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
They re very often not able to control their compulsions. the cooling-off period usually gets shorter and shorter and shorter. the thrill is gone. they have to get out there. they have to kill again. gagliano: these homicidal maniacs, they think they re smarter than the rest of us, and they think that they re going to pull off the perfect crime, and it doesn t exist. the arrogance was part of his downfall. hatteberg: we re not getting any communication from the police departments. something is happening. something is going on. woman: this guy? this is the killer? so i finally looked at him and said, come on, just tell us who you are. and he said, i m btk. btk had killed seven people, including two children. he was taunting law enforcement with clues, but police were no closer to discovering his identity. although he left his dna at two murder scenes,
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.
Btk wrote, i find the newspaper not writing about the poem on vian unamusing. there s a psycho running loose, strangling mostly women. there are seven in the ground. who will be next? the writer, who claimed to be btk, admitted to the murders of the otero family, shirley vian, nancy fox. he admitted to and gave details of all of those homicides. relph: there was no confusion anymore that all these cases were connected. singular: kake realized they had a big story, but they took it to the police department. hatteberg: chief lamunyon looked at the letter, and he said basically that it was time to release the letter because we now had a serial killer. singular: lamunyon made the decision at that point to go on television and announce that there was a serial killer in wichita by the name of btk.