When a Killer Vlogs His Murders

all right so how do you feel Ken we haven't done the part that I'm not looking forward to my husband's great he really is he's very um respectful to me I mean he spoils me he takes care of me I am getting pretty close to that time this is what I got to do to I don't even question it anymore at this point I don't know what's going to happen I may get uh caught right away I mean I could basically be dead in two weeks or 3 weeks I don't know it's all a the chance at this point hey guys nice look at all that smoke oh my gosh though his family didn't yet know it something was off with Peter Keller what follows is found footage that just might be some of the most disturbing recordings ever filmed documented like a YouTube video the the video diaries Peter created provide a rare glimpse into the mind of a killer and document how something that may have begun as an innocent hobby ultimately manifested as unbelievable cruelty did I get the majority of the following footage has never been seen before it has been analyzed by a licensed professional counselor okay looks like everything's working just checking the camera out since this the first time watching myself I hate watching myself it's so man that's the way other people see me so this is going to take some getting used to not used to talking into a camera let's see so here you can look at the trail tril there's not much of a trail I try to keep it as hidden as I can so other people will stay off of it which has worked so far it's pretty far out so nobody's been up here yet I usually come up with a between a 30 and 40 lb pack every time I bring a load of something up actually starting to get a lot up here try to make it as easy as I can during the transition time so far I've got uh a bed blowup bed mattress with blankets and pillows and clothes and stuff to keep me comfortable so we'll see how long I last doing this I don't know just what exactly Peter was doing in Northbend Washington isn't yet clear it's incredibly rare to have self-recorded footage of a killer and is especially interesting in this case because the scope of Peter's chilling plans could hardly Be Imagined from the Casual conversations he has with the camera basically come up here on the weekends or on a Friday weekday whenever the weather permits or depending on what I'm doing at least once a week and I tend to stay up here for about uh well with travel time probably around 9 hours a day or each time which is a long time when he wasn't traversing the Wilderness with his camera and dog 41-year-old Peter was also a father and a husband hey Daddy okay I got face you guys won't let me take that many pictures he and his wife Lynette had an 18-year-old daughter named Cen and the three appear to be a normal happy family hi are you videotaping her yep let's do a lot of videotape and then I just cut all the junk out however Peter's mysterious project in the woods would eventually take a terrible toll on his day-to-day life Ken k all right so how do you feel Ken no more high school yay feel different Ang no you don't feel different you got a new life ahead of you no more freaking school or high school yeah yeah you got tell tomorrow to get your stuff out of the house no she's been with us forever sorry Carson forever Ken graduated high school just a few months after her father started recording his video diaries and was on track to start at bellw College in the fall in addition to her interest in environmental preservation and gaming technology she also appears to have shared her father's interest in cameras and dabbled in the hobby of videotaping as well can you take a picture of me and sell me on eBay I'm so sorry I could have used your support but came straight from your voice as I heard come on Lynette also sometimes used the camera to film videos she uploaded to YouTube hi everyone my little puppy's looking outside okay I got a lot of stuff to show you guys that I'm going to put in my store I'm so excited this is bag too and I had so much fun making these too you guys got a lot of products in here I want to first show you look at Dino he just got a haircut a couple days ago my husband was like he's looking too scruffy I am very shy person and doing these videos really helps me open myself because I figured if somebody doesn't want to watch it then don't watch it I'm not forcing you to so these videos really help and he really helped me while Peter worked to refurbish computers Lynette struggled with medical issues and as a result wasn't able to work fulltime my husband oh few months ago went out and bought me this big recliner from my back and I'm just now starting to use it he's so happy usually I just sit on bed let's see I love this chair he's here he's supporting me he takes care of me he even though I can't go back to work and I'm home in pain all the time he gave me my scrapbooking room with my dream come true she made and sold custom paper flowers and shared her scrapbooking Hobby in local fairs to bolster the family's income oh my gosh I'm so excited pretty much this is my anniversary present I'm so thankful that my husband was able to give me that so I could um stock up on supplies for me and I also got some stuff for you guys too even my husband was looking at this and I was just like oh my gosh look at the detail from an outside perspective it appeared that although the family faced challenges they were sticking together and making things work but as later events would reveal all wasn't going as well as it appeared