Case 337: Test A.rtf (Part 1/4)
Case 337 Test A.rtf
*** Content Warning: child victims ***
[Part 1 of 4]
The quiet suburban life of Wichita, Kansas was shattered in 1974 when four members of the Otero family, Joe, Julie and their two youngest children, Josie and Joey, were found brutally murdered in their home.
Nine months later, a letter was discovered inside a public library book that contained detailed, accurate, insider-knowledge about the crime. Worse still, the writer claimed responsibility for the murders and threatened to kill again.
CREDITSEPISODE
Research & writing – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHERLogo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
PREMIUMAlthough Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.
RESOURCESBOOKS
Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door – Roy Wenzl
Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer – Katherine Ramsland
ARCHIVED ARTICLES
Four in Wichita family found brutally slain – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 16 1974
Victims’ children return home – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 16 1974
Doctors comb scene of slaying to give medical side of evidence – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974
Police baffled on motive in mass killing – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974
‘Otero proud, a comedian’ – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974
Venetian blind cord bound murder victims – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974
Police still blanked in probe of slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 18 1974
Fingerprints yield a clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 19 1974
Reward offered in murders – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 20 1974
Hannon awaits break in case as Otero bodies flown home – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 22 1974
Otero survivors to move – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974
Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974
Otero car main clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 23 1974
Murder clues sparse – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 23 1974
Judicious Decision – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 24 1974
Neighbors jumpy after murders – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 25 1974
Obscene calls increase – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 29 1974
Rumors on Oteros dispelled – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 1 1974
Otero investigation leads Wichita police to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 9 1974
Police find Otero leads – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 14 1974
Otero case reward put on deadline – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 23 1974
Girl, 20, fatally stabbed, brother shot by intruder – The Wichita Eagle, April 5 1974
Murder adds to theory – The Wichita Beacon, April 5 1974
No arrests in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, April 11 1974
Police release drawing of slay suspect – The Wichita Eagle, April 24 1974
‘Lucky’ – The Wichita Beacon, April 30 1974
Wichita police seek Otero slaying suspect – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 10 1974
Otero suspect examined at mental ward – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 18 1974
Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 31 1974
Letter may be from Otero killer – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 12 1974
Oteros found slain one year ago – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 15 1975
Police ask help in murder – The Wichita Beacon, March 18 1977
Ex-husband to be questioned in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, May 5 1977
Young woman found slain – The Wichita Beacon, Dec 9 1977
No suspect identified in slaying of woman in SE Wichita home – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 10 1977
Police seek caller in strangling – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 11 1977
Police beef up slayings probe – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 14 1977
City’s ‘BTK Strangler’ claims he’s killed 7 – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978
BTK Strangler has sense of grandiosity, psychiatrist says – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978
Separating the mail – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978
Mood in city – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978
Hundreds of phone tips pour in as police stalk ‘BTK Strangler’ – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978
No solid leads reported in BTK Strangler case – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 15 1978
Police say BTK is winning cat-and-mouse game – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 16 1978
Bright killing ‘most logical’ as BTK’s 7th – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 17 1978
‘I’m BTK,’ cranks say; police aren’t laughing – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 19 1978
Killer left many clues, police say – The Wichita Eagle, May 8 1985
After 13 years, BTK still baffles police – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 25 1987
Father, 2 girls are found dead – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 1 1988
Autopsies show cause of 3 deaths – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 2 1988
BTK case unsolved, 30 years later – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 2004
BTK resurfaces after 25 years – The Wichita Eagle, March 25 2004
BTK author: Parcel may be killer’s – The Wichita Eagle, July 20 2004
A friend recalls final chat – The Wichita Eagle, July 21 2004
BTK letter prompts security warnings – The Wichita Eagle, July 23 2004
BTK delivers self portrait – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004
Killer’s language raises doubts about his military background – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004
Final judgement – The Wichita Eagle, Aug 19 2005
ARTICLES
‘BTK’ made first contact through newspaper in ‘74 – The Wichita Eagle
Killer’s letter still haunting 30 years later – The Seattle Times
Startup paper was first to tell public of BTK – The Wichita Eagle
Survivor recalls serial killer’s attack – The Oklahoman
Teen’s death stuns town – Lawrence Journal-World
How legal tech helped catch the BTK Killer – Legaltech News
How vanity and a rogue Microsoft Word document led to the capture of evil ‘BTK’ serial killer – Nine News
BTK victims’ families speak out in hearing – CNN
Families of BTK serial killer’s victims remember their loved ones: ‘My life changed instantly’ – ABC News
OTHER DOCUMENTS
State’s summary of the evidence
BTK, 10 years after gallery – The Wichita Eagle
PHOTOS: Communications from BTK – The Wichita Eagle
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Case 337 Test A.rtf
*** Content Warning: child victims ***
[Part 1 of 4]
The quiet suburban life of Wichita, Kansas was shattered in 1974 when four members of the Otero family, Joe, Julie and their two youngest children, Josie and Joey, were found brutally murdered in their home.
