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Central new yorks own dungeon master. it was a shock to those who thought things like that always happened somewhere else. >> ive lived in this county for pushing 60 years now. so ive been down that road many times. >> and you had no idea what was going on inside that house? >> nobody had any idea what was going on, including the neighbors that lived across the street. >> and plenty of people knew who this guy was? >> hes well known, you know, in his local community. hes been there for his entir...

For a sentence of 18 to life. >> how do you plead? >> guilty. >> after 15 years of subjecting others to mental torture and sexual slavery, the syracuse dungeon master had quickly tired of the public spotlight. >> you are a sick coward. youre an evil man. youre a kidnapper and a rapist. your reign of terror is over. >> for once jamelske seemed uncharacteristically contrite. when his time came to speak, he was brief and emotional. >> im just truly sorry for what i did. ive had a lot of time to thi...

Hospitality was abused by captives like jennifer spalding. >> every time she requested something, just like that. she went through bottles of a-1. i bought the biggest bottles i could find of a-1 steak sauce, and she could -- she could use like a half a cup on a steak. >> so youre saying youre waiting on jennifer hand and foot? >> yeah. i mean, thats the least i can do. i wanted to make it as nice as i possibly could for her. >> nice? its hard to believe, but in jamelskes mind each of the women ...

>> im thinking, you know, maybe im going to get some community service or something of that nature for, you know, a little bit of unlawful imprisonment or whatever. >> jamelske admits he showed his victims an old police badge hed found and lied about working for powerful bosses just to keep the girls in line and persuade them that he was as much a victim of circumstance as they were. >> yeah, i told them that i cant make the decision as to, you know, when you go home. so, you know, you cant cry ...

Leave. and most of the time they were fine with it. >> but you sat here for hours minimizing everything youve done. >> im not saying that i didnt do anything wrong. im just saying i am not this horrible monster. i never hurt anyone. >> and thats the way things are likely to remain in john jamelskes world, a place where dungeon accommodations are posh, a place where theres little difference between chains of bondage and chains of gold. and jail is a virtual walk in the park. you like it here? >> ...

Over here, the prized collection. thousands upon thousands of empty beer bottles, shelf after shelf meticulously organized by brand, some of them stacked alphabetically. but it was at the back of this room that police discovered what they were looking for, the entrance to the dungeon. it was secured by four heavy steel doors. this ten-foot tunnel separates the dungeon from the rest of the house. you have to get on your hands and knees to get there. its cold, dark and damp down here. police say t...

"this guys holding me." >> why would she do that? >> why didnt she run or scream for help earlier? no one knows for sure. but on april 8th, 2003, she brought john jamelskes career as a dungeon master to an end when she slipped away and called her sister. >> after three hours what you dont hear from you is any sympathy for jennifer or any of the others. >> i would never do it over if i had it to do over, and im extremely sorry for what happened to each -- every one of them. >> but it sounds like ...

Statement he prepared, for fear hed hurt his already slim chances of parole. if allowed, jamelske told us he would have said some pointed things to the victims he felt had lied about the way he treated them. >> to number three, god bless you, and have mercy on you and have him help you increase your vocabulary. >> how can you say god have mercy on her? after what she has been through. >> because she lied. she lied about something very important. shes claiming that she was hit in the ear, and she...

>> at john jamelskes house investigators found evidence that jennifer spalding and the 16-year-old african-american girl had not been jamelskes only captives. in an upstairs bedroom they discovered a stockpile of pictures and videotapes that jamelske had taken of other young women in the dungeon. in this video a younger-looking jamelske seems to be in the throes of a second childhood, rapping along with one of his young captives. >> peace out. >> peace out. >> role playing with her. >> word up. ...

>> no, no, no. >> but there were still plenty of questions ahead. while jamelske cooled his heels in jail, authorities desperately tried to get a final number on how many victims there were and if there were any who did not make it out of the dungeon alive. alive. coming up, sensational charges and an emotional outcome. >> ive had a lot of time to think about it. im very sorry for what i did. >> when "msnbc reports" continues. and now telcos using hp big data solutions are feeling the love, to...