0712 | Couples, Part 2
True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation
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4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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This episode was written, researched, and produced by Michelle Tooker.
Additional research, editing, and writing by Josh Hallmark.
Research assistance by: Shana Wilensky and Jordan Taylor.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start the show, I have a quick correction from the last episode. In episode 11 of this season, |
| 0:06.2 | I mentioned that Stephen Willard's vehicle and remains were recently recovered from Flaming Gorge Reservoir. |
| 0:13.0 | That is incorrect. Stephen and his 2001 Green Toyota Sequoia were found in Starvation Reservoir, |
| 0:20.0 | which is approximately 130 miles from |
| 0:22.7 | Flaming Gorge, en route from Salt Lake City to Flaming Gorge. Also, a few episodes back I mentioned |
| 0:30.2 | a podcast series on Keys that I took part in which interviewed Keyes' army buddy Nathan. That series, |
| 0:36.9 | The Mind of a Murderer, is out now. So check out |
| 0:40.0 | their multi-episode key series wherever you listen to podcasts. I promise, it's good. This is a studio both and production. |
| 1:06.6 | For most of this season, we've been examining who Keyes was, what drove him, and how he operated |
| 1:14.2 | through new evidence, new witness statements, new FBI files, and more. |
| 1:20.2 | These new lenses have given us better perspective on Keyes' crimes, and the cases we've looked |
| 1:26.4 | at in the past, and continue to explore. And as we pour over |
| 1:31.2 | new maps and new information and new theories and ideas, we can't help but go back to the |
| 1:36.5 | unsolved murders he discussed most, his penchant for couples, and how his media consumption |
| 1:42.9 | impacted his crimes. |
| 1:47.3 | Earlier this season, we did a deep dive into couples and examined those cases for potential |
| 1:52.3 | connections to Israel Keys. |
| 1:55.0 | And while we continue to research potential duos that Keyes might have killed, be it romantic |
| 2:00.7 | partners, familial pairs, or complete |
| 2:02.9 | strangers to one another. We've also looked into cases that have involved triple murders and |
| 2:08.3 | familial disappearances. And of dozens, there's one that stands out and has stood out for years. |
| 2:18.3 | Thank you. out and has stood out for years. |
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