The specter of the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader, continues to haunt the Midwest, with authorities in Kansas and Oklahoma actively investigating the convicted serial killer for potential links to a new wave of unsolved cold cases.
Nearly two decades after Rader’s arrest and conviction for ten murders, fresh leads and material from his own writings have prompted a renewed focus on his activities outside of his known timeline.
Dennis Rader, now 79, is currently serving ten consecutive life sentences at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas. He terrorized the Wichita area from 1974 to 1991, operating under the self-coined moniker “BTK” (Bind, Torture, Kill) and famously taunting police and media with a chilling series of communications…