The Unimaginable: Israel Keyes

NOTE: This page is subject to change as new updates are realized. Docket sheets, news articles, hearsay, personal comments and any other information contained within this page are presented to provide insight into the case and are not an attempt to slander or accuse anyone of any crime. All the information presented here is public knowledge. All opinions are my own, based on my findings and own subjective life experiences.

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS STILL HEAVILY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Case Status: Closed (Extent of Crimes & Victims Still Unknown)
Last Update: 3/27/2025
Page Version: 2025.03.27-2244

Contents

Details
Timeline of Events
Keyes' Confession To Samantha Koenig's Abduction & Murder
Keyes' Victims, Both Confirmed & Unconfirmed
Complete List Of Evidence & Items Confiscated
Suicide Note Transcription
Links

Details

Name: Israel Keyes
Sex: Male
Race: White
Birthdate: January 7th, 1978
Died: December 2nd, 2012 at Anchorage Correctional Complex, Anchorage, Alaska. He died by cutting his own wrists with a razor blade. Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs.

Education: Home-schooled until 1983.
SSN: 127864049
Family: John Jeffrey "Jeff" Keyes (father), Heidi Keyes (mother), 9 brothers/sisters, Keaton Keyes (son)
Known Aliases or Screen Names: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Mailing Address: 3705 Arctic Blvd. #2891, Anchorage, Alaska
Residential Addresses: (1) 510 3rd Street, Neah Bay, Washington (2) 2456 Spurr Lane, Anchorage, Alaska (3) (Possibly) 134 West 12th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Business Information: Keyes Construction, 3705 Arctic Boulevard, #2891, Anchorage, Alaska | Phone: (907) 301-3412 | website: via Wayback
Cell Phone Number: (907) 301-3412
Vehicles: 2004 Chevrolet Silverado (#FTC990), 2007 Nissan Xterra
Charges: TBD
Known Victims: William "Bill" Scott Currier (49), Lorraine Simonne Currier (55), Samantha Tessla Koenig (18).
Arrest Date: March 13, 2012

Timeline of Events

In 2013, the FBI had released an interactive map charting Israel Keyes known locations and activities, ranging from 1997 to 2012, in an attempt to get the public involved in helping to (hopefully) identify more victims. This map seems to have gone offline, however, can still be accessed via Wayback here. I've decided to include the information from that map here as well.


1995

1995 - 1997: According to Keyes Construction website, Keyes worked for Kelly Harris, on a 6 man crew, in Colville, Washington.


1997

Between June 1st, 1997 & September 1st, 1997: Keyes abducts and rapes an unknown female, between the ages of 14 and 18, on the Deschutes River in Maupin, Oregon.


1998

July 9th, 1998 Keyes starts serving in U.S. Army. He is processed out of Albany, New York and stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington.


1999

September 28, 1999: Keyes rents a vehicle from Enterprise in Lakewood, Washington.

November 26th, 1999: Keyes rents a vehicle from U-Save in Fort Lewis, Washington .

November 29th, 1999: Keyes rents a vehicle from U-Save in Fort Lewis, Washington.


2000

January 4th, 2000: Keyes rents a vehicle from Budget in Spokane, Washington.

January 15th, 2000 Keyes starts temporary duty assignment in Sinai, Egypt, specifically near a resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, as part of MFO-OP39, a group of Multinational Force Observers.

June 1st, 2000: Keyes returns from temporary duty assignment back to Fort Lewis, Washington. According to Keyes website, he is also honorably discharged from the Army in June.

July 26th, 2000: Keyes rents a vehicle from Enterprise in Lakewood, Washington.

December 7th, 2000: It is reported in FBI documents that Keyes may have had a date at Motezuma's in Tacoma with a redacted woman and was driving a 1991-1992 short cab Nissan pick-up at the time.


2001

2001: Keyes leaves Fort Lewis, Washington and relocates to Neah Bay, Washington.

July 8th, 2001: Keyes leaves U.S. Army.

September 11th, 2011: It is reported in FBI documents that Keyes and an unknown woman may have stayed at the Quinalt Beach Resorts for 5 days.


2002

2002: Keyes interviewed for a position with the Tribe's Parks and Recreation Department.

2002: It is reported in FBI documents that Keyes and an unknown woman had traveled to Florida for a conference.

April 29th, 2002: Keyes rents a hotel room at the Hong Kong Inn in Port Angeles, Washington.


2003

August 28th, 2003: Keyes rents a hotel room at the Portside Inn in Port Angeles, Washington.

October 19th, 2003: Keyes rents a hotel room at the Portside Inn in Port Angeles, Washington.


2004

February 6th, 2004 to February 13th, 2004: Keyes Rents a silver Volkswagen Jetta from Enterprise with license plate #267WVW in Salt Lake City, Utah and drives 522 miles. Apparently he did not have permission to leave the state.

October 6th, 2004: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Manchester, New Hampshire on Southwest Airlines. Keyes rents a red Kia Amanti from Enterprise with license plate #1230139 in Manchester, New Hampshire and drives 1,745 miles. It is reported he had permission to leave the state on this trip.

October 16th, 2004: Keyes flies from Manchester, New Hampshire to Seattle, Washington on Southwest Airlines.


2005

February 27th, 2005: Keyes wrote an email stating he had arrived back from visiting friends in Port Angeles, Washington at 3 AM. No timestamp was on the email. Keyes is in Neah Bay at the time of the email.

March 1st, 2005: Keyes went on day canoe trip in Washington State and was spotted camping at a location only accessible by boat.

March 12th, 2005: Keyes went on a day canoe trip to an unspecified lake. He also went to Hoko River in Northwest Washington and parked a truck in the vicinity of the lake.

March 28th, 2005: Was reported in a redacted FBI document from December 17th, 2012 that Keyes was not at home, even though he should have been.

April 8th, 2005: Keyes agrees to purchase a boat from an undisclosed person for $800 via email.

April 9th, 2005: Keyes picked up a boat purchase in Port Angeles, Washington

June 17th, 2005: Keyes goes boating and camping at an unspecified lake.

July 30th, 2005: Keyes is on a boating trip to lake Ozette. It is reported Keyes water skies while, everyone else did tubing. Reported in redacted FBI documents, December 17th, 2012.

August 13th, 2005: Keyes obtained a permit to camp at Eagle Point, Lake Ozette, Washington campsite for 1 night.

August 28th, 2005: It is reported Keyes was attending the Makah Days festival in Neah Bay, Washington. This was reported to the FBI on 12/11/2012.

October 3rd, 2005: Keyes flies from Los Angeles, California to El Salvador on Taca Airlines.

October 6th, 2005: Keyes rents a vehicle from Budget in Belize.

October 13th, 2005: Keyes flies from El Salvador to Los Angeles, California on Taca Airlines.

December 3rd, 2005: Keyes rents a hotel room at Days Inn & Suites in Gresham, Oregon.

December 23rd, 2005: FBI documents detail a report of Keyes at a Christmas party in Kirkland, Washington.

December 29th, 2005: Keyes held a BBQ at his house, as reported in redacted FBI document from December 17th, 2012.


2006

February 11th, 2006: Keyes visits Washington State Ferry in Port Townsend, Washington.

April 22nd, 2006: Keyes rents a boat from Island Boat Rentals in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

April 23rd, 2006: Keyes rents a hotel room at Travelers Inn in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

May 10th, 2006: Keyes flies from Portland, Oregan to San Diego, California on Southwest Airlines.

May 15th, 2006: Keyes flies from San Diego, California to Portland, Oregon on Southwest Airlines.

June 11th, 2006: Keyes rents a hotel room at Red Lion in Port Angeles, Washington.

June 17th, 2006: Keyes camps at Garden Island, Lake Ozette, Washington for 1 night. June 22nd, 2006: Keyes drives from Neah Bay, Washington to Ridgefield, Oregon to pick up ATVs for work.

June 23rd, 2006: Keyes attended a bonfire and was reported to have been in a daze and attempted to brand himself with a metal rod. This was reported in a redacted FBI document from December 17th, 2012.

June 24th, 2006: Keyes and his family go boating on Lake Ozette. It is reported this is the day his outboard engine blew on his boat. This is reported in a redacted FBI document from December 17th, 2012.

