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PENINSULA DAILY NEWS August 14, 2013 | 75¢

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FBI links killer to Wash. deaths Alaska serial murderer: Body in Lake Crescent PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORT ANGELES — FBI agents have linked 11 killings to admitted serial killer Israel Keyes, including five murders from 2001 to 2006 while he lived in Neah Bay. Keyes told agents he weighed down at least one body with anchors and dumped it from a boat into 100 feet of water in Lake Crescent, 18 miles west of Port Angeles. The FBI on Monday released a timeline of travels and crimes by Keyes, a handyman and owner of an Alaska construction company who committed suicide in his Anchorage, Alaska, jail cell in December 2012 while awaiting trial for the kidnapping and murder of

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an 18-year-old barista. Before his death, police said he admitted to at least seven other slayings, from Vermont to Washington state, hunting down victims in remote locations such as parks, campgrounds or hiking trails.

Added to grim tally

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In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the FBI office in Anchorage said agents now have added three more to that grim tally, based on his statements, and said the timeline sheds some new light on a mysterious case that left a trail of unsolved killings around the country. FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez said the goal of releasing the information is

In Neah Bay, Keyes ‘good worker,’ dad

■ Timeline of crimes FBI says Keyes committed/A7

Israel Keyes killed himself in jail last year in Anchorage, Alaska. to seek input from the public, to identify victims who remain unknown and to provide some closure to their families. “We’ve exhausted all our investigative leads,” Gonzalez said. Anyone who might have information about Keyes or

possible victims is asked to call the FBI at 800-CALLFBI (800-225-5324). The FBI said Keyes lived in Neah Bay in 2001 after he was discharged from the Army. While he was living there, Keyes committed his first homicide, according to the timeline. The victim’s identity is not known, and neither is the location of the murder. Without giving any specifics, Gonzalez said the FBI did not know whether this murder occurred in Washington state. The FBI documents said Keyes frequented prostitutes during his travels and killed an unidentified couple in Washington state sometime between July 2001 and 2005. TURN TO DEATHS/A7

BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

NEAH BAY — Israel Keyes was described as a model citizen while he lived in Neah Bay between 2001-2007, fathering a girl, working for the Makah tribe and being a productive part of this tribal community. So learning that he was a self-confessed serial killer was a shock last year to residents of this sea-swept village of 865, tribal Judge Emma Dulik recalled. “He never seemed to cause any problems.” FBI investigators in Anchorage, Alaska, believe Keyes killed 11 people between 2001 and 2012, and five of the murders happened while he was living in Neah Bay. He claimed he dumped at least one body into Lake Crescent, but Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said park officials have no plans to search the lake without more exact information about the location of a body. TURN

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Balloons Setting up Clallam Fair returning to Sequim Air Affaire to bring lots of hot air for Labor Day BY JOE SMILLIE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

SEQUIM –– Hot air balloons, wing walkers and drones will fill the sky over Labor Day weekend, since plans for the first Olympic Peninsula Air Affaire have been firmed up. The Air Affaire — a celebration of the Dungeness Valley’s love affair with flying machines and the 30th anniversary of Sequim Valley Airport — will be at the airport Aug. 31 through Sept. 1. “There are a lot of people who love to fly around here,” said Emily Westcott, co-coordinator of the Air Affaire. “We’re going to celebrate all of that.” The Sequim Balloon Festival has been put on hold this year in lieu of the Air Affaire. Air Affaire organizers are bringing in owners of classic planes, hot-air balloons, biplanes and skydivers, remote control airplanes, live music and a car show. TURN

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Brady Anderson, 16, left, and Cooper Anderson, 14, both of Port Angeles, carry a stock divider into the cattle barn at Clallam County Fairgrounds Tuesday. The brothers belong to the Pure Country 4-H Club.

Gates will open Thursday for four-day extravaganza

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BY ARWYN RICE PENINSULA DAILY NEWS

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Crystal Stout’s hot-air balloon inflates during Lavender Weekend in July.

PORT ANGELES — Preparation for Thursday’s opening of the 2013 Clallam County Fair began nearly a year ago and has taken thousands of hours. On Tuesday, the fairgrounds at 1608 W. 16th St. was showready and awaited only the arrival of vendors and exhibitors. Tents, benches and stages were arranged on mowed lawns, banners and signs fluttering.

New coats of white paint covered many venues, and animal show rings were manicured with concentric rings of plow marks.

Steady buzz of activity A steady buzz of activity continues today as children move their animals into show barns and carnival workers put together rides, which will grind to life at noon Thursday for the fair’s annual four-day run.

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Becca Osborn of Port Angeles, left, enters her dahlias in the fair’s flower show, TURN TO FAIR/A6 helped by Mary Lou Waltz.

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