joe palczynski wanted television. television wanted joseph palczynski.he started taking people hostage, the first thing he did when he went into that house was turn on the television. >> the palczynski murders, kidnappings, two-week manhunt and hostage standoff had become a media circus. >> when he was on the run, he had with him a portable two-inch television set and a stack of batteries. when he went into the motel the second night out with tracy whitehead, the first thing he did was to turn on the television and saw his picture on the 11:00 news. the television, conversely, just descended on us, and television from everywhere. at the news conference after this happened, we had i think 20 some camera crews there. >> and wbal reporter jane miller was one of the first to look into palczynski's background. >> this was obviously a very dangerous individual. this was a guy who was willing to stop at nothing. and from that moment on, this became a paramount story in this region. >> joe palczynski had been in the custody of the baltimore county court system o