Israel Keyes: What His Polaroid Photos Really Reveal About Samantha Koenig

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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 , a meticulous and methodical killer, is believed to have ⁤taken the ransom photo while holding his victim, Samantha Koenig, captive. ⁣The photo, which shows Koenig holding a current newspaper as proof of life, was later used by Keyes to extort ransom money from her⁤ family. FBI divers search Matanuska Lake in Anchorage for Samantha Koenig ’s body on April 2, 2012. Keyes was indicted on April 18, 2012, in connection with Koenig’s murder. Keyes took Koenig to his home, where he lived with his girlfriend and daughter, and locked her in a shed on the property. He took Koenig’s cellphone and debit cards, then texted her boyfriend from her phone, making it seem like she was OK. He also asked Koenig for her debit card PIN and stole funds from her. Then Keyes murdered Koenig. Law enforcement officials who investigated Israel Keyes ’ abduction of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig in February revealed Tuesday that Keyes raped and strangled Koenig in a shed outside his.