Samantha Koenig could have had a quiet, ordinary life. Instead, the 18-year-old barista in Anchorage, Alaska, was murdered by a serial killer no one even knew existed — until her grisly death led to his capture. On April 2, 2012, her remains were discovered at Matanuska Lake, off the Glenn Highway near Wasilla, Alaska. The autopsy revealed that she had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Her body had also been dismembered before being discarded through a hole cut into the frozen lake by the perpetrator. According to the FBI, in Feb. 2012, Keyes abducted Koening at gunpoint late one night from the Anchorage coffee stand where she worked, in what at first seemed like an attempted robbery. In addition, he took a Polaroid of her holding a recent newspaper as proof of life. According to Alaska Public Radio, Keyes took the photo, typed a $30,000 ransom on the back, and placed it at a local park. He then used Koenig ’s phone to text her boyfriend to provide instructions on what to do next. Thanks to the CCTV footage, the detectives were able to find evidence that eventually led them to the perpetrator. In the episode titled ‘Abducted in Anchorage’ of A&E’s ‘City Confidential,’ the focus is on the murder case and the intense investigation that followed. On the morning of Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, 18-year-old Samantha Koenig was reported missing from her workplace — a small roadside coffee kiosk she had worked the night before, alone, in.
What Happened to Samantha Koenig? The Polaroid Evidence You Need to See
Samantha Koenig could have had a quiet, ordinary life. Instead, the 18-year-old barista in Anchorage, Alaska, was murdered by a serial killer no one even knew e...
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