Dennis Rader

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Dennis Rader is an American serial killer, known as the BTK Killer, who murdered ten people in Kansas between 1974 and 1991 while taunting authorities with letters.

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instanceOf American criminal
human
serial killer
activeYearsEnd 1991
activeYearsStart 1974
alias BTK NERFINISHED
BTK Killer NERFINISHED
BTK Strangler NERFINISHED
apprehended 2005-02-25
birthDate 1945-03-09
birthPlace Pittsburg, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
cityOfCrimes Wichita, Kansas NERFINISHED
communicationStyle sent letters and packages to police and media describing his crimes
convictedOf first-degree murder
murder
countryOfCrimes United States of America NERFINISHED
dateOfConviction 2005-08-18
degree Bachelor’s degree in administration of justice
education Butler County Community College NERFINISHED
Wichita State University NERFINISHED
fullName Dennis Lynn Rader NERFINISHED
gender male
incarceratedIn El Dorado Correctional Facility NERFINISHED
knownFor BTK murders in Kansas NERFINISHED
marriageEnd 2005
marriageStart 1971
mediaCoverage subject of numerous true crime documentaries
methodOfCommunication taunting letters to police and media
modusOperandi binding, torturing, and killing victims in their homes
notableVictimGroup Otero family NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 2
numberOfMurderCounts 10
numberOfVictims 10
occupation compliance officer
security system installer
paroleEligibility not eligible for parole
placeOfApprehension Park City, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of church council at Christ Lutheran Church in Wichita
religion Lutheran
residence Park City, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED
sentence 10 consecutive life sentences
servedIn United States Air Force NERFINISHED
serviceEnd 1970
serviceStart 1966
spouse Paula Dietz NERFINISHED
stateOfCrimes Kansas NERFINISHED
subjectOf book "Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of BTK, the Serial Killer Next Door" NERFINISHED

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