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I hope now he has peace and resolve to go on with his life. These people have been tortured enough.
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I hope now he has peace and resolve to go on with his life. These people have been tortured enough.
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Watching 48 Hours Mystery now - apparently the church he took Marine Hedge to WAS the same church he went to. I thought that it was a different church, but it wasn't - it was HIS OWN CHURCH!!!
Glad to hear that Charlie's son woke up out of the coma and that the two of them finally get to meet (I also didn't know he never met his 16 year old son!).
Glad to hear that Charlie's son woke up out of the coma and that the two of them finally get to meet (I also didn't know he never met his 16 year old son!).
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If you watch "The Hunt for the BTK Killer" on television next Sunday night, you'll hear an actor pronounce "HOME-eh-cide" just as the real killer did during a phone call in 1977.
You'll glimpse the actor flexing a squeeze ball with "Life is good" printed on the side, which the killer says he really did.
But judging from an advance copy of the CBS movie, it also mixes in a significant amount of fiction, which is acknowledged in a disclaimer.
After viewing the tape, Wichita police Lt. Ken Landwehr, who led the real BTK Task Force, said he noticed some inaccuracies. Still, Landwehr said, "it did not appear to be outlandish."
"I didn't think it was sensational. I was anticipating a lot more of that," he said. Overall, he said, he was "pleasantly surprised."
Although millions of people could watch the movie, Rader won't be able to, said Kansas Department of Corrections spokeswoman Frances Breyne.
Rader, being held in a one-man cell at El Dorado Correctional Facility since his sentencing in August on 10 counts of first-degree murder, has yet to receive television privileges. It takes time and good behavior before an inmate can have access to TV.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12794051.htm
You'll glimpse the actor flexing a squeeze ball with "Life is good" printed on the side, which the killer says he really did.
But judging from an advance copy of the CBS movie, it also mixes in a significant amount of fiction, which is acknowledged in a disclaimer.
After viewing the tape, Wichita police Lt. Ken Landwehr, who led the real BTK Task Force, said he noticed some inaccuracies. Still, Landwehr said, "it did not appear to be outlandish."
"I didn't think it was sensational. I was anticipating a lot more of that," he said. Overall, he said, he was "pleasantly surprised."
Although millions of people could watch the movie, Rader won't be able to, said Kansas Department of Corrections spokeswoman Frances Breyne.
Rader, being held in a one-man cell at El Dorado Correctional Facility since his sentencing in August on 10 counts of first-degree murder, has yet to receive television privileges. It takes time and good behavior before an inmate can have access to TV.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12794051.htm
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Nearly 150 homicide investigators from across the Midwest have gathered in Wichita this week to discuss an unusual aspect of police investigations: serial killers.
Wichita police homicide Detective Dana Gouge, who organized this year's conference, said presentations are being made about such notorious criminals as:
The I-70 killer, who in 1992 murdered six people in businesses along I-70 and I-35. Two of his victims were women who worked at an east Wichita bridal shop.
The Green River killer, eventually identified as Gary Ridgway, who killed 48 people in the Seattle area before he was arrested in 2001.
And of course, the BTK strangler, eventually identified as Park City compliance officer Dennis Rader, who murdered 10 people in the Wichita area before his arrest earlier this year.
The conference, which runs through Friday at the Old Town Hotel conference center, is sponsored by the Mid-States Homicide Investigators Association. The organization was created in 2001 by members of the Wichita Police Department homicide section.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12829832.htm
Producers of a made-for-TV movie about the BTK killer were preparing a story about a community terrorized and investigators frustrated by a mystery man -- until Dennis Rader was caught.
It forced them to rewrite on the fly and rush to make deadlines. The final scene was shot less than a month ago and the movie was still being edited this week -- even though "The Hunt for the BTK Killer" is scheduled to air 9 p.m. EDT Sunday on CBS.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/1005/btk_ap.html
Wichita police homicide Detective Dana Gouge, who organized this year's conference, said presentations are being made about such notorious criminals as:
The I-70 killer, who in 1992 murdered six people in businesses along I-70 and I-35. Two of his victims were women who worked at an east Wichita bridal shop.
