Narrator / Host (21:43)
Josh has a list of potential victims. Missing persons who vanished while Keyes was in the vicinity. On his many long distance trips, he regularly exchanges information with the FBI and his list changes as new information comes in. There is one mysterious trip that Keyes talked about more than any other. And Josh has a likely victim to go with it. It's a mystery that begins with Keyes mother, Heidi. I want to speak to someone who actually knows the reclusive and enigmatic mother with whom Keyes argued throughout his life. FBI agent Deb Rose first met Heidi the day of Keyes arrest. So did you know anything about Heidi Keys before you started driving to her house? No. Knew nothing about Heidi Keys and the conditions under which she lived until we went to her house to talk to her. You don't know if she's going to be that protective mother. You don't know if she's going to be cooperative. You know, you're on guard the whole time because you're coming into someone's home. Who may not want you there. But Heidi, albeit a strange and different way of life to most of us, was a lovely person. Heidi herself was attractive but plain. Her hair was long and up in a. In a style, an updo style. What appeared to be a homemade dress, much like you would see Quaker women wearing. Very conservative way of life. And the daughters were similarly dressed. The men were bearded, dark clothing. The women were very meek and quiet, conservative. And I believe that Heidi had to get permission from the men to. She didn't have a husband, she was widowed. She had to get permission to speak to us. What was her reaction to the news about Israel? She was shocked and appalled that he committed murder. Absolutely shocked and appalled by it, and worried about his soul. She, in so many words, told me that she believed he was lost because of what he had done. Deb Rose continues to visit Heidi Keys throughout the investigation. Over a period of time, she helped build a timeline, decades long timeline, to help identify where he'd been in an effort to help identify other victims. She was very helpful. I'm going back to a visit that Israel keys made on February 13, 2012, a month prior to his sister's wedding and his arrest. It's 12 days since Keyes murdered Samantha Koenig and left her body in his shed. After taking his daughter to Florida for a cruise, he makes a detour to Texas to visit his mom and sisters. What did Heidi tell you about that visit? His mother and his sisters woke up on the morning of the 13th and Israel was gone from the house. And he'd left a note telling them that he had gone to fix the windshield. It's two and a half days before they see him again. She told us, based on text messages and communications with Israel, that he had stuck cotton rental vehicle stuck in the mud and he couldn't get it out. That they. They went to this place where they agreed upon to pick him up. He didn't respond to text messages or phone calls. She and one of her daughters, at least one of her daughters, slept in their van in the parking lot of this mall. And eventually he recontacted them and they brought him home. So he went awol. Did he ever explain where he had been? She did tell me that he was tired, that he had gone without sleep, that he was disheveled when they picked him up, that he seemed confused and distracted, but she had no idea what he had been doing in the days that he was gone. The missing two days are highly suspicious. And when FBI agents pull the records on Keez's Rental car, they discover he had driven a staggering number of miles, nearly 3,000. The question is, did he take another victim in that time? Less than two weeks after killing Samantha.
