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Friday, Jan. 14, 2005

There are several people visiting Wichita from hundreds of miles away, drawn here by the evil acts of BTK and his amazing ability to elude police.

Saturday is the anniversary of the Otero family massacre three decades ago.

A California man who runs a website dedicated to catching BTK met with people who've e-mailed him about the case. Another California man, who's been in town since Tuesday, is also in Wichita for another reason.

At the Evergreen Recreation Center, a film crew from Los Angeles works, paid police officers standing by for protection.

Producer and director Mark Levitz is making a documentary entitled "Sorry Charlie," using information from Wichitans who've been following the BTK case for years.

"I have people telling the truth, more…than what the regular public sees," Levitz, who's from Overland Park, says.

Levitz recently interviewed Charlie Otero. This is his first filmmaking project and he's grateful for the warm reception he's gotten from Wichitans who responded to an ad he placed, seeking help and answers.

"To find out what's going on in Wichita, to find out what's going on in this case, to find out how much misinformation is going on," says Levitz.

Two people who show up discover they know each other from chat rooms, like the one at catchbtk.com. Ironically, Tom Voigt, who runs that website, flew into Wichita to be here for the anniversary of the Otero murders, convinced BTK might try to communicate in celebration of the killings.

Voigt has already met up with many people who visit his site regularly.

"Catchbtk.com is up to…4 million hits in December and it just keeps growing around the world and I get so much information e-mailed from them," says Voigt, who plans to stay a few days to see the infamous crime scenes and to talk to the serial killer, hoping he'll get a chance to meet BTK.

"I just want to know the basics…how he chose the victims, why he decided to return after all these years," says Voigt.

Voigt says he'll be wearing red everywhere he goes. Voigt and Levitz are willing to cooperate with the police and share information with them. Levitz hopes to have his documentary entitled "Sorry Charlie" finished by the end of the summer.