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Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer who murdered 10 people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita), Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. He was known as the BTK killer (or the BTK strangler), which stands for Bind, Torture and Kill, which describes his modus operandi. Letters were written soon after the killings to police and to local news outlets, boasting of the crimes and knowledge of details. After a long hiatus these letters resumed in 2004, leading to his arrest in 2005 and subsequent conviction. Image File history File links Dennis_Rader_booking. ... Al Capone. ... Look up booking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kansas. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually 50 years) a prisoner may be incarcerated, or require the... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated form MO) is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as mode of operation. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Rader was the eldest of four brothers^[1] According to several reports (including his confessions), already as a child he was engaging in zoosadism^[2]^[3], one of the warning signs in the MacDonald triad. He was the son of William Elvin and Dorothea Mae (née Cook) Rader. He grew up in Wichita and graduated from Riverview School and later Wichita Heights High School. Rader attended Kansas Wesleyan University in 1965–1966 and then spent four years from 1966 to 1970 in the U.S. Air Force, including time in Texas, Alabama, Okinawa, South Korea, Greece and Turkey.^{[citation needed]} Ernest Bornemann (1990, cited by Rosenbauer 1997) coined the term zoosadism for those who derive pleasure from inflicting pain on an animal, sometimes with a sexual component. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... The French word nÃ©e (feminine) or nÃ© (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... Wichita Heights High School is a secondary school located at 5301 N. Hillside, Wichita, Kansas, 67219 and is part of the USD 259 public school system. ... Kansas Wesleyan University is a private four-year Methodist college founded in Salina, Kansas in 1886. ... â€œThe U.S. Air Forceâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

When he returned to the United States, he moved to Park City, a suburb located seven miles north of Wichita. He worked for a time in the meat department of Leekers IGA supermarket in Park City where his mother also worked as a bookkeeper. He married Paula Dietz on May 22, 1971. He attended Butler County Community College in El Dorado, earning an associate's degree in Electronics in 1973. He enrolled at Wichita State University that same fall. There he graduated in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice. Rader has two grown children. Park City is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas; it is a suburb of Wichita. ... â€œSuburbiaâ€ redirects here. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Butler Community College is an accredited 2-year community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, USA, that opened in 1927. ... El Dorado is the largest city and county seat of Butler County, Kansas. ... Wichita State University (WSU) is an American state-supported university located in the middle-size city of Wichita, Kansas, in the south central part of the state. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ...

From 1972 to 1973, Rader worked as an assembler for the Coleman Company, a camping gear firm, as had two of BTK's early victims. From November 1974 until being fired in July 1988, Rader worked at a Wichita-based office of ADT Security Services, a company which sold and installed alarm systems for commercial businesses during Rader's years there.^[4] He held several positions, including installation manager. It was believed that he learned how to carefully defeat home security systems, enabling him to break into the homes of his victims without being caught.^{[citation needed]} Coleman Company, Inc. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Rader was a census field operations supervisor for the Wichita area in 1989 for three months, prior to the 1990 federal census.^{[citation needed]} Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census of year 1990, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ...

In 1991 Rader was hired to be supervisor of the Compliance Department at Park City, a two-employee, multi-functional department in charge of "animal control, housing problems, zoning, general permit enforcement and a variety of nuisance cases." In this position, neighbors recalled him as sometimes overzealous and extremely strict; one neighbor complained that he euthanized her dog for no reason. On March 2, 2005, the Park City council terminated Rader's employment for failure to report to work or to call in. (By this time, he had been detained by the authorities.) Rader served on both the Sedgwick County's Board of Zoning Appeals and the Animal Control Advisory Board (appointed in 1996 and resigned in 1998). He was also a member of Christ Lutheran Church, a Lutheran congregation of about 200 people. He had been a member for about 30 years and had been elected president of the Congregation Council. He was also a Cub Scout leader. An animal control officer (also, more informally: dog catcher or dog warden or ) is an employee of, or a contractor to, a municipality, charged with catching stray or loose dogs, cats, and sometimes other animals, and bringing them to a compound or animal shelter, where the animals are held for... A typical zoning map; this one identifies the zones, or development districts, in the city of Ontario, California Zoning is a North American term for a system of land-use regulation. ... For mercy killings not performed on humans, see Animal euthanasia. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Christ Lutheran Church is a congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... Scouting in Kansas has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. ...

