The church he attended, his office at City Hall, and the main branch of the Park City library were also searched. The police also knew BTK owned a black Jeep Cherokee. Soon the detectives were able to pinpoint Rader as the suspected BTK killer and he was arrested on February 25, 2005. His zodiac sign is Pisces and he holds American nationality. Who Is Dennis Rader? Paula Dietz is best known as the ex-wife of Dennis Rader. In October 1974, Rader started sending a series of chilling letters to the police, outlining the gruesome details of the murders he had committed and claimed to be the BTK aka Bind, Torture, Kill murderer. 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.. This job too did not last long and he was soon fired. Powered by. His nickname 'BTK' stood for 'Bind, Torture, Kill' - his modus operandi, and left a number of taunting notes for the police and the media, detailing his crimes. ", "Is The Clovehitch Killer Based On The BTK Murders True Story? Family, Parents, Siblings, Education She was born to her father Larry Palmer and her mother Sharon Palmer. Toole murdered 'America's Most Wanted' host John Walsh's son. At a press conference the next morning, Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams announced, "the bottom line BTK is arrested". The police answered his question in a newspaper ad posted in the Wichita Eagle saying it would be safe to use the disk. [55] The last known BTK killing was in 1991, making all known BTK murders ineligible for the death penalty. Once again he sent letters to the police claiming responsibility for the killings, signing off as the BTK killer.. After graduating from Wichita Heights High School,[16] Rader attended Kansas Wesleyan University, but received mediocre grades and dropped out after one year. 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. Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas, United States, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States. In 2016, forensic Rader was formally charged with the murders on February 28, 2005. He described the murders in detail and made no apologies. NBC claimed Rader knew the interview might be on TV, but that was a false statement according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department. Rader also twice shot her brother, Kevin, though he survived. These letters subsequently led to his arrest in 2005. This was the evidence the police needed to make an arrest. He is known as the BTK killer (or the BTK strangler). [49] This time, the package was found in Wichita's Murdock Park. When he first lived out the fantasies he started harboring as a child, to bind, torture and kill people, he was 28-years-old. Two of the victims (Julie Otero and Kathryn Bright) worked at the Coleman Company, though not during the same period that Rader worked there. psychology professorKatherine Ramsland published Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer, which revealed that the notorious murderer had planned to claim an 11th victim before he was arrested. Convicted of murdering ten victims, he was planning to attack another victim at the time of his arrest. One of them also changed her address to avoid him. Photo: Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images. Convicted serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 males between 1978 and 1991. But Ill talk with you for a minute., Jeff said, I dont think my brother is BTK. David Berkowitz, known as Son of Sam, murdered six people in New York City from 1976 to 1977, claiming he received orders from a demon-possessed dog. In 1979, he sent two identical packages, one to an intended victim who was not at home when he broke into her house and the other to KAKE. [63] Soon after his arrest, the Associated Press cited an anonymous source alleging that Rader had confessed to other murders in addition to those with which he had been connected. After a long hiatus in the 1990s through early 2000s, Rader resumed sending letters in 2004, leading to his 2005 arrest and subsequent conviction. Rader mentioned the interview during his sentencing statement. 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. Geni requires JavaScript! Serial Killer Dennis Rader became infatuated with binding, torturing, and killing during childhood and lived out those sexual fantasies in adulthood. Police began surveillance on Rader. He had left ADT in the late 1980s and started working for the Wichita suburb of Park City as a compliance supervisor in 1991. He is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. From a Freudian perspective: Dennis Rader is the result of suppression. Rader's father's name is William E. Rader and his mother's name is Dorothea M. Rader. 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. And he was upset that they didnt find him and recognized him and give him the credit in the press for what he did. On August 18, 2005, he was sentenced to serve 10 consecutive life sentences, one life sentence per murder victim. Kevin later described Rader as "an average-sized guy, bushy mustache, 'psychotic' eyes," according to a TIME magazine article. [10], From a young age, Rader harbored sadistic sexual fantasies about torturing "trapped and helpless" women. By 2004, the investigation of the BTK Killer had gone cold. On March 2, 2005, the Park City council terminated Rader's employment for failure to report to work or to call in. Together Gloria and Dennis made their home in Spruce Grove Township where they operated their Dairy Farm. [31], On January 15, 1974, four members of the Otero family were murdered in Wichita, Kansas. Brian grew up in the United States alongside his sister, Kerri Rawson born in 1978. These details were later released to the public. According to Rader's record in the Kansas Department of Corrections database, he had a Class Two disciplinary report concerning "mail" on April 10, 2006. It is believed to be correct at the time of inputting and is presented here in good faith. One of the serial killer characters known as ADT Man on the show is based on Rader. 