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- Since sex criminals do not change their M.O. or by nature cannot do so, I will not change mine. The code word for me will be… Bind them, torture them, kill them, B.T.K., you see he's at it again.” And thus the monstrous Rader gave himself the title he’s known as: BTK Killer.
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Oct 1, 2020 · Wichita Eagle newspaper employee Don Granger received a phone call in 1974 revealing that the letter was stashed in one of the books. Granger immediately let officials know and the police found...
Apr 20, 2022 · Forensic psychologist explains the influences that led to Dennis Lynn Rader becoming the BTK Serial Killer and why he had police address him by a nickname for his penis. By Constance Johnson Apr 20, 2022, 7:45 PM ET. A professor of forensic psychology explained on a podcast how police finally captured the BTK serial killer, Dennis Lynn Rader.
But Rader claimed he had a dark side—he called it “Factor X,” an evil force which unleashed a character within him that he referred to as “The Minotaur”—that impelled him to Bind, Torture, and Kill—the three words which would form the acronym “BTK.”.
Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945), also known as BTK (an abbreviation he gave himself, for " bind, torture, kill "), is an American serial killer who murdered at least ten people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. Although Rader occasionally killed or attempted to kill men and children, he typically targeted women.
- Incarcerated
- 10–12+
- BTK, BTK Killer, BTK Strangler
- Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 175 years, (10 consecutive life sentences)
Feb 18, 2019 · Dennis Rader, the serial killer better known by his self-assigned pseudonym of “Bind, Torture, Kill” (BTK), murdered 10 people, including men, women, and children, between 1974 and 1991.
Jan 30, 2023 · Bind. Torture. Kill. That was the goal of Dennis Rader, who gave himself the nickname "BTK" — but he claims his motivation came from something called Factor X.
Aug 23, 2018 · When Dennis Rader admitted to being the BTK ("Bind, Torture, Kill") Killer, his confession was nearly as shocking as his crimes. The 60-year-old murderer appeared in front of Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller and admitted to being an elusive killer who terrorized the people of Wichita, Kansas, for decades.
