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THE BTK STORY

By Marilyn Bardsley, Rachael Bell and David Lohr   

BTK - Birth of a Serial Killer


Wichita is the largest city in Kansas and recognized as one of the major mid-sized cities in the nation. Founded in 1868, the city enshrined the name of Wichita Indians, who had made that area their home.

Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
The people of Wichita take great pride in their community, a fact which has earned the city the national distinction of "All American City" not once, but three times. Home to Boeing, Cessna, Learjet and Ratheon, the city has also been nicknamed the "Air Capital of the World."

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In this booming city with one of the best economies in the nation, something terrible was born. It's hard to say just when it happened and how long it took to reach maturity. No doubt it began as a fantasy, an angry internal cauldron of hate and frustration. Slowly, the fantasy became an obsession that demanded fulfilment. The planning and execution of this seminal event took over his conscious thought. Just once, he told himself, and then he would be free of this overwhelming need. It wouldn't be necessary to ever risk doing it again.

But he was deluding himself. The trophies, the photos, and the memories were poor substitutes for the electrifying thrill and release of the act itself. The power he felt when he held a life in his hands was unparalleled. There just had to be some way to continue what he was doing without getting caught. Stopping was not exactly an option he had to consider.

Of course there was a way. For someone with his intellect, there was always a way. Cops are stupid, he knew that. No match for him. No Harvard graduates there on the Wichita police force. If he was careful, there was no reason for him not to indulge himself as many times as he wished. Truth be told, that element of danger added to his excitement and kept him on his guard.







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CHAPTERS
1. Birth of a Serial Killer

2. Dawn

3. Fetish

4. Different Worlds Collide

5. Vanishing Act

6. Ghost Busters

7. The Next Step

8. Cold Case Squad

9. Profile

10. Aftermath

11. BTK Returns

12. Will There Be More?

13. More Clues

14. Name Games

15. Police Power

16. Too Many Clues

17. BTK Suspect Arrested

18. Who is Dennis Rader?

19. New Revelations

20. Exercising Power and Control

21. Rader Court Hearing

22. New Clues

23. BTK Messages Revealed

24. Kerri Rader's DNA

25. Digital Footprints

26. BTK's Signature

27. Those Who Remain

28. Piecing Together the Puzzle

29. Nightmare in Wichita - Book Review

30. Not Guilty

31. Rader Uncovered

32. Creating an Insanity Plea

33. Surprise Confession: Otero Murders

34. Confession: Kathryn Bright

35. Confession: Shirley Vian Relford

36. Confession: Nancy Fox

37. Confession: Marine Hedge

38. Confession: Vicki Wegerle

39. Confession: Dolores Davis

40. The Psychopathic Mind

41. Dennis Rader Speaks

42. Legal Matters: Dennis Rader Update

43. The BTK Tapes

44. In Rader's Own Words

45. Otero Murders' Evidence

46. Mounting Evidence

47. Shirley Vian Relford Case Evidence

48. Nancy Fox and Marine Hedge Case Evidence

49. Vicki Wegerle and Dolores Davis Case Evidence

50. Evil Personified

51. Sentencing

52. Photo Gallery

53. Bibliography

54. The Authors
-Marilyn Bardsley
-Rachael Bell
-David Lohr

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