From the Complaint in Keene v. Google LLC, just removed yesterday to federal court (N.D. Ill.); Keene's memoir discloses that his work with the FBI happened while "he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years" in prison for drug conspiracy:
Plaintiff has written and published several novels and is best known for his memoir about his life and experiences, titled In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer; and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption (2010). Plaintiff is well known for working with the FBI to uncover the crimes of the serial killer Larry Hall who was suspected of murdering many women. By helping the FBI secure evidence and proof against Hall, Plaintiff, working as an operative for the FBI, absolved himself of any wrongdoings and assisted in convicting Hall for multiple murders….
Plaintiff is an executive movie producer and consultant on various film projects and has deals with Paramount Pictures. Plaintiff owns a real estate development company and several other businesses….
On or about May 24, 2025, through May 26, 2025 …, Plaintiff was made aware, though friends and acquaintances of his, of statements that Google had posted and that Google had stated as fact on its own platform Google.com…. [Google] stated that Plaintiff "is serving a life sentence without parole for multiple convictions, according to Wikipedia." … The Wikipedia article regarding Plaintiff … did not state that Plaintiff is serving a life sentence without parole for multiple convictions.
