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Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-
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Rader, Dennis, 1945-
Serial murderers -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Case studies.
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Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-
Rader, Dennis, 1945-
Serial murderers -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Case studies.
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Confession
of a
serial
killer
: the
untold
story
of
Dennis
Rader
, the
BTK
killer
/ Katherine Ramsland.
by
Ramsland, Katherine M., 1953-
ForeEdge, 2016.
Call #:
364.1523 R183c
Subjects
Rader
,
Dennis
, 1945-
Serial
murderers -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Case studies.
ISBN:
9781512601527 (pbk.)
Description:
x, 262 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
In 1974,
Dennis
Lynn
Rader
stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Since adolescence, he had read about
serial
killers and imagined becoming one. Soon after killing the family, he murdered a young woman and then another, until he had ten victims. He named himself "B.T.K." (bind, torture, kill) and wrote notes that terrorized the city. He remained on the loose for thirty years. No one who knew him guessed his dark secret. He nearly got away with his crimes, but in 2004, he began to play risky games with the police. He made a mistake. When he was arrested,
Rader
's family, friends, and coworkers were shocked to discover that B.T.K. had been among them, going to work, raising his children, and acting normal. This case stands out both for the brutal treatment of victims and for the ordinary public face that
Rader
, a church council president, had shown to the outside world. Through jailhouse visits, telephone calls, and written correspondence, Katherine Ramsland worked with
Rader
himself to analyze the layers of his psyche. Using his drawings, letters, interviews, and
Rader
's unique codes, she presents in meticulous detail the childhood roots and development of one man's motivation to stalk, torture, and kill. She reveals aspects of the dark motivations of this most famous of living
serial
killers that have never before been revealed. In this book Katherine Ramsland presents an intelligent, original, and rare glimpse into the making of a
serial
killer
and the potential darkness that lives next door.
Genre:
True crime.
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Sackville Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
364.1523 R183c
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