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FBI: Alaska serial killer likely had more victims

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FBI: Alaska serial killer likely had more victimsThis undated photo provided by the FBI shows a shovel found in Eagle River, Alaska, just north of Anchorage. The FBI says confessed Alaska serial killer Israel Keyes, who targeted people across the country, told authorities he planned to strike again in the state if he had gotten away with the murder of an 18-year-old Anchorage barista. (AP Photo/FBI)(Credit: AP)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska serial killer admitted to murdering eight people, but authorities suspect there are more victims across the country.

FBI Special Agent Jolene Goeden on Friday put the number of victims at fewer than 12, but acknowledges she doesn’t know for sure because Israel Keyes took that information with him when he committed suicide Sunday at an Anchorage jail

Goeden and Anchorage Police Officer Jeff Bell tell The Associated Press they deduced the number of victims from hours of conversations they had with Keyes.

Three of the eight people Keyes confessed to killing have been identified, but he provided few details about the other five.

The FBI has released a timeline of Keyes’ travels over the past decade and is seeking the public’s help in finding other potential victims.

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