The Dark Side of Polaroids: The Israel Keyes & Samantha Koenig Case
1 / 20 2 / 20 3 / 20 4 / 20 5 / 20 6 / 20 7 / 20 8 / 20 9 / 20 10 / 20 11 / 20 12 / 20 13 / 20 14 / 20 15 / 20 16 / 20 17 / 20 18 / 20 19 / 20 20 / 20 ❮ ❯ On February 1 , 2012 , Israel Keyes kidnapped and killed 18-year-old Samantha Koenig before sewing her eyelids open for a “ransom” photo two weeks later. The haunting 2012 disappearance of Samantha Koenig , an 18-year-old Anchorage barista last seen leaving her place of work with an unknown man on a dark winter night, set off a hunt that would lead. Using Samantha ’s phone, which he’d grabbed from the kiosk, Keyes sent text messages to people who’d been calling her: one to her boyfriend, one to her boss. Israel Keyes took his own life in 2012 after his arrest in connection with the kidnapping, rape and murder of Anchorage barista Samantha Koenig . Investigators found that his criminal history appeared to go much deeper, and he confessed to killing others. As the investigation into the activities of serial killer Israel Keyes unfolded, one victim’s disappearance stood out among the others. Samantha Koenig , a young barista from Anchorage, Alaska, vanished without a trace in 2012, sparking a nationwide search for her whereabouts. The FBI’s investigation took a significant turn when Israel Keyes confessed to the murders of Samantha Koenig and the Currier couple. Keyes revealed chilling details about his modus operandi, including how he had prepared a shed in advance for holding Koenig captive. Samantha ’s disappearance kicked off a frantic manhunt for her kidnapper who used her debit card to withdraw money across the southwest. When a keen-eyed Texas State Trooper pulled over a suspicious white Ford Focus, it was then that law enforcement got their first look at Israel Keyes. Federal authorities say Israel Keyes raped and strangled Samantha Koenig in a shed outside his West Anchorage home after abducting the 18-year-old from a coffee stand Feb. The new book details how, according to prosecutors, Keyes abducted Koenig from an Anchorage coffee stand in February 2012 , killed her and hid her body in a lake north of the city. And he found Samantha Koenig ’s ID, ATM card, and cell phone. Keyes was arrested on the spot. When questioned, he denied any knowledge of Samantha Koenig. ...