The story of Rader was detailed in the 2007 book " Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door." Image for BTKWhen I write BTK, I mean this:BTK can mean "Bind, Torture, Kill," but usually means "Back To Keyboard."...
BRIAN COOPER
Dennis Rader (known as the BTK killer) was a member of the Lutheran Church, president of the church council, Boy Scout leader, successful father and respected man about town who also happened to be one of the most sadistic, horrible serial killers of the 20th century...
Serial killer Dennis Rader wants to control his narrative. That was clear when the devout Lutheran, dad and Boy Scout troop leader told police to call him by a self-given nickname: “BTK”—bind them, torture them, kill them. He coined another term: “Factor X,” which he blamed (or ...
Married to a Monster; Husband, Father, Serial Murderer: The BTK Killer Is Not the Only One. What the Families of Serial Killers Go ThroughByline: Dirk Johnson and Jessica Silver-Greenberg (With Courtney Cloyd in Kansas and Karen Springen in Chicago)Johnson, Dirk...