Episode 269 - Four Women, One Badge - A Serial Killer at The Border
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
You'll learn the harrowing story of a victim who barely escaped death to ID a serial killer.
And you'll hear the shocking confession of a true wolf in sheep's clothing – who was living a double life that had fooled everyone around him…including the police.
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LIVE: Opening Statements - TX v. Ortiz - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Day 2
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Day 3
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Day 4
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Day 5
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Day 6
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Day 7
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Closing Arguments
LIVE: TX v. ORTIZ - Border Patrol Serial Killer Trial - Verdict
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The border patrol serial killer: South Texas Crime Stories
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Open Court: ex-Border Patrol agent accused of murdering 4 women
Potential victim of accused serial killer testifies against former Border Patrol agent
Webb County prosecutor quits in middle of trial
Jurors hear ex-Border Patrol agent's confession in killings
Ex-Border Patrol agent cries while phone call from him to wife is heard in court
Juror dismissed from trial of ex-Border Patrol agent after fainting
The Border Patrol serial killer: The trial and sentencing
Jury finds ex-Border Patrol supervisor guilty of killing four Laredo women
Inside the hunt into Border Patrol agent who targeted sex workers in killing spree
Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas
Wikipedia
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Transcript
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| 0:33.3 | The Thank you. I'm going to be. I'm going to be. When going through airport security, we're told to take off our shoes. |
| 1:09.7 | We empty our pockets, remove our belts, |
| 1:13.3 | laptops and phones go in a separate bin. Every now and then, we're pulled out of the line for |
| 1:19.2 | random screening, and sometimes they even have sniffing dogs, smelling every person in the line. |
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