The Green River killer, eventually identified as Gary Ridgway, who killed 48 people in the Seattle area before he was arrested in 2001.
And of course, the BTK strangler, eventually identified as Park City compliance officer Dennis Rader, who murdered 10 people in the Wichita area before his arrest earlier this year.
The conference, which runs through Friday at the Old Town Hotel conference center, is sponsored by the Mid-States Homicide Investigators Association. The organization was created in 2001 by members of the Wichita Police Department homicide section.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12829832.htm
Producers of a made-for-TV movie about the BTK killer were preparing a story about a community terrorized and investigators frustrated by a mystery man -- until Dennis Rader was caught.
It forced them to rewrite on the fly and rush to make deadlines. The final scene was shot less than a month ago and the movie was still being edited this week -- even though "The Hunt for the BTK Killer" is scheduled to air 9 p.m. EDT Sunday on CBS.
http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/1005/btk_ap.html
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Randy Stone put the pieces together to solve BTK case
There was only one valid file on the purple computer disk: TestA.rtf The text file had a single sentence in it, telling investigators to read a 3x5 index card the serial killer BTK had sent with the disk in an envelope KSAS-TV received on Feb. 16.
Click.
With a simple maneuver, Detective Randy Stone of the Wichita Police Department's forensic computer crimes unit learned that the file had last been saved by a person named Dennis.
Click.
Stone then discovered that the disk had been used at Christ Lutheran Church and the Park City Library.
Click. Click.
A quick Google search of the church's Web site showed that the president of the congregation was... Dennis Rader.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/12850406.htm
There was only one valid file on the purple computer disk: TestA.rtf The text file had a single sentence in it, telling investigators to read a 3x5 index card the serial killer BTK had sent with the disk in an envelope KSAS-TV received on Feb. 16.
Click.
With a simple maneuver, Detective Randy Stone of the Wichita Police Department's forensic computer crimes unit learned that the file had last been saved by a person named Dennis.
Click.
Stone then discovered that the disk had been used at Christ Lutheran Church and the Park City Library.
Click. Click.
A quick Google search of the church's Web site showed that the president of the congregation was... Dennis Rader.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/12850406.htm
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"As it turns out, he just can't spell". I love it...love it...love it. His egotistical self is being laughed at in the public arena.Geeks are being praised and he sits in a cell for the rest of his natural life.
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Prosecutors want to make sure BTK killer Dennis Rader cannot get items in prison he could use to draw or write anything to satisfy his sexual fantasies.
That and other conditions of his incarceration will be taken up at a hearing Wednesday at El Dorado Correctional Facility. The proceeding also will involve questions about restitution, defense fees and disposition of evidence.
Prosecutors have asked that Rader be barred from seeing or listening to news reports about his murders and prohibited from making audio or visual recordings other than for law enforcement purposes. They also want a judge to deny him writing implements even markers or crayons that he could use to transcribe his sexual fantasies.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12854954.htm
BTK on TV: 'A study of evil'
The original CBS movie, based on the book by Wichita lawyer Robert Beattie, airs at 8 p.m. today on KWCH, Channel 12.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12857221.htm
BTK'd
Like it or not, killer part of pop culture
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/editorial/12857204.htm
That and other conditions of his incarceration will be taken up at a hearing Wednesday at El Dorado Correctional Facility. The proceeding also will involve questions about restitution, defense fees and disposition of evidence.
Prosecutors have asked that Rader be barred from seeing or listening to news reports about his murders and prohibited from making audio or visual recordings other than for law enforcement purposes. They also want a judge to deny him writing implements even markers or crayons that he could use to transcribe his sexual fantasies.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12854954.htm
BTK on TV: 'A study of evil'
The original CBS movie, based on the book by Wichita lawyer Robert Beattie, airs at 8 p.m. today on KWCH, Channel 12.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12857221.htm
BTK'd
Like it or not, killer part of pop culture
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/editorial/12857204.htm
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The 3 p.m. court hearing will be held at El Dorado Correctional Facility, where Rader is being evaluated to determine where he will serve 10 consecutive life sentences -- one for each of his 10 victims from 1974 to 1991.
Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller is expected to hear arguments from prosecutors and defense lawyers, then make a recommendation about the conditions of Rader's imprisonment.
The decision will lie with the Kansas Department of Corrections. Still, a judge's recommendations often carry weight.
The hearing also will deal with Rader's restitution, court costs and the disposition of evidence. But the question of what materials Rader can have access to is likely to dominate the discussion.
Wednesday's hearing at the high-security prison will not be open to the public and will have limited media access.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/12861966.htm
Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller is expected to hear arguments from prosecutors and defense lawyers, then make a recommendation about the conditions of Rader's imprisonment.
The decision will lie with the Kansas Department of Corrections. Still, a judge's recommendations often carry weight.
The hearing also will deal with Rader's restitution, court costs and the disposition of evidence. But the question of what materials Rader can have access to is likely to dominate the discussion.
Wednesday's hearing at the high-security prison will not be open to the public and will have limited media access.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/12861966.htm
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spygirl said:
I saw it and thought it was pretty good. No sensationalizing and the actor had Radar down to a science. I really had to shake my head a couple of times thinking it really was Radar. Portrayed some of his actions at home and church which showed how manipulative he was in that scenario (don't know if info is accurate as we haven't heard much about his personal life).
Next time it is shown try and watch it.....since you are interested in this case and know a lot about it. I really didn't find any inaccuracies.
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A judge recommended Wednesday that BTK killer Dennis Rader should receive treatment as a sexual offender while he serves the rest of his life in prison for 10 murders.
In a hearing Wednesday at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, District Judge Gregory Waller also recommended restrictions that prosecutors had sought on what Rader can receive or do in prison. For example, Rader would not be able to receive any instruments that he could use to make anything pornographic to satisfy his sexual fantasies.
Rader also will be barred from seeing or listening to news reports about the murders and prohibited from making audio or visual recordings other than for law enforcement purposes.
Waller can only recommend the restrictions. They must be approved by the secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12887196.htm
Under a judge's recommendations Wednesday, Dennis Rader could not sit in prison and draw a woman in bondage or read an article about his 10 murders.
And if the judge has his way, Rader will be treated as a sex offender.
Rader is the serial killer who violently carried out his sexual fantasy about bondage. The "B" in "BTK," the name Rader gave himself, stood for "bind them."
The Kansas Department of Corrections wasn't saying Wednesday whether it will heed the findings of Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller. The department controls inmates.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/12888805.htm
"We're ready to move," said Park City resident Delia Winegarner. "It's been a parade since the Rader issue came about."
Since the arrest of Dennis Rader, Independence street in Park City has at times been filled with rubbernecking gawkers curious about where the strangler lived. But these homes which have been here since the 1950's, could make way for new development.
"I'm ready to go," said Park City resident Sam Winegarner. "We've had enough entertainment in this area for now."
Developers have had their eyes on this neighborhood even before Rader's arrest. The neighborhood sits next to the busy 61st street north and I-135 intersection.
Developers want the land to put more businesses in. Some of the homeowners are fine with selling thier homes.
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/1781781.html
In a hearing Wednesday at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, District Judge Gregory Waller also recommended restrictions that prosecutors had sought on what Rader can receive or do in prison. For example, Rader would not be able to receive any instruments that he could use to make anything pornographic to satisfy his sexual fantasies.
Rader also will be barred from seeing or listening to news reports about the murders and prohibited from making audio or visual recordings other than for law enforcement purposes.
Waller can only recommend the restrictions. They must be approved by the secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/12887196.htm
Under a judge's recommendations Wednesday, Dennis Rader could not sit in prison and draw a woman in bondage or read an article about his 10 murders.
And if the judge has his way, Rader will be treated as a sex offender.
Rader is the serial killer who violently carried out his sexual fantasy about bondage. The "B" in "BTK," the name Rader gave himself, stood for "bind them."
The Kansas Department of Corrections wasn't saying Wednesday whether it will heed the findings of Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller. The department controls inmates.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/12888805.htm
"We're ready to move," said Park City resident Delia Winegarner. "It's been a parade since the Rader issue came about."
