable throughout most of the winter. That's what this case is about. I did not know that. ASST. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Right away that Bill and Lorraine are missing. In it, Keyes said he pointed a .22 caliber pistol at Samantha. The family of confessed serial killer Israel Keyes held a funeral Sunday remembering him in a small Washington town. She did. There are reminders of Keyes' skilled carpentry all around town, including a farmer's market building. He could tell she was terrified. When Jacobsen returned from a meal break, he resumed his duties. Jacobsen, the union wrote, was simply a convenient person to blame for an embarrassing lapse. The Alaska Police Standards Board moved to revoke his police certificate but later dropped the case, according to the union. Published: Dec. 12, 2012 at 8:29 PM PST. Peter Van Sant: Right through the window? Peter Van Sant: Any idea who this person may be? Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then you see two individuals walk away. But just when Keyes committed his first murder is still an open question. It had to be worth about $300. He indicates that his plan is to hold her for ransom suggesting to Samantha that that if she cooperates he'll release her. A scuffed, floor-to-ceiling Plexiglas window was partly obscured by a desk. Investigators were monitoring Samantha Koenig's debit card and were alerted after an ATM withdrawal was made from her debit card in Sheppard, Texas. If you do that then I'll tell you about all the people I killed." SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN: Something to eat? Peter Van Sant: And what was the couple's name? Dezarae Smith: it is hard to explain how he made me feel. In the late 2000s, Israel Keyes also spent time in California's wine country, including visiting the posh Sonoma town of Healdsburg in May of 2007. While there he dug up a bucket that he had buried a few years prior. He enjoyed the thrill of it. Sign Up. Frank Russo: I remember asking him, you know, "why did you pick that coffee cart at that time?" Dezarae hasn't been in this area since she was 15. You could shoot someone on a busy street and no one would hear a thing. ASST. Several hours later, a man makes an ATM withdrawal using Samantha's card. Law enforcement officers are combing through unsolved homicide files trying to learn who Keyes killed, because he provided little information on those cases. The cops next to her had their windows all the way up, dispatches constantly coming over their radio dispatches her abductor was hearing in real time, in his ear! But this .22 is loaded with very quiet ammo. I was looking for a fairly easy way to get into the garage. No. And he said he was aware of it, but that he was not involved in it. NEWS REPORT: MARILYN CHATES | BILL CURRIERS MOTHER: We loved them both with all our hearts. He was supposed to do a "visual inspection" of each cell every half-hour, as well as a "formal count" every four hours. "This man was not only a murderer of others but a murderer of himself last of all," said Gardner. What we said is the more murders you give us, the more likely it is that they're going to want to impose the death penalty on you. That account was connected to Samantha's debit card, which the kidnapper had. Keyes was born in Cove, Utah, on January 7, 1978. Goeden said it's concerning to investigators . Samantha moved to the back of the kiosk and switched off the lights, then returned to the window. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: We have a strong suspicion that Keyes may have a victim located in that area. Israel Keyes, then 18, lived in the area at the time. His performance was "not aberrant but rather commonplace.". Then he told her they were going for a walk. NEWS REPORT: Police say this composite sketch of a man who may have been seen driving the couple's dark green Saturn sedan is a big break. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. We made numerous attempts at the landfill. Samantha Koenig, a barista in Anchorage, was one of those victims. If she started screaming or banging her head against the window or even tried to wrest herself free and the cops pulled away before seeing her, there was a chance hed kill her. I absolutely do. Propulsive and un-put-downable." USA Today "If you've never heard of Israel Keyes, his name will fill you with dread after reading Callahan's superb investigation of how . Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The skulls were drawn in Israel Keyes' own blood. Keyes parked in the Home Depot lot, close to an IHOP. Surveillance still of Samantha Koenig making a cup of coffee for Israel Keyes. Keyes told investigators the first violent crime he committed was a sexual assault in Oregon between 1996 and 1998 in which he let the victim go. On Sunday, there was no indication of any other attendees besides family, who mostly live in Texas. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then there were other times where you know the hair on the back of your neck stands up a little bit. Two officers escorted him in full restraints every time he left his cell. He said, "It was 11:51 am, December 2, 2012 this past Sunday a week from today that I got the call. See Photos. Jacobsen was a convenient fall guy for a department under intense scrutiny from the media and the FBI, the union claimed. But Williams found an "unacceptable gap" between correctional officer practice and policy on security checks and prisoner counts. And he had tied it up with baling wire and weights. She had nothing to do with this. And the only person who knows about what Im telling you, the kinds of things Im telling you, is me., Q: How long have you been two different people?. Anchorage PD had recovered a ransom note on the evening of February 24, 2012, which included a photo of the teen, hair braided, eyes open, a newspaper dated February 13, 2012, in the frame proof of life. