. >> you know, joe kondro and my first husband grew up together. joe was kind of a friend of the family. my daughter's uncle joe. >> kondro was facing the death penalty in cara's case, but prosecutors were willing to give him a deal if he admitted to the unsolved rima. kondro confessed to the two murders, and the prosecutors spared his life, but got him 55 years in prison. before any interview, my process is always the same. i study the case files and try to get to know what kind of killer i'm dealing with. from kondro's file, i know he is fairly typical of the rapist/murder. his sick, sexual fantasies lie just beneath the surface. what's unusual about kondro is he liked to kill people he knew, an uncommon voice for a serial killer.nt kondro to help me understand this particular crimin type. kondro agreed to meet with me and i traveled to the washington state penitentiary in walla walla. i asked him to tell me about his final victim, cara rudd. >> i knew cara for a while. we played cards together and stuff. >> how would you describe her? as a kid.