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He was a church-going family man, a Boy Scout leader, and a city compliance officer. To his neighbors, Dennis Rader was ordinary — boring, even. But behind closed doors, he was “BTK”: a serial killer who stalked, bound, tortured, and murdered ten people in Kansas over three decades.

In this episode, we dive into the double life of Dennis Rader — from his chilling first murders in the 1970s, to the taunting letters he sent police, to the arrogance that finally led to his capture. We’ll explore how he manipulated his community, the mistakes investigators made, and the bizarre ego trip that ended his reign of terror.

Get ready for a disturbing journey into the mind of a killer who branded himself with three little letters — Bind. Torture. Kill.

SOURCES:

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-cand-3_07-cv-06111/context

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rader

https://www.biography.com/crime/dennis-rader

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/25/us/btk-linked-missing-person-writing

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10412264/bio/

https://kfor.com/news/cant-be-overlooked-btk-word-puzzle-spells-missing-pawhuska-teens-name-laundromat-she-was-last-seen-at/

https://podcasts.happyscribe.com/monster-btk/shirley-locks-4

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-23-na-btk23-story.html

https://allpoetry.com/poem/14625988-BTK-by-JCA

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d5xv2/til_anna_williams_received_a_bizarre_poem/

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