welcome to very scary people. i m donnie wahlberg. the serial killer known as btk began terrorizing the city of wichita, kansas, in 1974, stalking and savagely killing his victims in their homes, then taunting police and reporters with disturbing letters detailing the carnage. demented, elusive, btk was actually hiding in plain sight, but his true identity and motive would remain a mystery for decades. it all began on an ordinary day with the otero family. this is part one of btk: bind, torture, kill. rader: i came to the back door, cut the phone lines, waited at the back door had reservations about even going or just walking away, but pretty soon, the door opened and i was in. jordan: the otero family was a family of seven, headed by father joseph and his wife, julie. they had both been born in puerto rico, but they moved to new york as children and there, they met in high school. otero: my family was your typical military family. my father was an air force
welcome to very scary people. i m donnie wahlberg. after torturing and killing seven people, demented serial killer btk contacted police to boast about his brutal acts. he threatened more victims would follow. his real identity was still a complete mystery. he dared cops to find him. the city of wichita was on edge. wichita police form a secret task force of seasoned detectives to track down btk. they need to capture him before he kills again. here is part two of btk: the taunting. hatteberg: wichita, kansas, was in the middle of america, and nobody locked their doors. it was a great little town to be from. jordan: the morning of january 15, 1974, was just a regular school day in the otero household until the unthinkable happens. an intruder enters their home and commits atrocities against this innocent family. i saw my parent s bodies it just felt like somebody had ripped my chest wide open and pulled my heart out. jordan: and investigators are trying to piece
And found her body on the bed. jordan: it wasn t that he wanted to get caught. he wanted the cat-and-mouse game to begin, and if he has to call in the murder himself and report it so that the police can be on the hunt for him, that he will do so that he can gain the upper hand, a feeling of superiority. you don t even know i killed somebody, and you re not gonna catch me. when he made the phone call from a public pay phone, a firefighter came up right after him and was able to have a description of him, and the phone was just dangling there. so he was almost caught at that point. otis: when the crime-scene investigators found the dna stain on the female clothing on the bed, they collected it, bagged it properly, once again, sealed the bag. they knew that it was semen, but there was no dna testing at that time. and so they packaged it properly, sealed it up, and put it with the rest of the evidence of that case.
Jordan: the morning of january 15, 1974, was just a regular school day in the otero household until the unthinkable happens. an intruder enters their home and commits atrocities against this innocent family. i saw my parent s bodies it just felt like somebody had ripped my chest wide open and pulled my heart out. jordan: and investigators are trying to piece together the evidence and find the killer when, in april, another brutal killing. otis: when the crime-scene investigators found the dna stain on the female clothing, they collected it, but there was no dna testing at that time. and so they packaged it properly, sealed it up, and put it with the rest of the evidence. and wichita instantly changed. it wasn t an innocent city anymore. killer breaks in. he s lying in wait. and he s thinking he will be able to subdue her and do whatever he wants and fill his fantasy.
Until there was a dna stain. i think this is their playbook. they lie until the very end. she thinks it is going to work for him. one thing i want to ask about is the politics of this. bernie sanders is gaining ground and isn t talk about the e-mail scandal. what happens if he decides to talk about this? if i were bernie sanders i would stay out. there is a rule about setting yourself on fire. bernie should pop popcorn and enjoy the show because it is getting better by the day but good for him. hillary clinton is feeling that burn. as the growing e-mail scandal continues to swirl around her, hillary clinton is setting her sights on hollywood agreeing to appear on the ellen degeneres show for just the third major interview of her campaign. she interviewed with uni vision