On July 27, 2005, Sedgwick County District Judge Eric Yost waived the usual 60-day waiting period and granted an immediate divorce for Paula Rader, agreeing that her mental health was in danger. Rader did not contest the divorce, and the 34-year marriage was ended. Paula Rader said in her divorce petition that her mental and physical condition has been adversely affected by the marriage. She also contended that the couple was incompatible and that he had failed to perform material marital duties and obligations.^{[citation needed]} is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sedgwick County (standard abbreviation: SG) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional wellbeing or an absence of mental illness. ...

Arrest & conviction

The police had begun DNA testing of hundreds of men trying to find the serial killer. Altogether, some 1100 DNA samples would be taken.^{[citation needed]}

Rader had left a note to the police asking them to reply by a newspaper ad, if it was all right for him to give them more information about himself via floppy disk and not get caught. The police department then replied, via the newspaper ad, that it was all right and there was no way of knowing who sent it, when in fact there was. The BTK sent his message and floppy to the police department. The police department quickly tracked him down. They did that by checking the metadata of the document. In the metadata, they found that the document has been made by a man who called himself Dennis. They also found a link to the Lutheran Church. When the police searched on the internet for 'Lutheran Church Whichita Dennis', they found also his family name. Metadata is data about data. ...

The police knew that Dennis owned a black Jeep Cherokee. When the police knew his first and his familyname, they drove by his house. There, they saw the black Jeep Cherokee. Unfortunatly, this was indirect evidence, so they had to find direct evidence. To find that direct evidence, they compared DNA-samples of his daugther with the DNA-samples found on the crimescenes. These DNA-simples did match.^{[citation needed]}

On February 25, 2005, Rader was detained near his home at 6220 61st and Independence in Park City and accused of the BTK killings. At a press conference the next morning, Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams flatly asserted, "the bottom line ... BTK is arrested. " Rader pleaded guilty to his crimes on June 27, 2005, giving a graphic account of his crimes in court.^[5]^[6] He was sentenced to serve 10 consecutive life sentences on August 18, 2005 (one life sentence per victim). This includes nine life sentences each with the possibility of parole in 15 years, and one life sentence with the possibility of parole in 40 years. This means that, in total, Rader would be eligible for parole in 175 years. is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A member of Liberal Democratic Party Taizo Sugimura in an apology news conference in Japan A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. ... A plea bargain is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Medical parole be merged into this article or section. ...

Victims

Police officials say there is no reason to believe Rader was responsible for any other murders. He collected items from the scenes of the murders he committed and, reportedly, he had no items that were related to any other killings. He did have other intended victims, notably Anna Williams, 63, who in 1979 escaped death by returning home much later than he expected.^{[citation needed]}

Letters

Rader was particularly known for sending taunting letters to police and newspapers. There were several communications from BTK during 1974 to 1979. The first was a letter that had been stashed in an engineering book in the Wichita Public Library in October 1974 that described in detail the killing of the Otero family in January of that year. In early 1978 he sent another letter to television station KAKE in Wichita claiming responsibility for the murders of the Oteros, Shirley Vian, Nancy Fox and another unidentified victim assumed to be Kathryn Bright. He suggested a number of possible names for himself, including the one that stuck: BTK. He demanded media attention in this second letter, and it was finally announced that Wichita did indeed have a serial killer at large. A poem was enclosed entitled "Ode to Nancy." In 1979 he sent two identical packages, one to an intended victim who was not at home when he broke into her house and the other to KAKE. These featured another poem, "Oh Anna Why Didn't You Appear," a drawing of what he had intended to do to his victim, as well as some small items he had pilfered from Williams' home. Apparently, Rader had waited for several hours inside the home of Anna Williams. Not realizing that she had gone to her sister's house for the evening, he eventually got tired of the long wait and left.^{[citation needed]} The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Kake may refer to: Kake, Alaska Kake, Ethiopia Kake, Hiroshima Kake, a character of Tom of Finland KAKE may also refer to KAKE-TV, channel 10 serving Wichita, Kansas (and most of the states outlying areas). ...