Since the arrest of Dennis Rader, Independence street in Park City has at times been filled with rubbernecking gawkers curious about where the strangler lived. But these homes which have been here since the 1950's, could make way for new development.
"I'm ready to go," said Park City resident Sam Winegarner. "We've had enough entertainment in this area for now."
Developers have had their eyes on this neighborhood even before Rader's arrest. The neighborhood sits next to the busy 61st street north and I-135 intersection.
Developers want the land to put more businesses in. Some of the homeowners are fine with selling thier homes.
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/1781781.html
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For a writers' conference, the lead investigator shares a presentation that had been for officers.
As he stepped to the podium Saturday, Ken Landwehr grasped a bottle of Mountain Dew, a favorite beverage. Lots of caffeine. Keeps him going.
Landwehr, the Wichita police lieutenant who heads the homicide unit, had two hours of nonstop talking to do and dozens of crime-scene and investigative pictures to show. And it all was about BTK -- Dennis Rader -- the serial killer Landwehr helped catch in February.
For more than two hours Saturday, the 51-year-old silver-haired investigator talked quickly without notes. He had a 31-year mystery to get through and had memorized many of the details. As a cop who started investigating the serial killer in 1984, he knows every twist.
His audience, under dimmed lights in a Century II conference room: about 25 people, mostly middle-aged, mostly female, attending the Kansas Writers Association's Scene of the Crime Conference. They were seeing the BTK Power Point presentation prepared by police for selected audiences, mainly law enforcement officers.
But one woman could keep silent no longer. "I'm dying to ask you this question: His wife had no idea?"
"None," Landwehr responded, his eyes wide open, voice firm.
"His wife and his kids had no idea what his other life was," Landwehr went on.
The questions kept coming: Did Rader abuse his wife? No.
"His wife loved him." And his daughter --"she adored him," Landwehr said.
It didn't make sense. How could a man do such terrible things to people -- even children -- but love his family? He did care for his family, Landwehr said. It's part of the reason he decided to plead guilty.
As much as Rader would have enjoyed the attention of a trial, Landwehr said, "he didn't want to put his family through hell."
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12914240.htm
As he stepped to the podium Saturday, Ken Landwehr grasped a bottle of Mountain Dew, a favorite beverage. Lots of caffeine. Keeps him going.
Landwehr, the Wichita police lieutenant who heads the homicide unit, had two hours of nonstop talking to do and dozens of crime-scene and investigative pictures to show. And it all was about BTK -- Dennis Rader -- the serial killer Landwehr helped catch in February.
For more than two hours Saturday, the 51-year-old silver-haired investigator talked quickly without notes. He had a 31-year mystery to get through and had memorized many of the details. As a cop who started investigating the serial killer in 1984, he knows every twist.
His audience, under dimmed lights in a Century II conference room: about 25 people, mostly middle-aged, mostly female, attending the Kansas Writers Association's Scene of the Crime Conference. They were seeing the BTK Power Point presentation prepared by police for selected audiences, mainly law enforcement officers.
But one woman could keep silent no longer. "I'm dying to ask you this question: His wife had no idea?"
"None," Landwehr responded, his eyes wide open, voice firm.
"His wife and his kids had no idea what his other life was," Landwehr went on.
The questions kept coming: Did Rader abuse his wife? No.
"His wife loved him." And his daughter --"she adored him," Landwehr said.
It didn't make sense. How could a man do such terrible things to people -- even children -- but love his family? He did care for his family, Landwehr said. It's part of the reason he decided to plead guilty.
As much as Rader would have enjoyed the attention of a trial, Landwehr said, "he didn't want to put his family through hell."
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/12914240.htm
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The Kansas attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against two psychologists who helped defend Dennis Rader, also known as "BTK," alleging they illegally profited from videotaped interviews with the serial killer.
In a petition filed in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Attorney General Phill Kline accused Robert Mendoza, and Tali Walters, co-owners of Cambridge Forensic Consultants, LLC, of giving videotaped conversations with Rader to NBC's "Dateline" television show. The tapes were made when they were part of Rader's state-paid defense team.
