A twisted serial killer named Israel Keyes brutally murdered a victim after committing rape. Keyes, not just a mere enthusiast of true crime, was an active murderer suspected of taking the lives of up to 11 individuals in the US, along with unknown additional victims during his travels abroad.
During interrogations following his arrest, Keyes boasted about his knowledge of various serial killers, expressing disdain for those who displayed remorse for their actions, like Dennis Rader. Unlike typical serial killers, Keyes did not adhere to a specific pattern or target demographic. Instead, he roamed across the US, strategically placing “Kill kits” in different locations to facilitate his heinous acts.
One disturbing incident involved Keyes kidnapping a young woman from her workplace, sexually assaulting her before and after her death. In a ghastly move to extort money from her family, he sewed her eyes open to create the illusion of life in a photo accompanying his ransom demand.
Keyes, raised in a Christian white supremacist family in a remote cabin devoid of modern amenities, exhibited a penchant for animal cruelty. His fascination with Satanism grew over time, leading to a near ritualistic murder in the late 1990s. Despite initial hesitations, Keyes eventually embarked on a spree of murders, utilizing bank robberies to fund his killings and burying weapon caches across the country.
The exact number of Keyes’ victims remains unknown, as he deliberately downplayed the extent of his crimes to shield his daughter from the truth. His indiscriminate selection of victims, spanning various ages and genders, helped him evade police attention for over a decade as he roamed extensively, perpetrating his atrocities.
Keyes’ final confirmed victim, Samantha Tessla Koenig, met a horrifying fate at his hands in 2012. After subjecting Samantha to unspeakable acts, he manipulated her corpse, demanding ransom from her family before ultimately dismembering and disposing of her remains. Despite a brief period of cooperation with authorities, Keyes eventually took his own life in prison, leaving behind cryptic clues about his other victims and a haunting legacy of unresolved cases.