July 11, 2006: Cell Phone data places Keyes in or around Neah Bay or Port Angeles most of the day. This inquiry was in response to the many calls and emails the FBI got surrounding the murders of Mary Cooper and Susanna Stodden, which has gone unsolved. FBI ruled out Keyes as he was nowhere near the scene of their murders that day.

September 1st, 2006: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

September 7th, 2006: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle Washington on Alaska Airlines.

October 21st, 2006: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to San Diego, California on Alaska Airlines.

October 22nd, 2006: Keyes uses pedestrian border crossing from San Ysidro, Mexico to San Diego, California.

October 23rd, 2006: Keyes rents a hotel room at Quality Inn & Suites in San Diego, California. Keyes flies from San Diego, California to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines.

November 8th, 2006: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

November 13th, 2006: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle Washington on Alaska Airlines.


2007

February 5th, 2007: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Las Vegas, Nevada on Southwest Airlines.

February 8th, 2007: Keyes flies from Las Vegas, Nevada to Seattle, Washington on Southwest Airlines.

March 5th, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Bonaparte Motel in Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada.

March 7th, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Cedar Lodge in Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada.

March 8th, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Yukon Motel & Restaurant in Teslin, Yukon, Canada. Keyes also rents a hotel room at Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, Yukon, Canada.

March 9th, 2007: Keyes crosses the border into Alaska via the Alaska-Canadian Highway.

April 24th, 2007: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Oakland, California on Alaska Airlines.

April 24th, 2007: Keyes rents a Kia Rio from Avis in Oakland, California with license plate #5YBN060 and drives 1,444 miles.

April 26th, 2007: Keyes eats at a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. Keyes crosses border from Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego, California.

April 27th, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Best Western in Kettleman City, California. Keyes crosses border from San Diego, California into San Ysidro, Mexico.

April 28th, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Chablis Inn in Napa, California.

April 30th, 2007: Keyes crosses the border from Tijuana, Mexico into San Diego, California.

May 1st, 2007: Keyes makes a transaction at Cal Mart in Calistoga, California. He then rents a kayak from Rivers Edge in Healdsburg, California.

May 3rd, 2007: Keyes makes a reservation at the Safari West Wildlife Preserve in Santa Rosa, California. Keyes flies from Oakland, California to Seattle Washington on Southwest Airlines. Keyes rents a hotel room at Best Western in Seattle, Washington. Keyes rents a Mitsubishi Endeavor from Avis with a Texas license plate #290PNK in Seattle, Washington and drives 111 miles.

May 4th, 2007: Keyes returns rented car. Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

June 2007: Possible sighting of Keyes at Fred Myers store at 1000 E. Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska. Female called claims a man was stalking her as she moved about the store. She described him as tall, thin, wearing a hat and a t-shirt tucked into belted jeans. Tip received on 12/4/2012.

August 26th, 2007: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines.

August 29th, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Ramada Inn in Sequim, Washington.

August 30th, 2007: Keyes takes the Washington State Ferry in Edmund, Washington. Keyes rents a hotel room at La Quinta Inn in Lynwood, Washington.

August 31st, 2007: Keyes rents a hotel room at Ramada Inn in Sequim, Washington.

September 2nd, 2007: Keyes rents a vehicle from Hertz in Seattle, Washington. Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Salt Lake City, Utah on Delta Airlines. Keyes rents a vehicle from Advantage in Salt Lake City, Utah.

September 6th, 2007: Keyes makes a transaction at Salt Lake City International Airport. Keyes makes a transaction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

October 29th, 2007: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Los Angeles, California on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a white Mitsubishi Lancer with California license plate #5WFX008 from Los Angeles, California and drives 95 miles.

December 4th, 2007: Keyes takes the Washington State Ferry from Edmund, Washington. Keyes rents a 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible from Thrifty with Washington license place #303DKF in Seattle, Washington. Vehicle is returned on 12/4/2007.

December 5th, 2007: Keyes makes a transaction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

December 8th, 2007: Keyes rents a silver Mitsubishi Galant from Enterprise in Fort Wayne, Indiana and drives 537 miles.

December 15th, 2007: Keyes rents a 2007 Dodge Caliber from Thrifty with Washington license plate #168XUN in Seattle, Washington.

December 16th, 2007: Keyes takes the Washington State Ferry from Kingston, Washington. Keyes rents a hotel room at Ramada Inn in Sequim, Washington. Keyes returns rented vehicle to Thrifty, with Washington license plate #168XUN, in Seattle, Washington.

December 17th, 2007: Keyes makes a transaction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.


2008

January 28th, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Dallas, Texas and then to Mobile, Alabama on American Airlines. Keyes rents a 2008 Hyundai Sonata from Thrifty with Alabama license plate #95B9427 in Mobile, Alabama and drives 691 miles.

February 2nd, 2008: Keyes makes a transaction at a Fleet Travel Center in Slidell, Louisiana.

February 6th, 2008: Keyes returns vehicle to Thrifty, with Alabama license plate #95B9427, in Mobile, Alabama. Keyes flies from Mobile, Alabama to Dallas, Texas on American Airlines. Keyes flies from Dallas, Texas to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a 2007 Ford Focus from Thrifty in Seattle, Washington with license plate #257DBF and drives 1,152 miles.

February 10th, 2008: Keyes takes the Washington State Ferry in Edmund, Washington. Keyes takes the Washington State Ferry in Kingston, Washington.

February 11th, 2008: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

July 3rd, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Salt Lake City, Utah on Delta Airlines. Keyes rents a vehicle from Avis in Salt Lake City, Utah.

July 7th, 2008: Keyes flies from Salt Lake City, Utah to Anchorage, Alaska on Delta Airlines.

September 16th, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Los Angeles, California on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a 2008 Kia Optima from Thrifty in Los Angeles, California with California license plate #6DCF409 and drives 991 miles.

September 19th, 2008: Keyes returns car to Thrifty in Los Angeles, California with California license plate #6DCF409. Keyes flies from Los Angeles, California to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

October 24th, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines.

October 25th, 2008: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Minneapolis, Minnesota on Northwest Airlines. Keyes flies from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Grand Forks, North Dakota on Northwest Airlines.

October 30th, 2008: Keyes flies from Phoenix, Arizona to San Francisco, California on US Airways. Keyes flies from San Francisco, California to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines.

October 31st, 2008: Keyes rents a 2008 PT Cruiser from Thrifty in Seattle, Washington with Washington license plate #443XQQ and drives 626 miles.

November 1st, 2008: Keyes rents a hotel room at Sequim Inn in Sequim, Washington.

November 2nd, 2008: Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Boston, Massachusetts on Alaska Airlines.

November 5th, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Honolulu, Hawaii on Alaska Airlines.

November 7th, 2008: Keyes flies from Honolulu, Hawaii to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

December 5th, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Honolulu, Hawaii on Alaska Airlines.

December 7th, 2008: Keyes flies from Honolulu, Hawaii to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

December 11th, 2008: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Cancun, Mexico on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a hotel room at Hotel Playa La Media Luna in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Keyes rents a vehicle from Hertz in Merida Yucatan, Mexico.

December 17th, 2008: Keyes returns vehicle rental.

December 20th, 2008: Keyes rents a hotel room at Hotel Playa la Media Luna in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

December 25th, 2008: Keyes flies from Cancun, Mexico to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.


2009

February 23rd, 2009: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Burbank, California on Alaska Airlines.

February 27th, 2009: Keyes flies from Burbank, California to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

April 1st, 2009: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines.

April 2nd, 2009: Keyes rents a 2009 Dodge Charger from Thrifty in Seattle, Washington with Washington license plate #877YUG and drives 637 miles. Keyes makes a transaction at Hobuck Beach Camping in Neah Bay, Washington.

April 7th, 2009: Keyes rents a hotel room at Sequim Quality Inn & Suites in Sequim, Washington. Keyes returns rental vehicle to Seattle, Washington. Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Manchester, New Hampshire. Keyes rents a 2007 hyundai Sonata from Thrifty in Manchester, New Hampshire with New Hampshire license plate #X74QFZ and drives 1,047 miles.

April 9th, 2009: Keyes rents a hotel room at Highlander Inn in Manchester, New Hampshire. The kidnapping & murder of the East Coast victim occurs in Tupper Lake, New York.

