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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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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
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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
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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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