In 1988, after the murders of three members of the Fager family in Wichita, a letter was received from someone claiming to be the BTK killer in which he denied being the perpetrator of this crime. He did credit the killer with having done admirable work. It was not proven until 2005 that this letter was in fact written by the genuine BTK killer, Rader, although he is not considered by police to have committed this crime.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2004, he began the series of 11 communications from BTK that led directly to his arrest in February 2005. The Wichita Eagle newspaper received a letter from someone using the return address Bill Thomas Killman. The writer claimed that he murdered Vicki Wegerle on September 16, 1986, and enclosed photographs of the crime scene and a photocopy of her driver's license, which had been stolen at the time of the crime. In May 2004 a word puzzle was received by KAKE. On June 9, 2004, a package was found taped to a stop sign at the corner of First and Kansas in Wichita, containing graphic descriptions of the Otero murders and a sketch labeled, "The Sexual Thrill is My Bill." Also enclosed was a chapter list entitled "The BTK Story" that mimicked a story written in 1999, by Court TV Crime Writer David Lohr. Chapter One was entitled, "A Serial Killer is Born." In July a package was dropped into the return slot at the downtown public library containing more bizarre material, including the claim that he, BTK, was responsible for the death of 19-year-old Jake Allen in Argonia, Kansas earlier that same month. This claim was found to be false and the death remains ruled as a suicide. In October 2004, a manila envelope was dropped into a UPS box in Wichita containing a series of cards with images of terror and bondage of children pasted on them. Also included was a poem threatening the life of lead investigator Lt. Ken Landwehr and a false autobiography giving many details about his life. These details were later released to the public as though possibly factual, but the police were mostly trying to encourage the killer to continue to communicate until making a major mistake.^{[citation needed]} The Wichita Eagle is the primary newspaper for the city of Wichita, Kansas and the surrounding area. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Photograph (disambiguation). ... A crime scene is a location where an illegal act took place such as molestation, rape or illegal turnip smoking, and comprises the area from which most of the physical evidence is retrieved by [[forensics|forensic scientists] for example the reknowned criminal investigator and skilled forensic scientist, who is unfortunately... A small, much-used Xerox copier in a high school library. ... Current EU driving licence, German version - front 1. ... Argonia is a city located in Sumner County, Kansas. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... United Parcel Service, Inc. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ...

In December 2004, Wichita police received another package from the BTK killer. This time the package was found in Wichita's Murdock Park. It contained the driver's license of Nancy Fox, which was noted as stolen at the scene of crime, as well as a doll that was symbolically bound at the hands and feet with a plastic bag tied over its head. In January 2005, Rader attempted to leave a cereal box in the bed of a pickup truck at a Home Depot in Wichita, but the box was at first discarded by the owner. It was later retrieved from the trash after Rader himself asked what had become of it in a later message. Surveillance tape of the parking lot from that date revealed a distant figure driving a black Jeep Cherokee leaving the box in the pickup. In February there were postcards to KAKE, and another cereal box left at a rural location that contained another bound doll symbolizing the murder of 11-year-old Josephine Otero. Rader asked the police that if he put his writings onto a floppy disk if the disk could be traced or not. He received his answer in a newspaper ad posted in the Wichita Eagle saying it would be OK. On February 16, 2005 he sent a floppy disk to Fox TV station KSAS in Wichita. Forensic analysis quickly determined that the disk had been used by the Christ Lutheran Church in Wichita, plus the name Dennis. An internet search determined that Rader was president of the church council. He was arrested on February 25.^{[citation needed]} The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. ... The Jeep Cherokee is a name for three different SUV models produced from 1974 to the present: 1974â€“1983 Jeep Cherokee (SJ) full-size SUV 1984â€“2001 Jeep Cherokee (XJ) compact SUV 1993â€“present Jeep Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV 2002â€“present european version of Jeep Liberty mid-size SUV... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Agents of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division investigate a crime scene Forensic science (often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