April 10th, 2009: Keyes robs Community Bank in Tupper Lake, New York. Keyes rents a hotel room at Hampton Inn in Colchester, Vermont.

April 14th, 2009: Keyes returns his rental car to Manchester, New Hampshire. Keyes flies from Manchester, New Hampshire to Seattle, Washington on Southwest Airlines. Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

June 20th, 2009: Keyes rents a room at Extended Stay in Anchorage, Alaska.

August 27th, 2009: Keyes rented a U-Haul from 4751 Old Seward Highway, Anchorage, Alaska for 4 hours.

September 10th, 2009: Keyes rents a room at Puffin Inn in Anchorage, Alaska.

October 6th, 2009: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Kenai, Alaska on Era Alaska.

December 17th, 2009: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Orlando, Florida on Alaska Airlines. Keyes goes on Celebrity Cruise to San Juan, St. Croix, St Kitts, Panama and St Johns.

December 29th, 2009: Keyes flies from Orlando, Florida to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.


2010

July 7th, 2010: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle, Washington on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a 2010 Chevy Malibu from Thrifty in Seattle Washington with Washington license plate #6JCZ721 and drives 393 miles.

July 9th, 2010: Keyes returns vehicle to Thrifty in Seattle Washington with Washington license plate #6JCZ721. Keyes flies from Seattle, Washington to Sacramento, California on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a black Ford Focus from Enterprise in Sacramento, California with California license plate #6KKC870 and drove 232 miles.

July 11th, 2010: Keyes rents a hotel room at Super 8 Motel in Auburn, California.

July 12th, 2010: Keyes flies from Sacramento, California to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

July 17th, 2010: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Denver, Colorado on Frontier Airlines.

July 18th, 2010: Keyes rents a hotel room at Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

July 20th, 2010: Keyes makes a transaction at something called Midwest Frontier, unknown location. Keyes makes a transaction at Harrah's Box Office in Las Vegas, Nevada.

July 21st, 2010: FBI reports a United Airlines flight to an unknown location.

July 22nd, 2010: Keyes flies from Las Vegas, Nevada to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

October 15th, 2010: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Chicago, Illinois on Alaska Airlines. Keyes flies from Chicago, Illinois to Boston Massachusetts on American Airlines. Keyes rents a vehicle from Enterprise in Boston, Massachusetts.

October 21st, 2010: Israel is photographed working on a house in Maine. Pictures were sent in to the FBI on Friday December 7th, 2012.

October 25th, 2010: Keyes flies from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois on American Airlines. Keyes flies from Chicago, Illinois to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.


2011

Feb 19th, 2011: It is reported in FBI documents that a witness saw Keyes ice fishing, although it appeared he was just drilling holes vs actually fishing. He had a fish finder with him and was testing depths.

April 23rd, 2011: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Juneau, Alaska on Alaska Airlines. Keyes rents a vehicle from Avis in Juneau, Alaska. Keyes rents a hotel room at Best Western in Juneau, Alaska.

April 25th, 2011: Keyes flies from Juneau, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

April 28th, 2011: Keyes makes a transaction at Carrs Fuel, possibly located at North Eagle River trail-head.

June 2nd, 2011: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Chicago, Illinois on Alaska, Airlines. Keyes rents a vehicle from Hertz in Des Plaines, Illinois.

June 2nd, 2011 to June 7th, 2011: It is reported, in FBI documents, that Keyes visited his mother sometime in June in Harlan, Indiana, next to an Amish Church.

June 3rd, 2011: Keyes makes multiple transactions on Indiana toll road.

June 7th, 2011: Keyes rents a room at the Handy Suites Essex, 27 Susie Wilson Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452 and stays for 1 night.

June 8th, 2011: Keyes abducts Bill and Lorraine Currier from their home at 8 Colbert Street in Essex Junction, Vermont. Keyes murders them at 32 Upper Main Street, Essex Junction.

June 9th, 2011: Keyes rents a hotel room at Handy Suites in Essex, Vermont.

June 15th, 2011: Keyes flies from Chicago, Illinois to San Francisco, California on Continental Airlines. Keyes rents a hotel room at Days Inn in San Francisco, California.

June 16th, 2011: Keyes flies from San Francisco, California to Anchorage, Alaska on Continental Airlines.

October 2011: Abandoned farm house at 32 Upper Main Street, Essex Junction is demolished and everything is sent to 21 Landfill Lane, Newport, VT.


2012

February 1st, 2012, 7:54 PM: Keyes parks his truck in Home Depot parking lot, gets out and walks toward the direction of Common Ground Coffee.

February 1st, 2012, 8:00 PM: Keyes kidnaps and (and subsequently murders) Samantha Koenig from Common Ground Coffee at 630 E. Tudor, Anchorage, Alaska.

February 1st, 2012, 8:02 PM: Keyes, with Samantha, return to Keye's truck and drive off.

February 1st, 2012, 8:33 PM: Samantha Koenig's boyfriend (D.T.) arrives to give Samantha a ride home. He notices the coffee stand is closed and she is nowhere to be found.

February 2nd, 2012, 12:39 PM: Duncan, the owner of Common Ground Coffee reports viewing his employee, Samantha Koenig, being abducted over his internet based security system after being contacted by Koenig's father (J.K.).

February 2nd, 2012, 3:00 AM: Koenig's boyfriend (D.T.) observes an unknown male adult (Keyes) wearing a ski mask and dark clothes going through the vehicle he shares with Samantha. He does not report this. It is at this point that Keyes steals both Koenig's boyfriend's debit card and Koenig's driver's license.

February 2nd, 2012, 3:30 AM: Keyes uses ATM located at Denali Alaskan FCU, 3020 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, to test debit card.

February 2nd, 2012: Keyes flies from Anchorage, Alaska to Houston, Texas on Alaska Airlines with his daughter (L.K.). Keyes rents a 2011 Kia from Thrifty in Houston, Texas with Texas license plate #CN8M857 and drives 2,847 miles. Keyes rents a hotel room at Americas Best Value Inn in Lafayette, Louisiana.

February 2nd, 2012 to February 18th, 2012: It is believed Keyes may have visited Post Oak Cemetery, 5056 North 56, Glen Rose, Texas, at some point during his trip, based on photos that were found on Keyes cellphone. When asked about the photos, Keyes laughed and said he thought he deleted those. Keyes talked generally about where he went to look for victims and he mentioned cemeteries because people often visited them alone. Law Enforcement believes Keyes may have murdered someone in Texas, based on this information.

February 6th, 2012: Keyes rents a hotel room at Prytania Park Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Keyes takes a Carnival Cruise Lines trip.

February 11th, 2012: Keyes returns from Carnival Cruise Lines trip.

February 13th, 2012, 6:20 AM: Keyes is in Dallas at his mother, Heidi Keyes', house in Texas. He leaves early in the morning, a note left on his bed says:

"Gone to fix the windshield and find a place to hide my guns"
February 13th, 2012, 8:05 AM:The following text was sent from a family member's phone:
"Izy, we can take your guns to [redacted] if you want, no problem."
February 13th, 2012, 8:34 PM to 8:52 PM: That night, the following texts were sent from a family member's phone:
"Can we wanne get you if you have any idea where you are"

"We have 4 w drive if you give us an idea where you are we'll come get you"

February 14th, 2012, 5:41 PM to 8:02 PM: That evening the following text messages were sent from a family member's phone:
"Do you know which mall you are at?"

"We are at mall were are you?"

February 15th, 2012: Keyes contacts his family members and tells them he is on the other side of the mall in Cleburne, Texas. They state there is mud all over his car. Keyes stays with them until the 17th/18th.

February 16th, 2012: Keyes robs the National Bank of Texas in Azle, Texas, roughly $10,000. Keyes also commits an arson in 201 East Terrace Court, Aledo, Texas. (Video via YT)

February 17th, 2012: Keyes is in Jacksonville, Texas, according to Wal-Mart receipts. He purchases: a folding shovel, lubricant and air freshener spray. Keyes returns vehicle from Thrifty in Houston, Texas with Texas license plate #CN8M857.

February 18th, 2012 Keyes flies from Houston, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines.

