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"How many do I have to kill, before I get my name in the paper or some national attention?"

Full Name: Dennis Lynn Rader
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Birth: March 9, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Death: ---
Cause of Death: ---
Nicknames: BTK (Bind Torture Kill) / BTK Killer / BTK Strangler
Murder Toll: 10 murdered victims
Murder Time Frame: 1974-1991 / Age 28 at first murder, 45 at last murder
Murder Locations: United States - Park City, Kansas / Wichita, Kansas
Preferred Prey: Caucasian females
Modus Operandi: Stalking, bondage, strangulation, asphyxiation, stabbing, shooting
Victim Disposal: Left them where they were murdered, usually in their homes
Signature: Sent letters and packages to the press, called and reported his murders, named himself "BTK"
Trophies: Photographs, driver's licenses, jewelry, clothes, a watch, a radio, newspaper clippings



Dennis Rader - Criminal Biography

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Dennis Rader - Murder Victims

Joseph Otero, Sr.
Joseph Otero, Sr.
Male - Age 38
Death: January 1974
Julie Otero
Julie Otero
Female - Age 34
Death: January 1974
Joseph Otero, Jr.
Joseph Otero, Jr.
Male - Age 9
Death: January 1974
Josephine Otero
Josephine Otero
Female - Age 11
Death: January 1974
Kathryn Bright
Kathryn Bright
Female - Age 21
Death: April 1974
Shirley Vian
Shirley Vian
Female - Age 24
Death: March 1977
Nancy Fox
Nancy Fox
Female - Age 25
Death: December 1977
Marine Hedge
Marine Hedge
Female - Age 53
Death: April 1985
Vicki Wegerle
Vicki Wegerle
Female - Age 28
Death: September 1986
Delores Davis
Delores Davis
Female - Age 62
Death: January 1991



Dennis Rader - Quotes and Letters

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- The symbol he used for his BTK signature on some of his letters.


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OTERO CASE
I write this letter to you for the sake of the tax payer as well as your time. Those three dude you have in custody are just talking to get publicity for the Otero murders, They know nothing at all. I did it by myself and no ones help. There has been no talk either. Lets put it straight........
Joe:
Position: Southwest bedroom, feet tie to the bed. Head pointed in a southerly direction.
Bondage: Window blind cord.
Garrote: Blind cord, brown belt.
Death: The old bag trick and strangulation with clothes line rope.
Clothed: White sweat shirt, green pants.
Comments: He threw up at one time. Had rib injury from wreck few week before. Laying on coat.
Julie:
Position: Laying on her back crosswise on the bed pointed in southwestern direction. Face cover with a pillow.
Bondage: Blind cord.
Garrote: Clothes line cord tie in a clove-hitch.
Death : Strangulation twice.
Clothes: Blue house coat, black slack, white sock.
Comments:Blood on face from too much pressure on the neck, bed unmade.
Josephine:
Position: Hanging by the neck in the northwest part of the basement. Dryer or freezer north of her body.
Bondage: Hand tie with blind cord. Feet and lower knees, upper knees and waist with clothes line cord. All one lenght.
Garrote: Rough hemp rope 1/4 dia., noose with four or five turns.
Clothes: Dark bra cut in the middle, sock.
Death: Strangulation once, hung.
Comments: Most of her clothes at the bottom of the stairs, green pants, and panties. Her glasses in the southwest bedroom.
Joseph:
Position: In the east bedroom laying on his back pointed in eastern direction.
Bondage: Blind cord.
Garrote: Three hoods; white T-shirt, white plastic bag,another T-shirt
Clothes line cord with clove-hitch.
Death: Suffocation once, stranglation-suffocation with the old bag trick.
Clothes: Brown pants, yellow-brown stripe T-shirt
Comments: His radio is missing .
All victims had their hand s tie behind their backs. Gags of pillow case material. Slip knotts on Joe and Joseph neck to hold leg down or was at one time. Purse contents south of the table. Spilled drink in that area also, kids making lunches. Door shade in red chair in the living room. Otero's watch missing. I needed one so I took it. Runsgood. Themostat turn down.Car was dirty inside, out of gas.
over
I'm sorry this happen to society. They are the oneswho suffer the most. It hard to control myself, You probably call me"psychotic with sexual perversion hang-up". Where this monster enter my brain I will never know. But, it here to stay. How does one cure himself? If you ask for help, that you have killed four people, they will laugh or hit the panic button and call the cops. I can't stop so, the monster goes on,and hurtm an well as society. Society can be thankfull that there are ways for people like me to relieve myself at time by day dreams of some victim being torture and being mine. It a big complicated game my friend of the monster play putting victims number down, follow them, checking up on them, waiting in the dark, waiting, waiting....the pressure is great and some times he run the game to his liking. Maybe you can stop him. I can't.
He has already chosen his next victim or victims. I don't who they are yet. The next day after I read the paper, I will know, but it to late. Good luck with your hunting.
YOURS, TRULY GUILTILY.
P.S. Since sex criminals do not change their M.O. or by nature cannot do so, I will not change mine. The code words for me will be ... Bind them, Torture them, Kill them, B.T.K., you see be at it again. They will be on the next victim.