After his arrest, Rader stated he chose to resurface in 2004 for various reasons, including David Lohr's feature story on the case and the release of the book Nightmare in Wichita: The Hunt for the BTK Strangler by Robert Beattie. He wanted the opportunity to tell his story his own way. He also said he was bored because his children had grown up and he had more time on his hands.^{[citation needed]}

Example

The following is purportedly the text of a 1978 letter, including grammatical errors:^[7]

Arrest

The BTK killer's last known communication with the media and police was a padded envelope which arrived at FOX affiliate KSAS-TV in Wichita on February 16, 2005. A purple, 1.44-MB Memorex floppy disk was enclosed in the package. Also enclosed were a letter, a photocopy of the cover of a 1989 novel about a serial killer (Rules of Prey ISBN-10 0399134654, ISBN-13 978-0399134654) and a gold-colored necklace with a large medallion.^[8] Police found metadata embedded in a Microsoft Word document on the disk that pointed to Christ Lutheran Church, and the document was marked as last modified by "Dennis". A search of the church website turned up Dennis Rader as president of the congregation council. Police immediately began surveillance of Rader.^{[citation needed]} FOX redirects here. ... KSAS-TV, channel 24, is a Fox affiliate based in Wichita, Kansas. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ReBoot character, see Megabyte (ReBoot). ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ... Metadata is data about data. ...

Sometime during this period, police obtained a warrant for the medical records of Rader's daughter. A tissue sample seized at this time was tested for DNA and provided a familial match with semen at an earlier BTK crime scene. This, along with other evidence gathered prior to and during the surveillance, gave police probable cause for an arrest.^{[citation needed]} In law, a warrant can mean any authorization. ... Biological tissue is a collection of interconnected cells that perform a similar function within an organism. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... In United States criminal law, probable cause refers to the standard by which a police officer may make an arrest, conduct a personal or property search or obtain a warrant. ...

Rader was stopped while driving near his home and taken into custody shortly after noon on February 25, 2005. Immediately after, law enforcement officials—including a Wichita Police bomb unit truck, two SWAT trucks, and FBI and ATF agents—converged on Rader's residence near the intersection of I-135 and 61st Street North. Once in handcuffs, he was asked by an officer "Mr. Rader, do you know why you're going downtown?" to which he replied "Oh, I have my suspicions, why?" Rader's home and vehicle were searched, and evidence (including computer equipment, a pair of black pantyhose retrieved from a shed, and a cylindrical container) was collected. The church he attended, his office at City Hall and the main branch of the Park City library were also searched that day. Officers were seen removing a computer from his City Hall office, but it is unclear if any evidence was found at these locations. They had concluded from his computers, however, that he belonged to serial hero forum, and was the admin of the Crimelibrary forums at the time, but has since been usurped by Freshwater.^{[citation needed]} is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Longest Walk: a British Army ATO approaches a suspect device in Northern Ireland. ... This article is about Special Weapons and Tactics. ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ...