you can watch me open this thing this thing's with so heavy but uh works good this impressive structure affectionately nicknamed Camp Keller was what kept Peter occupied in the woods for so long disguised as part of the hillside the only thing that might give its presence away is a temporary tarp stretched over part of the roof but Peter took care to conceal that with brush this is something I wanted to do probably since I was a teenager to make a home underground somewhere decid if to live around people one of my projects today is to take all this wood that I've cut up recently and stack it up P it down so if somebody stumbles out here it uh not as noticeable just now have the means and able to actually pay for it I've spent a lot of money on this so far thousands of dollars thousands more on guns and other stuff other Hardware I'm going to need everything I can think of the bunker was a shocking feat of engineering considering all of Peter's supplies were either gathered from the forest around him or carried in from his house which was about an hour's hike away this is kind of an outside look my wood pile on this side in addition to the tools and materials he needed to build the bunker Peter carried a significant amount of food drinks and Creature Comforts into the camp he brought enough to set up a kitchenet complete with an emergency vodka stash the entire complex was powered with a generator which Peter somehow managed to bring up the mountain he even went out of his way to engineer a wood burning stove made out of an inverted metal garbage can he rigged a chimney to funnel the smoke up and out of the residence this smoke would ultimately provide a valuable clue as to the Camp's location other highlights of Peter stash include multiple 5 gallon buckets which could not have been easy to move heavy duty chains and a hacksaw but as impressive as the Wilderness construction may be the question remains as to why Peter Built it in the first place I just feel like I'm getting knocked back every time financially my wife is just just going to suck all the money out that I have and I'm so excited because I can actually afford these um the these deals my husband he gave me some money to to go in here I sound like so excited all right I'm getting ready to move one of these big beams in uh this thing is pretty heavy soaked with water which makes them very heavy makes it a real let's see I met him when I was in high school but I just you know wasn't interested and then I met him again and he was so sweet became like best friends he said one of these days he wanted to get married and have kids and he asked me what I wanted and I said I don't I ever want to get married so then my sister we were getting along at the time she really liked him and she said well you you got to just you know you're going to regret it if you don't so I was like okay then 3 months later he started talk to him about marriage and I was like dude I told you I don't want to get married stop pressuring me we've only been to with we've only officially been together for three months actually started within a month and I was just like no you got to stop so finally little over 3 months he asked me to Mar I was like of course I'll marry you and I grabbed the ring and put it on my finger I was just so excited Jesus Christ God that's my story of my husband who is you know who is my husband who's the love of my life at this point I don't know what's going to happen it I may get uh caught right away I mean I could basically be dead in 2 weeks or 3 weeks I don't know it's it's all up to chance at this point so I don't think anyone knows where I'm at but if they put it together who knows at this point I have to take that chance so it's just going to be a point of you know go as far as I can my I do have my escape and that's death and I'm okay with that so I'm getting to the point where just trying to live and pay bills and live as a civilian and go to work he's a great guy he uh you know he's stuck around with me I'm uh you know some some guys are kind of leave when you get that you know it's it's part of your vows but anyways I don't want to get down to that I just it just freaks me out it's actually more comfortable for me to think about living out here um Robin bankses just taking what I want for as long as I can at least it'll be exciting won't be boring and I don't have to worry about Lynette or Ken and everything will be taken care of just be me Peter's complaints are all too common but could indicate the presence of major depressive disorder additionally Peter is doing a lot of fidgeting in this video signifying that despite what he's saying saying out loud his thoughts might be giving him a lot of anxiety perhaps this stems from the fact that as some of Peter's cryptic comments end there's a much darker aspect to his fantasy than he lets on well I wanted to get a video log in we haven't done part that I'm not looking forward to I am getting pretty close to that time I'm guess I'm probably a couple months away maybe three so yeah I know I can once I do this I could either die then maybe something will happen or few days or weeks or maybe even years my goal is to make it 10 years but uh that's the other hard part either to give a to not care about dying and to still care about the project Peter's comment that he wants to survive for 10 years out in the woods complicates an already strange situation even further he isn't just aiming to leave his day-to-day life and job behind they're Lynette and Cen to