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: I think it's very likely. And he said, "Well, I took them home and ate 'em." They are odd moments to see; investigators casually bonding with their interview guest: JEFF BELL [video Interrogation]: Swear off those candy bars? Special Agent Jolene Goeden: This is Samantha. Loren Jacobsen was fired shortly after the confessed serial killer was found dead in a bloody maximum-security cell at the Anchorage Correctional Complex on the morning of Dec. 2, 2012. So, they confronted Keyes about Samantha. He wore a tiny police scanner in his ear. ISRAEL KEYES: [Chuckles] Wow. Excerpted from American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century (Viking), by Maureen Callahan, on sale July 2. And it may take a long time," she said. (AP Photo/Young Kwak). Ultimately, Keyes lays out the entire story of how the abduction of Samantha occurred. Keyes watched Samantha silently work out her options. But investigators believe there may be seven more victims based on comments made by Keyes in interviews and drawings of skulls Keyes made using his own blood. This photo shows Keyes' hidden cache at . It looks like an abduction. Shortly after 7 p.m. on February 1, Israel Keyes pulled his white Chevrolet pickup out of his driveway and drove to the Home Depot on Tudor Road, 15 minutes away. This is someone you felt comfortable giving a key to your house so he could go there when you weren't there to fix things. He had been dead for hours: The body was "pale and in rigor," the arbitrator's report said. In the last months of 2012, Special Agents Halla and Sanders were hopeful that Keyes would give them more information on who is at the bottom of this lake but the killer had another plan. Peter Van Sant: When you raise your hands like that, it's usually because somebody's doing this [points finger like it's a gun]. If she's getting any sleep. Keyes slit his wrist and strangled himself with bedding and was found dead last Sunday. Picture taken just a month after the Currier Murders. The FBI joined the Anchorage Police Department in looking at family and friends. ISRAEL KEYES: [laughs] Long time. Family members of confessed serial killer Israel Keyes enter a funeral home, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in Deer Park, Wash. Keyes confessed to killing eight people across the country before he . If you know somebody who knows something, get 'em to talk. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: I do. You could tell that she had a lot of friends that cared about her a lot. Her disappearance rocked the city. Divers at Matanuska Lake in Alaska recovered Samantha Koenig's body on April 2, 2012. Tammy Hawkins. Keyes attacks Lorraine first. He didn't know who it would be yet. Broken glass from the interior garage door where Israel Keyes broke into the Currier's home in Vermont. Scan this QR code to download the app now. He was the second of ten children born to Heidi Keyes (ne Hakansson) and John Jeffrey Keyes. That trooper's instincts were spot-on. Keyes would have to wait some more. Israel rejected the gospel and thus the outcome of his life is this tragic story, said Gardner of the Church of Wells in Wells, Texas. After talking to Keyes, investigators realized they had a depraved killer on their hands, and that Samantha was likely not Keyes' only victim. Peter Van Sant: Do you think this silencer might have been used in the murder of Bill Currier? So, she's doing all her normal things that she would do to get ready for closing. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then, a short time later we have one in Lordsburg, New Mexico, then Humble, Texas, and then Shepherd, Texas. Or he'd plan a trip to a particular state, knowing he already had a cache there. In December 2012, Israel Keyes was undoubtedly the highest-profile -- and, from a law enforcement standpoint, highest-value -- detainee in the Alaska Department of Corrections' care. In just two and a half hours, Keyes and his daughter needed to leave for a two-week-long trip. Peter Van Sant: What was it like to look into the eyes of Israel Keyes? 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. Using Samanthas phone, which hed grabbed from the kiosk, Keyes sent text messages to people whod been calling her: one to her boyfriend, one to her boss. Super Creepy. But Im gonna have this police scanner on me so if I hear reports of screaming from this neighborhood or anything, any disturbance from over here, Im gonna be back here before the cops.. A DOC spokeswoman said Tuesday she was too busy preparing for a planned legislative hearing about inmate deaths to immediately answer questions about Keyes' death. Log In. And I said, "Well, what did you do with the fish?" If youre retired or getting ready to retire and looking for new ways to stay active, becoming a SHIBA volunteer could be for you! Special Agent Katherine Nelson knew every aspect of Keyes' life needed to be examined, so she started a deep dive into his paper trail. So, they combed through missing persons reports and Keyes' computer. It was around midnight now, freezing cold, yet there were people out, neighbors walking their dogs. He couldnt see who was working inside, but he figured it was a young woman most of these kiosks were staffed with teenage girls working alone. Israel and his siblings were homeschooled. ISRAEL KEYES [video interrogation]:You guys know about Lake Crescent in Washington, right? @tammy.hawkins.37669528. And right underneath is a plastic bag with a looked like a clipping and a photograph in it. Israel Keyes, then 18-years-old, lived in the area at the time. ", Gardner said, "God would have saved Israel Keyes. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Gardner said his heart had been greatly burdened for Israel's salvation. Keyes moved here after marrying a tribe member he met online. In jail, Keyes told FBI agents he'd killed the teenager and seven other people, including victims in Vermont, New York and Washington state. Something was terribly wrong, and the next day investigators watched it all unfold on security camera video. 