Insiders tell story in book on BTK  Kansas.com  May 31, 2007
Norman Williams had not yet joined the Wichita police force, and Lou Heldman was a neophyte reporter in 1974, the year Dennis Rader killed for the first time. But more than 30 years later, Williams would be the chief of police and Heldman publisher of The Eagle in an unlikely partnership that would tell the story of one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, BTK.  Excerpt. 

John Douglas on BTK  KWCH.com  May 2007
He's the former head of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit and one of the first FBI profilers. John Douglas has helped capture many serial killers and interviewed many others.  Douglas was called in to help in the BTK case in the early 1980's and says he interviewed Dennis Rader in prison.

Settlement Reached in Case Against BTK psychologist  KAKE.com  May 10, 2007
Attorney General Paul Morrison announced Thursday that a settlement agreement was reached in a case against Dr. Robert Mendoza stemming from the prosecution of the BTK killer. Mendoza is a Massachusetts psychologist who was hired by Dennis Rader's court-appointed attorneys to interview Rader. The alleged purpose of the interview was to produce a videotape to use for mitigation in sentencing. Instead, the tape ended up on the television show Dateline NBC.

BTK civil lawsuits settled  KAKE.com  March 22, 2007
The settlement effectively ends all of the wrongful death litigation filed by the families of Rader's victims. According to the paperwork, each is entitled to a substantial amount of money. Attorneys say that's not what the fight was about.

BTK house demolished  KAKE.com  March 7, 2007
The former home of the "BTK" serial killer was reduced to a pile of rubble Wednesday morning. The house owned by Dennis Rader was purchased by the Park City last year.  At 7 a.m. Wednesday, crews began demolishing the house and loading the remains into four large trucks.  A police officer stood by to guard against souvenir seekers making off with pieces of debris.  Park city paid less than $60,000 for the house where Rader and his family lived for 25 years before he pleaded guilty to the ten killings.  The city wants to use the land to create a new entryway to Jardine Memorial Park.

BTK house to be torn down  Kansas.com  January 2007
Park City has bought the house that once belonged to BTK serial killer Dennis Rader.  The city plans to tear it down to provide an entryway to a small park just behind it, Mayor Dee Stuart said.  The city bought the house from Rader's former wife, Paula, for a little less than $60,000, Stuart said.

Bind, Torture, Kill - the BTK Investigation  Norman Williams and Kenneth Landwehr  policechiefmagazine.org  December 2006
The BTK investigation in Wichita, Kansas, was a serial homicide investigation spanning decades and presenting extraordinary challenges. The investigation began in the mid-1970s, spanned 30 years, and concluded with the arrest of a 59-year-old compliance officer in a small community adjacent to Wichita. His apprehension came as a result of a creative approach that used local media to maintain contact with the killer and carefully manage the release of information about the case.

Man who won lawsuit dies  Kansas.com  November 29, 2006
Roger Valadez died suddenly and unexpectedly Monday, nearly two years after becoming the victim of Wichita's most notorious case of mistaken identity.  Valadez, 66, apparently died of a heart attack, one of his lawyers said, just a month after receiving a $1.1 million verdict against a Wichita television station.

Valadez awarded $1.1 million in BTK case  Kansas.com  October 21, 2006
A Sedgwick County jury said Friday that KSN-TV should pay Roger Valadez $1.1 million for its coverage of him nearly two years ago.  Jurors found Channel 3's news staff acted outrageously and injured Valadez's reputation by naming him as a suspect in the BTK serial killer investigation in December 2004.

Other BTK Victims?  Crime Rant blog by Stephen Singular  August 23, 2006
On April 12, 2006, eight days after UNHOLY MESSENGER was published, I appeared on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.” While Cooper devoted an hour to the BTK case, my website address flashed on the screen. As soon as the program ended, e-mails started rolling into my website.