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. Forensic analysis quickly determined that the disk had been used by the Christ Lutheran Church in Wichita, as well as a reference to the name "Dennis". [23], In May 1991, Rader became a dogcatcher and compliance officer in Park City. He installed alarms as a part of his job, and many of his clients had booked the company to stop BTK from ever entering their homes, unaware that BTK himself was installing them. Surveillance tape of the parking lot from that date revealed a distant figure driving a black Jeep Cherokee leaving the box in the pickup. According to Leary, there were clues, even if no one had found out about Raders animal cruelty, it still points to someone who is engaging in anti-social behavior. He called himself BTK because he bound, tortured, and killed his victims. [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). Shortly after Rader was arrested in 2005, his shocked wife was granted an immediate divorce. The DNA of the Pap smear was processed by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at their laboratory in Topeka which provided a familial match to the DNA of the sample taken from the victim's fingernails, indicating that the killer was closely related to Rader's daughter. [14], Years later, during his "cooling off" periods between murders, Rader would take pictures of himself wearing women's clothes and a female mask while bound. [47], 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 discarded by the truck's owner. Son of William Elvin Rader and Dorothea Mae Cooke Rader was raised in Wichita, Kansas. For over 30 years, serial killer Dennis Rader struck fear in the hearts of citizens of Wichita, KS, by committing 10 horrific murders. In early 1978, he sent another letter to television station KAKE in Wichita, claiming responsibility for the murders of the Oteros, Shirley Vian, Nancy Fox, and Kathryn Bright. With this promotion came more freedom, and once again he started killing. His father was a member of the US Marine Corps, who later worked for the electric utility KG&E. According to Jeff, he told the Lawrence World-Journal that he nor his family saw any signs of Rader being a murderer. The 1977 murders sent shock waves once again throughout Kansas and the police issued a public warning to the citizens, advising them to be more cautious as a serial killer was on the prowl. During the sentencing, victims' families spoke about the effect. BTK simply means Blind, Torture, and Kill. By the 2000s, the public interest in the BTK killer had faded off to a great extent. When a reporter knocked on Dortheas door after Rader was arrested, one of Raders brothers, Jeff answered. A poem in one of the killer's letters was similar to a folk song taught by a professor on that campus in that time period, though Rader himself dismissed any connection. Then he drove to the church where he took some pictures with the dead body and eventually dumped the body in a road side culvert a few miles away from her house. In his letters to police, Rader asked if his writings, if put on a floppy disk, could be traced or not. Ramsland later wrote the book, Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer. A narcissist who took pride in the murders he committed, he sent a series of anonymous letters to the police along with a few pieces of evidence claiming himself to be responsible for the murders. The Facts. The victims' families disagreed with this decision. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. A blue 1.44-MB Memorex floppy disk was enclosed in the package. On August 12, 2005, Dateline NBC aired Confessions of BTK. 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. Ive always loved her. On July 12, 1957 Gloria was united in marriage with Dennis Arnold Rader at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Frazee, Minnesota. 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. But he blew his own cover through an insatiable desire for attention.. Explore how the celebrity world connects. In December 2004, Wichita police received another package from the BTK killer. In December, he strangled Nancy Fox in her home, and then called the police to report the homicide. On February16, 2005, Rader sent a purple 1.44-Megabyte Memorex floppy disk to Fox affiliate KSAS-TV in Wichita. [52], Police found metadata embedded in a deleted Microsoft Word document that was, unknown to Rader, still stored on the floppy disk. Several weeks later, he sent a letter to a local television station stating that he was responsible for killing Vian, Fox and another unknown victim. So something awful happened here and we still dont know. This greatly agitated Dennis Rader, and being the narcissist that he was, he started sending a series of letters to the police once again to revive interest in the BTK murders. Dennis Rader, known as the BTK killer, was convicted of 10 murders in Wichita and Park City, Kansas in 2005. 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. 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. But for more than 30 years, he also terrorized the area as the BTK killer. 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. Apparently, Rader had waited for several hours inside the home of Anna Williams but left when she still had not returned hours later. Chapter One was titled "A Serial Killer Is Born." 