The Samantha Koenig Case: Undiscovered Polaroid Photos Could Change Everything

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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. 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. Once home, 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. 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. 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. Created by travis taute, daryne joshua.Unseen Polaroids: A New Look At The Israel Keyes And Samantha Koenig Case. When Keyes returned from his trip, he retrieved Koenig ’s body, which had been frozen since his departure. He then groomed and arranged the body to give the impression. Nevertheless, Samantha Koenig ’s ransom photo inadvertently facilitated his capture. The “proof of life” image convinced her parents that she could be rescued, leading.