AK - Samantha Koenig, 18, Anchorage *Media Links*

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Details in Koenig case remain under wraps
Federal prosecutors say it will be at least a couple of weeks before much new information about the abduction and killing of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig becomes public.
An FBI forensic dive team discovered her body Monday under the ice at Matanuska Lake, north of Anchorage in the Mat-Su Borough near the intersection of the Glenn and Parks highways.
Anchorage police and FBI agents are jointly investigating the case.
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Community mourns murdered barista Samanth Koenig
The news of Samantha Koenig’s murder has hit the Anchorage community hard, especially the coffee lovers who she served at Common Grounds Espresso, including Barry and Shirley Blumenthal.

The Blumenthals heard the news on their car radio that Samantha’s body had been found.
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Our view: Samantha Koenig
Hearts go out to family, friends; call goes out for justice
The recovery of the body of Samantha Koenig from Matanuska Lake was an end that everyone dreaded. Now our thoughts and prayers go out to her father, the rest of her family and her friends and to all who held candles in vigils for her.
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Memorial will be held Sunday for missing barista whose body was found in a lake
A memorial will be held Sunday for an 18-year-old barista whose body was pulled from Matanuska Lake earlier this month.
Anchorage police say in a release that the public is invited to the memorial for Samantha Koenig at West High School.
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Keyes charged with kidnapping, killing of Samantha Koenig
A self-employed Anchorage carpenter police linked to the abduction of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig is now charged in her disappearance and slaying, according to a grand jury indictment.
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Israel Keyes Charged with Kidnapping Resulting in Death of Samantha Koenig
Keyes, previously described as “the main player” in Samantha Koenig’s abduction, is now facing federal charges of kidnapping resulting in the 18-year-old barista's death.
Charging documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage also list a count of receipt and possession of ransom money against Keyes, 34, as well as an existing count of access device fraud.
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http://articles.ktuu.com/2012-05-15/dui-charges_31714712
James Koenig Arrested on Assault, DUI Charges
James Koenig, the father of slain barista Samantha Koenig, was arrested early Tuesday morning on charges including assault and DUI after he allegedly left an Anchorage strip club and drove drunk, threatening an employee who tried to stop him.
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http://www.adn.com/2012/05/15/2466144/jame-koenig-charged-with-dui-assault.html
James Koenig charged with DUI, other charges
Anchorage police arrested James Koenig, father of homicide victim Samantha Koenig, early Tuesday morning and charged him with drunken driving, assault and weapons misconduct.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...-leave-court/2012/05/23/gJQASDUflU_story.html
Anchorage kidnapping suspect attempts escape; US marshals nab Keyes before he can leave court
The man charged in the kidnapping and killing of an 18-year-old Anchorage barista attempted to dash out of a federal courtroom Wednesday but was tackled by U.S. marshals before he reached the door.
Israel Keyes, indicted in the death of Samantha Koenig, was grabbed by a U.S. marshal near the defense table and other officers quickly piled on.
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http://www.adn.com/2012/05/23/2477153/report-keyes-leaps-rail-restrained.html
Marshals use Taser on Keyes after he leaps courtroom rail
During what was supposed to be a routine court hearing Wednesday in a notorious Anchorage murder case, defendant Israel Keyes vaulted over the courtroom railing into the spectator area and was wrestled to the ground by deputy marshals, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. They used a Taser to shock and subdue him.
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http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/courtroom-erupts-defendant-tries-flee-alaska-barista-trial
Courtroom erupts as defendant tries to flee Alaska barista trial
A hearing in the case of Israel Keyes, accused of kidnapping and murdering Anchorage barista Samantha Koenig, strayed far from routine Wednesday as Keyes attempted to break for the door before being subdued by a half dozen U.S. marshals and courtroom bailiffs. A taser was deployed.

The hearing, a discussion about whether or not to declare the case complex and to set a timeline for trial, had been proceeding routinely. Keyes sat mostly motionless as Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Russo discussed the possibility of the government seeking the death penalty.
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http://newsminer.com/view/full_stor...ician-?instance=home_news_window_left_bullets
Koenig's father donates guitar to young musician
The father of Samantha Koenig has presented one of his slain daughter's guitars to a young musician.
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[Nancy1954]

I'm disappointed to find like with so many other threads, a lot of the links and videos are gone. What a loss for those of us who wanted to read about/see some of these older cases.

JMO