and nola foulston was going to make very clear that he was going to be exposed for what he was. >> thisal. he's not some piece of mythology. he's a child-killing piece of [ bleep ]. >> i told the court, you know, that's all fine and well if they want him to plead guilty, but we want to put on evidence of all of the crimes so people know exactly what happened. >> the public was going to hear and see rader really was, not who he wanted the public to think he was. >> reporter: did you attend any of his court appearances? >> no. i just -- i wouldn't have been able to do it. i want -- i was torn, because you want to be there, support for your father. the media presence was massively heavy and we were not keen on being anywhere near the media. >> those plea hearings are usually 10, 12 minutes, but this one turned into about an hour and a half. >> judge waller, rightfully so, asked dennis rader to describe what he did. >> alright, mr. rader, i need to find out more information. >> the judge took him through every victim. >> i did mrs. otero. i had never strangled anyone before. so i really did