February 24th, 2012, 7:56 PM: Keyes texts Koenig's boyfriend D.T. from Samantha's cell phone:

"Conner park sign under pic of albert aint she purty"
February 24th, 2012, 8:18 PM: Law enforcement find Keye's ransom note at Connor's Bog Park, which contains a photo of Samantha wearing eye liner and a latex-gloved hand holding Samantha's hair. In the upper part of the photo is an issue of the Anchorage Daily Newspaper, dated February 13th, 2012. On the reverse side of the note is a demand or $30,000 and the number of the debit card stolen. The note also says:
"I may not use the card much in ak due to small pop but as I will be leaving soon I will be using it all over. she did almost get away twice. once on tudor and once in the desert."
February 29th, 2012, 5:45 PM: Koenig's father (J.K.) deposit's $5,000 into the Credit Union account that the debit card is attached to.

February 29th, 2012, 10:13 PM: Keyes attempts to withdrawal $600 at Alaska USA bank, located at 4000 Credit Union Drive in Anchorage, Alaska, but that withdrawal is declined for being over $500.

February 29th, 2012, 11:56 PM: Keyes withdrawals $500 from ATM at the Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union, 3020 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, Alaska.

March 1st, 2012, 12:28 AM: Keyes withdrawals $500 from the ATM at the Alaska USA located at 7701 Debarr Road in Anchorage, Alaska.

March 3rd, 2012, 3:45 AM: Keyes tries to post the following comments, from IP 166.205.140.90, on KTVA's news story titled "Samantha Koenig Still Missing After a Month". It was never posted, due to being flagged for language.

"I hate to say this, at this point there is no hope. And I would also like to point out that innocent until proven guilty, stupid people like to blame others because he 'sounds' like a prime suspect without any proof that he actually did it. And she wasn't so innocent either, the dumb bitch played with others emotions and with this 'guy' and she had a boyfriend, so you have to wonder about the consequences. I really wish she is found, and perhaps learn he lessons from now on."
March 6th, 2012: Keyes flies to Las Vegas, Nevada from Anchorage, Alaska on Alaska Airlines with his daughter (L.K.).

March 7th, 2012, 11:33 AM: Keyes rents a white Ford Focus from Avis in Las Vegas, Nevada with Texas license plate #DH4N930.

March 7th, 2012, 9:57 PM: Keyes withdrawals $400 from an ATM at the Western Bank, on 200 West Rex Allen Road in Willcox, Arizona.

March 7th, 2012, 11:24 PM: Keyes attempts to withdrawal $400 at the Western Bank located at 711 Main Street in Lordsburg, New Mexico but is declined for going over the daily limit. Keyes also does a balance inquiry, which is $3,598.91. Keyes then withdrawals $80.

March 8th, 2012: Keyes attends a friend's (or family member's) wedding in Texas. He spends the night at his mother, Heidi Keyes', house in Texas.

March 9th, 2012: Keyes rents a room at the Quality Inn & Suites, 4306 South First Street, Lufkin, Texas.

March 9th, 2012, 11:23 PM: Keyes withdrawals $483 at an ATM at Houston Community Bank, 1515 FM 1960 Bypass East, Humble City, Texas.

March 11th, 2012, 11:47 PM: Keyes withdrawals $480 at People's State Bank, 5850 Hwy 59 South, Shepherd, Texas.

March 12th, 2012: Keyes is in Lufkin, Texas, according to found Wal-Mart receipts, where he purchases: a sandwich, a Takis Nitro drink & alchoholic beverages.

March 13th, 2012, 11:30 AM: Keyes is seen leaving room 215 at the Quality Inn & Suites, 4306 South First Street, Lufkin, Texas.

March 13th, 2012, 12:46 PM: Keyes is arrested by Texas Highway Patrol Corporal Bryan Henry and Texas Ranger Steven Rayburn in the parking lot of the Cotton Patch Cafe in Lufkin, Texas.

March 14th, 2012: Keyes girlfriend is interviewed. She states Keyes is out of the area, along with his laptop.

March 17th, 2012: Law enforcement recovers Samantha Koenig's cell phone and a Lenovo B570 laptop from Keyes' white Ford Focus. Keyes admits to using Koenig's debit card and cell phone, but claims they were given to him in a plastic bag from an anonymous person.

March 27th, 2012: Keyes is transported to Anchorage, Alaska and arraigned on one count of Access Device fraud (for using Koenig's ATM card).

March 30th, 2012: Two interviews take place with Keyes. During the second of the two, Keyes admits to Koenig's abduction, that she had been dead before he left for vacation, and where her body could be found. Keyes also states that he has been "two different people for fourteen years" and that he had "lots more stories to tell". Law Enforcement search Keyes' house at 2456 Spurr Lane, Anchorage, Alaska for any and all evidence. They also transport Keyes' entire shed back to the Anchorage Division FBI via transport.

April 1st, 2012: Keyes has a third interview with law enforcement where he explicitly states that he murdered Koenig and gives substantial details about the murder.

April 2nd, 2012: FBI forensic dive team recovers Samantha Koenig's body from Matanuska Lake.

April 6th, 2012: Keyes is interviewed at U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage, Alaska. During this interview, Keyes tells law enforcement that he has "many cards to play" and didn't want to give them all away at once. When asked to give the identification and location of one body, Keyes states "I'll give you two." He then confesses to the carjacking and murders of William and Lorraine Currier.

April 12th, 2012: Keyes is interviewed at U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage, Alaska.

April 17th, 2012: Keyes is interviewed at U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage, Alaska.

April 18th, 2012: Blake Falls Reservoir, Parishville, NY cache is uncovered, hidden in a Home Depot Bucket. (located 44°28.076'N, 74°45.813'W)

April 24th, 2012: Barrel and bolt from a Ruger 10/22 is recovered from Blake Falls Reservoir, Parishville, NY. They are found by FBI USERT in shallow water, approximately 50 to 70 feet due south from the southeast corner of the boat launch (located 44°28'07.17"N, 74°45'47.07"W).

May 16th, 2012: FBI interviews Keyes. Keyes tells law enforcement he is responsible for a bank robbery in Tupper Lake on April 10th 2009 and that he buried another body in the state of New York.

May 22nd, 2012: FBI interviews Keyes. Keyes states the FBI should seize his boat, located in Neah Bay, WA, as there could be blood evidence located in it. Keyes owns a 1992 Bayliner series POGPR15 boat, registration #WN7470GB and a trailer, Washington plate #3408-MU.

May 23rd, 2012: Keyes attempts to escape during a routine hearing, using wood shavings from a pencil to pick his cuffs. His attempt is unsuccessful and he is tazed by U.S. Marshals.

May 24th, 2012: FBI interviews Israel Keyes. (Video Source)

May 29th, 2012: FBI Interviews Israel Keyes. (Video Source)

June 7th, 2012: FBI Interviews Israel Keyes. (Video Source)

July 20th, 2012: FBI Interviews Israel Keyes.

July 26th, 2012: FBI Interviews Israel Keyes.

July 27th, 2012: FBI Interviews Israel Keyes. (Video Source)

August 1st, 2012: The FBI contacts Keyes for an interview but Keyes declines, stating "fuck off, I know what you guys are trying to do! I told you guys early on that I had nothing but time, now I have three attorney's and nothing but time!"

November 27th, 2012: FBI asked if Keyes wanted to do an interview. Keyes declined at that time.

November 29th, 2012: FBI Interviews Israel Keyes. (Video Source)

December 2nd, 2012: Keyes commits suicide by cutting his wrists with a razor blade while incarcerated at Anchorage Correctional Complex. He leaves behind a suicide note.

Victims (Both Confirmed & Unconfirmed)

** KNOWN VICTIMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION **

Samantha Tessla Koenig

Born: 08/30/1993
Sex: Female
Height: 5'4" (64 in.)
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Age (at time of abduction): 18
Cell phone #: (907) 884-8370

Summary
Israel Keyes abducted Koenig from Common Grounds coffee stand (630 E. Tudor Street, Anchorage, Alaska), where she worked, at 8:00 PM on February 1st, 2012. Keyes then raped Koenig, before choking her to death with a ziptie, cutting up her body and dumping her remains into Lake Matanuska.

Bill Currier

Born: 04/04/1961
Sex: Male
Height: 5'11"
Summary: Abducted from his home at 8 Colbert Street, Essex, Vermont and taken to an abandoned farmhouse located at 32 Upper Main Street, Essex, Vermont.

