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Dennis Rader

Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer known as BTK or the BTK Strangler. Rader gave himself the name "BTK" (for "bind, torture, kill"). Between 1974 and 1991, Rader killed ten people in the Wichita, Kansas metro area. Rader sent taunting letters to police and newspapers describing the details of his crimes. After a decade-long hiatus, Rader resumed sending letters in 2004, leading to his 2005 arrest and subsequent guilty plea. He is serving ten consecutive life sentences at El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas.

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1945-03-09

Birth Place

Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S.

Spouse(s)

Paula Dietz

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He killed without remorse, and even left clues and taunts for authorities... Many serial killers want attention for what they do, sometimes they even require praise as they marvel at the atrocities they commit. Dennis Rader was no different; he even left clues at crime scenes to taunt the police...

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America has been obsessed with serial killers since the label was adopted by the FBI in the late '70s and early '80s. With recently renewed interest in serial killers like Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer, fascination with psychopathic murder seems to be at an all-time high. Among the most prolific serial killers in America's history, there are only a few that are still living — one of which is Dennis Rader.