Born in Cove, Utah, in 1978, Israel Keyes was one of 10 children who lived a life of extreme isolation. His parents, Heidi and John Jeffrey Keyes, resisted modern medicine and public schools in order to keep the government far away from their lives. They were at their most isolated when the family moved deep into the woods of Colville, Washington, a lifestyle that meant no electricity or heat. The highly religious family moved again to Oregon and then to an Amish community in Maine, as per Biography.
Symptoms associated with psychopathy started to manifest in Israel Keyes early on. He told police that he tortured animals and engaged in behaviors like burglary, which he thought were normal (via Anchorage Daily News). He served in the army in 1998 and, aside from a DUI, engaged in no known antisocial behavior. Although he claimed he began raping and murdering people at random early on — with his first rape happening in Oregon — the only confirmed killings linked to Keyes is Koenig and the Currier couple, putting his known victim count at three (via Biography).
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN’s National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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