In the lawsuit, Kline alleges that the state Board of Indigent Defense Services paid Cambridge Forensic Consultants $57,314 to assist in Rader's defense before the 60-year-old former city worker decided to plead guilty.
Rader signed an agreement allowing Cambridge to benefit financially from its work with him, Kline said, but that arrangement violated Cambridge Forensic's agreement with the state.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1249336
In a petition filed in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Attorney General Phill Kline accused Robert Mendoza, and Tali Walters, co-owners of Cambridge Forensic Consultants, LLC, of giving videotaped conversations with Rader to NBC's "Dateline" television show. The tapes were made when they were part of Rader's state-paid defense team.
In the lawsuit, Kline alleges that the state Board of Indigent Defense Services paid Cambridge Forensic Consultants $57,314 to assist in Rader's defense before the 60-year-old former city worker decided to plead guilty.
Rader signed an agreement allowing Cambridge to benefit financially from its work with him, Kline said, but that arrangement violated Cambridge Forensic's agreement with the state.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1249336
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Totally good news. Not only is he not allowed to profit but the wanna be's aren't given a good shot either. The ultimate respect for the victims.
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Dennis Rader, who pleaded guilty earlier this year and was sentenced to life in prison for killing 10 people as serial killer BTK, is appealing his sentence.
Rader filed a standard one-page notice of appeal on Oct. 20.
One area that Rader might contest is District Judge Greg Waller's recommendations to the Department of Corrections that his access to reading and writing materials be restricted in prison.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/13134405.htm
Rader filed a standard one-page notice of appeal on Oct. 20.
One area that Rader might contest is District Judge Greg Waller's recommendations to the Department of Corrections that his access to reading and writing materials be restricted in prison.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/13134405.htm
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GOOD LORD!!!!!! WHY DOESN'T THIS GUY JUST DIE ALREADY? :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:
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Jeana (DP) said:
That would be a lot of people's hope. He is an idiot of the first order. I still see his cross dressing photos in my mind from time to time and LOL! This helps with knowing the pain he has caused but I wish he had just stayed with that format and not accelerated to torture and murder. He is a nobody. His victims are memorialized.
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A judge cleared the way Friday for a lawyer to see documents sent and received by serial killer Dennis Rader while he was in jail.
Under decisions made by Sedgwick County District Judge Timothy Lahey, the lawyer representing the Wegerle, Relford and Dale Fox families --relatives of some of Rader's 10 victims -- will get to view the documents.
The victims' families were seeking the information to determine Rader's plans and assets, said their lawyer, James Thompson. Their move is part of wrongful-death litigation against Rader.
Val Wachtel, the lawyer for Kristin Casarona, a Topeka woman who visited Rader and corresponded with him while he was in jail, had objected to the families' move to get the documents.
Wachtel contended that some of the documents belong to Casarona and that she has privacy interests. Casarona is writing a book about Rader.
Lahey ruled that any documents regarding Casarona would have to be reviewed by the court before they could be disclosed.
"Basically we both got what we wanted," Thompson said. "I got the documents I wanted, and he (Wachtel) gets his client protected."
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/13207324.htm
Under decisions made by Sedgwick County District Judge Timothy Lahey, the lawyer representing the Wegerle, Relford and Dale Fox families --relatives of some of Rader's 10 victims -- will get to view the documents.
The victims' families were seeking the information to determine Rader's plans and assets, said their lawyer, James Thompson. Their move is part of wrongful-death litigation against Rader.
Val Wachtel, the lawyer for Kristin Casarona, a Topeka woman who visited Rader and corresponded with him while he was in jail, had objected to the families' move to get the documents.
Wachtel contended that some of the documents belong to Casarona and that she has privacy interests. Casarona is writing a book about Rader.
Lahey ruled that any documents regarding Casarona would have to be reviewed by the court before they could be disclosed.
"Basically we both got what we wanted," Thompson said. "I got the documents I wanted, and he (Wachtel) gets his client protected."
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/13207324.htm
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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.
"We then got a piece of information that will go down in history as one of the Darwin Awards," Foulston told the crowd yesterday, referring to an award for people who do stupid things.
