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BTK' Busted, Wichita Paper Linked to Case Plans Special Coverage
Editor and Publisher ^ | 2.26.05 | associated press

Posted on 02/26/2005 6:55:28 AM PST by gopwinsin04

Police have uncovered new evidence in the decades old BTK Wichita serial killer case and are questioning a person of interest, according to sources close to the investigation.

Authorities scheduled a news conferece for 11AM Eastern Saturday to make an announcement in the case, and relatives of the killers victims would be briefed beforehand.

Some police sources have said that a 59 year old man was arrested Friday and linked to the case by a DNA sample.

Surveillance activites gave police 'their first big piece' of recent evidence, leading authorities to a vehicle and the person of interest.

Investigators also searched a house in the Wichita suburb of Park City Friday, siezing computer equipment.

(Excerpt) Read more at mediainfo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: btk; dennis; dennisrader; dogcatcher; killer; parkcity; rader; serial; sociopath; wichita
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To: Heisenberg
Appears this guy is a real psycho-killer chameleon, mild mannered, church going city employee by day and a vicious serial killer by night. What is most peculiar is his sudden cessation of killing in 1984. That is atypical of serial killers unless they are sent to prison.

I was wondering about this. Could he have sublimated his urges by "controlling" and killing animals as part of his official duties? Just a thought.
401 posted on 02/26/2005 10:21:12 AM PST by PA Engineer (Liberalism is a Hate Crime-Liberate America from the occupation media!)
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To: MEG33

Sweet and compliant ...no doubt.


402 posted on 02/26/2005 10:22:04 AM PST by hoosiermama (It's more than an election...It's a change of heart....an enlightenment....life is important)
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To: gopwinsin04

Does anyone know for how long he was employed by the Park City government? Was his daughter at the news conference? Why was his daughter brought into this case?


403 posted on 02/26/2005 10:22:07 AM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: GOP_Lady

IIRC daughter gave her DNA, so they could compare it to the killers.


404 posted on 02/26/2005 10:23:24 AM PST by hoosiermama (It's more than an election...It's a change of heart....an enlightenment....life is important)
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To: GOP_Lady
Does anyone know for how long he was employed by the Park City government?

I saw a copy of a document of his resignation May 20, 1998 last night. I will see if I can find it again.

405 posted on 02/26/2005 10:25:19 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: GOP_Lady

That's the next big question, my guess is that he was hired by Park City somewhere between 1986-1991 when the last killings/communications stopped.


406 posted on 02/26/2005 10:25:42 AM PST by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04

He must have had something happen last March that caused him to need the attention enough to risk resurfacing. He needed to revisit the feelings of being smarter than the police, the sense of power, and it did him in.


407 posted on 02/26/2005 10:26:06 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: MEG33

What's your take on this....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351646/posts?page=26#26


408 posted on 02/26/2005 10:26:36 AM PST by deport (Other states try to abolish the death penality, my state`s putting in an express lane."..TaterSalad)
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To: NautiNurse

He is our new mayor in Wichita KS, I think he is much better than the last one.
Please, don't judge Wichita or KS by the wierd press conference. That was just srange, made me want to hide.


409 posted on 02/26/2005 10:27:33 AM PST by Dadofmany
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This is a genealogy site that was linked off the daughter's site. On the daughter's website, she said this was her family. I've looked around at the Rader.org website but can't find a search engine.

http://www.rader.org/index.htm


410 posted on 02/26/2005 10:29:53 AM PST by Nita Nupress
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To: gopwinsin04

Bump


411 posted on 02/26/2005 10:30:00 AM PST by BunnySlippers (When it comes to humility, I'm the greatest! - Bullwinkle J. Moose)
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To: Heisenberg
That is atypical of serial killers unless they are sent to prison.

I'll bet he kept himself busy torturing some of the stray dogs he was rounding up.

412 posted on 02/26/2005 10:30:31 AM PST by Age of Reason
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To: MEG33

The Kansas.com board is reporting that a Wichita Home Depot east camera caught Rader's car and tags..(across the street from a public library?)


413 posted on 02/26/2005 10:31:02 AM PST by gopwinsin04
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And here's an archived copy of the church website, but his name isn't on it. Wasn't he supposedly the "President?" This site is probably outdated.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020604071907/http://www.christ-lutheran.org/people/


414 posted on 02/26/2005 10:31:59 AM PST by Nita Nupress
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To: MEG33
He must have had something happen last March that caused him to need the attention enough to risk resurfacing. He needed to revisit the feelings of being smarter than the police, the sense of power, and it did him in.

He may have actually found Christ and chose this way to repent and pay for his past sins.

Yah think!!!

415 posted on 02/26/2005 10:33:30 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: gopwinsin04

From an April 10, 1996 Googled transcript:


2.

RESOLUTION APPOINTING DENNIS RADER (COMMISSIONER

GWIN'S APPOINTMENT) TO THE SEDGWICK COUNTY ANIMAL

CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD.

Mr. Plummer said, "Next you have a Resolution appointing Dennis Rader to the Sedgwick County Animal Control Advisory Board. That's Commissioner Gwin's appointment. I recommend you adopt that Resolution and make that appointment."

MOTION

Commissioner Gwin moved to adopt the Resolution.

Commissioner Hancock seconded the Motion.


416 posted on 02/26/2005 10:33:50 AM PST by Glenn (The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
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To: Nita Nupress

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:U_O4Mr62dPwJ:christ-lutheran.org/people/+dennis+rader+wichita&hl=en

Try the above cached copy.........


417 posted on 02/26/2005 10:34:13 AM PST by deport (Other states try to abolish the death penality, my state`s putting in an express lane."..TaterSalad)
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To: hoosiermama

Freepmail coming back 'atcha mama...


418 posted on 02/26/2005 10:34:21 AM PST by Hand em their arse
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To: Nita Nupress
Meg33 is correct, Rader must have been fired from Park City or had a reduction in job responsibiities that maybe precluded him from tortuing animals to kick this new phase of the case into gear.

(perhaps 'kicked upstairs' to a desk job as a promotion?)

419 posted on 02/26/2005 10:34:28 AM PST by gopwinsin04
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To: baltodog

There has got to be a twist to all of this wierdnes of the backslapping, it is not normal for this community. I just have a gut feeling.


420 posted on 02/26/2005 10:34:57 AM PST by Dadofmany
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