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. In March2004, The Wichita Eagle received a letter from someone using the name Bill Thomas Killman. 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. He also intended to kill others, notably Anna Williams, 63, who in 1979 escaped death by returning home much later than he expected. Rader explained during his confession that he had become obsessed with Williams and was "absolutely livid" when she evaded him. This proved to be his major mistake as the police was able to trace the source of the floppy disc to the church Rader frequented. [48] In December 2004, Wichita police received another package from the BTK killer. Semen found on Josephine Otero or near the bodies of his victims Josephine Otero, Shirley Vian, and Nancy Fox was critical evidence linking Rader to the crimes, and DNA obtained from fingernail scrapings of Vicki Wegerle's left hand matched Rader's DNA, eliminating any doubt that he was her murderer. He was executed in the electric chair in 1989. But if he is if thats the truth then let the truth be the truth. From a nurture standpoint, one must start at childhood. Rader had attended Wichita State University in the 1970s. He demanded media attention in this second letter, and it was finally announced that Wichita did indeed have a serial killer at large. 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. After more than one year, Dennis Rader killed again. He attended Riverview Elementary School. In the early 1970s he worked in a string of jobs, never staying at one place for long. Brian Rader is an American famous youth who is known as the son of an American serial killer or BTK strangler, Dennis Lynn Rader. All of his known crimes occurred in the state of Kansas. It would be a few more years before the BTK killer would strike again. He then worked for a few months before entering the Kansas Wesleyan College in 1965. Her body was found days later on the side of the road. Dennis Rader was a family man and a leader in his community. The 10 known murders are now believed to be the only murders that Rader is actually responsible for, although Wichita police are fairly certain that Rader stalked and researched a number of other potential future victims. This would be his last killing. The increased police vigilance made Rader a bit wary and he did not kill again for a few years. Because Rader did not contest his guilt, most evidence was not tested in court. 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He measured the height of people's lawns and chased stray animals while toting a tranquilizer gun. [37], Two women Rader stalked in the 1980s and one whom he stalked in the mid-1990s filed restraining orders against him. [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. Shortly afterward, in January 1978, Rader sent a poem to a local newspaper about the Vian killing. At a press conference the next morning, Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams announced, "the bottom line: BTK is arrested. What makes me think so is the frequency of the cruel behavior. We strive for accuracy and fairness. He was also a Cub Scout leader. He did credit the killer with having done "admirable work". Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? It was not proven until 2005 that this letter was in fact written by the genuine BTK killer (Rader), and he is not considered by police to have committed this crime. ", Rader's next known crimes occurred in 1977. The police department replied that there was no way of knowing on what computer such a disk had been used, which was in fact not true. [12][13] Rader acted out sexual fetishes for voyeurism, autoerotic asphyxiation, and cross-dressing; he often spied on female neighbors while dressed in women's clothing, including women's underwear that he had stolen, and masturbated with ropes or other bindings around his arms and neck. He was represented by a public defender. And the oldest is the guinea pig. Rader mentioned the interview during his sentencing statement. BTK murder victim Kathryn Bright's brother Kevin, who was shot twice by BTK, reported that the killer had asked him if he had seen him at the university. Once in handcuffs, he was asked by an officer, "Mr. Rader, do you know why you're being arrested?" [56], Police obtained a warrant to test a pap smear taken from Rader's daughter at the Kansas State University medical clinic. He worked for a time in the meat department of Leekers IGA supermarket in Park City alongside his mother, a bookkeeper for the store. Rader did not contest the divorce, and the 34-year marriage was ended. Rader's story inspired the Stephen King novella A Good Marriage, which was published as part of the 2010 collection Full Dark, No Stars and later became a feature film. Rader told Dr. Katherine Ramsland, who spent six years getting to know Rader through jailhouse interviews and letters after he was convicted, that his sexual fantasies involving tying people up started at a young age. Click here to Start FameChaining. In November 1974, Dennis Rader found a job with ADT Security, a company specializing in the installation of alarm systems. His final known victim, Dolores Davis, was taken from her home on January 19, 1991. Wenzl, Roy; Potter, Tim; Laviana, Hurst; Kelly, L. This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 01:08. [54] An Internet search determined that a "Dennis Rader" was president of the church council. This is a nature explanation for Rader's gruesome acts. He was sexually excited when he read books about murders, masturbating to his fathers copy of a book about the Lonely Hearts Killers. In July, a package was dropped into the return slot at the downtown public library containing more bizarre material, including the claim that he was responsible for the death of 19-year-old Jake Allen in Argonia, Kansas, earlier that same month. Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. The victim this time was someone Rader and his wife knew personally: his 53-year-old neighbor Marine Hedge. Chapter One was titled "A Serial Killer Is Born". Dennis Rader, American serial killer also known as the BTK, was sentenced to 10 life sentences in prison after his trial in 2005. He then became a dogcatcher and supervisor in the Compliance Department at Park City. The next year, Rader graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in administration of justice. Born In: Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dennis-rader-btk-killer-29880.php. These details were later released to the public. [19], On July26, 2005, after Rader's arrest, his wife was granted an "emergency divorce" (waiving the normal waiting period). He spent hours waiting at her home but became impatient and left when she did not return home from visiting friends. Rader spent hours waiting in her home but became impatient and left when she did not return home from visiting friends. 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. In February, more postcards were sent to KAKE, and another cereal box left at a rural location that contained another bound doll, apparently meant to symbolize the murder of 11-year-old Josephine Otero. You could be subject to cruel behavior once or twice or three times. Jeff said, My mother still cant believe it, he said. 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. The truth of what caused Rader to become the BTK killer may never be fully known. [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. Dennis married Geraldine Rader in 1932, at age 23 at marriage place, West Virginia. 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. [23], Between the spring of 1974 and winter 1977, Rader killed three more women: Kathryn Bright (April4, 1974), Shirley Vian Relford (March17, 1977), and Nancy Fox (December8, 1977). All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. [9] He grew up in Wichita. ", The Raven that Refused to Sing Concert Review, B.T.K. In October 2017 Netflix's crime drama, Mindhunter, was released to critical acclaim. In April 1979, Rader waited in an elderly womans home but left before she returned. Though born in Pittsburg, Kansas, he grew up in Wichita. But I did have a little a little bit of a grudge against Momma.. He had been arrested for the murders five days earlier. Would love your thoughts, please comment. His father was arrested in 2005 following 10 counts of crimes where he had killed more than ten people. [1], Rader was born on March 9, 1945, to Dorothea Mae Rader (ne Cook) and William Elvin Rader, one of four sons. This time, the package was found in Wichita's Murdock Park. 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. Rader worked at Coleman only a short time and not at the same location as the victims. In an effort to catch him, the authorities released the 1977 recording of his phone call to police, hoping that someone might recognize the voice. Dennis is also referred to as the BTK Strangler and the BTK Killer. Beginning in 2006, he was allowed access to television and radio, to read magazines, and other privileges for good behavior.[75][76]. The poem expressed Rader's unhappiness about being caught, with one of the verses proclaiming, "The dark side of me has been exposed". There were four people present inside: Julie Otero, her husband Joseph Otero, and two of their children, Joseph Jr. and Josephine. On July 22, 2005, a controversy erupted on CNN's Nancy Grace show over a poem that Dennis Rader had written that was passed on to someone who then sold it on an auction site that specializes in serial killer memorabilia. Upon his return to Wichita, Dennis Rader took up a job at the meat department of an IGA supermarket. Rader's killing spree began in January 1974, when he targeted the Otero family, who had been living in Wichita for less than six months. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/dennis-rader. Rader lived on the same street as Marine Hedge, just houses away. [69][70][71], At Rader's August 18 sentencing, victims' families made statements, after which Rader apologized in a rambling 30-minute monologue that the prosecutor likened to an Academy Awards acceptance speech. DNA tests showed a "familial match" between the pap smear and the sample from Wegerle's fingernails; this indicated that the killer was closely related to Rader's daughter, and combined with the other evidence was enough for police to arrest Rader. It had many cards with images of terror and bondage of children pasted on them, a poem threatening the life of lead investigator Lt. Ken Landwehr, and a false autobiography with many details about Rader's life. On June 27, the scheduled trial date, Rader changed his plea to guilty. AMERICAN serial killer Dennis Rader known as BTK, killed 10 people, including two children, over a 17-year period. It had to have been in the family, or it could be an uncle classically or an aunt. [23] He suggested many possible names for himself, including the one that stuck: BTK. 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. His father is an American serial killer known as BTK or the BTK Strangler while his mother is a former bookkeeper. [75], Rader talked about innocuous topics such as the weather during the 40-minute drive to El Dorado, but began to cry when the victims' families' statements from the court proceedings came on the radio. Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, in the United States, He is a citizen of the United States. 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. 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