think about and so far he hasn't shown any interest of bringing them along on his Adventure go ahead and open oh my goodness you are so sweet you guys sorry I'm whispering my husband's sleeping and our little doggy is sleeping with him last time I was doing a video I was talking too loud and he woke up and came out here part of me has a hard time even imagining doing what I'm going to do but as I think about it I always come up to the same conclusion every time I'm starting to get more okay with it other times I feel like I'm more than ready I've tried to to make it in this world and it just isn't happening I'm 40 now and I am running out of time I don't even question it anymore it just seems like everything makes so much sense now you know just the more I've thought about it the more I understand it I don't really feel bad about it it's just the way it is you know certain things happen that cause this to happen so just kind of accepted it and just rolling with it well this is it home sweet home got the lantern going so you can see a little bit not a lot you know I often wonder if uh what I'm doing is the right thing and I think it is these statements though shocking actually align with the earlier theory that Peter was suffering from a serious depressive disorder you know as I do this for hour on hour it's like I just sit there b [Music] KN how did I get so how did so many things go [Music] wrong I don't think it's all my fault I think it's [Applause] more that's bringing family life I was just too ugly nobody car Peter's recollection of feeling off also supports the depression Theory as it's common for symptoms to emerge during adolescence additionally it's known that individuals with unresolved trauma can become stuck developmentally this could very possibly be what happened to Peter as he previous mentioned that he'd wanted to build a camp like this since he was a teen if he became emotionally stuck at that point in his life it could explain his apparent resentment for his family along with the continued desire to depart from society yeah basically last year has been really tough on me been coming to terms realizing just how pathetic I am so there's just no hope but uh it was tough wasn't interested in anything anymore motivate myself all I did was work on this this is the only thing that make me feel better but uh I think I've come to terms with it starting to feel better now not quite sure why exactly but it's just that I'm getting this further along or uh maybe I've just come to turns with what I am my situation and kind of working through it you know I've tried I always keep going back to the same same person I am I guess it's also because I don't have anything I never did no money my looks are horrible my husband actually gave me some money and I was going to go out and buy some of these but I'm going to go buy ink instead oh my gosh so awesome sorry I'm trying not to get too excited cuz my husband's going be like what are you doing no personality I mean I'm okay with it it's just I understand now very clearly this is the only thing I have it's just a single pick but you know we all add single pick sorry my dog's being crazy my husband's probably chasing him around the living room I know my husband swailes me he hates seeing me in pain so tonight he came home and he gave me another $20 because he knows I'm going to the doctor tomorrow and he wants me to stop at Michaels and get some more stuff well it's about 2 weeks before the end this is going to be my last video probably before till after that um that's terrible I wanted to give some items for my mom and and some other items but I just wanted to show you this Dino sorry my husband's home Dino well it's about two weeks before I finally drop out of society and start this project um sorry the cute little puppy right so these are the items that are in there now they're hard plastic um stop well it's about 2 weeks before we finally drop out of society fully commit to this um this probably going to be my last video till after that here we can see that Peter actually does retakes instead of being fully candid like other videos suggest this along with the comments he's made about his appearance seem to indicate that Peter cares deeply about how people view him the retake suggests he's purposely curating how he appears to anyone who views these tapes he wants to make the best possible impression again this could tie back to major depressive disorder in childhood trauma teenagers often act as though they have what's known as an invisible audience the idea that people are watching them all the time and judging their looks and actions for from what we see in the videos Peter seems to still be acting like this at age 41 this type of behavior can also be found in individuals with narcissistic Tendencies the question of Peter's intentions would be one of the first Mysteries police faced when they became involved in the situation on April 22nd 2012 it was a quiet day in the mobile home park where the Keller family lived when seemingly out of nowhere several neighbors heard what they believed to be an explosion when they saw Flames coming out of the windows of the Keller home the neighbors summoned the fire department firefighters swarmed the home climbing on top of it even as the blaze ate through the roof they had no idea just how seriously they were risking their lives until later once the fire was DED and investigators entered the residence they discovered Peter Keller was nowhere to be found ewu spoke with Cindy