S8 Ep.5: Confessions
Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
After getting caught using the victim’s bank card, Israel Keyes admits to killing local girl Samantha Koenig and disposing of her body in a frozen lake. When he gives a horrific blow-by-blow description of how he did it, investigators realize they have caught a very experienced serial killer. But Keyes won’t reveal any more victims unless they meet his impossible demands.
Speaking with detectives and experts, Dr. Michelle Ward investigates how this master of discretion abandoned his rules and ended up getting caught.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast explores disturbing content with themes of murder, torture and rape. |
| 0:05.8 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:09.7 | Previously on Mind of a Monster, the Cross Country Killer. |
| 0:14.0 | You see fear in her eyes. |
| 0:16.3 | You see her arms raised. |
| 0:18.7 | Then suddenly you see a person jumping through the window. |
| 0:22.6 | From ID and Aero Media, I'm criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward, and this is Mind of a Monster, |
| 0:29.6 | the Cross Country Killer. |
| 0:31.6 | Chapter 5. Confessions. |
| 0:33.6 | Our exact words were, we've got our guy. |
| 0:43.6 | Israel Keys is a deadly predator who strikes from the shadows, brutalizes, and butchers his victims, |
| 0:49.1 | and then covers his track so efficiently that no one knows he's out there getting away with it. |
| 0:52.9 | He might be a little weird, but he wishes always so polite. |
| 0:55.0 | It's kind of like a jackal hide type. He says that he wishes he could help us, but he doesn't have any information about Samantha |
| 1:01.7 | Connie. |
| 1:07.3 | It's March 30, 2012, and Israeles has spent over two weeks in custody. |
| 1:13.8 | The investigation into missing 18-year-old Samantha Koenig is nationwide news, but Anchorage PD |
| 1:20.1 | has so far drawn a blank, and Keyes denies any knowledge of her abduction. The only charge |
| 1:26.5 | investigators can throw at him is the illegal use of her ATM card, |
| 1:30.7 | until he makes a shocking announcement. |
| 1:33.7 | He's ready to talk. |
| 1:36.7 | Okay, Israel, I know you've been advised of your rights several times. |
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