Inside one cereal box, Rader left a note asking police whether he could send them a diskette without its being traced to his computer. He asked police to place a classified ad in the local newspaper that said, "It'll be OK, Rex" and left a P.O. Box number and code number.
(Undercover police had a tough time convincing the newspaper to run the ad, Foulston said. Sales representatives thought it was advertising prostitution, and refused to accept it from an undercover female police officer. It was published only after an undercover male officer submitted it.)
In all, Rader talked to police for more than 32 hours, describing in disturbing and photographic detail all 10 slayings, Foulston said. He enjoyed the slayings so much that he got aroused just describing them to investigators, she said.
When he learned police would obtain a search warrant for his house, he drew a map of it and told where he kept mementos from each victim, including jewelry and underwear.
Investigators asked Rader whether anything happened in his childhood that could explain his behavior, Foulston said.
Rader said that as a boy, he watched his grandparents strangle chickens at their farm. He soon began killing animals.
By age 29, he started killing people. Rader never raped or sodomized any of his victims; his deviant pleasures came from watching them die, Foulston said.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/13307959.htm
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.
"We then got a piece of information that will go down in history as one of the Darwin Awards," Foulston told the crowd yesterday, referring to an award for people who do stupid things.
Inside one cereal box, Rader left a note asking police whether he could send them a diskette without its being traced to his computer. He asked police to place a classified ad in the local newspaper that said, "It'll be OK, Rex" and left a P.O. Box number and code number.
(Undercover police had a tough time convincing the newspaper to run the ad, Foulston said. Sales representatives thought it was advertising prostitution, and refused to accept it from an undercover female police officer. It was published only after an undercover male officer submitted it.)
In all, Rader talked to police for more than 32 hours, describing in disturbing and photographic detail all 10 slayings, Foulston said. He enjoyed the slayings so much that he got aroused just describing them to investigators, she said.
When he learned police would obtain a search warrant for his house, he drew a map of it and told where he kept mementos from each victim, including jewelry and underwear.
Investigators asked Rader whether anything happened in his childhood that could explain his behavior, Foulston said.
Rader said that as a boy, he watched his grandparents strangle chickens at their farm. He soon began killing animals.
By age 29, he started killing people. Rader never raped or sodomized any of his victims; his deviant pleasures came from watching them die, Foulston said.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/13307959.htm
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More than two months after a judge recommended that serial killer Dennis Rader have strict limits on what he can read, write and see in prison, corrections officials have yet to formally consider them -- let alone implement them.
That's because even though the Oct. 12 hearing was held at El Dorado Correctional Facility, the Kansas Department of Corrections has yet to receive the certified document spelling out the recommendations, agency spokeswoman Frances Breyne said Friday.
The document was filed in Sedgwick County District Court on Oct. 31, but was not sent out until Friday, after The Eagle asked about it. District Court Clerk Susan Tanner said her staff has now faxed a copy to El Dorado Correctional Facility, where on Aug. 19 Rader began serving 10 consecutive life sentences for the BTK serial killings. A certified copy was being mailed, she said.
Corrections officials need the certified document before they can formally consider it, Breyne said. Once that version arrives, the department's legal team and the secretary of corrections and deputy secretary will decide whether to accept any of the recommendations. When they will make their decision isn't clear.
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That's because even though the Oct. 12 hearing was held at El Dorado Correctional Facility, the Kansas Department of Corrections has yet to receive the certified document spelling out the recommendations, agency spokeswoman Frances Breyne said Friday.
The document was filed in Sedgwick County District Court on Oct. 31, but was not sent out until Friday, after The Eagle asked about it. District Court Clerk Susan Tanner said her staff has now faxed a copy to El Dorado Correctional Facility, where on Aug. 19 Rader began serving 10 consecutive life sentences for the BTK serial killings. A certified copy was being mailed, she said.
Corrections officials need the certified document before they can formally consider it, Breyne said. Once that version arrives, the department's legal team and the secretary of corrections and deputy secretary will decide whether to accept any of the recommendations. When they will make their decision isn't clear.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/btk/13428902.htm