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BTK Killer (case details)

58 podcast episodes

BTK: How A Floppy Disk Led Police Straight to Him Pt. 3

Released: Duration: 24:38

After thirty years of silence, BTK came back, and this time he couldn't stop sending packages. In the third and final part of our series on BTK, Katie Ring covers the communications that gave investigators everything they needed, the floppy disk that ended it, and the day Wichita found out the man t… more

BTK: Church Leader, Father, and Serial Killer Pt. 2

Released: Duration: 26:31

BTK went silent for nearly a decade and Wichita slowly exhaled. Investigators assumed he might be dead. He wasn't, he'd just stopped writing letters. In the second part of our 3-part series on BTK, Katie Ring covers the years the city thought it was over, the murders that proved it wasn't, and the m… more

BTK: The Killer Who Refused To Go Uncredited Pt. 1

Released: Duration: 21:05

In January 1974, a family of four was found bound and killed in their Wichita home. The killer left nothing behind. Four months later, a letter arrived at a local newspaper describing details only the murderer could know, signing off with a name he'd chosen for himself: BTK. In the first part of our… more

Killer of the Week: BTK Pt. 2

Released: Duration: 47:43

For more than 30 years, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas,living a double life as a devoted husband, church leader, and Scoutmaster by day, and a sadistic killer by night. As he taunted police and played a deadly game of cat and mouse, Rader’s arrogance would ultimately become his undoing. In … more

Killer of the Week: BTK Pt. 1

Released: Duration: 46:08

Before he was known as the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader was a quiet Midwestern boy with a dark imagination. Behind his polite smile and churchgoing charm, Dennis harbored fantasies of control, torture, and death. For today's first episode of Killer of the Week, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels … more

Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 82: The MFM + Unqualified with Anna Faris Crossover Pt 1

Released: Duration: 1:12:15

It's time to Rewind with Karen & Georgia!

This week, K & G recap Episode 82: The MFM + Unqualified with Anna Faris Crossover Pt 1. Karen covered the BTK Killer, Anna quizzed Karen and Georgia on relationship dealbreakers and they all offered advice to a call-in listener. Tune in for all-new comment…
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EP. 228- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 4: Arrest, Trial & Disturbing Revelations

Released: Duration: 2:40:05

Pulled over in 2005, serial killer Dennis Rader calmly admitted he knew why police were there. Over thirty hours of interrogation, he detailed ten murders with chilling precision, then pleaded guilty to avoid trial. In this episode we cover the trial, the sentencing and the aftermath of one of Ameri… more

EP. 227- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 3: In Plain Sight

Released: Duration: 1:45:10

After killing Marine Hedge in 1985 and Vicki Wegerle in 1986, Dennis Rader vanished into suburban normalcy for almost twenty years—leading Cub Scouts, serving as church president, and installing home alarms for terrified neighbors. While the task force chased ghosts, he privately curated scrapbooks … more

S3 Ep362: BTK | How a Floppy Disk Led to Dennis Rader’s Demise (Part 5)

Released: Duration: 01:54:24

In 1974, Wichita, Kansas was shaken by a series of brutal attacks inside family homes. Men, women, and children were bound, tortured, and killed by a predator who called himself BTK. For 17 years, he terrorized the community, claiming at least 10 victims and taunting police with disturbing letters t… more

EP. 226- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 2: The Murders

Released: Duration: 2:26:39

For 31 years, the city of Wichita lived in terror of a ghost. Between 1974 and 1991, Dennis Rader – the mild-mannered family man, church leader, and compliance officer – murdered ten people in a series of meticulously planned home invasions that still haunt the American true-crime landscape. He didn… more

EP. 225- SERIAL KILLER: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) | Pt. 1: The Beginnings

Released: Duration: 2:02:53

Before he became the nightmare of Wichita, Kansas – the sadistic serial killer who taunted police with letters signed “BTK” – Dennis Rader was just a quiet, unassuming boy growing up in middle America.

In this chilling episode, we go back to the beginning. This is the origin story of one of America…
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S3 Ep360: BTK | The Piano, The Mask, and the Dead of Winter (Part 4)

Released: Duration: 01:25:39

In 1974, Wichita, Kansas was shaken by a series of brutal attacks inside family homes. Men, women, and children were bound, tortured, and killed by a predator who called himself BTK. For 17 years, he terrorized the community, claiming at least 10 victims and taunting police with disturbing letters t… more

SERIAL KILLER: "BTK" Pt. 2

Released: Duration: 49:04

For more than 30 years, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas — living a double life as a devoted husband, church leader, and Scoutmaster by day, and a sadistic killer by night.
As he taunted police and played a deadly game of cat and mouse, Rader’s arrogance would ultimately become his undoing.
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SERIAL KILLER: "BTK" Pt. 1

Released: Duration: 47:47

Before he was known as the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader was a quiet Midwestern boy with a dark imagination. Behind his polite smile and churchgoing charm, Dennis harbored fantasies of control, torture, and death.
In this first episode, Killer Minds hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels uncover…
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S3 Ep358: BTK | Letters, Lies, and the Church of Death (Part 3)

Released: Duration: 01:28:58

In 1974, Wichita, Kansas was shaken by a series of brutal attacks inside family homes. Men, women, and children were bound, tortured, and killed by a predator who called himself BTK. For 17 years, he terrorized the community, claiming at least 10 victims and taunting police with disturbing letters t… more

S3 Ep356: BTK | A Name for the Monster (Part 2)

Released: Duration: 01:20:20

In 1974, Wichita, Kansas was shaken by a series of brutal attacks inside family homes. Men, women, and children were bound, tortured, and killed by a predator who called himself BTK. For 17 years, he terrorized the community, claiming at least 10 victims and taunting police with disturbing letters t… more

Ep. 79 | The Most TWISTED Serial Killer In History | BTK

Released: Duration: 1:38:46

He called himself BTK - “Bind, Torture, Kill.” For decades, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas, taunting police and media with cryptic letters while living a seemingly ordinary suburban life. How did a family man hide the mind of a serial killer in plain sight for over 30 years?
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Finding BTK

Released: Duration: 00:43:02

The story of the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in recent American history--the BTK killer, who terrorized the Wichita, Kansas, area for years. After committing at least seven brutal murders, BTK (for Bind, Torture, Kill) vanished for over 25 years before sending clues of his crim… more