Hunting the Hunter | Inside The Deviant Mind of Israel Keyes

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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True Crime

4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Israel Keyes was an American serial killer, bank robber, burglar, arsonist, kidnapper, and sex offender.

Guest Bio and Links:

Andrew Iden is a veteran journalist and award-winning podcaster with over 20 years of experience at CNN and HLN. Dan Szematowicz is a seasoned audio producer and editor with experience at CNN, NPR, and Warner Bros. Together, they have teamed up to host the new podcast "Deviant" a true-crime podcast series that focuses on telling stories about deviant and unusual criminals.

Listeners can learn more about Deviant on YouTube, IG @deviant.podcast, or wherever you enjoy your podcasts!

In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator Sheryl McCollum dives into the bone-chilling world of true crime with Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz, hosts of the new podcast, Deviant. They discuss the life and crimes of Israel Keyes, a meticulous and calculating serial killer. They also cover Keyes' upbringing, his modus operandi, the complexities of profiling such a criminal, and the challenges faced by law enforcement.

Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum
(2:30) Sheryl introduces guests, Andrew Iden and Dan Szematowicz and the premise of their new podcast, Deviant
(5:40) Discovering Israel Keyes
(8:10) Keyes' unique methods and meticulous planning
(12:00) Keyes' psychological profile
(17:15) The making of a serial killer
(26:30) The ongoing search for other potential victims
(35:00) Deviant podcast
(36:00) Ongoing investigations
(39:00) Final thoughts
(42:02) “Some people are wired for good. Some people are wired for bad, and some people are wired to be deviant.” -T.D.P
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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.

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0:00.0	Y'all, there's a new true crime series.
0:12.6	They dive into the dark corners of what human beings are capable of.
0:18.7	And I'm quoting straight off their website, good stories about bad people
0:24.1	who do very bad things. Now I'm going to tell you in my business, I see a lot of what bad decisions,
0:32.9	bad relationships, bad car wrecks, bad people, bad drugs, everything that is bad, I see it.
0:42.3	And I can tell you there is a difference between bad and deviant.
0:49.3	The name of this new podcast is deviant.
0:53.6	And that ought to tell you right there that the two hosts
0:56.4	that have over 60 years experience in journalism, TV, radio, podcasting, y'all, they're going
1:04.9	to bring you some stories. Y'all just ain't ready. That's all I can tell you, honey. Y'all
1:10.0	just got to listen and, you know, turn the lights out,
1:13.7	get you a blanket and be afraid because it's coming.
1:17.0	So I have known Drew for over 20 years.
1:21.9	When we first met, he was working with Nancy Grace.
1:26.2	And let me tell you a story.
1:28.3	You know, you don't always trust everybody around your children.
1:33.1	But there was occasion that I would be on the show and I did not have a babysitter.
1:38.1	My husband wasn't home.
1:39.0	My sisters weren't available.
1:40.6	And I would have to take Hutton Caroline with me when they were really small.
1:44.9	Drew would babysit for that hour.
1:48.7	He would entertain them in the green room.
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