The Israel Keyes Polaroid Confession: Uncovered Evidence in the Koenig Case

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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. Israel Keyes, who’d disguised himself for the coffee stand’s security camera, didn’t even appear on their radar. But when Keyes returned from his vacation on February 17, he decided to take Samantha Koenig ’ s ransom photo and promise her parents that she would be unharmed if they gave him money. 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. 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. Israel Keyes was questioned at the FBI’s Field Office in Anchorage, Alaska. Keyes confessed he murdered Samantha Koenig to members of the Anchorage Police Department, U.S. Attorney’s Office and. Prosecutors built a strong case against Keyes using physical evidence , DNA matches, and his own confessions. They presented ATM records, travel receipts, and forensic analysis of crime scenes. On February 1, 2012, Alaska serial killer Israel Keyes kidnapped 18-year-old barista Samantha Koenig at gunpoint from Common Grounds Espresso in Anchorage. He then took her to a shed on his property where he sexually assaulted and strangled her to death. As the investigation into Samantha Koenig ’ s disappearance progressed, Israel Keyes emerged as the prime suspect. His confession to her murder, as well as that of the Currier couple in Vermont, opened up a Pandora’s box of criminal activities.