Editorial Transparency
These resources are compiled from the FBI’s 2012 and 2013 public releases and Vault file, the docket in United States v. Keyes, No. 3:12-cr-00041 (D. Alaska), interview recordings unsealed in 2013 and 2018, Alaska Department of Corrections statements, and named reporting. Keyes was never tried or convicted; he died in custody on December 2, 2012. Crimes described “by his account” rest on his own statements to investigators. Victims who have not been confirmed are labeled suspected.
Start here: The Only Case That Ever Scared Me.
The unlinked decade, the interrogation on his terms, and the razor that closed the last door.
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01Case Timeline
Interactive Reference
Israel Keyes: Case Timeline
A filterable chronology from his birth in 1978 through the FBI’s 2020 evidence release, with every crime he admitted, every step of the investigation, the custody death, and each release of records. Open any entry for detail and sources.
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Filter Categories
Life · Crimes · Investigation · Custody · Records and Releases
Labeling
Admitted crimes marked “by his account”; trips the FBI is still asking about marked suspected
Key Threads
The unlinked decade · the ransom trail · the interviews · the razor
Source Attribution
Every entry carries its source
02Who’s Who
Reference Document
Who’s Who: Israel Keyes
The three confirmed victims, the suspected and unidentified victims the FBI has described, and the investigators, prosecutors, court officials, corrections officials, and record-keepers whose decisions shaped what the public knows.
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Victims First
Samantha Koenig, Bill Currier, and Lorraine Currier lead the reference
Suspected
Debra Feldman and six unidentified victims, each labeled as unconfirmed
Custody
The corrections officials and the officer whose firing was reversed
Not Profiled
Keyes’s family members, by editorial choice
03The Map
Geographic Reference
Israel Keyes: The Map
Twenty-three documented locations across the United States and Alaska: where he says he killed, where he buried caches, the trips the FBI is still asking about, and the ransom trail that ended in Lufkin, Texas.
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Regions
Alaska · Washington and Oregon · Northeast · Texas and the South · Other travel
Marker Types
Crime · Cache · Travel · Suspected victim · Arrest
Recovered Caches
Eagle River, Alaska and Blake Falls Reservoir, New York
Not Shown
Canadian and international travel the FBI listed
04Reading List
Research Guide
The Reading List: Primary Documents, Court Records and Reporting
Twenty-four numbered resources in recommended order: the FBI’s releases and Vault file, the federal docket, the unsealed interviews, the custody reporting, the victims’ records, and the book and documentaries worth your time.
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Start Here
The introduction ? the FBI’s 2013 timeline ? the 2018 Anchorage Daily News account of the unsealed interviews
Primary
FBI Vault · interview recordings · United States v. Keyes docket
Custody
The razor admission and the 2014 arbitration
Gaps
What the public record still does not contain
Evidentiary Standard
All four resources apply Clutch Justice’s standard evidentiary discipline: every claim is sourced to a named document, report, or outlet, and editorial assessment is labeled as such. The FBI’s 11-homicide figure is based primarily on Keyes’s own statements. Three victims are identified. No suspected victim has been confirmed.
What These Documents Are Not
These are research reference documents, not legal findings. Inclusion of an official, investigator, or agency reflects a documented role, not wrongdoing. If you are a researcher, journalist, or family member using these documents as a starting point, verify claims against the primary sources linked in each resource.
Tip Line · Israel Keyes
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