He completed basic and technical training in Texas before being assigned to Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile, Alabama, where he served as an antenna installer and maintenance specialist.
He served several years honorably, never getting into trouble.
When he came home, he got married, had children, and built a life that looked completely ordinary.
He worked at a home security company, installing alarm systems for families who feared break-ins. He also worked at an IGA supermarket, where his coworkers nicknamed him “Blue Book Man” because he was obsessed with following the rules and often scolded others for even chatting during work hours.
Outside of work, he was a regular churchgoer and even served as president of the church council. To his neighbors, he was the picture of responsibility. To his coworkers, he was quiet and punctual.
No one suspected a thing.
The murders begin
In the early 1970s, everything changed.
One winter morning, a local family, the Otero’s was found dead inside their modest suburban home, the parents and two young children. They had been strangled. There were no signs of forced entry. The killer had taken his time.
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