West a retired police Sergeant who worked on the Keller case in an exclusive interview I was actually the public information officer and it was a I think it was a weekend um uh cuz I was actually heading out of town and I got the phone call so I turned around came back into town and uh arrived up there in North Bend and then the investigation sh investigation started there and as the investigation went on it just snowballed from what the heck happened to wow this is bigger than I think anybody thought at the start for those of you who aren't familiar a public information officer hand all inquiries about an active case providing private citizens as well as the media with information that's been approved for release as such Cindy was intimately familiar with the inner workings of the Keller case the day of the fire tracking down Peter became the police's highest priority in just a few hours they located his vehicle parked downtown the keys were left inside but there was no evidence as to where he might have gone when they entered his workplace to asked ask where Peter might be all his co-workers could offer was that Peter had already left for the day and had stated that he might be back tomorrow next week or possibly never police also discovered that Peter had recently withdrawn $6,200 from the family bank account everything suggested that Peter was either in danger running or both for now police had no idea where he could be hiding but they weren't clueless for long police got lucky when search Peter's home and Unearthed a hard drive containing Peter's video diaries combined with what else was discovered in the residence the investigation went from serious to downright bone chilling well before you know a while ago I used to sit here and think you know this whole thing is just crazy at times and then I think about it and and it would make sense and it's like okay this is what I got to do Peter's decisiveness in this clip paired with the horrific details of what police had found in the remains of his home would likely be shocking to even the most seasoned law enforcement official they were at a complete loss when it came to explaining how and why this had happened only time would reveal the haunting truth when it came to the video entries they supplied more than just a record of Peter's thoughts as it turned out other entries in the video diary and the accompanying photographs would become the key to tracking Peter retired Sergeant Cindy West was able to share the creative technique the police ended up using they had photographs that Keller had taken on the mountain side as he's constructing this bunker from nothing's there to a little bit more to a little bit more in one of the photos you can see I couldn't see it it looked like a power line in the distance uh so you're looking off the mountain toward which would be North Bend the city you can barely see this power line and something else again I didn't think it was a power line but our Detective Mike melis says I think that's a power line I think that down there is probably the city and then according to these other photos there's a couple streams nearby so he does a lot of investigation and says well it's got to be in one of these two points then and I I'm like I don't know how he came up with that but he was exactly right combined with reports a Peter's truck being regularly parked at a specific trail head this was enough information for police to start canvasing the area to search for Camp Keller it took 6 days but eventually they succeeded the smoke visible in this footage came from Peter's makeshift chimney and was instrumental in leading the police to Camp Keller however rushing in and making an arrest wasn't going to be an option they had no idea how many people might be inside or what their intentions were remember Peter had been stockpiling weapons and ammunition at home and thanks to his video videos which were discovered when police reviewed the recordings that were not destroyed in the house fire they knew he likely had Firearms at his Camp little did they know what else they would uncover they also knew that there was a chance they could be dealing with a hostage situation a direct approach could endanger Peter's life if he was being held captive or spook him if he had hostages of his own they needed to make whoever was inside come to them you guys on a number three Sid can you get to that window and break it out to throw a gas in there Brian there's a there looks like a a a slot or a window that's propped open uh in the back directly towards the uh the dirt wall but uh I couldn't see it he's got something over it maybe you guys can throw a log through it or something but if we throw a number two in that ditch it should cycle right up tarp should push it right into the struer that's exactly what they decide to do the Response Team keeps the bunker surrounded in the hopes that the gas canister will drive those inside out of the bunker and straight to the waiting forces but after about 10 minutes nothing has changed yeah it's dissipating finally the the first one you sent in is dissipating you want me to throw a 98 under the window the open window where we first GED yeah you can do it from your position with the gas canisters having no effect the team is forced to reconsider their tactics s for planning purposes if this gas uh isn't going to work we may have the command post try and locate like a wildlands fire pump and hose that can pump a large volume of water into this place [Music] break I think