Woman writing book about BTK’s intention to kill more people  49abcnews.com   June 27, 2006
One year ago today, Dennis Rader admitted he was the BTK serial killer and now a woman is writing a book about his plans to attack more people.  Now, a woman who has had many conversations with Rader while he's been behind bars said he intended to kill several more people around the state

Rader's behavior earns him privileges  Kansas.com  April 23, 2006
Dennis Rader is now allowed to watch television and listen to a radio in his cell at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.

Computer Forensics and the Arrest of BTK   nlectc.com
Detective Randy Stone demonstrates how BTK was unmasked and subsequently arrested using computer forensics.

Four boys who grew up to catch a monster  Kansas.com  February 26, 2006
It has been one year since the cops caught the BTK monster and put an end to his deeds.  So many words have been written and so many stories have been told that many of us are tired of hearing how the monster hunted people and hurt children and dressed in women's underwear.  But one story has not yet been told.  And it mentions the monster hardly at all.  It's about four little boys.  And how they grew up.

Author cracks BTK code  KSN.com  February 17, 2006
One year ago Thursday, Dennis Rader became the prime BTK suspect. Now a code written by the convicted killer is cracked.  Rader told police the code said "Let Beattie Know," but even Rader couldn’t figure out how he got that. Now the man mentioned in the solution says he has the answer.

Past Rader employee claims bias  Kansas.com  January 19, 2006
A woman's gender discrimination lawsuit says she felt threatened by her boss -- Dennis Rader -- months before the world knew him as a serial killer.  According to Mary Capps' lawsuit against Rader and his supervisor, Jack Whitson, the incident happened May 17, 2004.

Serial killer's big mistake  Kentucky.com  December 2, 2005
For 31 years, the BTK serial killer toyed with Wichita, Kan., sending macabre clues and puzzles to police and media about the 10 people he murdered to fulfill his sexual fantasies.  Yet it was the murderer's surprising naivete that ultimately led to his capture, said Sedgwick County, Kan., District Attorney Nola Foulston, the lead prosecutor of BTK killer Dennis Rader.

Judge agrees with DA’s recommendations for Rader  KSN.com   October 13, 2005
Nola Foulston and her team of prosecutors had a big win Wednesday at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, home to Dennis Rader.

BTK:  Out of the Shadows  CBSnews.com  October 1, 2005
When Vicki Wegerle was mysteriously strangled in Wichita, Kan., in 1986, her two young children not only lost their mother, but nearly lost their father, Bill, in the crime's aftermath.

STATE'S SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE - the complete prosecution case against Dennis Rader (pdf)

Brushes with BTK  Kansas.com  August 28, 2005
Now a prison guard at El Dorado, woman was nearly a victim of the serial killer.

BTK Killer starts prison sentence  MSNBC.com  August 19, 2005
Dennis Rader began serving a life sentence Friday for the BTK sex-murders that terrorized Wichita for 17 years. He was led into a maximum security prison a day after relatives of his 10 victims finally got a chance to vent their anger on what one called "this social sewage."

Victims Impact Statements  KSN.com  August 18, 2005
Videos of each victim's family giving impact testimony.

BTK Took Body to Church  CNN.com  August 18, 2005
Sgt. Tom Lee testified Rader told him that after strangling his 53-year-old neighbor, Marine Hedge, in her home on April 27, 1985, he took her body to his church where he took photographs of her in bondage positions.

31 Years of the BTK Killer   MSNBC.com  August 12, 2005
"Dateline NBC" aired an exclusive jailhouse interview with the man who named himself BTK for his propensity to bind, torture and kill his victims

Paula Rader Divorce petition  Kansas.com  July 26, 2005
The wife of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader won an immediate divorce from him Tuesday after a family court ruled an emergency existed due to her mental health.

BTK describes his own crimes  Kansas.com  July 16, 2005
Dennis Rader's description of his crimes was far uglier than the emotionless account he gave in court last month.

Rader's house sells for $90,000  Kansas.com  July 12, 2005  
The owner of Michelle's Beach House, an exotic dance club, buys the serial killer's Park City home for well over its appraised value.

