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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Gorgeous Barista vanishes from coffee stand. What happened to Samantha Koenig?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Video surveillance shows teen barista Samantha Koenig pulling together an order at the walk-up window of the coffee shop she works. The lights go down and Koenig is seen walking away with someone. Kidnapped and murdered, the 18-year-old falls victim to one of the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history. Israel Keyes, who later admitted to killing 11 people across the country had developed an elaborate plan to demand a ransom for the 18-year-old's return. Joining Nancy Grace today:Ashley Willcott - Judge and trial attorney, Anchor on Court TV, www.ashleywillcott.com Bobby Chacon - Former Special Agent FBI, screenwriter on "Criminal Minds,"  leading the search teamDr Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Beverly Hills, ww.drbethanymarshall.comSheryl McCollum - Director, Cold Case Investigative Research InstituteNicole Partin - Investigative reporter Crime Online

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Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

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A gorgeous young barista.

0:16.0

Those missing from a coffee shop, but not just any coffee shop.

0:21.0

This coffee shop is situated in the middle of a parking lot.

0:27.0

Have you ever seen one of those?

0:28.0

It can be any number of businesses.

0:30.0

It can be a Starbucks.

0:33.0

It can be an ice cream shop.

0:35.0

It can be any little stand up.

0:38.0

They're not big at all.

0:40.0

Almost a size of a shed where you drive through on one side

0:45.0

and come out the other.

0:47.0

But the point is, she's in the middle of a parking lot.

0:51.0

And the coffee shop is lit up day and night.

0:55.0

You can see straight in.

0:57.0

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Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

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I'm Nancy Grace.

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This is Crime Stories with me.

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