Beyond this confession, Keyes didn't describe any other killings in detail. ", A photo of Bill and Lorraine Currier along with a yellow ribbon is displayed on a tree on the couples front lawn Dec. 29, 2011, in Essex, Vt. Israel Keyes confessed to killing the Curriers. (Bill Roth / ADN). Dezarae Smith: Yes, this could be it. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: As time went on, there was a tremendous amount of fear about what happened and- and who was in our community that could do something like this. The FBI is making them public for the first time. Most people I talked to couldnt believe it because he was such a good worker and a personable guy.. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: This is Samantha. Peter Van Sant: Do your intel guys immediately try to find out if there's a missing couple? He is known to have been in Belize, Canada and Mexico. The man called out "Where's my wife?" Peter Van Sant: So, he would pre-position these caches and then when the urge came upon him, if he happened to be in that state, he had his tools of destruction ready to go. Both sheriffs had been contacted by the FBI. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He drew a series of 11 skulls. The skulls were drawn in Israel Keyes' own blood. It was meant to determine whether Keyes was sane enough to make legal decisions for himself. Special Agent Colleen Sanders: He indicated he never let another go after that. There were 10 children in all. John Smith: So, one specific conversation about killing a deer, he said that the initial shot didn't kill it. How investigators used mind games to get a serial killer to talk. There was nothing that stood out that he was a troublemaker or anything.. Neah Bay Tourism: Tripadvisor has 1,601 reviews of Neah Bay Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Neah Bay resource. 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. So, they knew something was wrong. Police say she was abducted from an Anchorage coffee stand in February and killed by Israel Keyes. Keyes killed himself by slitting one of his wrists and strangling himself with bedding, police said. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Samantha was in the shed at his house. When his parents found out, they made him apologize and return the guns, according to an anecdote in the evaluation. But the world's better off he's gone. After killing Koenig, Keyes flew to New Orleans, where he went on a cruise. Frank Russo: I remember I was the one who told both Samantha's mom and dad. 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. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then you see two individuals walk away. Special Agent Katherine Nelson knew every aspect of Keyes' life needed to be examined, so she started a deep dive into his paper trail. The FBI believes that several more caches are buried and may contain evidence in other unsolved murders. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: I believe he had a DUI but that was it. What other murders had he committed? Espresso. The FBI was searching in an attempt to find them. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: I do. And a comprehensive remaking of states approach to drug possession advances toward action in the Senate. He said he killed two people in separate incidents sometime in 2005 or 2006, and then murdered a couple in the state between 2001 and 2005. Peter Van Sant: And have been missing for some time. Keyes told investigators he had driven some 35 miles north of Anchorage to Matanuska Lake, where over the course of three trips he disposed of Samantha's remains. Keyes told investigators his victims were male and female, and that the murders occurred in fewer than 10 states, but he did not reveal all locations. He claimed he dumped at least one body into Lake Crescent, but Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said park officials have no plans to search the lake without more exact information about the location of a body. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, May 16, 2012]: There's one in New York. Peter Van Sant: Right through the window? He gets in the vehicle, and he starts to drive away. Contact her at mtheriault@adn.com. In an already isolated family, Keyes said he kept to himself. She tried for years to get the files released, eventually hiring Anchorage attorney Jeffrey Robinson to argue they be unsealed in federal court in Alaska. d. Supervised by Jonathan Scordino. Skip to main content. Most people I talked to couldnt believe it because he was such a good worker and a personable guy.. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: That information was pushed out to law enforcement across that entire corridor. "I did them for myself. She was pregnant with their child when he got out of the Army, he told investigators. Keyes told investigators the birth of his daughter convinced him to never target children. About 60 miles southeast of Neah Bay is another spectacular location, one of the deepest lakes in the U.S., which investigators suspect is also a watery grave. Keyes also was known as a good father, Dulik added. Sit there and watch them for a while.". After Oregon, at 20, Keyes took a high school equivalency test and joined the Army. The woman was "feisty," he said. In some of the interviews, Keyes seemed relieved to be talking about his hidden life. As the interviews went on, Keyes was spending 23 hours a day in a cell. I don't have the lab report back. Frank Russo: Sure. He didn't know who he was going to kill, but he already knew that he had the items there that he needed. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Eric Johnson [driving): He lived there. Cape Flattery Trail. SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN [video Interrogation]: There's a perfect right thumb print for Israel Keyes. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Its based on investigations and on speaking with Keyes. Bill and Lorraine Currier were chosen at random by Israel Keyes and abducted from their Essex, Vermont, home on June 8, 2011. Ask around. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, October 22, 2012]: I remember the name. Keyes said as they walked off into the night, Samantha broke free and ran. Law enforcement personnel search the home where Israel Keyes livedon Oct. 23, 2012 in West Anchorage. Investigators pressed for clues about other victims. She seemed like she was a very kind individual. