Deadly Intentions

Israel Keyes built his crimes around distance, randomness and preparation.

He avoided a consistent victim profile, traveled far from home, used rental cars and cash, and buried preassembled murder kits across the country. But the Samantha Koenig case forced Keyes to break his own rules, creating the trail that ultimately led investigators to a white Ford Focus in Texas.

In this episode of Deadly Intentions, Pete and Bubba trace Israel Keyes from his isolated upbringing and early attacks through the Common Grounds abduction, the ransom scheme, his capture, FBI interrogations and the disturbing details surrounding Bill and Lorraine Currier.

They also examine the secret deal Keyes attempted to negotiate, his courtroom escape attempt, the cryptic 11-skull drawing found after his death and the unanswered questions surrounding his other possible victims.

Joseph James DeAngelo was a police officer with intimate knowledge of patrol routes, burglary investigations and the limitations of an analog justice system. That knowledge helped the man later known as the Golden State Killer evade capture for 44 years. In Episode 2 of Deadly Intentions, Bubba and Pete trace DeAngelo’s progression from the Visalia Ransacker’s break-ins to the East Area Rapist and Original Night Stalker attacks. They examine how his police and military background shaped his methods, how Michelle McNamara’s obsessive investigation and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark renewed public attention, and how forensic genealogy finally narrowed thousands of possible relatives to one suspect. Investigators ultimately used public genetic databases, family-tree research and DNA recovered from DeAngelo’s car-door handle to confirm the match before his April 2018 arrest. Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, murder, kidnapping and other violent crimes. Follow Deadly Intentions on Spotify for new true-crime investigations with Bubba and Pete.

For years, the Gilgo Beach murders remained one of the most disturbing unsolved cases in America. Then investigators began connecting a series of seemingly unrelated clues to Rex Heuermann, a respected New York architect, husband and father who appeared to be living an ordinary life.

In the first episode of Deadly Intentions, Bubba and Pete follow the evidence trail that changed the investigation: witness descriptions, a green Chevrolet Avalanche, burner phones, digital searches and DNA recovered from a discarded pizza crust.

They also examine the search of Heuermann’s home and the deleted planning document authorities described as a “murder matrix.” How did investigators finally connect the evidence, and how could someone accused of such horrifying crimes appear to hide in plain sight for so long?

Deadly Intentions examines major criminal cases, overlooked evidence, investigative failures and the psychology behind the people at the center of them.

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