Bind Torture Kill: The Serial Killer Next Door

Dennis Lynn Rader was born on March 9, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Kansas. His mother, Dorothea Mae Cook, and father, William Elvin Rader, had three sons in addition to Dennis. In 1975, he married Paula Dietz, and they had one son and one daughter. Throughout his childhood, Dennis displayed signs of what he would become later in life. In reports, as well as his own confession, he tortured animals and had a fetish with women 's underwear. Dennis, also known as the BTK killer, had at least ten victims throughout his life. He became known as the BTK killer because of his modus operandi: bind, torture, kill. Dennis worked alone, and all of his murders occurred in and around Wichita, Kansas (Blanco).

On the 30th anniversary of the Otero murders a book was going to be released that BTK was history. The author suspected that this might flush BTK out of hiding. Within two months of the announcement another letter arrived at the Wichita Eagle claiming credit for the September 16, 1986 brutal unsolved murder of 28-year old Vicki Wegerle. BTK pretended to work for the electric company to trick his way into her house. He tortured her and strangled her. Detectives had the killer's DNA, which was found under her fingernails as she scratched her

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Dennis Radar also known as the BTK Killer was born on March 9, 1945 to William Elvin Radar and Dorothea Mae Cook he was the oldest of their four children he was born in Pittsburg Kansas he grew up in Wichita and attended Riverview School and later graduated from Wichita Heights High School, according to several reports for him as a child made some confessions that he tortured animals, he also had a sexual fetish for women’s underwear he would later start stealing panties from his victims and wearing them. Dennis Radar attended Kansas Wesleyan University from 1965-1966 then he spent four yrs in the U.S. Air Force from 1966- 1970. In 1973 he attended Butler County Community College where he earned his

The first stranglings took place on took place on January 15th, 1974. Joseph Otero and his wife, Julie Otero were strangled in there living room. There daughter Josephine and housekeeper were found strangled in a bedroom and there son Joseph Otero was found strangled in the basement . The BTK strangler took the blame for it. He sent pictures and things he stole from the Otero family. Police knew it was him because know pictures were taken at the crime scene and the only person who would of had pictures was the murdered. On April 4th, 1974 Kathryn Bright who was 21 years old was stabbed to death in her home, police later concluded that it was a BTK victim. On March 17th, 1977, Shirley Vian was found strangled, and tied up in the basement of her home. On December 8th, 1977 Nancy Fox ,25, was found tied up and strangled in her home. The killer's voice is captured on tape when he calls the police to report the crime. On April 28th, 1979, Rader waits in the basement of a 63 year old ladies home. She decided to stay the night with a friend and Rader leaves. The next day he wrote her a letter telling her about how he was waiting for her. On September 16th, 1986 the final victim Vickie Wegerle was strangled in her home.

Dennis Rader murdered 10 people over a 17-year period from 1974 to 1991 in the Wichita, Kansas area (Hickey, 2016). He was called BTK for blind, torture, and kill. He lived a pretty normal life by serving four years in the military. Then he worked for ADT Security Services giving him the knowledge to disarm home alarm systems. He targeted mostly women who he stalked, and often waited for them in their own homes. He referred to the people he killed as projects and bragged about keeping trophies such as rings and lingerie (Tresniowski & Comander, 2005). He also used a squeeze ball in order to strengthen his hand muscles so he could strangle his victims more easily. He kept some of his victims alive longer so he could continue to torment them. He even planned an 11th murder however, he was captured before he could carry it out.

Although, he taunted the authorities the 31 years he avoided getting arrested using the alias BTK. Rader gave himself this name standing for, “Bind, Kill, Torture”. Dennis Rader did not want to get caught for the murders, but like most serial killers, he wanted the credit. In order to take credit, he sent many letters, poems, and clues to the authorities and media. On January 19, 1991, Rader killed and tortured Dolores Davis, his last victim. (foxnews.com Fast Facts: BTK Victims) He did not resurface until 2004, when the local media announced the 30th anniversary of his first murders. (nbsnews.com, Who is the BTK killer?)

Dennis Rader, known as the BTK killer, is an American serial killer (Biography.com Editors, 2015).

Jeffery Dahmer, better known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal” was a worldwide known serial killer and registered sex offender. He brutally rape, dismembered, and practiced cannibalism on his 17 victims between the years of 1978 to 1991. His victims ranged from 14 to 33 years of age. Dahmer’s killing spree started in 1978 with his first victim being Steven Hicks. Steven Hicks was a 19-year-old male that was hitchhiking when Dahmer picked him up. Dahmer brought him to his home and had drinks with him, and once Hicks was ready to leave Dahmer hit him over his head with a dumbbell and straggled him until he was dead. Later dismembering Hick’s body, taking flesh from bone, he scattered the bones around his yard and hid the flesh in a crawl space underneath the house.

The most infamous, prolific, and charming serial killer Hickey describes would be “The BTK Strangler,” who is also known as Dennis Lynn Rader. Rader had gone undetected for over a seventeen year period, who was known to consistently taunt the media and police through sending them detailed letters describing in detail his heinous crimes, similar to the Zodiac killer. Eventually, Rader vanished from the eyes of the police, as his crimes went unanswered for over a thirteen year period until Rader began to resurface again. It was his own narcissistic behavior to which eventually led to his inevitable arrest in 2005.

Bind, torture, and kill was his mantra. One by one innocent people were dropping dead at the hands of Dennis Rader, aka BTK.Stalking his victims for weeks, as if they were his prey, Rader caused havoc in Wichita Kansas. Hanging, stabbing, and suffocating innocent girls and families, Dennis Rader achieve sexual pleasure. Dennis Rader is the worst serial killer, because he showed no mercy.

The BTK Killer is a psychotic male named Dennis Rader. His murder spree started in 1974 with the Otero family. Dennis then went through 10 victims without getting convicted till 1991. Throughout Dennis's crime spree he would send messages and puzzles to KAKE and the police taunting them by basically admitting to it. The reason why they couldn't convict him was that they didn't know who it was at all. The police then send Dennis messages and Dennis sent a message back. Dennis asks the police if it was possible to trace anything on a floppy disk. They responded with no.

The sickening serial killer, Dennis Rader, was born on March 9th, 1945 in Kansas. Dennis seemed externally normal as a child and teenager however, he was internally messed up. Eventually, Dennis was known as the BTK killer which stands for bind, torture and kill. He got his nickname as he murdered ten people between the years of 19974 and 1991. Dennis binded and tortured his victims before killing them. He would tend to get sexually aroused for his projects but, somehow continued to keep his killings a secret even from his wife. The BTK killer sent clues and notes to authorities therefore he eventually got tracked and caught. Dennis was finally arrested in 2005 when he was sentenced to serve ten life sentences.

Dennis Rader began his behavior early on life. He began with the killing of animals and his fantasies. Rader is known as the “BTK Killer” which is because that’s what he was known for doing when he murdered people. He would bind them, torture them, and then kill them. Watching people plead or beg for mercy was all part of his fantasy.

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