Joseph Henry Burgess makes a compelling suspect in that case, assuming he was still alive in 2004. If it is him however, I don't see why he would have attacked Carney who doesn't seem to fit his victim profile. Were the other people camping near Carney's site ever identified?
Ugh. Is there any chance Keyes had a hand in this? He was know for arson, shooting and strangling his victims.
From the Keyes timeline located here.
Israel Keyes Timelines *NO DISCUSSION* - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
June 1 - September 1, 1997: Abduction and rape of unknown female near Maupin, Oregon
Summer 1997 or Summer 1998: Keyes stated he abducted a female in the late afternoon or early evening while she and friends were tubing on the Deschutes River. Keyes sexually assaulted the female. He let her go and sent her on her tube back down the river. The victim in this case was between 14 and 18 years old. Investigators do not believe this sexual assault was reported to law enforcement. Keyes was living in Maupin, Oregon at the time and the abduction location is believed to be near Maupin.
10/23/1997: 511 Poplar St, Constable, NY
Keyes bought this house October 23, 1997. it has 10 acres, most of it wooded. also an artesian well.
1998: Maupin, OR
FB states that in 1998 Keyes' parents had a phone in their name in Maupin, OR.. no other info at this time.
ca. 1996- 1998: Oregon
first crime - Keyes raped a 14 - 16 year old girl along the Deschutes River near Maupin, Oregon in the summer sometime from 1996 - 1998.
And a big shout out to GGE for this awesome time line!:seeya:
ETA, nm, I think he was in the army during this murder. I will cross check it to be sure tomorrow.