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But in all their time together, Israel only gives officials the names of two other victims, a married couple named Lorraine and Bill Currier from Vermont.
But in all their time together, Israel only gives officials the names of two other victims, a married couple named Lorraine and Bill Currier from Vermont.
You'll remember Josh Hallmark from our last episode. He's been reporting on Israel Keys for more than a decade.
You'll remember Josh Hallmark from our last episode. He's been reporting on Israel Keys for more than a decade.
That is until one day they disappeared from their home in Essex.
That is until one day they disappeared from their home in Essex.
Shortly after midnight on June 9th, 2011, Israel walks from his hotel room down the road through the dark. According to Israel, he's looking for the right home. Josh says specifically a one-story house with a garage attached. No signs of kids or a dog. That's how he ends up at the courier's place. They just so happen to fit the bill.
Shortly after midnight on June 9th, 2011, Israel walks from his hotel room down the road through the dark. According to Israel, he's looking for the right home. Josh says specifically a one-story house with a garage attached. No signs of kids or a dog. That's how he ends up at the courier's place. They just so happen to fit the bill.
He cuts their phone line and then waits in their backyard for the right moment to strike. There's a neighbor next door who keeps going outside to smoke cigarettes, triggering an automatic light sensor. Israel smokes cigars as he waits for the neighbor to go to bed, which finally happens around 2 a.m. Israel's dressed in all black. He wears a headlamp, leather gloves, and a backpack.
He cuts their phone line and then waits in their backyard for the right moment to strike. There's a neighbor next door who keeps going outside to smoke cigarettes, triggering an automatic light sensor. Israel smokes cigars as he waits for the neighbor to go to bed, which finally happens around 2 a.m. Israel's dressed in all black. He wears a headlamp, leather gloves, and a backpack.
He ties a cloth to hide the lower part of his face, then begins what he calls a blitz attack.
He ties a cloth to hide the lower part of his face, then begins what he calls a blitz attack.
When he turns on his headlamp, he's standing in their kitchen. He races down a hallway, past a birdcage with a cover on it, into Bill and Lorraine's bedroom.
When he turns on his headlamp, he's standing in their kitchen. He races down a hallway, past a birdcage with a cover on it, into Bill and Lorraine's bedroom.
Israel says it only takes a matter of seconds. By the time he's finished, Bill and Lorraine are still waking up, still adjusting to their new reality, that there's a tall, masked intruder in their house pointing a gun in their direction. Israel asks the couriers if they own a firearm. Lorraine says, yes, there's a loaded handgun in her nightstand.
Israel says it only takes a matter of seconds. By the time he's finished, Bill and Lorraine are still waking up, still adjusting to their new reality, that there's a tall, masked intruder in their house pointing a gun in their direction. Israel asks the couriers if they own a firearm. Lorraine says, yes, there's a loaded handgun in her nightstand.
He takes it and orders Bill and Lorraine to get on their stomachs. He asks them what else they have in the house, things he wants. He grabs two suitcases and fills them with prescription drugs, jewelry, the courier's ATM cards. He etches their pin number into the back of their cards so he can remember them later. At some point, Lorraine tries to run away by rolling herself off the bed.
He takes it and orders Bill and Lorraine to get on their stomachs. He asks them what else they have in the house, things he wants. He grabs two suitcases and fills them with prescription drugs, jewelry, the courier's ATM cards. He etches their pin number into the back of their cards so he can remember them later. At some point, Lorraine tries to run away by rolling herself off the bed.
It makes Israel upset. They're not taking him seriously.
It makes Israel upset. They're not taking him seriously.