The Court: All right. Mr. Rader, I need to find out more information. On that particular day, the 15th day of January, 1974, can you tell me where you went to kill Mr. Joseph Otero?
The Defendant: Mmm, I think it’s 1834 Edgemoor.
The Court: All right. Can you tell me approximately what time of day you went there?
The Defendant: Somewhere between 7:00 and 7:30.
The Court: This particular location, did you know these people?
The Defendant: No. That’s –
(Off-the-record discussion between the defendant and Ms. McKinnon.)
No, that was part of my – I guess my what you call fantasy. These people were selected.
The Court: All right. So you --
(Off-the-record discussion between the defendant and Ms. McKinnon.)
The Court: -- you were engaged in some kind of fantasy during this period of time?
The Defendant: Yes, sir.
The Court: All right. Now, where you use the term “fantasy,” is this something you were doing for your personal pleasure?
The Defendant: Sexual fantasy, sir.
The Court: I see. So you went to this residence, and what occurred then?
The Defendant: Well, I had – did some thinking on what I was going to do to either Mrs. Otero or Josephine, and basically broke into the house –or didn’t break into the house, but when they came out of the house I came in and confronted the family, and then we went from there.
The Court: All right. Had you planned this beforehand?
The Defendant: To some degree, yes. After I got in the house it – lost control of it, but it – it was – you know, in back of my mind I had some ideas what I was going to do.
The Court: Did you –
The Defendant: But I just – I basically panicked that first day, so –
The Court: Beforehand did you know who was there in the house?
The Defendant: I thought Mrs. Otero and the two kids – the two younger kids were in the house. I didn’t realize Mr. Otero was gonna be there.
The Court: All right. How did you get into the house, Mr. Rader?
The Defendant: I came through 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.
The Court: All right. So the door opened. Was it opened for you, or did someone –
The Defendant: I think one of the kids – I think the Ju – Junior – or not Junior – yes, the – the young girl – Joseph opened the door. He probably let the dog out ‘cause the dog was in the house at the time.
The Court: All right. When you went into the house what happened then?
The Defendant: Well, I confronted the family, pulled the pistol, confronted Mr. Otero and asked him to – you know, that I was there to -- basically I was wanted, wanted to get the car. I was hungry, food, I was wanted, and asked him to lie down in the living room. And at that time I realized that wouldn’t be a really good idea, so I finally – The dog was the real problem, so I – I asked Mr. Otero if he could get the dog out. So he had one of the kids put it out, and then I took them back to the bedroom.
The Court: You took who back to the bedroom?
The Defendant: The family, the bedroom – the four members.
The Court: All right. What happened then?
The Defendant: At that time I tied ‘em up.
The Court: While still holding them at gunpoint?
The Defendant: Well, in between tying, I guess, you know.
The Court: All right. After you tied them up what occurred?