Rader talked to the police for several hours, although he confessed almost immediately. Twelve DVDs were filled recording his confession.^{[citation needed]} DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

On February 26, 2005, The Wichita Police Department announced that they were holding Dennis Lynn Rader as the prime suspect in the BTK killings in a press conference.^[9] is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rader was formally charged with the murders on February 28, 2005.^[10] is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legal proceedings

Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994. The last known BTK killing was in 1991, making all known BTK murders ineligible for the death penalty. Even if later murders are linked to the BTK killer, it was originally unclear whether the death penalty would come into play, as the Kansas Supreme Court declared the state's capital punishment law unconstitutional on December 17, 2004. That ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court, however, was reversed by the United States Supreme Court on June 26, 2006 in the case of Kansas v. Marsh, and Kansas's death penalty statute was upheld. The Sunday after his arrest, Associated Press cited an anonymous source that Rader had confessed to other murders in addition to the ones with which he was already connected.^[11] When asked about the reported confessions, Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston said "Your information is patently false," but she refused to say whether Rader had made any confessions or whether investigators were looking into Rader's possible involvement in more unsolved killings.^[12] On March 5, news sources claimed to have verified by multiple sources that Rader had confessed to the ten murders he is charged with, but no additional ones.^[13] Image File history File links 0083707. ... Image File history File links 0083707. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... In the United States, the state supreme court (known by various names in various states) is the highest state court in the state court system. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Holding The Eighth Amendment did not prohibit states from imposing the death penalty when mitigating and aggravating sentencing factors were in equipose. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... This article is about the day. ...

On February 28, 2005, Rader was formally charged with 10 counts of first degree murder^[10] He made his first appearance via videoconference from jail. He was represented by a public defender. Bail was continued at $10 million.^[14] On May 3, District Court Judge Gregory Waller entered not guilty pleas to the ten charges on Rader's behalf as Rader did not speak at his arraignment.^{[citation needed]} is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. ... This article or section should be merged with Video teleconference A videoconference is a live connection between people in separate locations for the purpose of communication, usually involving audio and often text as well as video. ...

On June 27, the scheduled trial date, Dennis Rader changed his plea to guilty. In a very calm manner he described, in detail, the killings. He made no apologies. (Rader's pleas online in RealMedia format courtesy KWCH-TV [1]^{[dead link]}.) RealMedia is a multimedia container format created by RealNetworks. ... KWCH channel 12 is a CBS affiliate based in Wichita, Kansas. ...

On August 18, Rader faced sentencing. The victims' families made statements, followed by Rader, who apologized for the crimes. He was sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms, which requires a minimum of 175 years without a chance of parole. Because Kansas had no death penalty at the time the murders were committed, this was the maximum sentence allowed. ^[15] Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... It has been suggested that Medical parole be merged into this article or section. ...

On August 19, Rader was moved from the Sedgwick County Jail to the El Dorado Correctional Facility, a Kansas state prison, to begin serving his life sentence as inmate #0083707 with an earliest possible release date of February 26, 2180.^[16] According to witnesses, while travelling the 40 minute drive from Wichita to El Dorado, Rader talked about innocuous topics such as the weather, but when the victims' families' statements from the court proceedings a day before came on the radio, Rader began to cry. Rader is now being held in the EDCF Special Management unit, also known as solitary confinement, for "the inmate's own protection," a designation he most likely will retain for the remainder of his incarceration. He is confined to the cell 23 hours a day with the exception of voluntary solo one-hour exercise yard time, and access to the shower three times per week.^{[citation needed]} The Jail in El Dorado Kansas holds many regional convicts including Dennis Rader, the BTK strangler. ... This is a list of state prisons in Kansas. ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 22nd century comprises, for some, the years 2101 to 2200 in the Gregorian calendar. ... Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding guards, chaplains and doctors. ...

