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Serial Killer Dennis Rader became infatuated with binding, torturing, and killing during childhood and lived out those sexual fantasies in adulthood. In December 2004, Wichita police received another package from the BTK killer. He suggested a number of possible names for himself, including the one that stuck: BTK. He's based on a Kansas serial killer", "Mindhunter: Who is the ADT Killer from Kansas? Leary told Heavy in a phone interview that Raders methods of torture and murder are a sign of someone who was regularly exposed to horrific abuse.. It had to have been in the family, or it could be an uncle classically or an aunt. He is currently 77 years old as of 2022. Also Known As: Dennis Lynn Rader, BTK Killer, BTK Strangler, Spouse/Ex-: Paula Dietz (m. 1971; div. This claim was false, and the death was ruled a suicide. Explore how the celebrity world connects. Rader pled guilty to the murders on June 27, 2005, giving a graphic account of his crimes in court. He is not considered by police to have committed this crime. [21], Massachusetts psychologist Robert Mendoza was hired by Rader's court-appointed public defenders to conduct a psychological evaluation of Rader, and determine if an insanity-based defense might be viable. By 2004, the investigation of the BTK Killer was considered a cold case. Shortly afterward, in January 1978, Rader sent a poem to a local newspaper about the Vian killing. Then, in one of his communications with police, Rader asked them if it was possible to trace information from floppy disks. Dennis Rader is an American serial killer also known as the BTK "Bind, Torture, Kill" Killer or the BTK Strangler. The FBI, Civil Air Patrol, and local jurisdictions at Rader's former duty stations also checked into unsolved cases during Rader's time in the service. Over the course of his tenure he received the Air Force Good Conduct Medal, the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal. We strive for accuracy and fairness. He unemotionally described the murders in detail and made no apologies. On March 2, 2005, the Park City council terminated Rader's employment for failure to report to work or to call in. The initials stuck, and the murderer came to be known by variations ofthe "BTK killer" moniker, or simply "BTK. This includes one person who was saved when Rader called off his planned attack upon his arrival near the target's home owing to road construction, and the presence of road crews, near her home. On the Oxygen Networks, Snapped: Notorious, episode on the BTK killer, Rader biographer and forensic scientist Ramsland said that Raders father worked long hours and wasnt around a lot and his mom was often preoccupied reading and watching TV, leaving some of the raising of the boys to the grandparents. Rader pleaded guilty in 2005 to 10 counts of first-degree murder for claiming the lives of 10 people who he chillingly referred to in court as his "projects" after defense attorneys said the evidence against him was too "solid" to refute, NBC News reported. [65] On March 5, news sources claimed to have verified by multiple sources that Rader had confessed to the 10 murders he was charged with, but no other ones. He is known as the BTK killer (or the BTK strangler). Born in 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas, Dennis Rader went on to live a double life: Devoted family and company man by day, he also terrorized the Wichita, Kansas, area as the "BTK killer" for "bind, torture, kill" with 10 murders and brazen correspondence with authorities between 1974 and 1991. [47], After his capture, Rader admitted in his interrogation that he had been planning to kill again and he had set a date, October 2004, and was stalking his intended victim. The last known BTK killing was in 1991, making all known BTK murders ineligible for the death penalty. On May 10, 2007, Mendoza settled the case for US$30,000 with no admission of wrongdoing. Investigators also noticed his Jeep on security tapes of some of the package drop-off areas, and cemented their case by obtaininga DNA sample from Rader's daughter. And the oldest is the guinea pig. The parents couldve behaved very differently toward him than they did the othersIve seen that in cases and the other kids are spared some of the discipline and harsh behavior apparently sometimes.. Rader had attended Wichita State University in the 1970s. This time, the package was found in Wichita's Murdock Park. [55] (1965), Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States He is confined to the cell 23 hours a day with the exception of voluntary solo one-hour exercise yard time and access to the shower three times a week. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/dennis-rader. On June 9, 2004, a package was found taped to a stop sign at the corner of First and Kansas in Wichita, containing graphic descriptions of the Otero murders and a sketch labeled "The Sexual Thrill Is My Bill". Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. Around this time, he also attended the Butler County Community College in El Dorado, and earned an Associate's degree in Electronics in 1973. Ramsland later wrote the book, Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. Following Rader's arrest, police in Wichita, Park City and several surrounding cities looked into unsolved cases with the cooperation of the state police and the FBI. Rader spent hours waiting in her home but became impatient and left when she did not return home from visiting friends. Brian grew up in the United States alongside his sister, Kerri Rawson born in 1978. Dennis Lynn Rader Gender Male Age 73 Date of birth Friday 09 Mar 1945 Birth place Pittsburg, Kansas, USA Occupations US Airforce (1966) Education Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, Kansas, United States Riverview School, Wichita, Kansas, United States Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kansas, United States This was strong circumstantial evidence against Rader, but they needed more direct evidence to detain him. Even if later murders are linked to the BTK killer, it was originally unclear whether the death penalty would come into play, as the Kansas Supreme Court declared the state's capital punishment law unconstitutional on December 17, 2004. After sending many letters to the police, Rader sent them a floppy disc. Two of the victims (Julie Otero and Kathryn Bright) worked at the Coleman Company, though not during the same period that Rader worked there. They then began DNA testing hundreds of men in an effort to find the serial killer. He has three siblings named Bill Rader, Paul Rader, and Jeff Rader. [19][29] He was also a Cub Scout leader. Photo: Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images. There, he photographed her body in various bondage positions. In July, a package dropped into the return slot at a public library contained more bizarre material, including the claim that he was responsible for the death of 19-year-old Jake Allen in Argonia, Kansas, earlier that month. Rader struck again a few months later: On April 4, 1974, he waited in the apartment of a young woman named Kathryn Bright, before stabbing and strangling her when she returned home. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. In 1974, he began a lengthy stint as an employee ofADT Security Services. Victims' families made statements, followed by Rader, who apologized for the crimes in a rambling, bizarre 30-minute monologue that District Attorney Nola Foulston likened to an Academy Awards thank you speech. DNA collected from under the fingernails of that victim provided police with previously unknown evidence. In December, he strangled Nancy Fox in her home, and then called the police to report the homicide. After a decade-long hiatus, Rader resumed sending letters in 2004, leading to his 2005 arrest and subsequent guilty plea. The Eerie Moment From Dennis Rader's Childhood That Predicted His Future As The BTK Killer A "quiet and unassuming" boy, Dennis Rader later fantasized about "trapped and helpless" women. Dennis Rader, aka the BTK Killer, murdered 10 people between 1974 and 1991. . Should you have information that conflicts with anything shown please make us aware by email. [19][22] Rader was a census field operations supervisor for the Wichita area in 1989, before the 1990federal census. What makes me think so is the frequency of the cruel behavior. Because Rader did not contest his guilt, most evidence was not tested in court. After several years without a known crime, Rader killed his neighbor Marine Hedge on April 27, 1985. How could this man be both? Altogether, over 1300 DNA samples were taken and later destroyed by court order. His zodiac sign is Pisces and he holds American nationality. Police in surrounding states such as Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas also were thought to have investigated cold cases that fit Rader's pattern to one extent or another. Between 1974 and 1991, he killed ten people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, and sent taunting letters to police and media outlets describing the details of his crimes. On February 26, 2005, The Wichita Police Department announced in a press conference that they were holding Rader as the prime suspect in the BTK killings. But if its sustained on a regular basis you then end up engaging and incorporating into your behavior repertoire these behaviors more permanently and especially in an early age. [54] An Internet search determined that a "Dennis Rader" was president of the church council. [43] Before this, it had not been definitively established that Wegerle was killed by BTK. Even though all the murders committed by Dennis Rader were equally gruesome, the Otero family murders he committed in 1974 were probably the most shocking. It was not proven until 2005 that this letter was, in fact, written by Rader. [82], Interview with Misty King; A&E Documentary SpecialThe BTK Killer Speaks, A&E Documentary Special The BTK Killer Speaks, obsessivecompulsive personality disorders, List of serial killers in the United States, List of serial killers by number of victims, "The BTK Killer Brutally Murdered 10 People. He was also a family man, the president of the local Christ Lutheran Church and a boy scout troop leader. Dennis Rader is 76 years old, having been born on March 9, 1945. 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