Nine months later, a letter was discovered inside a public library book that contained detailed, accurate, insider-knowledge about the crime. Worse still, the writer claimed responsibility for the murders and threatened to kill again.
CREDITSEPISODE
Research & writing – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHERLogo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
PREMIUMAlthough Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.
RESOURCESBOOKS
Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door – Roy Wenzl
Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer – Katherine Ramsland
ARCHIVED ARTICLES
Four in Wichita family found brutally slain – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 16 1974
Victims’ children return home – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 16 1974
Doctors comb scene of slaying to give medical side of evidence – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974
Police baffled on motive in mass killing – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974
‘Otero proud, a comedian’ – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974
Venetian blind cord bound murder victims – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974
Police still blanked in probe of slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 18 1974
Fingerprints yield a clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 19 1974
Reward offered in murders – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 20 1974
Hannon awaits break in case as Otero bodies flown home – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 22 1974
Otero survivors to move – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974
Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974
Otero car main clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 23 1974
Murder clues sparse – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 23 1974
Judicious Decision – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 24 1974
Neighbors jumpy after murders – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 25 1974
Obscene calls increase – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 29 1974
Rumors on Oteros dispelled – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 1 1974
Otero investigation leads Wichita police to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 9 1974
Police find Otero leads – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 14 1974
Otero case reward put on deadline – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 23 1974
Girl, 20, fatally stabbed, brother shot by intruder – The Wichita Eagle, April 5 1974
Murder adds to theory – The Wichita Beacon, April 5 1974
No arrests in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, April 11 1974
Police release drawing of slay suspect – The Wichita Eagle, April 24 1974
‘Lucky’ – The Wichita Beacon, April 30 1974
Wichita police seek Otero slaying suspect – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 10 1974
Otero suspect examined at mental ward – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 18 1974
Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 31 1974
Letter may be from Otero killer – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 12 1974
Oteros found slain one year ago – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 15 1975
Police ask help in murder – The Wichita Beacon, March 18 1977
Ex-husband to be questioned in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, May 5 1977
Young woman found slain – The Wichita Beacon, Dec 9 1977
No suspect identified in slaying of woman in SE Wichita home – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 10 1977
Police seek caller in strangling – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 11 1977
Police beef up slayings probe – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 14 1977
City’s ‘BTK Strangler’ claims he’s killed 7 – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978
BTK Strangler has sense of grandiosity, psychiatrist says – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978
Separating the mail – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978
Mood in city – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978
Hundreds of phone tips pour in as police stalk ‘BTK Strangler’ – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978
No solid leads reported in BTK Strangler case – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 15 1978
Police say BTK is winning cat-and-mouse game – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 16 1978
Bright killing ‘most logical’ as BTK’s 7th – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 17 1978
‘I’m BTK,’ cranks say; police aren’t laughing – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 19 1978
Killer left many clues, police say – The Wichita Eagle, May 8 1985
After 13 years, BTK still baffles police – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 25 1987
Father, 2 girls are found dead – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 1 1988
Autopsies show cause of 3 deaths – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 2 1988
BTK case unsolved, 30 years later – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 2004
BTK resurfaces after 25 years – The Wichita Eagle, March 25 2004
BTK author: Parcel may be killer’s – The Wichita Eagle, July 20 2004
A friend recalls final chat – The Wichita Eagle, July 21 2004
BTK letter prompts security warnings – The Wichita Eagle, July 23 2004
BTK delivers self portrait – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004
Killer’s language raises doubts about his military background – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004
Final judgement – The Wichita Eagle, Aug 19 2005
ARTICLES
‘BTK’ made first contact through newspaper in ‘74 – The Wichita Eagle
Killer’s letter still haunting 30 years later – The Seattle Times
Startup paper was first to tell public of BTK – The Wichita Eagle
Survivor recalls serial killer’s attack – The Oklahoman
Teen’s death stuns town – Lawrence Journal-World
How legal tech helped catch the BTK Killer – Legaltech News
How vanity and a rogue Microsoft Word document led to the capture of evil ‘BTK’ serial killer – Nine News
BTK victims’ families speak out in hearing – CNN
Families of BTK serial killer’s victims remember their loved ones: ‘My life changed instantly’ – ABC News
OTHER DOCUMENTS
State’s summary of the evidence
BTK, 10 years after gallery – The Wichita Eagle
PHOTOS: Communications from BTK – The Wichita Eagle
← Casefile Archives 8: The Tunstall Family Case 337: Test A.rtf (Part 2/4) →The post Case 337: Test A.rtf (Part 1/4) appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.
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