- A photocopied letter he left in a mechanical engineering textbook, in the Wichita Public Library. It was found by police in October 1974, after Rader called and told Don Granger of the Wichita Eagle where to find it, who in turn called the police.


"Listen and listen good, I'm only gonna say this once..." - The call he made to Don Granger of the Wichita Eagle, directing him to the Otero letter.

"Yes. You will find a homicide at 843 South Pershing. Nancy Fox." - A call he made to police in December 1977 after killing victim Nancy Fox.

Shirley Locks Shirley Locks, wilt though be mine...
[rest of poem]
A poem for Fox is next.
BTK
- A poem (written with a child's stamp/print set on an index card) about victim Shirley Vian, sent to the Wichita Eagle in January 1978.

I find the newspaper not writing about the poem on Vian unamusing. A little paragraph would have enough. I know it not the news media fault. The Police Chief he keep things quiet. How many do I have to kill, before I get my name in the paper or some national attention? He has already chosen his next victim. Do the cop think that all those deaths are not related? Yes, the M.O. is different in each, but look at the pattern that is developing. The victims are tie up - most have been women - phone cut - bring some bondage mater sadist tendencies - no struggle, outside the death spot - no wntness except the Vian's kids. You guess the motive and the victims. After a thing like Fox, I come home and go about life like anyone else. And I will be like that until the urge hits me again. They were very lucky; a phone call save them. I was going to tape the boys and put platics bag over there head like I did Joseph, and Shirley. And then hang the girl. God-oh God what a beautiful sexual relief this would been. You don't understand these things because your not underthe influence of factor x. The same thing that made Son of Sam, Jack The Ripper, Havery Glatman, Boston Strangler, Dr. H.H. Holmes Panty Hose Strangler of Florida, Hillside Strangler, Ted of The West Coast and many more infamous character kill. It seems senseless but we cannot help it, There is no help, no cure, except death or being caught and put away.
P.S. How about some name for me, its time: 7 down and many more to go. I like the following. How about you? 'THE B.T.K STRANGLER, 'WICHITA STRANGLER', 'POETIC STRANGLER', 'THE BONDAGE STRANGER' OR 'PSYCHO', 'THE WICHITA HANGMAN', THE WICHITA EXECUTIONER, 'THE GAROTE PHATHOM', 'THE ASPHYXIATER'.

- A letter he sent to the Wichita Eagle, received in February 1978. Attached to the letter was a detailed drawing of the Nancy Fox murder scene.


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Oh! Death to Nancy
What is this taht I can see
Cold icy hands taking hold of me
for Death has come, you all can see.
Hell has open it,s gate to trick me.
Oh! Death, Oh! Death, can't you spare me, over for another year!
I'll stuff your jaws till you can't talk
I'll blind your leg's till you can't walk
I'll tie your hands till you can't make a stand.
And finally I'll close your eyes so you can't see
I'll bring sexual death unto you for me.
B.T.K.

- A photocopied poem he sent to KAKE-TV in Wichita which was received in February 1978.

