# New lead in the Wichita Serial killer "BTK" hunt

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lead-in-the-wichita-serial-killer-btk-hunt/260959>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 22, 2004, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lead-in-the-wichita-serial-killer-btk-hunt/260959 "2004-08-22T09:45:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lead-in-the-wichita-serial-killer-btk-hunt/260959/21 "2005-06-28T00:59:34Z")

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> [@Punoqllads](#):
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> Personally, I can’t fathom the reason that he’s showing all of his cards.

For one thing he’s apparently sane or intelligent enough to realize it makes no difference at this point. He’d already confessed anyhow. And if he wants the attention, his lengthy, “chilling” confession will get some, I’m sure.

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lead-in-the-wichita-serial-killer-btk-hunt/260959/22 "2005-06-28T01:36:25Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> For one thing he’s apparently sane or intelligent enough to realize it makes no difference at this point. He’d already confessed anyhow. And if he wants the attention, his lengthy, “chilling” confession will get some, I’m sure.

Absolutely. He knows it’ll get a lot of play.

And that a world will hear him go like, “Look at me, I won’t even give you the satisfaction of seeing me cringe, sweat or beg for mercy. Listen to me describe details of murder like I were describing fixing the brakes on my car.”

Dang, this is one sick puppy…

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lead-in-the-wichita-serial-killer-btk-hunt/260959/23 "2005-06-28T01:37:47Z")

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Kind of reminds me of J.T. Walsh in **Sling Blade** , in fact.

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