Israel Keyes, Suzanne Lyall and College Campuses

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I hope you're all doing well and enjoying the festivities.

This post is going to be about Suzanne Lyall, college campuses and schools in the Israel Keyes case.

Different missing people who could be potential victims of Israel Keyes have last been seen in or around college campuses. Having recently listened to the TCBS podcast (and I'd recommend checking them out if you haven't done so already) I came across this theme. It had always been something that was in the back of my mind when it came to this case but the missing person that I'm about to mention shared this similar detail. 

Let's start of by going over the Suzanne Lyall case. This is a case that many consider to be an Israel Keyes crime. Specifically, his 'first' murder. 

A bit of background if you haven't seen my video on this case. 

Suzanne Lyall was attending SUNY (State University of New York) and went missing from a place called Collins Circle, which is right in front of the University. 

Collins Circle is reportedly the place where Suzy was last seen. She'd just finished working at a nearby mall and had boarded a bus back to her dorm room, a short walk from Collins Circle. There have been conflicting reports of 'did or did she not' board the bus. But, many believe that she did make it back to the University, just not back to her dorm room. 

Suzanne went missing on the night of March 2nd 1998 and she seemed to drop off the face of the Earth. Israel Keyes came up in her case because her name was found on his computer. 

As you're probably already aware, Israel was familiar with Upstate New York. Having enrolled in the army in 1998, someone resembling Keyes had been seen at an Albany mall during the same timeframe. As a matter of fact, the enrolling office was right across the street from the Albany mall. 

It is entirely possible that Suzanne Lyall could've been an Israel Keyes victim. Keyes mentioned being two different people for 14-years, which matches up with 1998. His familiarity with Upstate New York and his comment that it was his 'old stomping grounds' seem to align with the theory that he killed/buried multiple people in the State. 

Whatever happened to Suzy is unclear. There were theories that her boyfriend was involved, although that doesn't seem very likely when you look deeper into the case. Her disappearance was instant and happened in a short timeframe, probably as she was walking back to her dorm. The walk isn't all that far but you have to remember that it would've been at night-time. 

TCBS mentioned Ted Bundy and his victim selection. Most, if not all of Bundy's victim's were college girls and Bundy looked for them at, you guessed it, college campuses. 

Did Israel Keyes go out in search of a college girl to abduct as a first victim? 

If he did indeed kidnap Suzanne Lyall then what better place to travel than to a University situated by major travel pathways.

Israel Keyes was also seen at a school in Washington State. If I'm not mistaken there was a convention taking place at the school for students to learn about the Makah Tribe. The encounter can be heard on the TCBS podcast. 

Keyes was out back smoking and initiated conversation with a student. She felt a bad vibe from him.

The vast majority of missing persons cases that gain media attention tend to be young women. Keyes knew this and claimed to have begun targeting victims whose cases gained little media coverage. I don't know how accurate this claim is because cases that he could be involved in prior to the Currier murders did garner a fair amount of media attention that continued for months at a time. 

As I return back to Suzanne Lyall, I feel confident that she could be his first victim. However, despite her name being on his computer, I doubt that Keyes would've willingly spoken about her. Most serial killers don't disclose their first victim, that memory is important to them and they keep it under wraps. 

Given that Suzy vanished in 1998, it doesn't seem likely that physical evidence will surface in her case. Unless I'm completely wrong in this assumption, it does not look like her case will be resolved. 

Tragically, this is the sad reality of many missing persons cases. Most are confident that something bad happened to Suzy but nobody can say for sure.