Dead North Bend murder suspect left behind videos

BY KIRO Radio Staff  on May 10, 2012 @ 7:13 am (Updated: 8:22 am - 5/10/12 )

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Peter Keller, a survivalist who allegedly killed his wife and daughter, apparently recorded videos before killing his family and being found dead in a bunker authorities say he built over eight years. | Zoom
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The man who allegedly killed his wife and daughter before setting their North Bend house on fire, reportedly left a video diary behind.

KING 5 reports that in the videos, Peter Keller's voice is flat, and he says he isn't worried about his wife and daughter because they'll be 'taken care of.'

Keller's wife, Lynnettee, and 18-year-old daughter, Kaylene, were found shot dead in their burning home on April 22.

Keller was found dead in his bunker hideout, that authorities believe he'd been building for eight years, near Rattlesnake Ridge after a SWAT standoff.

The Sheriff's Office has confirmed the existence of the videos to KING 5, but they have not yet been released.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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  • Sean wrote...
    What a freak.
    May 10, 2012 9:16 am
    There aren't many other words for an organism like this guy.
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  • Nervoso wrote...
    Typical conservative christian republican
    May 10, 2012 9:22 am
    paranoid nutjob. Coward.
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  • GoSeaHox wrote...
    I know it's probably inappropriate...
    May 10, 2012 9:40 am
    ... but this totally strikes the 'Twin Peaks' chord in me. So much evil without clear explanation
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  • kata wrote...
    mentally ill
    May 10, 2012 9:44 am
    It's a shame it couldn't have been more thoroughly noted and treated before it spiraled into something so horrible and tragic. Labeling someone a "political nutbag" does nothing for the people who died -- nor for the next person who shows these symptoms.
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  • Annie (1) wrote...
    Shows What Symptoms?
    May 10, 2012 11:30 am
    What symptoms did this man show-to anyone?Maybe if he had shown this video diary to someone they might have caught that there was a problem--but he didn't. I haven't heard yet from anyone-family, neighbor, boss etc. that saw any signs or suspected he was mentally disturbed. So to say it's a shame -"it" couldn't have been more thoroughly noted & treated-suggests there was something to note. You know-sometimes there are warning signs & sometimes there aren't.
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  • kata wrote...
    Annie
    May 10, 2012 3:55 pm
    There was more information about Mr. Keller on the PI article. He kept multiple bank accounts and did not allow his disabled wife access to money - up to the point where she had to ask neighbors for cash. Maybe I am just naturally nosey. I'd have been concerned about his mental state - not his politics.
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  • Skykomish2 wrote...
    There are a lot of us survivalists....
    May 10, 2012 11:44 am
    ...that aren't nut-jobs. There are a lot that aren't Republicans, too. We have survival supplies like food and water. We have means of protecting ourselves. Almost all of us have jobs and we don't go around shooting our families or friends - - or our pets. This guy gives the rest of us a bad name, when in truth we're normal - just prepared....
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  • O-town listener wrote...
    Serious question Skykomish..
    May 10, 2012 2:26 pm
    As I am not a survivalist nor do I know any survivalists.. To me, the fact that he was regularly making treks to the woods to work on a bunker sounds to me like symptoms of taking survivalism too far - to the point where it may be a concerning mental illness. Do you or anyone you know in the survivalist camp work on a bunker as well? It just seems to me if I was with someone (speaking of the mother here) who for 8 years was working on building and fortifying a bunker, I would be nervous.
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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    A survivalist
    May 11, 2012 2:56 am
    is by definition anyone that wants to survive..I guess all of the people that deny being one are the ones in need of help right after a natural disaster. These same people try to claim the survivalist is some RWNJ (Right wing nut job)but when the balloon goes up they can't take care of themselves for two days.
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