# BTK serial murderer in Wichita

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-serial-murderer-in-wichita/296316>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 26, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-serial-murderer-in-wichita/296316 "2005-03-26T04:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tragarete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Tragarete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tragarete)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-serial-murderer-in-wichita/296316/1 "2005-03-26T04:37:17Z")

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With all the other, recent creepy news, we haven’t heard much about Dennis Rader lately. Last I heard, his wife and kids were in seclusion and had not been in touch with him. He is in jail, accused of committing ten murders. His pastor visits him regularly and doesn’t know whether he’s guilty or not. Early reports said that he’d admitted his guilt, but nothing on that recently. I have to admit I am fascinated by this case. Has there been any more recent coverage about this guy?

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**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-serial-murderer-in-wichita/296316/2 "2005-03-26T13:16:58Z")

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You can Google NEWS to see new stuff and sign up for news alerts there and at places like CNN.

The last “new” stuff I see is yesterday when they appointed the Trial judge  
[http://www.kbsd6.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=KBSD/MGArticle/BSD\_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781797570](http://www.kbsd6.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=KBSD/MGArticle/BSD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781797570)

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**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-serial-murderer-in-wichita/296316/3 "2005-03-26T16:44:00Z")

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> [@jimmmy](#):
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> You can Google NEWS to see new stuff and sign up for news alerts there and at places like CNN.
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> The last “new” stuff I see is yesterday when they appointed the Trial judge  
> [http://www.kbsd6.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=KBSD/MGArticle/BSD\_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781797570](http://www.kbsd6.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=KBSD/MGArticle/BSD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781797570)

That is one of the most poorly written news story I have ever read.

Yikes.

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/btk-serial-murderer-in-wichita/296316/4 "2005-03-26T17:42:47Z")

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The Crime Library has lots of articles linked [here](http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/unsolved/btk/btk_jump_page.html).