Lorraine Currier

Born: 07/04/1955
Sex: Female
Height: 5'4"

Stephanie Lynn Lewis (#MP15172)

On October 6th, 2004, Keyes rented a car from Enterprise in Manchester, New Hampshire and drives 1,745 miles. If we do the math, this gives us a (rough) radius of 873 miles. A quick search in NamUS for missing persons between October 6th, when Keyes arrives, and October 16th, when Keyes departs, we see one missing case pop up for Stephanie Lynn Lewis on October 12th, 2004, in Lumberton, North Carolina. She is a 21 year old American Indian / Alaska Native at the time of her disappearance.

It is around a thirteen hour drive to Lumberton from Manchester, 823.6 miles, along route I-95. On the day of her appearance, Stephanie Lewis told others that she was going to try to find a ride to Virginia after she left work at the Days Inn, where she was last seen. It would be worth knowing if Keyes possibly stayed at the Days Inn in Lumberton, North Carolina, since both the mileage and the time frame fit in this woman's disappearance.

Glenda Sue Shoptaugh (#MP101603)

On December 3rd, 2005, Keyes stayed at the Days Inn & Suites in Gresham, Oregon. When we look at the timeline put forth from the FBI, we do not know of Keyes whereabouts between October 14th and December 3rd. Coincidentally, Glenda Shoptaugh went missing on November 10th, 2005 from Estacada, Oregon, which is roughly a half hour away (19 miles).

On December 15th, Glenda's car was found on a forest service road in nearby Mount Hood National Forest. The police suspect foul play.

While there is no way to know if Keyes was involved with Glenda's disappearance, we do know he was an avid camper and outdoors-man. It's worth noting, in any case, the timing of Glenda's disappearance and Keyes presence in the area.

Debra J Feldman (#MP18251)

During the FBI's interviews of Keyes, Keyes mentioned that he killed a person between April 7th, 2009 and April 14, 2009 and, subsequently, buried them in New York. Searching NamUS for individuals who disappeared within this time frame and who fit the travel area of 523.5 miles from Manchester, New Hampshire (where he rented the car during this trip), Debra Feldman appears to be someone he might have abducted and murdered. The FBI released Feldman as a potential victim on September 30th, 2013 because of lack of evidence.

Lauren E. Spierer

NamUS: MP#11173

This is an interesting one as it was originally sent to the FBI by a retired police officer, according to the FBI's files, on 12/10/2012. It just so happens that at the time of her disappearance, Keyes was on his way to Essex Junction in Vermont where he eventually murdered both Bill and Lorraine Currier. The path of travel would have put him just under 200 miles away from where Spierer was last scene, although it would have been 200 miles OUT of the way as he traveled to Vermont. Devil's advocate: he still wasn't reported in Vermont until the 7th, and the entire trip from Illinois (where he rented the car) to Essex Junction, Vermont is only 921 miles, or 14 hours, so Keyes would have had ample time to stop in Spierer's neck of the woods.

Keyes' Confession To Samantha Koenig's Abduction & Murder

I'm not exactly sure when it took place (although I believe it to be the April 1st, 2012 interview), but I found this interview on Youtube where Keyes describes abducting, killing and dumping Samantha Koenig's body to investigators. I've taken the liberty of condensing and transcribing the entire interview below, in case you don't have two hours to listen to it. I've only edited the transcript for readability purposes - the content of the interview is the same.

Let's start at the beginning of Koenig's abduction, with Keyes describing how he came to pick Koenig as a victim.

"I didn't have a specific plan in mind. I had that location in mind just because of where it was, and the fact that they were open late, and the fact that I had staked it out maybe. I don't remember how long before I walked by. It looked like there was only one person working there and there weren't a lot of cars around. So it was in the back of my mind. I didn't really know for sure that I was gonna do anything. I thought maybe I might just rob that place. I guess I didn't think the video cameras were that good. I remember seeing the IHOP camera and I remember thinking that thing looks like it's 20 years old. It probably doesn't even record anymore. But I wasn't really worried about the video because I had my face covered the whole time and I think I had the front license plate off my truck removed. And the back license plate is almost always covered with snow. I did think about parking back in the neighborhoods, but there was so much snow. I was more worried about having someone hit my truck and having it turn into a big thing or getting a traffic ticket. I was looking at Huffman area because there's several coffee stands along that road. They stay open late too. There's not very many people around, and there was several public areas where I could have parked.

But, honestly, it was kind of like a spur of the moment thing the way it happened. When I robbed her, she was, you know, very cooperative. And.. I don't know. I just.. I guess you could say against my judgment, I just kept going with it even though I had already told myself that if whoever was there didn't have a car, then I wasn't gonna do anything more than rob them and tie them up. But there was something about her, like, the way she reacted, that kind of made me wanna just keep going with it. And, plus, like I said, I had my police scanner in my ear. And it seems like there was something going on on the East Side, so I knew most of the police would be over there. And, I thought, I was just on a little adrenaline rush. I thought I could just walk her right down the street. The the whole thing seemed very brazen and that was one of the things that kinda has confused me all along is how brazen the whole thing was and how kind of, how overt the whole thing was, you know, like, almost like a bank robbery where it was just like, I'm gonna walk up and do this. And it's not like Tudor is a small road.

Tudor is, like, a pretty named thoroughfare in Anchorage. You know? So, my thought was that people walk down that street all the time. It was busy and there were people around and I was right. I passed lots of people. Even when we were walking, it seems like I passed a person who was walking. And every time someone was close, I would just take the gun and, like, push it against her so she knew that I knew what she was thinking. She tried to get away on tutor. We were only about a hundred feet from the coffee stand. Stand, maybe maybe 200 feet. I just told her to act like she was my girlfriend and just act like maybe she was a little bit drunk or something, and I was helping her. And, after that first time, she tried to get away. I tackled her. After that, she knew I was serious. After that, she didn't give me any problems. We drove down Denali, turned, left on the lights. Right away, she said she had to pee. Plus, she was just sitting in the front of my truck. She had a seat belt on, but she could've like, if she had thought about it, she could've got out really quick before I could've done much about it, so I wanted to get her in the back.

So, that was the closest place I could think of - Lanierie. I went down there and parked in a corner of the parking lot. There were a couple other cars there. I think there were even people there skiing. After they left, I let her out so she could pee and then cleaned out the back seat and put her in the back. She was cold. I had her covered all up in drop cloths and stuff. She was laying on the back seat on the jump seat. I had two individual cable ties on her wrists, you know, like, as tight as you would put handcuffs. And then between those, I would run other cable ties. They weren't very tight. I didn't have her feet tied. She was mostly just tied to the seat belts in the truck with cable ties. So, even if she had opened the door, she couldn't have just got out. I talked to her quite a bit. I was asking her about, her debit card, where it was, her cell phone. She kept telling me her cell phone didn't work and, you know, found out that all the stuff was in other places. None of it was in her purse, not even her keys. She left her keys in the coffee stand. Or I left her keys. I thought I had grabbed everything and thrown it in her purse, but her cell phone and her keys were on a different counter, and I didn't see them. I think I had a headlamp on.

I was thinking I didn't wanna go back to the coffee stand because she kept saying saying the alarm was armed now that the door was closed. And I didn't wanna break the window to get back in because that would've defeated the whole purpose. So, I was gonna get a prepaid cell to to send the texts, but then I realized that wouldn't be very believable since it wasn't coming from her cell. And, that's when I made up my to go back to the stand. I figured even if the alarm went off, I would hear it on my scanner, and I would be gone before anybody could reach out. After I got the cell phone, I didn't waste any more time driving around town. I think I pretty much sent all the texts and, staked out a ATM to go to later. I think we maybe got back about twelve or one, and, that's when I started putting my truck back together. I think I had the truck running and the radio on and stuff in the truck, so she wouldn't get cold. There were still people out. There were people out walking their dogs, and she was still awake, and I didn't wanna take her into the shed right away. So, I don't know. It seems like I was doing other stuff to kill time. I was putting tools away and making sure everything was locked up. I had the drop cloth overhead in case anybody came by and, you know, stopped by the house or whatever. I just told her that I didn't wanna see her her head come up. She was just laying there and then, Yeah. I don't know what time it was. Maybe maybe around 01:00 or one or two. I think that's when the neighborhood had quieted down enough, and I think maybe was getting ready to go to bed. So I that's when I walked her over into the shed, sat her down."

