Dennis Rader, aka the BTK Killer, murdered 10 people between 1974 and 1991. . In other words, the animal instinct inside Rader drove him insane, and urged him to do extreme actions in an attempt to satisfy his hunger to be animalistic. [27] One neighbor complained that Rader killed her dog for no reason. Rader was arrested on February 25, 2005, and later charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. This job too did not last long and he was soon fired. 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. According to reports, Rader took pleasure in exerting his limited authority over his neighbors and other members of the community. 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. As the serial killer known as BTK, Rader killed 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas area between 1974 and 1991. [36][37] In the letter, he claimed to be driven to kill by "factorX", which he characterized as a supernatural element that also motivated Jack the Ripper, the Son of Sam, and the Hillside Strangler murders. In 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight student nurses living on Chicago's South Side. [45], In May 2004, television station KAKE in Wichita received a letter with chapter headings for the "BTK Story", fake IDs, and a word puzzle. NBC claimed Rader knew the interview might be on TV, but that was a false statement according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department. In December 2004, Wichita police received another package from the BTK killer. On June 27, the scheduled trial date, Rader changed his plea to guilty. He is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. He spent four years (19661970) in the United States Air Force, then upon discharge, he moved to Park City, a suburb located seven miles north of Wichita. [72] On August 19, he was moved to the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Dennis Rader. But Ill talk with you for a minute., Jeff said, I dont think my brother is BTK. How could this man be both? Dennis Lynn Rader (BTK, BTK Killer, BTK Strangler, B.T.K.) Rader had previously stored black plastic sheets and other materials at the church in preparation for the murder and then later dumped the body in a remote ditch. "[61][62], On February 28, 2005, Rader was charged with 10 counts of first degree murder. Serial Killers that Charmed Their Victims. It was January 1974 when he tied-up and killed four members of the Otero family, including two children, to fulfill a sexual fantasy. [19][24][25][26] In this position, neighbors recalled him as being sometimes overzealous and extremely strict, as well as taking special pleasure in bullying and harassing single women. He was killed in 1994 by a fellow prison inmate. Dennis Rader was a family man and a leader in his community. Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer and mass murderer who murdered ten people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita, Kansas), between 1974 and 1991. NBC claimed Rader knew the interview might be televised, but this was false according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office. The metadata contained "Christ Lutheran Church", and the document was marked as last modified by "Dennis". Rolling Stone also reported that according to the book, as a child Rader would get aroused when he was spanked, and when he would see chickens waiting to get slaughtered. These details were later released to the public. Prior to this, it had not been definitively established that Wegerle was killed by BTK (Rader). [51][52] Also enclosed were a letter, a gold-colored necklace with a large medallion, and a photocopy of the cover of Rules of Prey, a 1989 novel by John Sandford about a serial killer. On January 15, 1974, Dennis Rader broke into the womans house with some tools and weapons. In October 2004, a manila envelope was dropped into a UPS box in Wichita containing a series of cards with images of terror and bondage of children pasted on them. It is believed that he worked briefly for Cessna, the aircraft manufacturer, in late 1973 or early 1974. In March of that year, he tied up and strangled Shirley Vian, after locking her children in the bathroom. Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas, United States, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States. Over the next several years, BTK dropped off the map as Rader focused on work and family life. On February 16, 2005, he sent a floppy disk to Fox TV station KSAS in Wichita. He started trolling them, hanging out around their house, and fantasizing about binding and torturing them. Also included was a poem threatening the life of lead investigator Lt. Ken Landwehr and a false autobiography containing many details about Rader's life. Their marriage was blessed with 5 children: Larry, Deanna, Donna, Dale and Scott. And he was upset that they didnt find him and recognized him and give him the credit in the press for what he did. He attended Riverview Elementary School. In the early 1970s he worked in a string of jobs, never staying at one place for long. 