The only suspect in the Samantha Koenig disappearance is in custody, and police in Anchorage have acknowledged that Israel Keyes is their only person of interest as well. But just who is this man and why is he believed to have abducted the 18-year-old barista? Upon some close observation, Israel Keyes displays the profile of someone who may have the potential to become a serial predator—if he isn't one already.
Israel Keyes, the man believed to have abducted Samantha Koenig, has lived in Anchorage for only five years. Before that he is believed to have lived in the state of Washington and may have ties to New York state. This week he was arrested in Lufkin, Texas. This man is a traveling man who owns a construction company which he is the only employee. He is described by his neighbors as someone who "keeps to himself" and is "low profile" and works a lot. He maintains a life with his girlfriend, Kimberly Anderson, and a young child who is either both of theirs or one of theirs.
He is described as "doing beautiful work," is dedicated to his job, and always seems to be on the go. People who have worked with him say he seems as though he's never had a bad day. His business is construction related. He's a craftsman who does actually quite attractive work, and he also happens to pour and form foundations.
He doesn't have an impressive criminal record, all traffic related. This is someone who keeps off of police radar either by being inconspicuous or simply just being good at keeping his head down.
Could Israel Keyes be a serial offender, or is Samantha Koenig his only alleged victim?
Judging by the brief profile of this character, it's quite possible that Samantha isn't the only girl he may have harmed in some way. It's also possible that Samantha could have been his first victim. Nonetheless, the FBI may have the same thought as they are wanting anyone who has ever been acquainted with him to come forward with any information they can give.
With his activity spanning across the country, it would be smart to do a search of any missing persons or unsolved homicides near where he may have resided. Meanwhile, the search for the missing 18-year-old barista continues, but the outlook seems grim. Knowing that this man specialized in pouring cement foundations, the theories of where she could be are just gruesome.
Crime analyst and profiler Chelsea Hoffman can be found on The Huffington Post, Chelsea Hoffman: Case to Case and many other outlets. Follow @TheRealChelseaH on Twitter or click here to contact Chelsea directly.
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2. His "business" of working for himself (he's the only employee of his business) He prefers to work on his own, doesn't play well with others perhaps (could almost guarantee he didn't play well with others in grammar school as well) It's also the type of job that one doesn't rely on thinking as much as other fields in which a person is a "business owner" --
it also gives him ready access to items that do not raise red flags when you're in that kind of business, but it would if you weren't.. (cement, rope, bleach, etc etc etc etc, the list goes on and on)
3. He moves frequently -- all over the country. Same description by those who were acquainted with him -- quiet, reserved, not social.
These are markers of someone who *could* have the potential of being a problematic personality (not saying that all who display this behavior are murderers, but more or less different varieties of predators tend to possess this behavior)
Going to touch up on it more in a diff post, of course.
Thanks.
thanks.
i agree that it is strange that the guy only had himself as an employee but to cut others short like that just doesn't seem fair...just saying
maybe you're taking something personally and misreading something.. taking it as though I am saying that construction workers are stupid. (I'm not) -- I'm simply sharing that the construction industry is a labor-major and brain-minor industry -- which it is, statistically and even according to The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
I didn't say it doesn't take critical thinking -- I said it doesn't use as much critical thought as some other industries. (a fact).
I'm not speaking in opinionated terms -- I'm speaking in factual and statistical ones. No point in being insulted by the stats.
Is a construction worker or woodworker more educationally trained than a surgeon, dentist, nurse, neuro-specialist, architect or code monkey? No.
Do construction workers rely on critical thought as much as genetic engineers, air traffic controllers, nuclear physicists or those who work in the aforementioned industries? No.
There are at least 20 more industries I can name that require a higher level of brain capacity than the construction industry (which includes carpentry....)
I am fully aware of what construction workers and woodworkers/carpenters do for a living. I'm also fully aware that there are fare more brain-intensive industries out there. Most people can grasp that. Instead, you are arguing a nonpoint about whether or not this industry is intelligent. That's not the point. At all.
Statistically, serial predators choose menial labor jobs, or jobs in which they work alone and are not required to use their brain to its fullest capacity. The construction industry is labor intensive and menial in comparison to other businesses a man in his mid 30s would own with any success. It's not as menial as gas station attendant, bag boy, burger flipper or the other truly menial jobs -- but construction, by all intents and purposes is considered a labor-intensive industry that IN COMPARISON to other high demand industries, isn't heavy on critical thinking and decision making, logistics etc etc etc.
That's just a fact. I'm sure grocery store baggers don't get offended when they read somewhere that some other industry requires more training and thinking. Just like I don't find the point in someone getting upset over the fact of the matter concerning construction industry versus other industries.
thanks.
no reason to profile on the non point
occupational profile is one of the main parts of an offender profile -- Just like I am sure there are parts of the job involved in dental assisting/nurse assisting.... But I won't assume to know anything about what's a "nonpoint" in those industries... since I'm not in that industry.
Get it? ;)