How Deranged Serial Killer Israel Keyes Finally Got Caught - Crime Week Continues with Maureen Callahan | Ep. 1219
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Who was Israel Keyes and what makes him unique among serial killers?
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Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east.
Hey, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. Today, we are examining a serial killer that some in law enforcement have called unlike any other in modern American history. A predator who was meticulous, methodical, unpredictable, and for years completely undetected. His name, Israel Keyes. Keys had no victim type, no geographic pattern, and an MO the FBI described to be as, quote, unique as a fingerprint. Our very own Maureen Callahan, host of The Nerve, spent years uncovering how Keys operated. Her investigation led her to write the best-selling book, American Predator, the hunt for the most meticulous serial killer of the 21st century. Maureen also appears in the ABC true crime documentary, Wild Crime, 11 Skulls on Hulu, which traces the disappearance of Samantha Koenig, the crime that finally exposed Keyes' double life.
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He was taking trips. He was killing people.
He buried victims all over the continental United States. Underneath his bed.
There was 11 skulls.
Drawn using a finger in blood.
All of these victims' souls belong to him. They're mine. This guy is an evil genius. I'm more sane than most Americans. He's the best serial killer that ever existed.
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Watch the new trailer now at pendragonseries.com. Hi. Hi. I've always known that you've written this book, but I had never read it and I'd never known who Israel Keyes was. Why is his name so like not on the list of all the big serial killers? It's really wild, isn't it?
Isn't it? Yeah. I mean, my theory about it is that, you know, not long after Keyes was apprehended, I'm going to say about nine months in, I don't want to spoil how this sort of ends for anybody. The FBI announced that they had this guy in custody. Nobody had ever heard of him. Nobody knew he'd been operating all over the United States for at least 14 years, probably more. And they asked the public for help in identifying other victims, in locating and identifying other victims. And then they just as quickly pulled this case back from public view. And I could never understand why. So I began the book with the full cooperation of the FBI. And in fact, one of the agents on the case said to me that he was really surprised because he'd never seen the Bureau in his like 26 years there give a journalist such unfettered access to them.
And then about halfway through, I got back from one trip to Alaska. He was based up in Alaska Keys. And the FBI just shut down. What year was this? When they shut down with me?
Yeah.
Well, the book came out in 2019. So let me say like 2017. Wow. Yeah.
All right. So let's start. It's not exactly the beginning, but let's start with the murder of Samantha because this would be the tripping wire for him.
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Chapters
7 chapters
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Who was Israel Keyes and what makes him unique among serial killers?
0:03–7:47
2
What led to the investigation and capture of Israel Keyes?
7:47–18:48
3
What shocking details emerged from Keyes' confession?
18:48–30:27
4
How did the police interrogation of Keyes unfold?
30:27–40:24
5
What were the circumstances surrounding Samantha Koenig's abduction?
40:24–52:49
6
What evidence did police find in Keyes' car?
52:49–1:08:00
7
What insights do we have about Keyes' psychology and motives?
1:08:00–1:17:38
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