At some point, after Koenig had been secured in the shed, Keyes drove to her boyfriend's house to retrieve their shared ATM card from Koenig's car. In the interview, Keyes tells this part out of order.
"After all the credit or ATM stuff was done, I got a glass of wine and got her some water. She was she was asking me if everything was working out okay and if I had got a hold of her dad and if I had the ATM card, if, you know, just asking me if all this stuff was going as planned and I said, yeah, it's fine. I unscrewed the rope from the wall and cut the ties off of her hands, not the cable ties on her wrist but the tie between them, and had her lay down on the floor on the mat and took two more pieces of rope and put them through the cable ties and on her hands. Then I tied knots in the ends of the rope, and I screwed the rope down to the floor of the wall so her arms were out. She knew. She knew at that point. She said, please don't rape me. And I put my head right up to her ear and I said, you knew this was coming. She started to nod, and she started to cry a little bit. And I said, you can make it easier, or you can make it harder. She was still cooperative, but she was really scared at that point. I don't think I did much to tie her feet. I think I just took about a six foot piece of nylon rope and, knotted it around her ankles. She was face down.

After I had her all tied down, I went in the house. I didn't have her gagged any of this time. I just told her that I had my scanner on and if if any neighbors reported any screaming, I was gonna be back in a second and, you know, she'd be sorry. She never tried to scream, but I didn't have her gagged or anything at the time she was in the shed. But I wanted to put a gag in her mouth before I raped her. And so I went into the bedroom, and I had a a silk handkerchief. It was purple. It was something I had left over from a girlfriend a long time ago in Seattle. We used to, tie each other up with them. And, yeah. So I had that handkerchief and I took it back into the shed and gagged her. But it wasn't like, you know, she could still talk. It was mostly just because I wanted to do it because it didn't really keep her from making any noise. So I took a 36 inch cable tie and I put it around her neck and I tightened it up, not tight, but enough that she could feel that it was there. And I told her, you know, I told her, I said, all I have to do is pull this, and once I pull it, there's no going back if you start screaming or if I don't like the way things are going. And she just kept nodding her head.

I took out a knife and I used that to start to cut off her clothes. I started at her shirt and cut all the way down. She had on a bra, I cut that. And then I cut the back of the arms - It was just a t shirt, I think. I had a big black trash bag in there already, like a really big contractor's bag. I was throwing everything in there. I threw every cable tie I cut, her jacket, anything that touched her, tape, whatever, it all went in that bag, including, like, the wallet with the credit card. Like, once I had the number scratched in the card, I didn't even look at it again. I threw everything in there. The only thing I took out of her purse was the cash. Anyway, after I cut off her shirt and her bra then I took the knife and cut down each of her pant legs. She had on tight black pants like skin or spandex. And she had on a thong. I had some KY out there, and she felt it when I put it on her. And I think she thought I was gonna sodomize her. She started saying, oh, no. Not that. And after that, I just stood up and looked at her for a while. I still had my clothes on. And, just watched her for a while. She wasn't saying anything. She was just shaking. I took my clothes off and put on a condom and raped her. It was a while. Probably. I remember the radio was on. I think it took, I don't know, maybe two or three songs. And then, right before I finished, I did sodomize her, and she screamed a little bit right then. I think I pulled on the cable tie a little bit, told her to shut up. After it was over, she was, she was I don't know... I guess you'd say she was resigned at that point.

And she started asking me if I was gonna kill her, and I didn't say anything. She started saying that she gave really good blowjobs. And, I don't know, I probably said something not very nice. I think I said, at this point, that sounds like a good way to get my dick bit off. And she kinda laughed a little bit, and then I put my leather gloves on because it's hard work to strangle somebody with a cable tie. I knew from the minute she walked out of that coffee stand, she wasn't gonna live. After I put my gloves on, I had that little knife, that little Leatherman, the one that was really sharp, and it had fallen out of my pocket when I was taking off my pants, and it was laying on the floor. This whole time, there wasn't any light in the shed, just my headlamp. I saw that knife sitting there. I jumped on top of her, and I grabbed the cable tie with my left hand and started pulling up as hard as I could. Tightened it all the way down. She never made a sound. She never struggled. She couldn't struggle much. Her legs were screwed down but her arms were screwed down too with the rope. So I was straddling her, and I had so much force on the cable tie that her whole half of her body was lifted up off the floor. And, so, yeah, even if she had been struggling, I wouldn't have been able to tell. It was taking a while. And I remember thinking I still have to shower. It's gonna sound weird, but I was still really into her - I'm not gonna tell all that part, but I stabbed her once right below her right shoulder blade in her back. I didn't really stab her to make her die faster or anything. It was anything else. I'm not gonna go into that. I took a piece of rope that was laying there. I mean, at this point, it's probably a couple minutes. And I could tell she still wasn't, you know, there was still life there. So, I tied it in a square knot to the cable tie and I took the rope and I hung her off that shelf support. I tied like a half hitch and had it so her head and the front of her body was still lifted off the ground so that there's a lot of pressure on it. And then I finished my wine and put my pants on and went back to the house and took a shower.

So after I took a shower, I had to make sure all the bags were packed and go feed the dogs. Then I ran back up to the shed. And I don't know. This is probably fifteen minutes later, twenty minutes later. I untied the rope and pulled her back a little bit. So she was on the tarp and on the, like, foam mattress, sleeping bag, everything. And then I took the tarp and I wrapped it all around her. And then, opened up the lower cabinets, as far as they would go, and put her inside. And shut the cabinet. Made sure that even if someone opened the cabinet it would just look like a big tarp in there. And cleaned up a few things, ran around the shed, unplugged all the heaters and the radio, put the extension cord back by the house, double locked the door, and went back in and grabbed the bags and called the cabin. So I got back on the seventeenth through eighteenth and I had been kinda watching the weather in Anchorage so I knew what to expect when I got back. To make sure it was cold. It was actually starting to warm up a little bit when I got back. So, I didn't do anything until Monday.

I couldn't get the body out of the cabinet, at least not easily because, it was frozen. And the doors only opened about three and a half, four feet. So I decided I mean, I had been planning on doing it anyway because I was planning to sell that shed this spring. I started, taking apart the cabinets and took out all the lights and air conditioner. That air conditioner that was in the garage was in there and pretty much everything in the cabinets I threw away. Like, all the insulation, the lights, all that stuff went in that load to the landfill. And, yeah, so I just dismantled the whole thing around her basically. She was there on the lower level and I took it all apart and cut it up into firewood. Then, Monday night, I rolled her out of there in a tarp, and she had bled quite a bit from that one stab wound in her back and so the tarp had actually leaked through into the insulation on the floor. And so it took me a while to get all that torn out. I took out the drainage pipes and took out the insulation on the floor and everything else I could see that had blood on it and all that stuff went into the fireplace. Then I started packing everything up. I think I did a big double bag, those big contractor bags. I took the sleeping bag she was on, cut it up in about four or five pieces. It was pretty much soaked with with blood and, put that in the bag. Put the tarp in the bag.

All of her clothes when I raped her, I had the clothes kinda, like, wadded up underneath her, underneath her pelvis. And, so they were still there. And so, yeah, I cleaned up everything I could, put it in that bag, and a little bit of blood got on the floor of the shed. I don't know how, but I was pretty paranoid about that. I wiped it up with paper towels and threw the paper towels in that garbage bag just so I wouldn't track it everywhere. And and I rolled her onto something else. I think it was a piece of clear plastic. I Started a big fire upstairs, waited till it was about, I don't know, one or 2AM, and, started burning everything, like everything that she had touched. I kept her makeup and I kept the cell phone and the credit card."

At this point Keyes talks about cleaning the shed up and the steps he took to stage Koenig's body for the ransom photo he later posted at the park.
"I had everything cleared out of the shed. I had a big bucket of hot water with a lot of bleach in it, and I had a grout sponge. And I cleaned up, like, wiped everything down, like, especially around where there had been blood on the floor.

After I did that, I put this plastic up on the walls, stapled it up. And then I built a table, and then I brought her back in and tied ropes to her arms at that point and did the same thing pretty much. Had some screws, tied knots and they're all screwed to the wall, so her arms were up above her head like a picture. I had sex with her corpse. And, you know, she was warm. And, then it was by then it was getting late in the morning. I guess I lost track of time. I just left her there after that and went inside.

