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ANCHORAGE - It has been more than a month since confessed serial killer Israel Keyes committed suicide in an Anchorage jail cell, yet Keyes' legal team is still fighting on his behalf. You could call it dead man litigating. Although federal prosecutors went through the formality of dismissing charges against Keyes in the wake of his suicide, the defense lawyers are still active. This comes to light because of a motion filed by the online newspaper Alaska Dispatch. The Dispatch has moved in U.S. District Court to have all records in the Keyes case unsealed for public inspection. In response, Keyes' lawyers -- a federal public defender based in Anchorage and a two-person team from a Seattle law firm -- have filed a motion asking for a delay in the release of any information. Their filing does not explain why they are still engaged in the case, and they did not return phone calls and email seeking clarification of their representation of a dead man. Frank Russo of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage said he does not know why Keyes' lawyers are still involved in the case, something the likes of which he said he's never seen before. And Russo said by Thursday he expects to file a motion with the court asking for dismissal of their request on behalf of Keyes. And of course one issue here is the federal tax dollars being expended on behalf of a dead man who confessed to killing at least 11 people. Russo said he will be interested to see how much the Seattle firm, retained because of its expertise in federal death penalty cases, will bill the government. Meanwhile, the blood-soaked note that was found with Keyes' body has been analyzed by the FBI in Quantico, Virginia, and the message has been deciphered. Local FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez said the agency is likely to release the contents this week or next. |
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Signature 6 said on Thursday, Jan 31 at 5:23 AM
Thats the problem with this country, we give more to a Monsterous Murderer than his victims every got! And for all these FBI profiler experts? Most of the things they have said are stupid and do not even add up. His profiler says he disclosed how he LET HIS VICTIMS COME TO HIM? which one's wwashe referring to? The Curriers were in there own home sleeping, minding their own business and poor Samantha was at her job? None of them came to him..and he was a NUT CASE. I'd like one person to try and convince me that his actions were of a sane person? News media, authorities all thing people are stupid you all should read what it is that your saying..
112584516digndoodle said on Friday, Jan 11 at 1:52 PM
ALL of the evidence should be known to the public, and it don't matter to me if it was inside or outside, but a lot of family members need to know the truth on this monster...Bring Forth and Release all Evidence!!!!!!!!
111106481Mary said on Thursday, Jan 10 at 1:47 PM
Is it possible that IK had such a compulsion to kill that he was able to lay there and kill himself?
111028381rollins said on Thursday, Jan 10 at 3:02 AM
rollins was in on it, he knows whats goin on
110990461byebye said on Thursday, Jan 10 at 2:34 AM
channel 11 dont wanna put my last comment cause im right
110989411byebye said on Thursday, Jan 10 at 2:16 AM
it was an inside job by the cops all along, and should be handled by the internal affairs. who polices the internal cops?
110988995Anonymous said on Wednesday, Jan 9 at 8:55 AM
because they don't want you to figure out what your instincts already know...he didn't commit suicide... just another hired hand for someone else...it's HUGE
110931966Alaska1957 said on Tuesday, Jan 8 at 8:53 PM
Why are they still on the case.... "a federal public defender" is payed by tax dollars and the other bottom feeders " will bill the government" I say bill the client!! Then they would be off the case they dont have any thing to win now its just on the dole...
110894916Raven33 said on Tuesday, Jan 8 at 4:39 PM
I want ALL evidence disclosed to the public. Not just what APD and the Feds think we should have!
110880956Anonymous said on Tuesday, Jan 8 at 3:58 PM
He's in HELL now and for all eternity, I just pray for peace and healing for the families of all the poor victims that he 'enjoyed' killing. May he rot in hell and get his justice there.
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