Unidentified FBI Agent
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It was devastating. that we have to still continue to concentrate and move towards the recovery of Samantha and coming up with some answers for her family and for law enforcement as to what happened to her. After our interview with Israel Keys where he identified Matanuska Lake, I drove out here with the latitude, longitude coordinates that we took off the map that he had given us.
It was devastating. that we have to still continue to concentrate and move towards the recovery of Samantha and coming up with some answers for her family and for law enforcement as to what happened to her. After our interview with Israel Keys where he identified Matanuska Lake, I drove out here with the latitude, longitude coordinates that we took off the map that he had given us.
Matanuska Lake is about 40 miles north of Anchorage. He picked this lake because of the depth and thought that he found a spot where it was 80 feet deep that he could put Samantha's remains. We're pretty close to the coordinates. I could see a clump of snow or something that was protruding from the snow. So I walked over to it and I knelt down and I removed the snow from the clump of ice.
Matanuska Lake is about 40 miles north of Anchorage. He picked this lake because of the depth and thought that he found a spot where it was 80 feet deep that he could put Samantha's remains. We're pretty close to the coordinates. I could see a clump of snow or something that was protruding from the snow. So I walked over to it and I knelt down and I removed the snow from the clump of ice.
And I was able to see a rectangle that had been cut out of the ice about this size. And it looked like it had been cut with a chainsaw. So at that time I knew that this was the location that Israel Keyes had disposed of Samantha Koenig's remains. We brought some APD officers out here to secure the scene and watch it until we could get the FBI's dive team here.
And I was able to see a rectangle that had been cut out of the ice about this size. And it looked like it had been cut with a chainsaw. So at that time I knew that this was the location that Israel Keyes had disposed of Samantha Koenig's remains. We brought some APD officers out here to secure the scene and watch it until we could get the FBI's dive team here.
She had been dismembered. And those remains were brought up to the surface. I was able to identify the remains as being Samantha Koenig.
She had been dismembered. And those remains were brought up to the surface. I was able to identify the remains as being Samantha Koenig.
He didn't know who was going to be there before he got there. He assumed it would be a girl, a young girl that worked there. But he didn't know for sure.
He didn't know who was going to be there before he got there. He assumed it would be a girl, a young girl that worked there. But he didn't know for sure.
He threatened Samantha with a gun.
He threatened Samantha with a gun.
We see her put her hands up in the video.
We see her put her hands up in the video.
He instructs her to turn off lights.
He instructs her to turn off lights.
After picking up the cell phone, Israel takes her back to his house.
After picking up the cell phone, Israel takes her back to his house.
comes back to the shed, and he gets the PIN number and he scratches it in the debit card. He then leaves, again, leaves Samantha in the shed. He drives to the closest ATM to his house, and he confirms that the PIN number that Samantha gave him works on the debit card.
comes back to the shed, and he gets the PIN number and he scratches it in the debit card. He then leaves, again, leaves Samantha in the shed. He drives to the closest ATM to his house, and he confirms that the PIN number that Samantha gave him works on the debit card.