working, but on the other hand i wanted to have money. >> how many people you the personally murder, otto? >> myself personally, i actually killed three people. but i participated in all five of the murders. >> bitterman buried one of the victims in his own backyard. >> translator: in a movie it looks real easy. you just hit the guy, he falls down and he's eliminated, you know. he's knocked out, so he's out of the way. you know. but in reality it's different. the guy started to fight back. and then it turned into a knife fight. then it turned into a murder. i know that people say and write things about me.old-ooded murder but there is no such thing as a cold-blooded murderer because every time when you decide to take someone else's life, it is such a mental strain on you. it's so much stress. it's so hard on your nerves. there's just no way to describe it. >> bitterman escaped execution because of the nation's decision to abolish the death penalty. instead, he will spend nearly every hour of every day confined to a cell. life for some of the general population inmates offers a little more