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Just a wild story. tell us more about this phone call. >> reporter: it started with saying, my name is raul mesa and you are looking for me. in this phone call he told a detective how he killed his 80-year-old roommate. he detailed the manner in which he killed him. he talked about the relationship and also gave them details that have not been made public. he also confessed to a second killing. this one in 2019 of a 66-year-old woman. so after talks about these two killings, police begin to look...

Additional rounds. and after he was arrested, he actually told police that he was prepared and looking forward to his next killing. so of course, officials just very concerned about what was happening here. and also say that what is even more chilling is the fact that he was actually convicted in 1982 of killing an 8-year-old girl. he served an 11-year or so, or served about 11 years of a 30-year sentence. and officials in austin, texas, saying this was not justice for this 8-year-old girl. and ...

62-year-old raul mesa jr. they say just before he was caught, he called police, a police info. line. listen to the homicide detective who ultimately took the call -- >> i answered the homicide main lane, and the caller stated "my name is raul mesa, and youre looking for me." mesa then went on to detail his relationship with jesse fragat and the manner in which he murdered him including details that had not yet been released to the public. >> now austin police think mesa may have killed nearly a ...

Started talking to him, he essentially described killing his 80-year-old roommate and he said what the manner of the relationship was like and talked about the actual killing and described the manner in which he killed his roommate. and then also talked about information that had not been released to the public. in addition to the confession of killing his 80-year-old roommate, he also talked about killing a 66-year-old woman in 2019, and so authorities believe he is responsible for these two ki...

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Bodies, calling on mexican officials to do more. the families say their relatives went to work like any normal day, but then their phones went dark. >> translator: at 2:50 p.m. my messages and calls didnt go through. it was only voicemail and the phone was off. after that, there was no more communication. >> reporter: mexican officials say their investigation has uncovered alleged criminal activity at the call center but they have not said if there are any suspects behind the killings. >> transl...

Confession that authorities say could lead to even more troubling discoveries. police in austin, texas, say a 62-year-old man called them and admitted to committing two murders, and now authorities believe he may be involved in ten other killings. raul meza jr. was arrested this week on four charges, including capital murder, and that was after a five-day manhunt. hes being held on a million dollar bond. cnn national correspondent camila bernal joins me with the latest. what is going on? >> repo...

Part of the investigation. but i will let you know that mr. mesa said he was ready and prepared to kill again, and he was looking forward to it. >> reporter: now looking at mesas criminal history is also extremely chilling. thats because in 1982 he served about 11 years of a 30-year sentence for killing an 8-year-old girl. so here comes another case which is part of the reason why people in the austin area still have a lot of questions as to whether these latest killings could have been prevente...

The most triple-doubles in post season play to nine. game two is saturday night in denver. >> really good. >> lets turn to this in texas. a wild confession and now a new twist coming out of austin. police say a man who called them and admitted to committing two murders is now under investigation in up to ten other killings. raul mason jr. was arrested this week after a five-day manhunt, and heres what austin authorities said he told them. >> but i will let you know that he said he was ready and ...