Peter Van Sant: People have wondered if your daughter was the very first victim of Israel Keyes.". He wanted the death penalty and told investigators he had no "long-term interest in survival" in prison. ISRAEL KEYES [video interview, July 26, 2012]: Even my own family pretty much assumes I did it, so [laughs]. He enjoyed the thrill of it. Keyes killed himself by slitting one of his wrists and strangling himself with bedding, police said. So, they combed through missing persons reports and Keyes' computer. He wanted to talk about what he did. By October, the agents told Keyes they were losing patience. Over the next six years,Keyes saidhe killed four more people in Washington, but he refused to give investigators any identifying details. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: At this point, we believe we have our guy. Stalking through the woods. I'll give you every single gory detail you want. Facebook/Please Help Find Samantha Koenig. The conversations illustrate the fractured thinking of an Anchorage contractor and father who led a secret life, plotting and carrying out killings of three people who have so far been identified. But I'll never give up trying. Peter Van Sant: Do your intel guys immediately try to find out if there's a missing couple? Special Agent Katherine Nelson: Yes, correct. ASST. Frank Russo: That he had been a serial killer for 14 years. And then we have the drum magazine, the .22. The Keyes family attended a church that preached Christian identity theology, a philosophy John and Dezarae were also raised on, but have since disavowed. Neah Bay is located at 4821?56?N 12436?56?W / 48.36556N 124.61556W / 48.36556; -124.61556 (48.365436, -124.615672). When his parents found out, they made him apologize and return the guns, according to an anecdote in the evaluation. ISRAEL KEYES Yeah, Neah Bay's a boring town. Feldman was last seen alive on April 8, 2009 at her residence in Hackensack, New Jersey. He had sought a ransom and used Koenigs debit card. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, July 12, 2012]: For as far back as I can remember, you know, that's where I get a lot of the ideas. That wasn't her character. A dinner will be served at the Neah Bay High School gymnasium following the graveside service. 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. Why Use Whitepages? Peter Van Sant: You have 11 skulls. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: We have a strong suspicion that Keyes may have a victim located in that area. He left Koenigs body in a shed outside his Anchorage home for two weeks, according to the FBI. Weve exhausted all our investigative leads, Gonzalez said. He said he was born in Cove, Utah, to a large Mormon family. Peter Van Sant: Did anyone ever find these bodies? Calvins Crab House Neah Bay Wa. 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. Investigators scrambled to learn everything they could about Israel Keyes, the man. Keyes was arrested in Lufkin, Texas, about six weeks after Koenigs disappearance. In April, a judge ordered the government to release all the interviews, as well as the psychological evaluation. He would come in to work and brag about his daughter,"Jim Thompson remembered. Heres whats happening at the mid-point of the 2023 session of the Washington Legislature. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: The race is on because we still don't have Samantha. Israel Keyes, then 18, lived in the area at the time. So, the hope, of course, is that Samantha is alive. SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN [video Interrogation]: There's a perfect right thumb print for Israel Keyes. But the case went cold for nearly a year, until Keyes laid out the roadmap of what had happened. The FBI said Keyes sought many of his victims while hiking and camping. All rights reserved. He was the second oldest of 10 children. Peter Van Sant: And what was the couple's name? Neah Bay Tourism: Tripadvisor has 1,601 reviews of Neah Bay Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Neah Bay resource. An Anchorage resident since 2007, Keyes lived in a house in a residential neighborhood with his girlfriend and his 10-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. A security camera captured her abduction, and unusual activity on her ATM card led police to Keyes, then 4,000 miles away in Texas. Exactly. He saw the gun. They're mine. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: This is Samantha. Ultimately, Keyes lays out the entire story of how the abduction of Samantha occurred. Regular things Alaskans do. The prehistoric population of the Makah was estimated to be between approximately 2000 - 4000 people. You could be in a room with him and it was like you were in the room with your neighbor. Hand out flyers. JEFF BELL: Get him a cigar and let him since we got ya over here. One of those friends told us she remembers Keyes talking to Julie at the pool where she often swam. (Matt Ryan / Burlington Free Press). Peter Van Sant: Do you think her assailant said, "Turn off the lights"? Summer tourism can make the trail very busy and the parking lot is small. Nothing stands out, really, about them. These are several boxes of .22 ammunition. Cape Flattery is the northwest most point in the lower 48 states. But there was a method to this madness, says Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Russo. KTVA NEWS REPORT: KATIE JAN | BARISTA: It basically looked like someone just literally walked out of their shift. Authorities have dug up two of those caches one in Eagle River, Alaska, outside Anchorage, and one near a reservoir in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. If she's getting any sleep. What does this mean? Special Agent Jolene Goeden: He ultimately presents him with an identification card for Israel Keyes. ASST. Israel Keyes voluntarily granted two dozen interviews to various investigators in the seven months after his arrest. