The man accused of killing three women in a revenge-fuelled rampage in the Ottawa Valley two years ago made an unexpected move Thursday during his first-degree murder trial: he actually took part.

In a chilling videotape confession played for a jury in an Ottawa courtroom on Friday, Basil Borutski detailed how he methodically drove around Renfrew County on a clear, September day two years ago, and killed three women in a little over an hour.

The 59-year-old remained silent in the prisoner's box as a court clerk first asked him to confirm his name before asking how he would like to plead to the three first-degree murder charges against him.