So I remember thinking I had a lot to do and hadn't really figured out how I was gonna pull it off. So that next night, Tuesday night, most of Tuesday, I was out, trying to get the stuff together that I was gonna need. I was looking for newspapers. I was looking for a Polaroid camera, which is incredibly hard to find nowadays. Bought some paper, computer paper, went to a bunch of thrift stores. I was looking for a typewriter. I couldn't find Polaroid cameras anywhere. I finally did a search online and found them at Target, but they didn't have any film for the Polaroid camera. So I went back to the house and went online, and supposedly they had it up in Wasilla. By this time, I was realizing that I wasn't gonna get everything done by the time I got back.

So the next night, I took off to Wasilla. I thought they were closed, but they were open, and I went in and got a pack of the film. I went out and got into the car and decided since I was up there, I was gonna go look for the lake. But it was really dark, and I drove. I don't know why I read the map wrong or something because I ended up way up on the other side of Palmer and didn't realize that it was right there by the highway. So I didn't actually find the lake that night.

A few days later, once I had all that stuff, it took me all night to get the makeup done. And she was still on the table, but, you know, obviously, she didn't look as good as when I first thawed her out. So, yeah, I have a lot of work to do. Probably, I don't know, two or three hours I worked on it, doing the makeup and trying to figure out how it was gonna position things, trying to make it look like she was still alive. The biggest problem I had was with her face. I could get the makeup to work, but, you know, her face was slack. So by then it was already getting to be morning. So that's when I kinda gave up on, like, the mouth and stuff. I just decided to tape it.

I taped it so that it looked like her face had some texture to it, I guess. And, then I was still having problems with her eyes or her forehead, you know, because there was no expression. I tried super glue, that didn't work. So I took the needles that I had. I had a big, curve needle and then I had that 10 pound test fishing line. And I sewed, took the needle and went down through her brow, like, right between her eyebrows, down up, along her nose cartilage, under the skin and then came out and then went back up and along the same path and did it again and then pulled it tight to make it look like she was squeezing her eyes shut. And then I took a test picture just to kind of see what it was gonna look like. I put a little more makeup on after that. I already had her hair braided at that point. I had to put on foundation. Like, every part you see in that picture has foundation on. Two or three different kinds.

She didn't look good. I mean, her skin - you could start to see the blood under the skin - and bruising. And, I mean, she was still in good shape, but, you know, she definitely didn't look alive. So, yeah, it took me a long time. I think I used two or three tubes of foundation and then after that I had to go over it with a couple other colors in different areas because, I mean, at first it just looked like she was painted.

It was hard to take the picture because the Polaroid I had only gives a printout of about two by two and a half inches or something. So I think I took about five or six pictures before I finally had one that only showed what I wanted. I cut the edges off the whole photograph. At first I was thinking give them the Polaroid and have the notes separate. And then I decided that it would be less, it would be harder for you to figure out if I scanned the picture with the printer, not through the computer, but just with the scanner. So yeah, that's what I did. And then after I remember when I decided to do it that way I was thinking, well hell, if I was gonna do this I could have easier ways I could have done it. I mean I'm running all over town looking for a Polaroid. But, yeah, so I just decided to do it that way."

Investigators ask Keyes about his choice of words in the ransom note he includes with the photo, specifically the part about how Koenig 'almost escaped once in the desert'.
"That was a calculation that I had in my head - from the time the picture was taken to the time the ransom note was given was about ten days - and I guess I was thinking it'd make it sound as if she had been sold as a sex slave maybe somewhere in Mexico. It's about how long it would take to drive there on the thirteenth and get back to Anchorage if you were driving."
Keyes goes on to describe how he dismembered Koenig's body and what transpired after, including how he constructed the ice tent he used to hide and dump Koenig's body into Matanuska Lake.
"She was out in the shed and, you know, she's starting to smell a little bit. I wanted to keep her. I didn't wanna do it right then. That's why I got the two totes. I was thinking I could put her out in the backyard and bury her in the snowbank and finish up later, but then I just decided it was better just to do it, like, get it done and figure out some excuse as to, you know, what I was doing for three days. So I took her off, rolled her off the table and took the table apart, cut up the plywood that it was made out of and burned that. Had a big, rolling tote. It wasn't very deep, about five or six inches deep. And put her in that, and that's when I cut her up. I used the wire like a tourniquet to keep the blood to a minimum and wrapped it around both sides of everywhere where I plan to cut and had everything all wired up and then, made the cuts. It only took me a few minutes and triple bagged everything. And there wasn't really a mess in the shed at all. I remember thinking that I was gonna have to burn the tote that I cut her up and everything, but then I just decided that even if someone found it at the landfill, it didn't really look like anything but trash. So I took all that stuff and I had some really big trash bags that I got at Home Depot, and I stuffed and triple bagged her in black plastic bags. I got these bags, two different bundles. I had a bunch of other stuff that I used to thaw out in the garage that I didn't think was looked that bad, so I decided just to throw that stuff away too. So I bagged all that stuff up and, put it all out in the trailer. She sat out there for a few days, two or three days.

I bought a tarp at Walmart. It was brown on one side and silver on the other. I think it was a nine by 12 tarp. The tent poles were from a tent that we had out in the shed. It was a big tent, like, it's five or six person tent. And, I just designed the ice hut around the size of the tarp and the height of the poles. I just made the wooden pieces to hold it all together. And so when I took everything out to the lake, all I had to have to put it together was my cordless drill. I had a big one inch bit in it to drill holes in the ice for the legs, and and I had a Phillips bit to screw on a couple of cross braces for the roof portion. And once I had the frame up, it only took me, I don't know, five or ten minutes to put the tarp on it. The tarp was just held on with, like, staples up top and then, bungee cord at the bottom and a couple of bungee cords to hold the roof part on. And, yeah once I had all the ice fishing stuff set up I had the weights cut off. I had to cut them apart with the angle grinder they had like a stainless cable that holds them together. I cut those up into the number of pieces that I thought I would need and loaded all that stuff in the tote and loaded in the wooden parts of the ice fishing hut. I didn't really wanna do the Matanuska Lake because it was so small. I wanted to do a really big lake, but they were all quite a ways further north, and I knew I couldn't get it all out on the lake in one trip, and I didn't wanna leave it in my truck. It took me forever to cut the hole. I made it big enough that, well, I knew what size it had to be but I also was making it big enough because I didn't know how thick the ice was. It was about 20 inches thick when it was there. But in the past I've gone ice fishing and the ice has been four or five feet thick so I was thinking I had to make it big enough that I could fit the whole chainsaw down inside the hole to keep cutting because the chainsaw only has a 16 inches bar. Fortunately, I didn't have to go through that much ice.

So once I, you know, once the chainsaw went through the ice, the hole filled up with water, so I scrapped the chainsaw and just went to the bar, and it only took me, I don't know, five or ten minutes to finish the bowl with the bar. And then once I had had the ice knocked out, I used that big shovel to scoop out all the chunks of ice and shoveled off the whole area down to the ice and took the weights out of the totes and buried them under the snow piles. And took some twine, I had about a hundred feet of twine, that neon stuff that was in there, and I tied two of the weights to that and checked to see how deep the water was. It was supposed to be like 60 to 80 feet deep, and I think it ended up only being about 40 feet deep. But I figured that was deep enough. After I checked that, I just packed everything back up and covered the hole, buried it with snow, and then loaded the sled back up and left. I had a parent teacher conference that day. Didn't make it. So the next day, I left earlier and, took the first package up. She was triple bagged and I had bailing wire wrapped around the bags to keep them closed. So when I was getting ready to put the weights on, I took my knife, I think it was that big black folding one, and I cut open the bags. They were laid flat on the ice inside the ice hut. I cut open the bag, all the way down, and kind of laid it out. I was trying to keep everything as much in the bag as I could so I would grab the weights and wire it to each piece and then I would drop it into the hole.

But, it wasn't so much a problem with the first day because like it was all the smaller pieces. But the next day when I did the torso there was quite a bit of blood in the bags and and it was pretty heavy once I had the weights on it. So when I went to drop it in the hole, I kind of fell a little bit and then a bunch of water out of the hole, like, splashed up all around. So there was, you know, it looked like blood. Right. It just spread out through the whole through the whole inside of the ice shack. I mean, it wasn't obviously blood, but it definitely wasn't clear water either. On the last day I went fishing because at that point there was virtually nothing left. It was, you know, I was pretty much done."