7/9/1998 Albany, New York Army Processing Office Processed into the Army. [video Interrogation]: Could we get you something . Samantha put her hands in the air. "DOC management had a vested interest in composing an answer that did not reflect poorly on the state by finding fault outside of DOC's management control," the union told the arbitrator. What he wanted to do, it was all there. It's not what we wanted. ", Then, finally, after three agonizing weeks . Michelle Tasker: The text messages said something to the effect of "I'm going on vacation. You just sit here . DOC officials said he was no longer considered a suicide threat. Since 1982, Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice has been providing medical care to thousands of East Tennessee residents in their home, the place where everyone wants to be. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He's heading east. Neighbors say he didn't stand out. Didn't touch it. It was quiet now, just the soft whoosh of cars going back and forth on Tudor Road. Peter Van Sant: And who the heck is Israel Keyes? He didnt care if they believed him. Serial killer Israel Keyes was prepared for murders. "But I'll never give up trying.". Gardner said Keyes will be buried later at an undisclosed location in Washington. FBI Special Agent Jolene Goeden says investigators initially didn't know what to make of Keyes. We have a wood stock for a .22, a plastic stock for a .22, a portion of a .22 rifle. Despite the intrigue surrounding Julie Harris, Keyes claims his first attempt at murder came in 1997 or 1998, when he abducted and sexually assaulted a young woman near Bend, Oregon. The agency operates the corporate office in Newport, as well as branch offices in Morristown, Greeneville, Tazewell, Kingsport and Knoxville. "Do I believe this man is in heaven? His name was Israel Keyes, and he was arrested on the spot. Whoever was inside didnt seem to have a car; there wasnt one parked nearby. Keyes had demands before he would say more: He didnt want the house he shared with Kimberly torn apart anymore. But investigators had suspicions, and one very pressing question. . 1/7/1978 Richmond, Utah Israel Keyes is born. A security camera captured her abduction, and unusual activity on her ATM card led police to Keyes, then 4,000 miles away in Texas. The helicopters were headed to Fort Wainwright from a mission in the Donnelly Training Area when they crashed at 1:39 p.m. Thursday, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east []. He apparently did not see the blood that began pooling on the floor of Keyes' cell sometime after midnight. "Once I started, you know there was nothing else like it," Keyes told investigators. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, July 12, 2012]: For as far back as I can remember, you know, that's where I get a lot of the ideas. Tanner Trudeau, son-in-law to Ms. Heidi Keyes, the mother of Israel Keys telling me the newsthat Israel had died. Special Agent Katherine Nelson [driving with Van Sant]: Yes. Peter Van Sant: And have been missing for some time. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: The Green River In Wyoming is where Keyes had buried his cache near. The FBI believes that several more caches are buried and may contain evidence in other unsolved murders. Sherri Odegaard says her daughter Julie, a Special Olympics athlete with prosthetic feet, vanished from Colville while waiting for a ride to church. ISRAEL KEYES [video interview] How long does a body last in a freshwater lake? "Keyes," he wrote, "was chillingly methodical and clever in completing his suicide.". As the news spread, Samantha's father James Koenig went public: KTVA NEWS REPORT: JAMES KOENIG: Just please help find my daughter. It's easy to be accused of fearmongering regarding crime, but Seattle residents might have good reason to be concerned for their safety. During that time, Keyes confessed to killing Koenig, Bill and Lorraine Currier in Vermont and five other people, although details about those victims were sparse. Sign Up. Julie's prosthetic feet were discovered at the mouth of the Colville River. Special Agent Colleen Sanders: Our investigation led us to believe that he was a model soldier and excelled in the Army. and Keyes attempted to strangle himself with bedding. Israel Keyes was a serial killer from Utah said to have killed 11 people before being apprehended in 2012 (via Biography ). He leaned over, binding her wrists behind her back with the zip ties. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: We know that Israel Keyes traveled to places such as Washington, California, Wyoming, Texas, Vermont. Dec 10, 2012, 6:39 AM | Updated: 8:30 am, Family members of confessed serial killer Israel Keyes enter a funeral home, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in Deer Park, Wash. Keyes confessed to killing eight people across the country before he committed suicide recently in a jail cell in Anchorage, Alaska. Jacobsen was the lone guard for 15 prisoners. I cannot stop thinking about this but there is very little information out there on this theory. Peter Van Sant: He just happens to take a walk from his hotel, into a neighborhood. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, May 16, 2012]: There's one in New York. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, April 17, 2012]: Something kind of changed in the way I thought, and I didn't want to do anything that would mess with kids or whatever. Period: Jul 9, 1998 to Jul 8, 2001. And he just simply said, "Well, it was open late.". See Photos. Frank Russo: He gave us the names of the people. I mean hes going to be here any minute.. "In the past when we'd have high-profile people, they'd been in camera cells on the other side of the building," Jacobsen said. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: If anyone has any information on Israel Keyes and his travels or if they have a family member that they think may have been potentially a victim of Israel Keyes, that they come forward to the FBI with that information.