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. [20][30], In an interview with ABC News in 2019, Rader's daughter Kerri said she still writes to her father and has now forgiven him, but still struggles to reconcile him with the BTK killer, stating her childhood seemed normal and they were a "normal American family". The poem expressed Rader's unhappiness about being caught, with one of the verses proclaiming, "The dark side of me has been exposed". The couple had two children, a son and a daughter. In February 2005, more postcards were sent to KAKE, and another cereal box left at a rural location was found to contain another bound doll. However, that ruling was reversed by the United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2006, in the case of Kansas v. Marsh, and the Kansas death penalty statute was upheld. But maybe, with me, acceptance is starting to creep in.. The church he attended, his office at City Hall, and the main branch of the Park City library were also searched. Dennis Lynn Rader was born on March 9, 1945, in Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S. to Dorothea Mae Rader (ne Cook) and William Elvin Rader as one of their four sons. 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. 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. [43] Before this, it had not been definitively established that Wegerle was killed by BTK. Then, Rader sent an anonymous letter to the police, claiming responsibility for a killing that had previously not been attributed to him. Jeff said, My mother still cant believe it, he said. Rader killed her on April27, and took her dead body to his church, Christ Lutheran Church, where he was the president of the church council. But he blew his own cover through an insatiable desire for attention.. Brian is the son of Dennis Rader (father) and Paula Dietz (mother). This includes one person who was saved when Rader called off his planned attack upon his arrival near the target's home due to the presence of construction and road crews nearby. [23] He suggested many possible names for himself, including the one that stuck: BTK. By 2004, the investigation of the BTK Killer had gone cold. He was sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms, which requires a minimum of 175 years without a chance of parole. Under interrogation, Dennis Rader confessed to being the BTK killer. Rader did not contest the divorce, and the 34-year marriage was ended. In particular they were focusing on cases after 1994 when the death penalty was reinstated in Kansas. But for more than 30 years, he also terrorized the area as the BTK killer. He would serve two more years in the reserves. Its not only a very evil heinous act but it is driven by someone who is exposed to horrific abuse, so something is hidden here. Dennis had 2 brothers: Kermit Charles Rader and one other sibling. For over 30 years, serial killer Dennis Rader struck fear in the hearts of citizens of Wichita, KS, by committing 10 horrific murders. Rader pled guilty to the murders on June 27, 2005, giving a graphic account of his crimes in court. He was arrested on February 25. However, he was good at hiding his dark side and came across to the outside world as a polite and shy young man. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. 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. Rader wrote, "It's hard to control myself. He was able to trick his community into thinking he was a friendly neighbor, loving husband and father. He told Ramsland he would fantasize about tying women to train tracks. Would love your thoughts, please comment. The ten known murders are now believed to be the only murders for which Rader is actually responsible, although Wichita police are fairly certain that Rader stalked and researched a number of other potential victims. According to a 2005 Lawrence World-Journal article, one of Raders brothers said he and their mother, Dorthea Mae Rader were struggling to believe the BTK killer was their own brother and son. writing letters to the media about his crimes. Dr Ramsland is the leading academic authority on the BTK killings and wrote the 2016 book Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer, drawing on hundreds of . [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. Rader initially worked as an assembler for the Coleman Company, an outdoor supply company. Brother of Private; Private and Private. Dennis lived in 1910, at address, West Virginia. Chapter One was titled "A Serial Killer Is Born". On July 26, 2005, after Rader's arrest, Sedgwick County District Judge Eric Yost waived the usual 60-day waiting period and granted an immediate divorce for his wife, agreeing that her mental health was in danger. He also attacked her brother Kevin and shot him twice, but Kevin managed to survive. From a Freudian perspective: Dennis Rader is the result of suppression. 2 Dennis Rader brutally murdered ten people, including two children, over a 17-year stretch [74] Kansas had no death penalty at the time of the murders. But psychologist and professor Dr. Terence G. Leary, who helps lead the largest non-governmental serial killer database in the world, Radford/FGCU Serial Killer Research at Gulf Coast University, told Heavy he thinks there are even more secrets in Raders childhood that made him the serial killer he grew up to be. It had the driver's license of Nancy Fox, which was noted as stolen from the crime scene, as well as a doll that was symbolically bound at the hands and feet, and had a plastic bag tied over its head. According to Jeff, he told the Lawrence World-Journal that he nor his family saw any signs of Rader being a murderer. In 2016, forensic "BTK" stands for "Bind, Torture, Kill", which was his infamous signature. The police answered his question in a newspaper ad posted in the Wichita Eagle saying it would be safe to use the disk. However, the police was unsuccessful in getting any meaningful clues about the killer. . 