A Serial Killer’s Daughter
Kerri Rawson
A book-length account for readers who want more detail.
1974–1991 · Kansas
Dennis Rader
Multiple & serial murders
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United States Air Force, 1966 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.Photographs are cropped to fit. Photo dates and original images are available through the source credits.
Dennis Rader murdered ten people in Kansas between 1974 and 1991 while maintaining a family and working life. Calling himself BTK in communications about the crimes, he resurfaced after years of silence. Investigators traced a computer disk to him before his 2005 arrest and guilty pleas.
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Movie Review: B.T.K. (2008) - The Critical Movie Critics
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A Serial Killer’s Daughter
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The Hunt for the BTK Killer
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Feast of the Assumption: BTK and the Otero Family Murders (2010)
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BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer
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20/20 — My Father BTK
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A Serial Killer's Daughter
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The Hunt for the BTK Killer
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Dennis Rader "BTK" Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released August 18, 2019. About 82 minutes.
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Dennis Rader "BTK" Part 1 So Much and Not Enough
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released August 9, 2019. About 45 minutes.
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Dennis Rader "BTK" Part 3
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released August 24, 2019. About 88 minutes.
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BTK Dennis Rader Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released December 5, 2016. About 70 minutes.
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Dennis Rader - BTK PT II: A Conversation with Katherine Ramsland
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released August 6, 2024. About 39 minutes.
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Dennis Rader: BTK Part I
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released July 30, 2024. About 51 minutes.
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S3 Ep354: BTK | The Mask of Dennis Rader (Part 1)
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released October 31, 2025. About 79 minutes.
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S3 Ep362: BTK | How a Floppy Disk Led to Dennis Rader’s Demise (Part 5)
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released December 5, 2025. About 114 minutes.
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Encore: Dennis Rader: BTK
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released January 6, 2026. About 51 minutes.
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Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 59: The B.T.K. Killer Part One: The Ball Game Explodes
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released February 16, 2015. About 40 minutes.
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Trapping the BTK Killer
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released October 9, 2025. About 42 minutes.
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Last Update on the Left - Episode 12 - BTK Returns w/ Katherine Ramsland
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released March 23, 2026. About 51 minutes.
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Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
“BTK Killer” - Dennis Rader
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released September 24, 2018. About 50 minutes.
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BTK - Dennis Rader - Serial Killer Documentary
Podcast coverage of the Dennis Rader case. Released December 12, 2025. About 43 minutes.
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Inside the mind of BTK by John Douglas
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Confession of a Serial Killer by Katherine Ramsland
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A Serial Killer’s Daughter
Kerri Rawson. Related reading for Dennis Rader. Book information and any pages made available by Google Books; this is not a promise of full-text access.
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A Serial Killer’s Daughter — Ebook
Kerri Rawson. Related reading for Dennis Rader. Check the current subscription terms and available sample; trial offers are not permanent free access.
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Reading Access Notes
Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
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The Wichita Eagle · 2005-08-18 · Page 5
Excerpts from Rader’s sentencing hearing
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The Wichita Eagle · 2005-02-27 · Page 1
Wichita reports Rader’s arrest
The local front page covers the arrest and police statements ending the long search for BTK.
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Internet Archive · Library record · 2006
Unholy messenger : the life and crimes of the BTK serial killer
Singular, Stephen. A library catalog record for a book connected with Dennis Rader. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.
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20/20 : KGO : February 1, 2019 9:00pm-11:00pm PST
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MSNBC News Live : MSNBC : January 2, 2010 7:00am-7:59am EST
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ABC World News Now : WMAR : April 11, 2011 2:05am-4:30am EDT
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Dennis Rader — guilty-plea hearing excerpts
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- Court / agency
- Sedgwick County District Court, Kansas
- Document date
- June 27, 2005
- Case / citation
- 05-CR498
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Open case map →Kansas. The map provides regional context; individually verified historical places are listed below.
Where this story happened
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Map sources checked September 14, 2026. 8 individual Odd Stops location pages matched this case.
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See the full case checklist →Site of Rader's former home
Original building gone6220 Independence Street, Park City, Kansas
Rader lived here before his arrest. The house was demolished in 2007; the original residence cannot be visited.
The original structure no longer exists. Present-day land or replacement buildings are not open attractions; no visitor access was verified.
Explore This Place →Site of Kathryn Bright's home
Original building gone3217 East 13th Street North, Wichita, Kansas
Kathryn Bright was attacked at this address in 1974. The original house was subsequently demolished.
The original structure no longer exists. Present-day land or replacement buildings are not open attractions; no visitor access was verified.
Explore This Place →Marine Hedge's former home
Private property6254 Independence Street, Park City, Kansas
Marine Hedge was killed at her home in 1985. The location is connected with the BTK investigation.
Historical reference only. No tour or public entry has been verified; respect residents and do not contact occupants.
Explore This Place →Otero family home
Private property803 North Edgemoor Street, Wichita, Kansas
Four members of the Otero family were killed here in January 1974. The house remains a private historical location.
Historical reference only. No tour or public entry has been verified; respect residents and do not contact occupants.
Explore This Place →Site of Dolores Davis's home
Original building gone6226 North Hillside Street, Wichita area, Kansas
Davis was killed at this home in 1991. Odd Stops documents that the original building was later demolished.
The original structure no longer exists. Present-day land or replacement buildings are not open attractions; no visitor access was verified.
Explore This Place →Vicki Wegerle's former home
Private property2404 West 13th Street North, Wichita, Kansas
Wegerle was murdered here in September 1986. The address became part of the later BTK investigation.
Historical reference only. No tour or public entry has been verified; respect residents and do not contact occupants.
Explore This Place →Nancy Fox's former home
Private property843 South Pershing Street, Wichita, Kansas
Fox was killed at this home in December 1977. This residential address is presented for historical context.
Historical reference only. No tour or public entry has been verified; respect residents and do not contact occupants.
Explore This Place →BTK package location
Business · historical connection3350 North Woodlawn Street, Wichita, Kansas
Rader left a package in a vehicle at this store's parking lot in January 2005. The connection concerns the investigation, not a killing at the store.
Current opening hours and historical-site access are not verified here. A business connection does not mean tours or special access are available.
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Christina Randall
How The Most EVIL Serial Killer BTK Confessed to Everything | Dennis Rader |
Video from Christina Randall covering the Dennis Rader case. Length: 39:19.
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Real Crime
BTK: Catching One Of The Most Infamous Serial Killers | World’s Most Evil Killers | Real Crime
Video from Real Crime covering the Dennis Rader case. Length: 42:48.
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The BTK Killer: Everything Netflix Didn't Tell You
Video from Absolute Crime covering the Dennis Rader case. Length: 43:08.
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Bind, Torture, K*ll: Who was the BTK Killer?
Video from Bailey Sarian covering the Dennis Rader case. Length: 59:05.
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BTK Killer: The Decades Long Hunt For The Monster | Born To Kill? | Real Crime
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Inside The BTK Killer's 30 Year Reign Of Terror
Video from Real Stories covering the Dennis Rader case. Length: 43:08.
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The BTK Killer: Inside The 30 Year Hunt To Catch A Monster
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Serial Killer BTK’s Twisted Obsession With Local News
Video from Investigation Discovery covering the Dennis Rader case. Length: 6:45.
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