Wild Crime — Season 3
The story of the haunting 2012 disappearance of Samantha Koenig, an 18-year-old Anchorage barista last seen leaving her place of work with an unknown man on a dark winter night. The search for Koenig
About this season
The story of the haunting 2012 disappearance of Samantha Koenig, an 18-year-old Anchorage barista last seen leaving her place of work with an unknown man on a dark winter night. The search for Koenig leads FBI and police from Alaska's wilderness to the remote forests of Washington's Olympic National Park and all the way to rural Vermont, exposing a killer's terrifying trail of crimes.
Episodes (4)
1. Ain't She Purty
8.0Aired 5 December 2024 • 47 min
An Alaska barista goes missing; cash is gone and surveillance video shows her walking away with a man. A text from her phone says she needs time away to think, but her dad is suspicious. Was she abducted? Police aren’t sure – until a ransom note arrives.
2. You've Got Your Monster
10.0Aired 5 December 2024 • 46 min
After a deposit to her account, the missing barista's ATM card makes a withdrawal. Video shows a masked man in a white Ford. A cop stops the car and finds her ATM card and phone, but no girl. Where is she? The man is arrested – but what has he done with Samantha?
3. Because They're Mine
9.0Aired 5 December 2024 • 44 min
The man, Israel Keyes, confesses to raping and killing the barista, torturing and killing a married couple in Vermont, raping the wife as well. Is his story true? Vermont cops search for the couple’s bodies to confirm, while the FBI asks him: who else have you killed?
4. Mask of Sanity
8.0Aired 5 December 2024 • 46 min
Israel Keyes says he killed others but demands being promised the death penalty before saying who. Then guards find eleven skulls drawn in Keyes's own blood. Who are they? Before giving answers, Keyes suddenly shocks everyone with a dramatic and unexpected twist.