Dennis Lynn Rader
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Dennis Lynn Rader

B1IntermediateJune 13, 202631 min
  • One speaker
  • Crime & justice

This episode delves into the chilling crimes of Dennis Rader, aka BTK, exploring his murders, taunting letters, and the investigation that led to his capture. A detailed look at one of America's most infamous serial killers that had to name himself. Thank you everyone so much for listening! sources https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-dorothea-and-william-r/176669465/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/btk-victims/13/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KnnA8f37M&t=9Dennis Rader - Wikipedia Dennis Rader | Otero family | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers Dennis Rader | Kathryn Br...

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Today we're going to be talking about Dennis Lynn Raider.

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He was responsible for terrorizing Kansas and surrounding states for decades.

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Welcome to Ouch! Was that a ghost? This podcast may contain graphic material which some listeners may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Is advised. Help me! Now that we covered that, here's your host, Liz. Welcome back to Outdoors At a Ghost.

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This week we're diving into a serial killer, because we haven't done one of those in a while, and this one has been requested for a bit, but it took me a minute to do him, because he's super annoying. Today we're going to be talking about Dennis Lynn Raider.

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He's a serial killer that named himself BTK for Bind Torture and Kill. He was responsible for terrorizing Kansas and surrounding states for decades. He lived this dual life as a husband, father, scout leader, president of his church's council. He worked many different jobs, including installing security systems with ADT for people

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