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: That note contained a picture of Samantha, and a long, typed out message that talked about putting $30,000 into Samantha's bank account. After he became a father he "tried to avoid situations" that might end with him hurting a child. He described pouring Drano on the bodies before packing them into garbage bags. "I just accepted it was a matter of time, time and opportunity before I did something again," he said. Michelle Tasker: Hundreds of people came. "They don't see you. But as meticulous as Keyes was in covering his tracks, he slipped up leaving behind a fingerprint on an ammunition case. They were just kind of living their life. Michelle Tasker: Her boyfriend was supposed to pick her up that night. 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. U.S. ATTORNEY FRANK RUSSO [off camera]: Hey Israel, how you doing? He liked them to be "lightweight" because they were easier to dispose. SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN: Something to eat? Peter Van Sant: The blue part, that was his shop, that's where he worked? We have been talking with the FBI and are making sure we are sharing information completely with them, Maynes said. Even after his arrest, Keyes attempted to shield his daughter from the murders, telling investigators that he was worried about the effect his confession would have on her. Samantha's dad deposited $5,000 into her account. Despite the intrigue surrounding Julie Harris, Keyes claims his first attempt at murder came in 1997 or 1998, when he abducted and sexually assaulted a young woman near Bend, Oregon. And he said, "Well, I took them home and ate 'em." Go deep-sea diving, kayaking or surfing. Eric Johnson [driving): He lived there. Keyes said as they walked off into the night, Samantha broke free and ran. She handed something to the customer. Keyes said he robbed several banks to fund his travels along with money he made as a general contractor, and investigators have corroborated his role in two holdups, according to the FBI. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Bill and Lorraine Currier are a couple that lived in Essex, Vermont. Keyes former partner and daughter still live on the Makah reservation, tribal members said. And this unsuspecting couple just living their lives is about to have a monster at their door. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Broken glass from the interior garage door where Israel Keyes broke into the Currier's home in Vermont. Keyes reportedly lived and worked in Neah Bay from 2001 to 2007, employed by the Makah tribe there for repair work and construction, before moving to Alaska. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, July 10, 2012]: It was weird. Her body has never been recovered. Neah Bay is the primary access point for Area 4, although some anglers launch at Snow Creek or travel from Sekiu. But give me a card . Keyes former partner and daughter still live on the Makah reservation, tribal members said. Schooled at home and cut off from the outside world, Keyes was socially awkward. And he started to say something, and it just pissed me off and I just started pulling the trigger. Michelle Tasker: We just got up and just ran. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview]: I'm two different people, basically. Special Agent Katherine Nelson | FBI, Anchorage, Alaska: Cell phone records, financial records, anything we could find out about his background, his travels. And it was hard to resist. The FBI on Monday released a timeline of travels and crimes by Keyes, a handyman and owner of an Alaska construction company who committed suicide in his Anchorage, Alaska, jail cell in December 2012 while awaiting trial for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old barista. And everybody took off to the park. NEAH BAY Israel Keyes was described as a model citizen while he lived in Neah Bay between 2001-2007, fathering a girl, working for the Makah tribe and being a productive part of this tribal . He liked the survival skills aspect of military training, he said. "If you want to be involved in helping us it was 18 degrees outside yesterday. They are odd moments to see; investigators casually bonding with their interview guest: JEFF BELL [video Interrogation]: Swear off those candy bars? Its the best timeline that we have. He talked about hobbies: fishing, boats, hiking, camping, kayaking at Eklutna Lake. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, May 16, 2012]: There's one in New York. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: That information was pushed out to law enforcement across that entire corridor. However, we do not have any forensic evidence to to make that connection. [pushes a notepad away from himself in disgust]. None of the law enforcement agents or attorneys whotalked to Keyes were willing tobe interviewedfor this story. The FBI said Monday that Keyes is believed to actually have killed 11 people, all strangers. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, April 17, 2012]: Something kind of changed in the way I thought, and I didn't want to do anything that would mess with kids or whatever. Anchorage Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Russo and his colleagues knew time was of the essence. 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