we could probably utilize this Creek we just need enough hose and a pumping station to get it you know up to where we want it we've got new photos showing this bunker may have multiple level big copy this information actually came from Peter directly and the self-recorded videos that they found in his burned out house well this is the end of the day I'm getting wrapped up getting ready to leave I don't know if you can see me but it's kind of one last look at everything that's my fireplace with stove whatever pretty dark now we're going upstairs this is where most of my supplies are pretty well stocked up it's my window looking down on the wood stove and that pretty much wraps it up for the day finally police resorted to throwing a grenade towards the bunker when even an actual explosion failed to get results police knew that they would have to be the ones to approach after a full day of besieging the bunker they decided to break through the roof you might be wondering why a house fire investigation demanded such an extensive response as a matter of fact it didn't after assessing the situation investigators concluded that they were dealing with arson but that would all change when they made their way into the home and stumbled upon a disturbing Discovery it wasn't a subtle attempt either the remains of a red gas can were found melted onto the stove where it had been placed in a skillet to heat up until it ignited police found several other gas cans throughout the residence boxes of ammunition and a homemade explosive device investigators could only assume it was meant to be triggered by the fire in order to destroy the house and everything inside had the fire team arrived just a few moments later it could have gone off while they were on the roof potentially costing them their lives police believed that this evidence was meant to be destroyed in the fire along with the video diaries but those items were hardly the most shocking thing they discovered there were two bodies in the bedroom of the Keller home Untouched by the fire tragically the bodies were identified to be those of Lynette and Ken Keller they had both been shot in the head nice nice look all that smoke oh my gosh okay make sure you don't touch this okay because this gets really freaking hot it seems that what Peter's video diaries have been hinting at the entire time was killing his own family part of me has a hard time even imagining doing what I'm going to do but as I think about it I always come up to the same conclusion every time I'm starting to get more okay with it retired Sergeant Cindy West was once again willing to share her thoughts on the tragedy I don't think either of them knew it was coming again based on the conversations that uh we had with friends of both of them it sound like he was a loving great husband uh so I think they're both blindsided by it and um you know I I don't know I just this case just racks my brain I there's no way it's ever going to resolve in my brain because you just think why not only did he kill his wife and his daughter but based on the friends and neighbors he had this dog that went everywhere with him hiking or apparently to go build a bunker you know for all these years and he killed the dog too he was afraid that the dog would give him away in the bunker and so he killed the dog too again there's no explanation I mean I get that he obviously had some sort of mental illness dipstick wasn't hitting the oil with him but it just makes you shake your head I've seen a lot of stuff in my career a lot of bad things uh you just shake your head about you know sometimes when things happen but this case really really got to me Cindy shared with us what happened when police finally made entry into Camp Keller and what they find inside the bunker is even more shocking than anyone expected when uh our uh Tac 30 AKA SWAT guys discover the bunker of course they surround it make sure everybody's safe let everybody know what's going on before they hail to him saying hey you know come on out with your hands up yada yada all that and it was just a short time after they initially made tried to make contact with him that they heard a pop so they didn't know did he have an accidental discharge was it something else uh they didn't know when the walls of Camp Keller were finally breached police discovered that Peter had stayed true to his word and ended his life when faced with capture soon after the police surrounded his stronghold perhaps this was Peter's only intention all along he wanted to a achiev this teenage fantasy of living out underground in the woods before he died but he had no ingame other than his own death well the fact that he was found was significant we worried what he might do to somebody else um if he's you know raising enough to kill his wife and his daughter then what what's he going to do to somebody else but I think there was a sense of relief that it was over uh that he had been appre you know not apprehended but that he was finished with his crime spree that nobody else got hurt uh there was so much potential for for injuries to Citizens and all the officers involved that it was a definitely a sense of relief the camp was turned over to King County Department of Natural Resources who eventually destroyed the bunker Peter's cash horde was donated to a Memorial Scholarship established in memory of Lynette and caleen

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Length: 36min 48sec (2208 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 24 2023