1. Dennis Rader A.K.A “BTK”
By: Elemuel Coleman

2. Background Born in Wichita, Kansas on March 9, 1945
Son of William Elvin and Dorothy Mae Rader
Oldest of four brothers
Attended Kansas Wesleyan Univ. from
Served in U.S. Air Force from
Extremely cruel to animals (Macdonald Triad)

3. Serial Killer Background
Alias: “BTK” Killer
Modus Operandi: Bind, Torture, Kill
Murdered 10 People in Sedgwick County
Killed between
Killed four members of one family (The Otero Family)
Apprehended February 25, 2005

4. Letters
Part of Rader’s M.O. was to taunt the police with letters. His first note was left in the Wichita Public Library. The second was sent to KAKE – TV station. He sent letters to the Wichita Eagle under the name Bill Thomas Killman. Letters were usually a call for attention.
“I find the newspaper not writing about the poem on Vain not amusing. A little paragraph would have enough. I know it not the media fault. The Police Chief he keep things quiet, and doesn't let the public know there a psycho running around lose strangling mostly women, there 7 in the ground; who will be next? How many do I have to Kill before I get a name in the paper or some national attention”

5. Arrest
Rader sent a floppy disk to FOX, in which, Police found metadata on the Christ Lutheran Church with the name Dennis.
FBI, SWAT and bomb unit converged and handcuffed Rader at his home.
Charged with murders on February 28, 2005
Death penalty is re-instated, yet Rader is ineligible for the penalty.

6. Vital Evidence Semen sample taken from Rader’s daughter
Floppy disk sent to FOX from Rader
Cereal box found in back of a truck Rader used as a message
Semen found on Josephine Otero
Material found under fingernails of victim
Pay phone record Rader used in 1977

7. Dennis Rader: Serial Killer?
Dennis Rader exemplifies many of the characteristics of a serial killer. He has a M.O. and he continually kills. In his earlier years, he displayed cruelty to animals, which is one of the keys to the Macdonald triad. In an interview, Rader said he received pleasure from watching his victims die. This is called sadomasochism. These are all vital in the description of a serial killer, and Rader possesses all of these.

8. Sources
Wikipedia. 6 Oct Oct < wiki/ dennis_rader#legal_proceedings>.
Confessions of the BTK Killer. DVD. NBC, 2005.
True TV. 6 Oct Oct < library/ crime/ serial_killers/ unsolved/ btk/ index_1.html>.