Unsolved Mystery: The Israel Keyes, Samantha Koenig, and the Missing Polaroids

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Was serial killer Israel Keyes ’ artwork a murderous calling card? “Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls” digs into the kidnapping, murder of Samantha Koenig . In late May 2012, during his preliminary trial, Israel attempted to escape the courtroom but was subdued with a stun gun. He was being held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, while he was scheduled to stand trial in March 2013 for his involvement in the murder of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig . Keyes ’s downfall began with the abduction of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig , a barista in Anchorage, Alaska, in February 2012. After kidnapping and murdering her, he demanded a ransom, using her debit card for withdrawals. 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. As the investigation into the activities of serial killer Israel Keyes unfolded, one victim’s disappearance stood ⁢out⁣ among the others. ‌ Samantha Koenig , a‌ young barista from Anchorage, Alaska, vanished without a trace in⁣ 2012, ‍sparking⁢ a nationwide‌ search for her whereabouts. It was February 1st of 2012 when Samantha Koenig was preparing to close the store, when she vanished. On March 12 after a be on the lookout was sent regarding Koenig ’s kidnapping suspect to. 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. 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 “proof of life” photo.