The Everett Museum of History celebrated Dan Bates and Julie Muhlstein, whose work often highlighted local history. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: So, Samantha's over at the window here. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. In Oxygen's two-hour special "Method of a Serial Killer," Israel Keyes' former co-worker revealed what it was like workingalongside the mysterious, calculating serial killer who murdered at least 11 people. (Bill Roth / ADN). I did not know that. NEWS REPORT: MARILYN CHATES | BILL CURRIERS MOTHER: We loved them both with all our hearts. [video Interrogation]: Could we get you something . That's what this case is about. One week later, another ATM withdrawal is made. "The things I've done I don't feel bad about them," Keyes told the investigators. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Samantha was in the shed at his house. With a sticker price of $10,000 to $13,000, its a thrifty persons Tesla or a big spenders electric bike. 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Special Agent Katherine Nelson [driving with Van Sant]: There was no obvious lead in this case, and it posed so many barriers for us in the beginning as to where to start looking for her. Sherri Odegaard says her daughter Julie, a Special Olympics athlete with prosthetic feet, vanished from Colville while waiting for a ride to church. Julie's murder is still unsolved. Neah Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Makah Indian reservation in Clallam County, Washington, United States.The population was 794 at the 2000 census. They're mine. He refused to provide that victim's name, but investigators believe it happened when Keyes took a road trip through New York State in the spring of 2009. Serial killer Israel Keyes was prepared for murders. Regular things Alaskans do. Drive Cape Flattery Road to its end as it . It was a I believe a 10 or 12-week search at the landfill. Today there are roughly 1500 living in and around Neah Bay. Israel Keyes in two photos released by the FBI. The FBI revealed those drawings and other never before seen evidence to "48 Hours," including examples of Keyes' "kill caches" kits containing guns, zip ties and other items he would bury across the United States years in advance, in anticipation of committing a crime. He didn't know who it would be yet. As an adolescent, Keyes said he shot at houses with BB guns, broke into homes and started fires in the woods. She is a female registered to vote in Clallam County, Washington. Peter Van Sant: Whose picture are you holding? He had knives with him to use for a satanic ritual. The Keyes family attended a church that preached Christian identity theology, a philosophy John and Dezarae were also raised on, but have since disavowed. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview]: I'm two different people, basically. He was 20. Peter Van Sant: And have been missing for some time. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then you see two individuals walk away. Israel Keyes, then 18-years-old, lived in the area at the time. When FBI agents searched the house, they found the couple's well-behaved pugs and the little ramp Keyes had built for them to get into the backyard. Peter Van Sant: And what was your reaction to that? Two photos of Israel Keyes. Keyes said he robbed several banks to fund his travels along with money he made as a general contractor, and investigators have corroborated his role in two holdups, according to the FBI. Israel Keyes would bury caches, like this one, with weapons and tools across the country. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: We have the silencer for the 22. Yes. ISRAELKEYES. NEAH BAY Israel Keyes was described as a model citizen while he lived in Neah Bay between 2001-2007, fathering a girl, working for the Makah tribe and being a productive part of this tribal community. Special Agent Ted Halla: Here's a picture of Israel Keyes' boat. What we said is the more murders you give us, the more likely it is that they're going to want to impose the death penalty on you. That includes the Lake Crescent area of Washington State, where Keyes told investigators he had dumped a body. Sherri Odegaard: No. She handed something to the customer. SPECIAL AGENT JOLENE GOEDEN [video Interrogation]: There's a perfect right thumb print for Israel Keyes. Investigators pressed for clues about other victims. They repeated the proposition: You give us information, we go out and look for bodies. Special Agent Colleen Sanders: He indicated he never let another go after that. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Peter Van Sant: Did he have a criminal record? But we knew she hadn't left. NEWS REPORT: He used a disposable razor to slit his wrist. In the last months of 2012, Special Agents Halla and Sanders were hopeful that Keyes would give them more information on who is at the bottom of this lake but the killer had another plan. Nothing stands out, really, about them. He stopped in the middle of the crime to smoke a cigar in the backyard, wet from a rainstorm. Israel Keyes became romantically involved with a woman who lived on the Makah Reservation in Washington. Exactly. I don't know. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: This is a silencer that Keyes actually constructed himself. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, May 16, 2012]: There's one in New York. Anyone who might have information about Keyes or possible victims is asked to call the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324). At the entryway, he cut the grass, put a sign up, and went through the village putting out plants and flowers and things.. In an already isolated family, Keyes said he kept to himself. In an interview with FBI investigators, Keyes said that he had by his late teenage years decided he could rape or kill and get away with it. "He was a loving dad, a doting father.. And he just simply said, "Well, it was open late.". He indicates that his plan is to hold her for ransom suggesting to Samantha that that if she cooperates he'll release her. Jim Thompson told "Method of a Serial Killer" that he worked various construction and carpentry jobs with Keyes around Neah Bay, saying Keyes was a motivated and meticulous worker. He talked about hobbies: fishing, boats, hiking, camping, kayaking at Eklutna Lake. Graveside service will follow at Neah Bay Cemetery. Dezarae Smith: He was very quiet, very lonerish, standoffish. To the best of their knowledge, none of Keyes victims lived in Clallam or Jefferson counties, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict and Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez said Tuesday. And immediately tie them up. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: We know that Keyes traveled to Canada quite extensively, and specifically said that he would go to Montreal. We know that he rented a single-person kayak in Healdsburg near a campground during that time in 2007. Sometime after that assault, Keyes joined the U.S. Army. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Bill and Lorraine Currier are a couple that lived in Essex, Vermont. 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Michelle Tasker: That's when the text came in, that said there was a ransom note and where to go. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. ISRAEL KEYES: [laughs] Long time. Julie Harris was 12 years old when she disappeared from Colville, Washington, on March 3, 1996. Stalking through the woods. Investigators rushed to the ATM but were too late, missing the suspect by minutes. He was 34 at the time of his death. You could tell that she had a lot of friends that cared about her a lot. They let him feel like he was in control. Israel Keyes, then 18, lived in the area at the time. Tammy Hawkins in Washington We found 11 records for Tammy Hawkins in Yakima, Port Angeles and 7 other cities in Washington. These skulls, drawn by serial killer Israel Keyes in his own blood, were found under his bed in his jail cell. He could fix about anything, is what I am told. I remember asking him, "Did you catch any fish?" Dezarae Smith: Yes, this could be it. Jolene Goeden: I think this is the entirety of of his crimes. It was kind of a rant. The area is also great for sport fishing. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. Or was he someone who was just using a credit card that he found? Special Agent Colleen Sanders | FBI, Poulsbo, Washington: It's very much like a horror movie. And it was hard to resist. When author and New York Post columnist Maureen Callahan began researching a book on Keyes, she went in search of the sealed interviews. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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 ATM photos. Yeah, I'm impressed. One of those friends told us she remembers Keyes talking to Julie at the pool where she often swam. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: I think he wanted to tell this story. The FBI believes Debra Feldman, 49, is the fourth known victim of Israel Keyes. Deputies said a confrontation with a homeowner led to the shooting. As friends and family fan out across Anchorage to try to find Samantha, the question is, "could she also be somewhere in the Alaskan wilderness? The five villages were located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. He never seemed to cause any problems, she said. But we were not able to recover their bodies. He chose the Essex, Vermont, couple to kill for no reason beyond the design of their home, he said. Peter Van Sant: How many people in the state of Washington do you believe Israel Keyes Killed? ", Flowers are left at an overlook of Matanuska Lake on April 26, 2012. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: The race is on because we still don't have Samantha. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: Something. Sometime in 2005 or 2006, Keyes had a body in his boat. Koenig and the Curriers were the only victims named by Keyes because he knew authorities had tied him to their deaths. A few months before his suicide, investigators found those macabre drawings. Special Agent Katherine Nelson: I do. It was starting to look like Keyes could have victims across the United States. 2/27/2005 Neah Bay, Washington Keyes wrote in e-mail that he arrived back from visiting friends in Port Angeles, Washington at 3 a.m.; no time stamp on e-mail . It worked," he said. The FBI on Monday released a timeline of travels and crimes by Keyes, a handyman and owner of an Alaska construction company who committed suicide in his Anchorage, Alaska, jail cell in December 2012 while awaiting trial for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old barista. Peter Van Sant: Do you think her assailant said, "Turn off the lights"? He's a 34-year-old man from Alaska who has a construction business, a small kind of quiet life. Keyes told agents he weighed down at least one body with anchors and dumped it from a boat into 100 feet of water in Lake Crescent, 18 miles west of Port Angeles. He liked them to be "lightweight" because they were easier to dispose. 