Dennis Lynn Rader: The Profile Of The BTK Killer

The Profile of the BTK Killer

Dennis Lynn Rader has struggled with this bloodthirsty, lustful monster that has plagued his psyche—ultimately damaging both himself and the society as a whole. Wichita, Kansas policemen had a difficult time identifying the culprit of ten convicted murders, condoned in broad daylight all within the vicinity, from 1974-1991. Rader, who refers to himself as BTK, was able to strangle and suffocate neighboring victims under the radar for nearly thirty years.

BTK killed in a similar fashion consecutively; his method followed his “bind, torture, kill” perversions and fantasies. Most of BTK’s victims were females of all ages, but males were only attacked if they were concurrently in the same household as the woman

Davis, he felt the need to place a thin, painted mask on her face to “pretty her up” and make her more “lifelike” and “feminine.” Denis Radar also kept dolls, jewelry, and index cards of child swimsuit models with sexual fantasies written in the

He called in to the police department nearly every incidence he had murdered an individual or a family—and seemed incredibly prideful of it. When investigators had three suspects in for the Otero murders, BTK wrote a letter to them that stated, “Those three dudes you have in custody are just talking to get publicity for the Otero murders. They know nothing at all. I did it by myself and with no one[’]s help. There has been no talk either.” He frequently phoned the authorities, sent them letters and puzzles, and left behind poems and even his backpack with a Barbie doll choked with a nylon stocking. BTK’s confidence seemingly skyrocketed the more successful he became whilst the police remained befuddled. It was not until 2005 when Dennis Rader was finally arrested after solving a puzzle he sent in, giving away his name and address once decoded. Despite his dormancy since 1991, he continued to communicate with authorities prior to the