Beginning April 23, 2006, having reached "Incentive Level Two", Rader has been allowed to purchase and watch television, purchase and listen to the radio, receive and read magazines, and have other privileges for good behavior. The victims' families disagreed with this decision on the grounds that he had previously used those media to explore and act upon his own sexual fantasies.^{[citation needed]} is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to Rader's record in the Kansas Department of Corrections database, he had a Class Two disciplinary report concerning "mail" on April 10, 2006.^[16] is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Further Investigation

Police in Wichita, Park City, and several surrounding cities are looking into unsolved cases before, during, and after 1974 and 1991 in cooperation with the state police and the FBI. In particular they are focusing on cases after 1994 when the death penalty was reinstated in Kansas. Moreover police in surrounding states such as Missouri and Oklahoma are also investigating cold cases which fit Rader's pattern.^{[citation needed]}

The FBI, Air Patrol, and local jurisdictions at Rader's former duty stations are checking into unsolved cases during Rader's time in the service. As of September 2007 no other murders have been discovered that can be attributed to Rader, although suspicions linger in many quarters, largely based in the ongoing fascination with Rader and his crimes, that Rader did commit other murders and did not confess to those crimes because they were committed in other jurisdictions, or at other times, that would qualify him for capital punishment if convicted. However, absolutely no proof, in spite of a myriad of investigations, have found any other murders what so ever. ^{[citation needed]}

Evidence pertaining to the murders

Because Rader did not contest his guilt, most evidence was not tested in court. However, physical and circumstantial facts that would have corroborated Rader as the BTK killer include:

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Post-arrest notoriety and profit

Massachusetts psychologist Robert Mendoza was hired by Rader's court-appointed public defenders to conduct an interview after he pleaded guilty on June 27. NBC claimed Rader knew the interview might be on TV but that was a false statement according to the Sedgwick County Sherriff's department. Rader mentioned the interview during his sentencing statement. On October 25, 2005, the Kansas Attorney General filed a petition to sue Robert Mendoza and Tali Waters, co-owners of Cambridge Forensic Consultants, LLC, for breach of contract, claiming they intended to benefit financially from the use of information obtained from involvement in Rader’s defense. Mendoza said he paid Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth to edit the video, and that she had the tape "locked up". On May 10, 2007, Mendoza settled the case for $30,000 with no admission of wrongdoing.^[19] The Kansas Attorney General's office arranged for the settlement money to be distributed to families of the victims. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American talk show host and former prosecutor. ... Serial Killer memorabilia and Serial Killer lore is a subculture revolving around the legacies of various infamous and notorious serial killers. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABCs 20/20 or CBSs 60 Minutes. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth (born Omaroseonee O. Manigault [1] February 15, 1974) is a former participant on Donald Trumps television reality show The Apprentice. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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References

^ Dennis Rader Biography. The Biography Channel. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
^ Litany of horror. The Wichita Eagle (August 18, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
^ Dennis Rader Biography. The Biography Channel. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
^ "BTK suspect's career in security probed", 5starnews.com (AP), February 28, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ Serial Killer Next Door — Confessions of the BTK killer. CNN (27 June 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ "Anger, Relief Over BTK Confessions", CBS News, June 28, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ Frank Waldron (August 05, 2005). Letters from BTK. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ Camp novel crops up in the BTK case. johnsandford.org, attribued to "StarTribune" (March 3, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ Andy Samuelson. "Wichita police: ‘BTK is arrested’", LJWorld.com, February 27, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ ^a ^b BTK Serial Killer Suspect’s Charges — State of Kansas v. Dennis Rader. findlaw.com (28 February 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-06. (dated 2/28/05 on page 6 of 6)
^ "'BTK' Serial Killer In Custody, Claims Police", St. Petersburg Times, from AP, March 1, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ "BTK Suspect Said to Confess to 6 Slayings", USA Today (AP), 27 February 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ Stan Finger and Tim Potter. "Rader has admitted to killings, daily says", March 6, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ "Victim's brother describes killing linked to BTK", CNN, March 2, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ "BTK killer sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms", WHO-TV (AP), August 19, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ ^a ^b Dennis Rader's listing on the Kansas Department of Corrections Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository site. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ "Computer disk may have cracked BTK case", NSNBC (AP), March 3, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ Confessions of BTK. tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ John Boyd (May 11, 2007). BTK Psychologist to Pay State. KWCH Eyewitness News. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.^{[dead link]}

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