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: I believe it was dated February 13th, so, well after Samantha's abduction. Whenever Keyes got the urge to kill, he would dig up a cache he had buried years prior and retrieve the murder weapons to commit his crimes. he asked. She backs up and this is where you see Samantha do this you see her raise her arms. Dezarae Smith: Christian Identity theology is very white supremacist. He could fix about anything, is what I am told. Michelle Tasker: She went to work that day expecting to go home going to her boyfriend and her dad. NEWS REPORT: He used a disposable razor to slit his wrist. The FBI said Keyes sought many of his victims while hiking and camping. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Graveside service will follow at Neah Bay Cemetery. He intended on that trip to commit a homicide. Special Agent Ted Halla |FBI, Poulsbo, Washington: We believe he killed four victims total in Washington State. Keyes attacks Lorraine first. Law enforcement in Alaska came face-to-face with Israel Keyes for the first time in 2012, after he was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a young woman kidnapped from a coffee stand. Peter Van Sant: How many people in the state of Washington do you believe Israel Keyes Killed? 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. The Anchorage Daily News reviewed 13 hours of newly-released audio files. Special Agent Ted Halla: Here's a picture of Israel Keyes' boat. (Erik Hill / ADN). He left Koenigs body in a shed outside his Anchorage home for two weeks, according to the FBI. All rights reserved. Over the next six years,Keyes saidhe killed four more people in Washington, but he refused to give investigators any identifying details. Peter Van Sant: Where did he leave Samantha? Frank Russo: He gave us the names of the people. To the best of their knowledge, none of Keyes victims lived in Clallam or Jefferson counties, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict and Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez said Tuesday. JOLENE GOEDEN: No there is. There are 17 people who live on Cedar Dr in Neah Bay, Washington that are registered to vote. That includes the Lake Crescent area of Washington State, where Keyes told investigators he had dumped a body. Ken Blum and Grayce Arlotta-Berner are the editors. NEWS REPORT: MARILYN CHATES | BILL CURRIERS MOTHER: We loved them both with all our hearts. At this point, you see an individual jump in through the window. Anyone who might have information about Keyes or possible victims is asked to call the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324). ASST. Three weeks after the arrest, Koenigs dismembered body was found in a frozen lake north of Anchorage. He cut phone lines before bursting into the bedroom where the animal hospital technician and medical practice worker slept. He had sought a ransom and used Koenigs debit card. Audio recordings of thoseconversations were unsealed recently after a legal fight initiated by a New York author who is writing a book about Keyes. Peter Van Sant: If anyone out there comes across one of these what should they do? 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. The FBI said Keyes also traveled internationally, but its unknown if he killed anyone outside the U.S. I'll give you every single gory detail you want. Most of us arent interested in feeding the public curiosity about how we feel about a murderer being in our midst, Ledford said. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: That's correct. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. I was looking for a fairly easy way to get into the garage. ASST. In Oxygen's two-hour special "Method of a Serial Killer," Israel Keyes' former co-worker revealed what it was like workingalongside the mysterious, calculating serial killer who murdered at least 11 people. That's great. He talked about hobbies: fishing, boats, hiking, camping, kayaking at Eklutna Lake. [pushes a notepad away from himself in disgust]. Israel Keyes in two photos released by the FBI. Investigators began focusing on his time in Washington State, where Keyes was raised; a place where he would admit to killing at least four more people. "He was a loving dad, a doting father.. ASST. Peter Van Sant: When he was asked about whether he'd killed anyone in Canada, what he'd say? [Keyes laughs]. When author and New York Post columnist Maureen Callahan began researching a book on Keyes, she went in search of the sealed interviews. In 2013, after Keyes' jailhouse suicide, a federal judge unsealed some of the interviews at the request of the then-Alaska Dispatch. We don't have a lot of time to play with. Facebook/Please Help Find Samantha Koenig. We have a wood stock for a .22, a plastic stock for a .22, a portion of a .22 rifle. Services: Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2013 in the Neah Bay High School gymnasium. Foreclosure, Estate or in need of repair. It's not what we wanted. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: At this point, we believe we have our guy. Part of the ransom text sent to Samantha Koenig's boyfriend. One week later, another ATM withdrawal is made. He had restrained Bill downstairs. Sherri Odegaard: And I'm wondering that too. ", Flowers are left at an overlook of Matanuska Lake on April 26, 2012. FBI Special Agent Katherine Nelson tells correspondent Peter Van Sant she is optimistic they can find answers to the other cases, and they are asking for the public's help. Julie's prosthetic feet were discovered at the mouth of the Colville River. Firm to stop plans for Carlsborg transfer station, Sequim Sunshine Festival celebrates Blue Hole, Blakeslee selected Sequims Citizen of the Year, Robot zapping germs at Port Townsend hospital, Nominations open for Clallam County Community Service Awards, Clallam County may incentivize hiring, retention for certain positions, Still no leads in search for missing Lower Elwha woman, Code changes considered for Port Angeles temporary housing, Researchers: Sequim artifact oldest bone weapon in Americas, Prosecutor finds Sequim officers actions justified at traffic stop, Port Angeles settles with Waste Connections, Sign-Up for Peninsula Daily News Newsletters. Israel Keyes, then 18, lived in the area at the time. Julie Harris was 12 years old when she disappeared from Colville, Washington, on March 3, 1996. Any idea how this person was killed? - I was just convinced that I had screwed up that time in Oregon because you know, I I let her go. Keyes confessed to killing Koenig and at least seven others around the country, including Bill and Lorraine Currier of Essex, Vt., in 2011. It looks like an abduction. Or he'd plan a trip to a particular state, knowing he already had a cache there. Peter Van Sant: Is it true he could have walked out at any time? And theirs was the first house I found that had all those things. An author's fight to get records unsealed. