[chris]

Dennis Rader, is a serial killer that was given the name BTK killer with BTK standing for Bind, Torture, and Kill. Dennis Rader carried out his killings in Kansas in the time frame between 1974 and and 1991.

Dennis Rader, who had worked in security and animal control and was a church goer and a cub scout leader, would carry what he called a 'hit kit' when he went out to commit a murder. The kit was a bowling bag that contained guns, tape, rope and handcuffs.

He would stalk his victims until he had figured out the pattern of how they led their life and would use that information to determine the best time to make his attack. When he decided it was the right time Dennis Rader would break into the victim's house and cut the phone line before hiding out until the victim came home.

Once he pounced on a victim he would tell them he was a rapist so that they would be more willing to go along with his requests and then assume he would leave when the rape was over. Instead he would kill them. Dennis Rader gained the 't' part of his BTK Killer nick name by the way he tortured his victims before killing them. Dennis Rader would strangle his victims until they lost consciousness, then let them revive, then strangle them again and he would keep doing this and getting more sexually excited as the became closer to death each time. Once they had finally been allowed to die he would then masturbate and ejaculate on their dead bodies.

Dennis Rader's victims included:

* 1974: Four members of one family (Joseph Otero, his wife Julie Otero, and two of their five children: Joseph Otero II and Josephine Otero)
* 1974: Kathryn Bright
* 1977: Shirley Vian
* 1977: Nancy Fox
* 1985: Marine Hedge
* 1986: Vicki Wegerle
* 1991: Delores Davis

Dennis Rader became known for sending letters and packages to authorities and the media detailing his killings. On February 16, 2005, Dennis Rader sent a padded envelope to FOX affiliate KSAS-TV in Wichita, Kansas that include a floppy disk. Police searched the disk for metadata and found Microsoft Word document that referenced the Christ Lutheran Church and was marked as having been modified by 'Dennis'. When the police visited to the website belonging to the church they discovered a Dennis Rader was not only a member but had been appointed president of the congregation council. This information eventually led to serial killer Dennis Rader being arrested on February 25, 2005.

On August 18, 2005, Dennis Rader was convicted of the murders of ten people and was sentenced to ten consecutive life terms without possibility of parole.

See also: FBI File on Dennis Rader and the BTK Investigation

[chris]

Various Pictures of Dennis Rader

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Map of victims.

[chris]

A puzzle Dennis Rader sent to Police.

[güttsfükk]

cool collection

[curvature]

I wonder about Raders wife and the rest of his family .

How do you process finding out this ? How do they speak about it to one another?

Dahmers father was so forthcoming and communicative , but its rare you will find that .

Imagine how bizarre it is for relatives to look back at all the past years with a family member who is found out to be a homicidal maniac

[Morgasm]

I have lived in Wichita my entire life. I remember as a kid my parents being very nervous about this guy. The things he did to those people and especially the children were horrendous...

[ag1kiko]

I'm interrested to see what the puzzle meant.

[AmericanIllusions]

This fucker was a classic serial killer. Nothing dull about him.

With Big Brother in full affect and so many surveillance systems on homes I think 10-15 years+ unsolved series like this will become less and less common seeing that a simple night lamp with a cam on it can put you in a small town an hour or two from your home at all hours of the night while you're out prowling for victims.

[records1]

Unbelievably poor police & detective work; should have been caught and put away long ago.
Plus, he is allowed to still live,