Dennis Rader: The Worst Serial Killer

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“I actually think I may be possessed with demons, I was dropped on my head as a kid.” says Dennis Rader. Dennis was also referred to as BTK a name that he came up with himself, and stood for Bind, Torture, Kill. Rader says that he was dropped on his head as a kid which I totally believe because there was definitely something wrong with that man, he was not normal. Dennis Rader also known as BTK is the worst serial killer known to man, he murdered a whole family, took disturbing photos, and majorly stalked his victims. Dennis Lynn Rader was an American serial killer born on March 9, 1945, in Pittsburg, Kansas, and grew up in Wichita. He started his murdering spree in the mid-1970s, terrorizing the citizens of Kansas for many years before he was finally arrested. Convicted of murdering ten victims, he was planning to attack …show more content…

Rader wasn’t content to live out his sexual fantasies just in the moment. He also wanted to relive them by saving the moment through photographing some of his victims. This was speculated early in the investigation based on the positioning of the bodies, and after his arrest, the public had a chance to see the gross documentation. Rader photographed himself in various bondage positions, even storing some photographs in the basement of his church. In 1985, Rader broke into the home of Marine Hedge who lived right down the road from his own home. After her male friend left for the evening, Rader crept out of her closet. When she sat up in bed, he pounced on her and strangled her to death. He then placed her nude body in the trunk of her own car, drove to Christ Lutheran Church, of which he eventually became president, and photographed her in various sexual bondage positions. Upon his arrest, Rader still had every photo he’d taken at his crime

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