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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. He later admitted that he was pretending to be his victims as part of a sexual fantasy.
- Incarcerated
- 10–12+
- BTK, BTK Killer, BTK Strangler
- Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 175 years, (10 consecutive life sentences)
- Before Dennis Rader Became The BTK Killer. Dennis Lynn Rader was born on March 9, 1945, as the oldest of four in Pittsburgh, Kansas. He would grow up in a fairly humble home in Wichita, the same city which he would later terrorize.
- The BTK Killer’s First Murder. Rader was laid off from his job as an electrician in 1973 and shortly afterward killed his first victims on January 15, 1974.
- Dennis Rader’s Family Life Alongisde Paula Deitz While Committing His Murders. While her husband massacred a family, Dennis Rader’s wife Paula Dietz prepared to start one of her own.
- A Proud Father Living A Double Life. Not even Dennis Rader’s own children suspected him. Their father was, at his worst, a strictly moral Christian. His daughter, Kerri Rawson, would recall how once her father did angrily grab her brother by the neck, and she and her mother had to pull him off to save the boy’s life.
Aug 31, 2018 · [Photo: Oxygen] Rader's bondage selfies. Police also found several photographs Rader had taken of himself in bondage. According to CBS News, Rader would often relive "the ecstasy of the murder" by taking photographs of himself in the victims' clothing and recreating the murders.
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Mar 26, 2024 · Known as the “BTK” Killer—which stands for bind, torture, and kill—Dennis Rader murdered 10 people in the Wichita, Kansas area from 1974 to 1991, often leaving clues to taunt authorities. By...
- Buzzfeed Staff
- Serial killer Dennis Rader gave himself the nickname "BTK", standing for "bind, torture, kill" — how he killed his victims.
- His series of murders took place over a long period of time from 1974 to 1991.
- But he wasn't caught until three decades later.
- In total, he killed 10 people.
Aug 30, 2023 · The graphic pictures show Dennis Rader recreating the horrible positions he left his victims in. They include photos of him bound and hanging from a tree and what appears to be him tied up in a chair. The pictures are leading to clues of other cold cases that are possibly linked to Rader.
2 days ago · Dennis Rader (born March 9, 1945, Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S.) is an American serial killer who murdered 10 people over a span of three decades before his arrest and confession in 2005. He called himself BTK because he bound, tortured, and killed his victims. Rader was raised in Wichita, Kansas.
