Keyes abducted the 18-year-old Koenig on Feb. 1, 2012, while she was working as a barista at the Common Grounds Espresso coffee shop in Anchorage, Alaska. Keyes never met Koenig before that day and told police he only went there because the shop was open late. Accused and self-confessed serial killer Israel Keyes took his own life in December 2012 while in custody for a slew of federal charges related to the kidnapping and killing of Samantha Koenig , and amidst an ongoing investigation into his role in the deaths of a Vermont couple. Israel Keyes abducted Samantha Koenig, revealing his chilling methods as a serial killer. Learn how this predator evaded capture for years. Keyes confessed to Koenig ’s murder and over the course of several months, pointed investigators to three other victims. But investigators believe there may be seven more victims based on. When police arrested Israel Keyes in March of 2012, it was for the murder of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig , whom he had kidnapped from an Anchorage, Alaska, coffee kiosk a month prior. During questioning with the FBI, Keyes admitted to her murder along with a slew of other crimes that police had no idea he had committed. 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. Israel Keyes told investigators that he chose his victims at random. Evidence collected in the investigation into serial killer Israell Keyes, including skulls painted in his own blood, has.
Experts Debate: What the Israel Keyes Polaroids Really Mean for the Koenig Case
Keyes abducted the 18-year-old Koenig on Feb. 1, 2012, while she was working as a barista at the Common Grounds Espresso coffee shop in Anchorage, Alaska. Keyes...