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11 Skulls /// Israel Keyes

September 25, 2024 / 02:13

This episode discusses the case of serial killer Israel Keyes, his methods, and ongoing investigations into his unsolved crimes. Key topics include Keyes' confession, his suicide, and the search for his victims.

Investigators explain how Keyes described himself as a "textbook serial killer," relishing the power of taking lives. Following his suicide, the case shifted focus from prosecution to solving unsolved homicides linked to him.

Law enforcement is actively seeking public assistance in identifying Keyes' victims and locating caches he left behind, which may contain clues. They emphasize the importance of not disturbing these sites to preserve potential DNA evidence.

The episode highlights the challenges faced by investigators in piecing together Keyes' history and the ongoing efforts to bring closure to the families of his potential victims.

TLDR

Investigators discuss Israel Keyes' crimes, his suicide, and ongoing efforts to identify his victims.

Episode

2:13
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Twisted Mind of a serial killer Israel keyed left investigators stunned by telling them he's a serial killer
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textbook serial killer he took pleasure in the act of taking a life there is nothing probably greater
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than holding the power and control of someone's life and looking him in the eye and being able to control contr all
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that is intoxicating to serial killers textbook serial killer Israel keys so just can you describe the status
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of the case and the interest in Israel keys right now yeah so it's uh it's an ongoing case obviously after Keys killed
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himself that um kind of changed everything for us there's no longer a defendant there's no longer crimes per
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se to investigate like we would in a traditional case um but we have unsolved homicides that we're trying to solve so
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it's remained open um recognizing that he took so many secrets with him when he died um we've
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really reached out to the public in various projects and news media type things trying to get tips people that
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might remember seeing him or things like that um the caches we've usually talked
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about the caches in most of these media things because we do think that they potentially hold Clues to some of his
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past victims um so that's an ongoing type strategy of ours is to hopefully make people aware that these caches are
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out there and to you know if they come across something they think might be one of his caches contact law enforcement
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immediately don't touch it don't contaminate the DNA that might be in there that might be helpful to us

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Episode Highlights

  • The Twisted Mind of Israel Keys
    Exploring the chilling psychology of serial killer Israel Keys, who reveled in control over life.
    “He took pleasure in the act of taking a life.”
    @ 00m 15s
    September 25, 2024
  • Ongoing Investigation After Keys' Death
    The case remains open as investigators seek to solve unsolved homicides linked to Keys.
    “Recognizing that he took so many secrets with him when he died.”
    @ 01m 02s
    September 25, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • There is nothing probably greater than holding the power and control of someone's life.
    11 Skulls /// Israel Keyes
  • That is intoxicating to serial killers.
    11 Skulls /// Israel Keyes

Key Moments

  • Ongoing Case00:41
  • Public Outreach01:08