Israel Keyes: His Polaroid Collection & The Victims He Targeted.

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Israel Keyes terrorized communities across America with his meticulously planned murders from 2001 to 2012. This elusive serial killer crisscrossed the country, burying “kill kits” containing weapons and supplies to use in future crimes. Keyes , who was born in Utah, did not fit the familiar serial killer profile: he lived with his girlfriend and daughter, he owned a construction business and did not target his victims based on certain criteria, like race, gender or age. He admitted to law enforcement that he had murdered one woman in Alaska and a couple in Vermont. Serial killer Israel Keyes was arrested in 2012 after the abduction and murder of Samantha Koenig in Anchorage, Alaska, but the police soon learned that Samantha’s case was just the tip of the iceberg in the long list of Keyes ’s monstrous crimes. Police say Israel Keyes murdered her and targeted her boyfriend. Before Alaska serial killer Israel Keyes murdered an 18-year-old barista, he also targeted the young woman’s boyfriend. Israel Keyes , 34, prepared a body disposal cache in the summer of 2011 for a future target , Gonzalez said. Murder kits also have been recovered in New York and Vermont. In Alaska, authorities. Israel Keyes told investigators that he chose his victims at random. Evidence collected in the investigation into serial killer Israell Keyes , including skulls painted in his own. To avoid any connections, he targeted total strangers, traveling thousands of miles to stalk his victims and learn their habits before killing them. He funded these expeditions by robbing banks, including the April 2009 robbery of a bank in Tupper Lake, New York, 70 miles south of property he owned in the town of Constable. Known for his methodical and highly calculated approach, Keyes avoided targeting specific demographics, opting instead for victims of opportunity in various locations across the U.S.