Keyes' Confession To The Curriers Abduction & Murder

While I haven't been able to locate the particular audio recording this information was based on, I did locate the summary of the interview that occurred on April 6th, 2012 in which Keyes detailed the abduction, rape and murders of Bill and Lorraine Currier. What follows is my own summary of that document.

On the evening of June 8th, 2011, Keyes was staying at the Handy Suites Essex in Essex Junction, VT. He randomly chose a house a few blocks away from the hotel, cut the telephone line and broke in (Somewhere else I remember reading that Keyes would look for the easiest targets, i.e. open garages, windows, etc, when choosing a mark). Keyes had a gun and used cable ties to bind both Bill and Lorraine, placed them both in their own car, and drove them to an abandoned farmhouse which he had scoped out and found the previous day.

Keyes sexually assaulted Lorraine over the next several hours in the upper floor of the home. During the assault, Keyes said he heard Bill attempting to break out of his restraints. Keyes went downstairs into the basement and saw that Bill had broken his restraints and that his bindings were loose. He held a knife to Bill's throat. A fight ensued, in which Keyes struck Bill with a shovel he had found nearby. Bill retrieved his .22 caliber gun he left upstairs, then returned to the basement and killed Bill by shooting him multiple times. He then returned to sexually assaulting Lorraine upstairs. After he was through, he walked Lorraine to the basement and strangled her to death.

After murdering them, Keyes moved both bodies to the corner of the basement and placed a bag over each body, head to mid-body. He also poured a gallon of Drano on each body. Keyes then took old shelving and ducting he found and placed them over the bodies in an attempt to conceal them.

Keyes brought a backpack with him, which he dubbed his 'rape kit'. In it he had a head lamp, propane camp stove, several water bottles, nylon rope, duct tape and latex gloves. Prior to the abduction, Keyes also fashioned some ligatures. Keyes stated he had used everything in the kit during his assault and murder of both Bill and Lorraine.

In addition to his backpack, Keyes also took with him the following items, when he left the abandoned farmhouse: All items used during the sexual assault of Lorraine, Lorraine's clothing, Bill's sandals, Bill & Lorraine's cell phones and debit cards (he had received the Pin number from them) and a .38 revolver taken from their bedroom. Keyes claims he had later disposed of the phones, most of their jewelry and their clothing.

Keyes then drove to the Blake Falls Reservoir in Parishville, New York, where he threw the barrel and bolt of the .22 caliber gun he had used to kill Bill, along with the .38 revolver, into the reservoir. Keyes then placed his other weapons and the remaining parts of his .22 caliber gun into a Home Depot bucket he hid under a large rock slab. Law enforcement recovered everything later on during their investigation.

Keyes Vehicle Records

FBI documents revealed a list of vehicles that were found to be associated with Keyes. I've included them here for reference, sorted by when the plates expired.

List Of Keyes Rented Vehicles

Complete List Of Evidence & Items Confiscated

On Keye's Person

The following were on Keye's person at the time of his arrest.

Other Items Confiscated

These items were found in Keyes rental vehicles and other miscellaneous sources surrounding the investigation, at various times.

Search of 2456 Spurr Lane, Anchorage, Alaska

Law enforcement conducted a search of Keyes home in Anchorage on March 30th, 2012 at 7:00 PM. The search concluded at 10:30 PM.

2nd Search of 2456 Spurr Lane, Anchorage, Alaska

Law enforcement conducted 2 additional searches of Keyes' home on 10/23/2012.

Search of Keyes' Storage Shed

On April 11th, 2012, at 1:05 PM, law enforcement conducted a full search of the items found within the shed from 2456 Spurr Lane, Anchorage, Alaska.
Details: White metal shed with green trim. (h) 7'7" x (w) 7'5" x (d) 9'1"

Found on Shelf #1

Found on Shelf #2

Found on Shelf #3

Found on Shelf #4

Found on Shelf #5

Found on Top Shelf

Found In The Shed

The following items of evidence were seized from the shed itself.

Search of Keyes' 1982 Bayliner Boat

On July 18th, 2012, law enforcement searched Keyes' 1982 Bayliner Boat at FBI ERT Facility in Seattle, Washington.

Search Of 511 Poplar Street, Constable, New York

On November 8th, 2012, law enforcement searched Keyes property in Constable, New York.

Cache at Blake Falls Reservoir, Raquette River Road, Parishville, New York

The following weapons cache was located underneath a 4'6' rock slab, approximately 329 ft. south of the boat ramp driveway.
The exact GPS coordinates are N 44 degrees 28.067', W 074 degrees 45.813'.

Suicide Note Transcription

The FBI had already removed the images of the suicide note left by Keyes, but I was able to locate an archived copy here. I also searched for a transcription and found one here. Using both websites, I've managed to assemble a completed transcription (to the best of my abilities) below. I've also included sections of the note Keyes crossed out, using strike-throughs. Needles to say, my interpretation of the document does differ slightly to the transcribed versions I saw (go figure lol).

"Of life's most basic elements, you have completely lost sight.

[illegible] overuse, as you over colonize. you are Where will you go, you clever little worm, if you bleed your host dry?

Back in your ride, the night is still young, streetlights push back the black in neat rows. Off to the right a graveyard appears, lines of stones, bodies molder below. turn your hea Turn away quick, bob your head to the beat, as straight through that stop sign you roll, loaded truck with lights off slams into you broadside, your flesh smashed as metal explodes.

You may have been free, you loved living your lie, fate had its own scheme, crushed like a bug you still die.

Soon, now, you'll join those ranks of dead or(as) your ashes the wind will soon blow. Family and friends will shed a few tears, pretend it's off to heaven you go. But the reality is you were just bones and meat, and with your brain died also your soul.

A nightmare you called a dream while their cultures you despised attacked countries who don't provoke, America believed the lie. Money was your only scheme, for it you pumped the future dry. Now you are the punchline and you were [illegible] American died

Send the dying to wait for their death in the comfort of retirement homes, [illegible] say "it's for the best" it's best for you so their fate you'll not know. Turn a blind eye back to the screen, soak in your reality shows. Stand in front of your mirror and you preen, in a plastic castle you call home.

Land of the free, land of the lie, land of scheme Americanize! Consume what you don't need, stars you idolize, pursue what you admit is a dream, then it's American die.

Get in your big car, so you can get to work fast, on roads made of dinosaur bones. Punch in on the clock and sit on your ass, playing stupid ass games on your phone. Paper on your wall, tells says you got smarts. kill that computer lets see what you know said but you would still crawl like the vermin you are, once your precious power grids blown.

Land of the free, land of the lie, land of the scheme, Americanize.

Now that I have you held tight I will tell you a story, speak soft in your ear so you know that it's true. You are my love at first sight and though you're scared to be near me, my words penetrate your thoughts now in an intimate prelude.

I looked in your eyes, they were so dark, warm and trusting, as though you had not a worry or care. The more [illegible] the game the better potential to fill up those pools with you fear.

You face framed in dark curls like a portrait, the sun shone through highlights of red. What color I wonder, and how straight will it turn plastered back with the sweat of your dread.

Your wet lips were a promise of a secret unspoke, nervous laugh as it burst like a pulse of blood from your throat. There will be no more laughter here.

I feel your body tense up, my hand now on your shoulder, your eyes [illegible] a [illegible] out of this small dark room, forget lady called luck, she does not abide near me for her powers don't extend to those who are damned.

[illegible][ pet would that I could keep you, let you be the master of your own fate. What [illegible] wonder would you [illegible] knowing full well what's at stake? My pretty captive butterfly colorful wings my hand smears [illegible] I somehow repaint them with punishment and tears.

Violent metamorphoses emerge my dark moth princess, I would come often and worship on the alter of your flesh... You shudder now with [illegible] and try to shrink far from me. I'll have you lied down and begging to become my stockholm sweetie.

Okay, talk is over, words are flacid and weak. Back it with action or it all comes off cheap. Watch close while I work now, feel the electric chock of my touch, open my trembling flower, or your petals I'll crush."

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