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

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 24 December 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 killers 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, www.drbethanymarshall.comSheryl McCollum - Director, Cold Case Investigative Research InstituteNicole Partin - Investigative reporter Crime Online

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:10.0	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
0:18.0	A gorgeous young barista goes missing from a coffee shop, but not just any coffee shop.
0:25.5	This coffee shop is situated in the middle of a parking lot.
0:31.2	Have you ever seen one of those?
0:32.8	It can be any number of businesses.
0:35.2	It can be a Starbucks. It can be an ice cream shop. It can be any little
0:41.8	stand-up. They're not big at all. Almost the size of a shed where you drive through on one side
0:50.1	and come out the other. But the point is, she's in the middle of a parking lot.
0:55.9	And the coffee shop is lit up day and not.
0:59.8	You can see straight in.
1:05.8	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
1:13.6	Okay. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories with me. An all-star panel to break it down and put it back together again. First of all, Ashley Wilcott, Judge and Trial Lawyer, Anchor Court TV. You can find her at ashtew Wilcott.com,
1:29.4	Bobby Chaconne, former special agent FBI screenwriter, criminal minds, and worked on this case
1:38.6	in his capacity as an FBI special agent. Dr. Bethany Marshall Psychoanalyst joining us from Beverly Hills,
1:46.2	Cheryl McCollum,
1:47.6	director founder of the Cold Case Research Institute
1:49.8	and Crimeonline.com investigative reporter
1:53.0	Nicole Parton.
1:54.8	I just don't understand how somebody goes missing
1:57.7	that's sitting out in a lit-up coffee shop in the middle of a parking lot.
2:04.7	How does that happen? First of all, to Bobby Chacon, a former special agent, FBI, who actually
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