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. And these were found underneath his bed in his jail cell. As the hours piled up in the interrogation room, Keyes grew more at ease discussinghow he fantasized and planned killings in the midst of an otherwise ordinary seeming life in Anchorage. Keyes was arrested in Lufkin, Texas, about six weeks after Koenigs disappearance. That wasn't her character. Share Overview of Tammie Lane Hawkins Lives in: Neah Bay, Washington Age: 53 Gender: Female Tammie Hawkins's Voter Registration Caring about others. Dezarae hasn't been in this area since she was 15. "If you want to be involved in helping us it was 18 degrees outside yesterday. Law enforcement in Alaska came face-to-face with Israel Keyes for the first time in 2012, after he was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a young woman kidnapped from a coffee. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Right through the window. Mia Lovik (Parents: Lars and Megan Lovik) plans to attend Washington State University to pursue a Bachelor's degree in history and education. laney keyes neah bay washington. Something was terribly wrong, and the next day investigators watched it all unfold on security camera video. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, April 17, 2012]: I would do something and then I would go back like business as usual and go out with friends, go out to bars. Well, I'm disappointed in myself mostly, but I'm still impressed [laughs]. Keyes then strangled her to death. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: We have a strong suspicion that Keyes may have a victim located in that area. Callahan's book about Keyes, "A Dark Night in Alaska: The Hunt for the Perfect Serial Killer," will be published in 2019. And you did that to somebody else's daughter? Neah Bay, Washington Tammie Lane Hawkins (age 53) from Neah Bay, Wa and has no known political party affiliation. Feldman was last seen alive on April 8, 2009 at her residence in Hackensack, New Jersey. Services: Funeral 1 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2013 in the Neah Bay High School gymnasium. Sitting in jail in Anchorage, charged in the kidnapping and murder of a teenage Anchorage barista, FBI agents and an Anchorage police detective interviewed Keyes for dozens of hours between April and October of 2012. We ended up hearing a confession. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. From Port Angeles, drive Highway 101 west for 5 miles. They lived at times without electricity and home-schooled the children. As the news spread, Samantha's father James Koenig went public: KTVA NEWS REPORT: JAMES KOENIG: Just please help find my daughter. Jolene Goeden: I think this is the entirety of of his crimes. I'm telling ya, I'm gonna eat it. Have you heard this? ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview]: I'm two different people, basically. A memorial on April 19, 2012, for Samantha Koenig in the Kehls Chapel at Legacy Funeral Homes. Share. That's what this case is about. In it, Keyes said he pointed a .22 caliber pistol at Samantha. They were just kind of living their life. ASST. The kids earned money through under-the-table jobs cutting firewood or working on farms. FBI investigators in Anchorage, Alaska, believe Keyes killed 11 people between 2001 and 2012, and five of the murders happened while he was living in Neah Bay. FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez said the goal of releasing the information is to seek input from the public, to identify victims who remain unknown and to provide some closure to their families. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the FBI office in Anchorage said agents now have added three more to that grim tally, based on his statements, and said the timeline sheds some new light on a mysterious case that left a trail of unsolved killings around the country. Keyes shot him. Keyes confessed to Koenig's murder and over the course of several months, pointed investigators to three other victims. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He flew into Chicago and he drove east. Sherri Odegaard: And then I went up and down every street in this town and screamed her name. The FBI said Keyes lived in Neah Bay in 2001 after he was discharged from the Army. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: She turns the lights off. They're also hoping the public can help. He also said he didnt want his daughter to one day type my name into a computer and have it pop up.. Keyes also told investigators he committed two separate murders between 2005 and 2006, disposing of at least one of the bodies from a boat in 12-mile-long Lake Crescent. More than five years later, "some aspects of the case are still considered open," according to Anchorage FBI spokeswoman Staci Feger-Pellessier. 111 $$ - $$$ American. Israel Keyes confessed to killing the Curriers. What started as an apparent robbery suddenly took a darker turn. The school board on Tuesday adopted a blueprint for potential layoffs and deep program cuts to make ends meet. A dinner will be served at the Neah Bay High School gymnasium following the graveside service. Israel Keyes, 34, was arrested after search of the car he was driving uncovered Samantha Koenig's ID, her debit card, her cellphone and a gun along with a disguise that matched the man in the ATM photos. "He also told us about a couple in Washington state, another victim in that area, and possibly. Then, in December of 2012, Keyes killed himself at the Anchorage jail. So, the hope, of course, is that Samantha is alive. It's better for me to keep them to myself. Either fishing or out hunting. The FBI revealed those drawings and other never before seen evidence to "48 Hours," including examples of Keyes' "kill caches" kits containing guns, zip ties and other items he would bury across the United States years in advance, in anticipation of committing a crime. 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