Sedgwick County, Kansas Essays

  • Dennis Lynn Rader: The BTK Killer

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    Dennis Lynn Rader also known as the “BTK” killer; Blind, Torture, Kill. He is an American serial killer that murdered ten people in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA in the year 1974 to 1991. Rader was born on March 9, 1945 in a place near Kansas, USA, and the oldest of four children. Rader grew up in Wichita, Kansas with an average family. His father was a former US Marine who then later worked for an electric company. He went to Riverview Elementary School. In an early age, Rader admitted that he have

  • Dennis Rader, A. B. K. BTK Killer

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    a normal guy living in Wichita, Kansas. He would have never been suspected of murdering ten people, until he sent the police a critical piece of evidence. This was Rader’s only mistake throughout his thirty-one years of killing. The BTK Killer 3 “How many people do I have to Kill before I get a name in the paper or some national attention (Dennis Rader, n.d)” Dennis was born on March 9th Rader (Dennis Rader, n.d). Dennis was born in Pittsburg, Kansas but was raised in Wichita (Dennis

  • Dennis L. Rader: Effective Killer

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    respect for the value of human life (Giannetakis, 2014). Dennis L. Rader was born on March 9, 1945, in Pittsburg, Kansas. He was the first of four sons born to William and Dorothea Rader. His father was a member of the US Marine Corps. The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, when Dennis was a young boy. The Rader’s settled into a modest but pleasant home at 4815 N. Seneca, Wichita, Kansas (Blanco, 2014). Those who knew him, regarded Raider’s childhood as unremarkable. He attended Riverview

  • Dennis Rader: Serial Killer

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    his childhood or perhaps a grim combination of both created a hole in the spot most of us call a soul”(Klepper). Dennis rader was the oldest of four sons. He grew In Wichita Kansas. As a child dennis was known to kill and hang stray cats.( article 3) Peopl... ... middle of paper ... ...05, Mar 06). Suspect in 10 kansas murders lived an intensely ordinary life. New York Times. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/433020415?accountid=10244 O'Driscoll, P. (2005, Jun 28). 'BTK' calmly

  • Middle School's Song Analysis: The Final Countdown

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    The Final Countdown The last week of the last year, three years in the making. It's the Final Countdown and I've chosen the song “Final Countdown” because it sums up my three years in middle school. I liked this song because it shows passion, hope, and the will to succeed. The three keys to success and the three keys that kept with me throughout my middle school years. My first reason for picking this song is because I think it shows a lot of passion and everyone needs passion at some

  • indian history

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    Indian Removal Policy -- White settlers believed that Indians stood in the way of their progress -- 1820's Isaac McCoy, Baptist minister, believed that Indians would like to live in Kansas present idea to Sec. Of War Calhoun -- William Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs negotiated treaties (agreements) with the Kansa and Osage Indians n     to insure move of Indians Congress passes the Indian Removal Act of 1830 n     promised the land in Oklahoma for “as long as the grass grows and the rivers

  • Patrol Vehicle Observation

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    While on patrol Eastbound on Northeast 50th Street from Northeast 10th avenue, I was dispatched to a traffic complaint/hazard coming West from near the Sedgwick County line. The vehicle in question was driving East on US Highway 54 without any lights on the back half of the vehicle. Dispatch relayed to me that the vehicle only had operable headlights. After I made my way to NE 40th Avenue and traveled South, I approached the on-ramp to US Highway 54. From the overpass location, I could see the vehicle

  • Personal Narrative Report

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    On 04/01/2018, I, Dillon Dickerson, badge #155, was working as a Patrol Officer for the Wichita State University Police Department, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. At approximately 0431 hours I heard Wichita Police Officer (WPD) Tyler Richards #2506 say he was conducting a traffic stop at 17th and Bluff. Due to the close proximenity to campus I informed dispatch I would be heading to back WPD Officer Tyler Richards #2506. WPD Officer Tyler Richards #2506 stated he was now at 17th and Oliver

  • Karen Pryor's Animal Training Report

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    either a dart or pole syringe. Plasma cortisol, glucose levels, and CK levels were shown to be consistently lower in the crate-conditioned individuals.5 Positive reinforcement training is also occurring successfully with reptiles. In Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas, two male and two female Aldabra tortoises (Geochelone gigantea). Have been trained to approach a target, hold steady on a target,

  • Why Do Animals Live In Zoos

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    Just recently, eighteen Swaziland elephants were transported to their new homes in America. This included the Henry Doorly zoo in Nebraska, the Dallas Zoo, and the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas. These elephants were destroying the habitats of other species, and this relocation was specifically made to preserve Swaziland’s endangered rhino population. In gratitude the zoos will “contribute $450,000 to a wildlife conservation trust for rhinos in Swaziland” (Hinckley, par. 2). The result of the transfer

  • Personal Narrative Report

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    On 04/23/2018, I, Dillon Dickerson, badge #155, was working as a Patrol Officer for the Wichita State University Police Department, in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. At approximately 2313 hours dispatch received a call from a concerned friend of a student names Olivia Bradely later identified by Shocker ID A776S542. Dispatch gathered information from the reporting party and then called the squad room. Dispatch advised they were getting a call of a possible suicidal student at Shocker Hall. Dispatch