“I learned all the details about guns even if I had never seen them,” Keyes said. “It got worse when I got guns. I found out how easy it was to steal them.” He was already breaking into homes, sometimes with a friend, and though he didn’t name either Kehoe, it seems likely one was an accomplice. Sometimes Keyes off-loaded his stolen guns at local sales or swaps. It was so easy back then. Even though he was still a child, no one ever asked him for ID or why he had all these weapons.