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. He started his murdering spree in the mid-1970s, terrorizing the citizens of Kansas for more than 30 years before he was finally arrested. Rader was a census field operations supervisor for the Wichita area in 1989, prior to the 1990 federal census. In his new position, Rader was known to be a stickler for the rules. From 1974 to 1991, serial killer Dennis Rader murdered 10 people under the moniker BTK Killer, standing for "Bind, Torture, Kill." Around his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, Rader was known as a family man and church leader, and no one suspected he was the man sending taunting letters to police and media detailing his brutal, twisted crimes. Dennis Rader is a serial killer from the United States, and his moniker BTK stands for "bind, torture, kill." Between 1974 and 1991, Paula's ex-husband, Dennis Rader, murdered ten people in Wichita and Park City . He served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970. Surveillance tape of the parking lot from that date revealed a distant figure driving a black Jeep Cherokee leaving the box in the pickup. On February 28, 2005, Rader was formally charged with 10 counts of first degree murder. If Rader felt like he was ignored by his mother, that may have led to his need for attention, according to Leary, which he exemplified by writing letters to the media about his crimes during the years he was committing them, giving himself the moniker BTK which he said stood for bind them, torture them, kill them., Leary said, He also is narcissistic the very very strong need to be recognized. After a long hiatus in the 1990s through early 2000s, Rader resumed sending letters in 2004, leading to his 2005 arrest and subsequent conviction. was born on 9 March, 1945 in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA, is an Actor. He is known as the BTK killer (or the BTK strangler). Also Known As: Dennis Lynn Rader, BTK Killer, BTK Strangler, Spouse/Ex-: Paula Dietz (m. 1971; div. Ex-husband of Private Upon his return to Wichita, Dennis Rader took up a job at the meat department of an IGA supermarket. Serial killer Dennis Rader stands before Sedgwick County District Court Judge Greg Waller as sentencing is read Aug. 18, 2005, in Wichita, Kan. Rader was sentenced to nine life terms and a "hard . He changed his job in 1972 and joined Coleman Co., a manufacturer of camping supplies. The increased police vigilance made Rader a bit wary and he did not kill again for a few years. ", The Raven that Refused to Sing Concert Review, B.T.K. On May 3, District Court Judge Gregory Waller entered not guilty pleas to the 10 charges on Rader's behalf, as Rader did not speak at his arraignment. [23], In May 1991, Rader became a dogcatcher and compliance officer in Park City. Explore how the celebrity world connects. 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. He graduated from Wichita Heights High School in 1963. He also left packages with clues, including a computer disk that ultimately led authorities to Rader's church. It is believed to be correct at the time of inputting and is presented here in good faith. Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. [4][5][6] After a decade-long hiatus, Rader resumed sending letters in 2004, leading to his 2005 arrest and subsequent guilty plea. William Rader{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "William Rader", "gender": "Male" }, Dorothea Rader{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Dorothea Rader", "gender": "Female" }, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, Kansas, United States, Riverview School, Wichita, Kansas, United States, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kansas, United States, Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas, United States When investigators drove by Rader's house, they noticed the black Jeep Cherokee parked outside. On October 25, 2005, the Kansas attorney general filed a petition to sue Robert Mendoza and Tali Waters, co-owners of Cambridge Forensic Consultants, LLC, for breach of contract, claiming they intended to benefit financially from the use of information obtained from involvement in Raders defense. In his letters to police, Rader asked if his writings, if put on a floppy disk, could be traced or not. He was discharged from active duty in 1970. Retired from his serial-killing days, he was living the life of a normal, respectable member of the society. On January 15, 1974, Rader strangled to death four members of the Otero family in their Wichita homeparents Joseph and Julie, and two of their children, Josephine and Joseph Jr.before leaving with a watch and a radio. In January 2005, Rader attempted to leave a cereal box in the bed of a pickup truck at a Home Depot in Wichita, but the box was at first discarded by the owner. Around this time, he also started killing animals like dogs and cats by torturing and hanging them. This is a puzzlenot all is meeting the eye here. [64] However, the Sedgwick County district attorney denied the story, yet refused to say whether Rader had made any confessions, or if investigators were looking into Rader's possible involvement in more unsolved killings. Powered by. The fact that he was able to murder small children without any remorse is truly chilling. It contained the driver's license of Nancy Fox, which was noted as stolen from the crime scene, as well as a doll that was symbolically bound at the hands and feet with a plastic bag tied over its head. Their bodies were discovered by the family's three older children, Charlie, Danny, and Carmen, who had been at school at the time of the killings. The poem was titled "Black Friday", an ode to the day he was arrested. There were several communications from BTK from 1974 to 1979. One of them also changed her address to avoid him. Rader was born on March 9, 1945, in Pittsburg, Kansas, and grew up in Wichita. Brian grew up in the United States alongside his sister, Kerri Rawson born in 1978. Paula Dietz is best known as the ex-wife of Dennis Rader. BTK simply means Blind, Torture, and Kill. 