Arlene Bynon

As news broke of his crimes, Canadians grappled with the graphic details, with the violence he inflicted against children.

As news broke of his crimes, Canadians grappled with the graphic details, with the violence he inflicted against children.

I didn't respond to Olson's letter right away. I'd done enough reporting on psychopathic killers to know it would only feed his ego. And I didn't want to give him that. This man had murdered children. And now he was reaching out to me from prison. But the case of Clifford Olson stayed with me. A case that I knew there was more to.

I didn't respond to Olson's letter right away. I'd done enough reporting on psychopathic killers to know it would only feed his ego. And I didn't want to give him that. This man had murdered children. And now he was reaching out to me from prison. But the case of Clifford Olson stayed with me. A case that I knew there was more to.

Because ten years after his arrest, there were still so many questions left unanswered. What drove him to kill? Could he have been stopped? And what dark secrets did he still carry? So a week later, I wrote back to Olson. What is your story?

Because ten years after his arrest, there were still so many questions left unanswered. What drove him to kill? Could he have been stopped? And what dark secrets did he still carry? So a week later, I wrote back to Olson. What is your story?

I was stunned when I got that first call. It was about a month after I responded to Olson's letter, but I knew he was only allowed to talk to his lawyers from prison, not the media.

I was stunned when I got that first call. It was about a month after I responded to Olson's letter, but I knew he was only allowed to talk to his lawyers from prison, not the media.

Yeah, I'm not, no. No, you get what I'm getting at? I'm not doing a story this week on or anything.

Yeah, I'm not, no. No, you get what I'm getting at? I'm not doing a story this week on or anything.

Are you supposed to call the media? You're obviously allowed telephone calls.

Are you supposed to call the media? You're obviously allowed telephone calls.

For whatever reason, Olsen had chosen me. And from the start, I knew I wanted to understand why he did what he did.

For whatever reason, Olsen had chosen me. And from the start, I knew I wanted to understand why he did what he did.

No.

No.

You know, we talked about sort of living with yourself. We all have to live with ourselves and realize what we've done and come to grips with it.

You know, we talked about sort of living with yourself. We all have to live with ourselves and realize what we've done and come to grips with it.

As I listen to these tapes, I feel right there, back in the moment. I'm young, in my mid-twenties, and hungry, brimming with confidence, thinking if I could just ask the right questions the right way, I would understand what made him the way he was. Over time, I would learn a lot about him. What did the psychiatrist call you?

As I listen to these tapes, I feel right there, back in the moment. I'm young, in my mid-twenties, and hungry, brimming with confidence, thinking if I could just ask the right questions the right way, I would understand what made him the way he was. Over time, I would learn a lot about him. What did the psychiatrist call you?