What Does Btk Stand For In The Btk Killer

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Dennis rader the serial killer better known by his self assigned pseudonym of bind torture kill btk murdered 10 people including men women and children between 1974 and 1991. Bind torture kill these were the three steps to dennis rader s particular brand of horror a nightmare experienced by at least 10 victims in his native wichita. Btk stands for bind them torture them kill them adding to the horror of radar s murders was his constant toying with authorities starting with that note left in a library book. When btk was caught a fractured family was left behind.

The btk killer was sentenced to 175 years in jail without the possibility of parole. He was 60 years old when he was sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences. Dennis rader went by btk killer which stood for blood torture and kill. The initials stuck and the murderer came to be known by variations of the btk killer moniker or simply btk rader s next known crimes occurred in 1977.

In march of that year he tied up and. Dennis rader aka the btk killer murdered 10 people between 1974 and 1991. Dennis lynn rader born march 9 1945 is an american serial killer known as btk an abbreviation he gave himself for bind torture kill or the btk strangler or the btk killer between 1974 and 1991 rader killed ten people in wichita and park city kansas and sent taunting letters to police and newspapers describing the details of his crimes. Here s the true story of serial killer dennis rader s crimes and how he got caught.