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". Then he escaped in Wegerles family car. They say he was the squeaky clean, oldest of four boys, very traditional parents, traditional family, went to school, did the right things etcetera, so there were no clues.. [78], Forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland compiled Confession of a Serial Killer from her five-year correspondence with Rader. In March, he strangled Shirley Vian to death and later that year, he murdered Nancy Fox. Rader, who called himself the BTK Killer because he bound, tortured, and killed his victims, lived a double life, hiding in plain sight with his wife and two children, who were completely unaware of his crimes. Armed with a gun and some tools, Rader broke into the Otero home one morning, and killed four members of the familyincluding two young children. With this promotion came more freedom, and once again he started killing. [38], He also intended to kill others, such as Anna Williams, who in 1979, aged63, escaped death by returning home much later than expected. Rader lived on the same street as Marine Hedge, just houses away. These featured another poem, "Oh Anna Why Didn't You Appear", a drawing of what he had intended to do to his victim, as well as some small items he had stolen from Williams's home. Rader worked as an assembler for Coleman camping gear and then, from 1974 until 1988, he worked at a Wichita-based office of ADT Security Services, a home security company. Many observers noted that he described the gruesome events without any sign of remorse or emotion. Rader was stopped while driving near his home and taken into custody shortly after noon on February 25, 2005. (1973), Paul Rader{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Rader", "gender": "Male" }, Bill Rader{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Rader", "gender": "Male" }, Jeff Rader{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Rader", "gender": "Male" }, Brian Rader{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Rader", "gender": "Male" }, born 1975, age 42 Click here to Start FameChaining. All of his known crimes occurred in the state of Kansas. Still, he continued to taunt authorities and appeared to be poised to strike again. She was born in Harvey, Illinois, USA. Beginning April 23, 2006, having reached "Incentive Level Two," Rader has been allowed to purchase and watch television, purchase and listen to the radio, receive and read magazines, and have other privileges for good behavior. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. Dennis Rader has been an enigma to many of us in the field because I dont think the people who claim to be experts are, regarding Dennis, and Ill tell you why, Leary said. 35 min read. Also enclosed were a letter, a photocopy of the cover of a 1989 novel about a serial killer (Rules of Prey), and a gold-colored necklace with a large medallion. Around this time he became obsessed with a Hispanic woman, Julie Otero, and her daughter, Josephine, who lived in a nearby locality. [15] However, Rader kept his sexual proclivities well-hidden, and he was widely regarded in his community as "normal, polite, and well mannered".[13]. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dennis-rader-btk-killer-29880.php. Rader was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and had been elected president of the Congregation Council. It was not proven until 2005 that this letter was, in fact, written by Rader. Two of the victims (Julie Otero and Kathryn Bright) worked at the Coleman Company, though not during the same period that Rader worked there. After more than one year, Dennis Rader killed again. The murders spanned from 1974 to 1986, in which the majority of those years he was married and raising two children, leading a boy scout troop, and being deeply involved in his church. He cleverly evaded being identified as a suspect and proceeded to kill several others, taking the final toll of his victims to ten. He was raised in Wichita. Dennis Rader, 60, pleaded. Foredge, 2016. He is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. 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. [35] In early 1978, he sent another letter to television station KAKE in Wichita, claiming responsibility for the murders of the Oteros, Bright, Vian Relford, and Fox. [49] This time, the package was found in Wichita's Murdock Park. However, he never stopped stalking potential victims or playing out murderous fantasies in his head. Apparently, Rader had waited for several hours inside the home of Anna Williams but left when she still had not returned hours later. Rader, now 73, is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder in 2005. His final known victim, Dolores Davis, was taken from her home on January 19, 1991. Mendoza diagnosed Rader with narcissistic, antisocial and obsessivecompulsive personality disorders: He observed that Rader has a grandiose sense of self, a belief that he is "special" and therefore entitled to special treatment; a pathological need for attention and admiration; a preoccupation with maintaining rigid order and structure; and a complete lack of empathy. 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