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
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So i can go call the police. i think at the time, women were taught to submit to sexual assaults, rather than try to fight off an attacker, which it s different now. singular: so he ties her up. he does very elaborate knots, and he does the btk routine again. he tortures her through the strangulation process. he brings her up to the point of dying. then he whispered in her ear. i m btk. jordan: don t forget that btk stands for bind, torture, and kill. he has her bound, he s in the process of killing her, but the torture is the whispering in her ear. i m btk. i killed the otero family. i am now killing you and strangling you. this is psychological torture.