His wife, Paula Dietz, was a bookkeeper in their hometown who was known for her volunteer work at the Lutheran church. She then moved out of Kansas to escape the media. Dietz has never given a public statement about her husband or his crimes. Like her mother, Rawson never attended his hearings and has never visited her father in prison, but she did write to him after he was arrested.
United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. In that interview she revealed how she felt about her father. Great — now Stephen King is giving my father a big head.
Thanks for that. She went to Kansas State University where she obtained two degrees, one of which was in education. As of that interview, Rawson reportedly lives in Michigan with her husband and their children. A former school teacher, Rawson was a stay-at-home mom in , taking care of her young kids. She told the Wichita Eagle that she never sent her dad photos of his grandchildren. I am never going to understand it but I forgive you.
Rader also had a son named Brian. He sent her a letter to let her know that BTK had been there. In an effort to catch him, the authorities released the recording of his phone call to police, hoping that someone might recognize the voice.
After several years without a known crime, Rader killed his neighbor Marine Hedge on April 27, Her body was found days later on the side of the road. The following year, he killed Vicki Wegerle in her home. His final known victim, Dolores Davis, was taken from her home on January 19, Over the next several years, BTK dropped off the map as Rader focused on work and family life. He had left ADT in the late s and started working for the Wichita suburb of Park City as a compliance supervisor in In his new position, Rader was known to be a stickler for the rules.
He measured the height of people's lawns and chased stray animals while toting a tranquilizer gun. According to reports, Rader took pleasure in exerting his limited authority over his neighbors and other members of the community. He was also a Boy Scout troop leader and president of his church council.
With many news stories marking the 30th anniversary of the Otero murders, BTK resurfaced in Rader sent local media outlets and authorities several letters filled with items related to his crimes, including pictures, a word puzzle and an outline for the "BTK Story. Investigators also noticed his Jeep on security tapes of some of the package drop-off areas, and cemented their case by obtaining a DNA sample from Rader's daughter.
Rader was arrested on February 25, , and later charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. His neighbors and fellow church members were stunned by the news, unable to believe that the man they knew was the serial killer that had haunted the area for so long.
Rader pleaded guilty to all of the charges on June 27, As part of his plea, he gave the horrifying details of his crimes in court. Many observers noted that he described the gruesome events without any sign of remorse or emotion. Because he committed his crimes before the state's reinstatement of the death penalty, Rader was sent to El Dorado Correctional Facility to serve his 10 life sentences. Rader's story inspired the Stephen King novella A Good Marriage , which was published as part of the collection Full Dark, No Stars and later became a feature film.
In , forensic psychology professor Katherine Ramsland published Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer , which revealed that the notorious murderer had planned to claim an 11th victim before he was arrested.
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