3. Person Political Party Address ; Jill Lachester (58) Unknown: Neah Bay, WA 98357 View Details : Tammie Hawkins (53) Unknown: Neah Bay, WA 98357 View Details : Laney Keyes (21) Unknown: Neah Bay, WA 98357 View Details : Ruben . So learning that he was a self-confessed serial killer was a shock last year to residents of this sea-swept village of 865, tribal Judge Emma Dulik recalled. ISRAEL KEYES [audio interview, October 22, 2012]: I remember the name. He studied other serial killers but was very careful to say he had not patterned himself after any other serial killer, Anchorage Police Detective Monique Doll said last December. Lauren Turner Dunn is the Associate Producer. The victims identity is not known, and neither is the location of the murder. The evaluation found that Keyes was sane and at the "high average" end of the intelligence spectrum. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: And then he moves them to their car. Mia Lovik (Parents: Lars and Megan Lovik) plans to attend Washington State University to pursue a Bachelor's degree in history and education. Then on March 13, a state trooper notices a vehicle matching that description in a Texas hotel parking lot. Janine Ledford, executive director of the Makah Cultural and Research Center, said many tribal members knew Keyes but now are reluctant to talk about him. He dragged her to a remote campground bathroom, tied her up with ropes and raped her, he said. (Matt Ryan / Burlington Free Press). We wanted him to answer for what he did. NEAH BAY Israel Keyes was described as a model citizen while he lived in Neah Bay between 2001-2007, fathering a girl, working for the Makah tribe and being a productive part of this tribal community. He grew up in a large family. Samantha Koenig, 18, was abducted on February 1, 2012, from the espresso stand in Anchorage where she was working. He didn't know who he was going to kill, but he already knew that he had the items there that he needed. Heres whats happening at the mid-point of the 2023 session of the Washington Legislature. While he was living there, Keyes committed his first homicide, according to the timeline. He is known to have been in Belize, Canada and Mexico. Cape Flattery is renowned for its exceptional beauty and salmon fishing during the summer. Sherri Odegaard: And I'm wondering that too. "My whole issue is to keep control of it," Keyes told them. A search of the car uncovers Samantha's ID, her debit card, her cellphone and a gun along with a disguise that matched the man in the ATM photos. "Once I started, you know there was nothing else like it," Keyes told investigators. She seemed like she had a very good spirit. Their bosses believed they were being played by him, they told him. Dezarae Smith: it is hard to explain how he made me feel. Bagels. Asked why he picked his victims, Keyes responded: "I didn't. Peter Van Sant: Right through the window? They have spent eight years investigating his life and crimes in Washington, searching for more victims. She seemed like she was a very kind individual. Whenever Keyes got the urge to kill, he would dig up a cache he had buried years prior and retrieve the murder weapons to commit his crimes. He had sought a ransom and used Koenigs debit card. So learning that he was a self-confessed serial killer was a shock last year to residents of this sea-swept village of 865, tribal Judge Emma Dulik recalled. John Smith and his wife Dezarae knew Israel Keyes when he was a teenager. Investigators said he had a meticulous and organized approach to his crimes, stashing weapons, cash and items used to dispose of bodies in several locations to prepare for future crimes. "She was pretty smart. Even after his arrest, Keyes attempted to shield his daughter from the murders, telling investigators that he was worried about the effect his confession would have on her. He would come in to work and brag about his daughter,"Jim Thompson remembered. And she just left. Special Agent Jolene Goeden: That information was pushed out to law enforcement across that entire corridor. The kids earned money through under-the-table jobs cutting firewood or working on farms. Detectives caught Keyes, 34, with Koenig's debit card in Texas and arrested him in April. (Ryan Mercer / Burlington Free Press). Until historic times, the Makah Tribe was composed of five principal winter villages. Keyes former partner and daughter still live on the Makah reservation, tribal members said. Most of us arent interested in feeding the public curiosity about how we feel about a murderer being in our midst, Ledford said. "He also told us about a couple in Washington state, another victim in that area, and possibly. But some of the sessions, as well as a psychological evaluation of Keyes, were kept sealed. And it was completely impassable throughout most of the winter. She'll be able to to go home. Before his suicide in Anchorage, Alaska, last year, Keyes led investigators to believe he had killed at least 11 people including five in Washington state during the time he was in Neah Bay. "He did comment to us that he never targeted children after his daughter was born,"explained FBI Special Agent Ted R. Halla. The school board on Tuesday adopted a blueprint for potential layoffs and deep program cuts to make ends meet. Its Day 52. Eric Johnson worked with Keyes at the Parks and Recreation Department. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The prehistoric population of the Makah was estimated to be between approximately 2000 - 4000 people. 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