Tracking the 21st Century Predator: A Modern Investigation into America's Most Cunning Serial Killer

The Perfect Crime: How Israel Keyes Nearly Got Away with Murder

A chilling true crime masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about serial killers.

For over a decade, Israel Keyes moved like a ghost across America, methodically planning and executing the "perfect crimes" that would make him one of the most terrifying serial killers in modern history. Unlike any predator law enforcement had encountered before, Keyes shattered every established pattern of criminal behavior—traveling thousands of miles between victims, avoiding geographic clusters, and selecting targets with no discernible connection to his life.

When 18-year-old Samantha Koenig vanished from an Anchorage coffee stand on a frigid February night in 2012, investigators had no idea they were about to uncover a criminal enterprise that spanned continents and challenged everything they knew about catching killers. What began as a missing person case would evolve into a multi-state manhunt revealing pre-positioned "murder kits," carefully planned burial sites, and a level of operational sophistication that left seasoned FBI agents stunned.

Through exclusive access to FBI case files, interrogation transcripts, and interviews with investigators, this gripping account reveals how Keyes used military training and meticulous planning to stay invisible for years. From the snowy wilderness of Alaska to the quiet suburbs of Vermont, follow the painstaking investigation that finally brought him to justice—only to have him take his darkest secrets to the grave.

The Perfect Crime exposes the terrifying reality of modern serial killing and the revolutionary changes in law enforcement that emerged from one of America's most challenging investigations. This is more than a true crime story—it's a deep dive into the mind of a predator who almost achieved the impossible: the perfect murder.

Some monsters hide in plain sight. Some crimes seem unsolvable. Some killers are just getting started.

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Erscheinungsdatum

E-Book: 10. September 2025