The Israel Keyes Case: A Polaroid Detective Story

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In 2012, 34-year-old Israel Keyes was arrested after being linked to the abduction of a young woman in Anchorage, Alaska. Investigators working on the case would soon uncover that this abduction was just the tip of the proverbial iceberg and Keyes would expose himself as one of the most diabolical serial killers in modern American history. The pursuit and apprehension of Israel Keyes involved meticulous detective work, forensic analysis, and strategic interrogation. Law enforcement pieced together evidence from multiple crime scenes to track down this elusive killer. Samantha Koenig was just 18 years old when serial killer Israel Keyes kidnapped and murdered her in Anchorage, Alaska — before sewing her eyelids open for a chilling “proof of life” photo. Keyes was arrested on March 12 , 2012 , and initially charged with theft and using a stolen debit card. However, after FBI agents raided his home, Keyes confessed to murdering Koenig. Keyes told investigators that he had decided he wanted to kill a couple. He flew into Chicago and drove nearly 16 hours to Essex, stopping to dig up one of his “kill caches” on the way. Once home from his trip, Keyes posed Koenig’s body to make it appear she was still alive and took a Polaroid photo of her tied up, along with a newspaper dated Feb. 13 — 12 days after the. Israel Keyes was one of the most methodical and terrifying serial killers in recent history. His crimes, spanning over a decade, were marked by meticulous planning, a lack of discernible pattern, and a chilling ability to evade detection. As the full story of Israel Keyes – an Army veteran , self - employed carpenter and confessed serial killer – continues to unfold, federal agents and city homicide detectives described in.