About this episode

The episode explores Israel Keyes' confession to the murder of Samantha Koenig and the investigation that led to his capture.

After getting caught using the victim’s bank card, Israel Keyes admits to killing local girl Samantha Koenig and disposing of her body in a frozen lake. When he gives a horrific blow-by-blow description of how he did it, investigators realize they have caught a very experienced serial killer. But Keyes won’t reveal any more victims unless they meet his impossible demands.   Speaking with detectives and experts, Dr. Michelle Ward investigates how this master of discretion abandoned his rules and ended up getting caught. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michelle Ward

Topics covered

• serial killer
• investigation
• true crime
• confessions
• murder
• detectives

Keywords

• Israel Keyes
• Samantha Koenig
• serial killer
• murder confession
• true crime
• investigation
• detectives

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