After 31 years and 10 deaths pieces fall in place  Kansas.com  July 10, 2005
It was the moment Lt. Ken Landwehr, commander of the BTK task force, had devoted much of his life to making happen: "Hello, Mr. Landwehr," a handcuffed Dennis Rader said, as officers put him into the back seat of a unmarked police car.

Rader gave details in letters  Kansas.com  July 11, 2005
Dennis Rader said he wore rubber gloves to keep from leaving fingerprints, and turned up the heat before leaving his crime scenes -- apparently so that the bodies would decompose more rapidly, information released Friday by Wichita police shows.

Married to a Monster - Newsweek  MSNBC.com  July 11, 2005
Husband, father, serial murderer: the BTK killer is not the only one. What the families of serial killers go through.

BTK Interview  KAKE.com  July 6, 2005    BTK Interview Part 2  July 7, 2005
There are hundreds of questions about the B-T-K crimes that have yet to be answered.  And now that Dennis Rader isn't going to trial -- some questions may forever be in limbo.  Some questions, only Dennis Rader himself can answer.  This weekend, Larry Hatteberg and Jeff Herndon met face to face in the Sedgwick County detention center with Dennis Rader.

Women think: Did BTK stalk me?  Kansas.com  June 29, 2005   Letter #1  Letter #2 (pdf)
One Wichitan is so consumed by the question, she's been asking Dennis Rader himself.

The BTK Killer: Portrait of a Psychopath - WebMD  FoxNews.com  June 29, 2005
Jack Levin, Ph.D, knows a lot about psychopaths and serial killers. 

Dennis Rader is BTK  KSN.com  June 27, 2005
Dennis Rader appeared in Sedgwick County Court Monday morning and waived his right to a trial by jury by pleading guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder, admitting that he is the BTK serial killer that terrorized Wichita for 30 years.  Includes confession transcripts and videos

BTK suspect talks to KSN  KSN.com  June 21, 2005
Accused BTK killer Dennis Rader is talking directly to KSN News. Rader discusses the case against him, his family, problems with his defense team and perceived harassment.

Terrorized by Dennis Rader?  KAKE.com  Apr. 28, 2005
When Dennis Rader was first arrested as the suspect in the BTK murders, the media heard complaints about Rader's role as the compliance officer in Park City. But none perhaps has been so shocking as the story told by a former Park City resident. The woman says she lived in fear.

BTK Suspect a 'Hateful' Man, Former Co-Worker Says   FoxNews.com  April 22, 2005
To Mary Capps, Dennis Rader was a power-hungry jerk and a nightmare of a boss. Having already filed three complaints against him, she was in the middle of a fourth when police announced Rader was the long-sought BTK serial killer.

Co-worker talks about working under BTK suspect   KSN.com  Apr 2, 2005
The woman who worked under Dennis Rader for six years is speaking out. She suspects Rader could have drugged her and she offers unique insight into the man police say is the serial killer, BTK.

Book says BTK threatened police Kansas.com  Mar. 19, 2005
A key figure in the BTK serial murder investigation was the target of a death threat that was included in a package the killer left in a UPS box last fall, according to a book about the case that went on sale Friday afternoon.

Tabloid Talks to Alleged BTK Target  KAKE.com  Mar. 16, 2005
A National Enquirer article claims an employee at Park City's KFC says BTK suspect Dennis Rader came to the restaurant and stalked her. The headline reads: "BTK Killer Wanted Me Dead." The paper talked to 25-year-old Sonya Gray, a supervisor at the KFC.

Rader Identified by DNA the Day Before Arrest  KAKE.com  Mar. 4

KAKE Reveals Contents of BTK Packages  KAKE.com  Mar. 2

Victim's Brother Describes Killing Linked to BTK  CNN.com  Mar. 2

Brother told police: 'You got the wrong guy'   Kansas.com  Mar. 1
No one in the family can believe it. But if he did it, Jeff Rader said, "may God have mercy on his soul."

Son of BTK Victim Still Haunted   CNN.com  Mar. 1

BTK Twists and Turns -  More Victims?  KSN.com  Feb. 28

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