Oh, Anna Why Didn't You Appear
T' was perfect plan of deviant pleasure so bold on that Spring nite
My inner felling hot with propension of the new awakening season
Warn, wet with inner fear and rapture, my pleasure of entanglement, like new vines at night
Oh, Anna, Why Didn't You Appear
Drop of fear fresh Spring rain would roll down from your nakedness to scent to lofty fever that burns within,
In that small world of longing, fear, rapture, and desparation, the game we play, fall on devil ears
Fantasy spring forth, mounts, to storm fury, then winter clam at the end.
Oh, Anna Why Didn't You Appear
Alone, now in another time span I lay with sweet enrapture garments across most private thought
Bed of Spring moist grass, clean before the sun, enslaved with control, warm wind scenting the air, sun light sparkle tears in eyes so deep and clear.
Alone again I trod in pass memory of mirrors, and ponder why for number eight was not.
Oh, Anna Why Didn't You Appear
BTK, 1979

- A photocopied poem he sent to intended victim, Anna Williams, which was received in June 1979, and sent to KAKE-TV in Wichita, also recieved in June 1979. The poem sent to Anna Williams also included a sexually graphic sketch, one of her scarves and a piece of her jewelry.

Be glad you weren't here, because I was.
- A note he sent to intended victim, Anna Williams, along with the poem.

I didn't kill your family but I admire the work.
- Part of a letter sent to Mary Fager, wife of murder victim Phillip Fager, in January 1988. It talks about the 1987 murders of Phillip Fager and his two daughters, but does not take credit for them. The author claims to be BTK.


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- A letter sent to the Wichita Eagle in March 2004. It contained a photocopy of victim Vicki Wegerle's driver's license, some photos of her body lying on the floor, and a code. The code translates to "Let Beattie Know," which refers to author Robert Beattie, who was writing a book about the murders.


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- An anonymous letter and an unidentified baby photo sent to KSN-TV in Wichita, in April 2004 (possibly sent by Rader).


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THE BTK STORY
1. A SERIAL KILLER IS BORN
2. DAWN
3. FETISH
4. FANTASY WORLD
5. THE SEARCH BEGINS
6. BTK'S HAUNTS
7. PJ'S
8. MO-ID-RUSE
9. HITS
10. TREASURED MEMORIES
11. FINAL CURTAIN CALL
12. DUSK
13. WILL THERE MORE?

- A three-page letter he sent to KAKE-TV in Wichita, in May 2004. The first page was titled "The BTK Story" and included titles for a list of chapters. The second page was titled "Chapter 8" and was a word/number puzzle. The third page had a photocopy of two IDs, one of a Southwestern Bell employee and the other of a Wichita public schools employee, and a badge.
Some words found in the puzzle were MO, ID, TELEPHONE CO, LARRY, ANDERSON, SCHOOL, STRONG, OFFICER, POET, RUSE, REALTOR, INSURANCE, SERVICEMAN, ADDRESS, WRONGA, FAKE ID, TAG, FOR SALE, SOLD, REMODEL, AD, CRUISE, SEX, I FOLLOW, DETAILS, PROWL, FANTASIES, SPOT VICTIMS, STEAM BUILDS, I GO FOR IT, WICHITA (spelled backwards), HELP, HANDYMAN, LOST PET, 6220 (Rader's house number) and D RADER.


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THE BTK STORY
1.
2.
3. FETISH
4. FANTASY WORLD
5. THE SEARCH BEGINS
6. BTK'S HAUNTS
7. PJ'S
8.
9. HITS
10. TREASURED MEMORIES
11. FINAL CURTAIN CALL
12. DUSK
13. WILL THERE BE MORE?

- A package in a white trash bag that was placed in Murdock Park in Wichita, in December 2004. It contained a Barbie brand doll named "PJ", which had a bag over it's head, it's hands tied behind it's back and it's feet bound with pantyhose. It also contained victim Nancy Fox's driver's license and a list of chapters titled "The BTK Story", that are basically the same (with some blank) as the list sent to KAKE-TV in May 2004.


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COMMICATION
Can I communicate with Floppy and not be traced to a computer. Be honest. Under Miscellaneous Section, 494, (Rex, it will be OK), run it for a few days in case I'm out of town-etc. I will try a floppy for a test run some time in the near future-February or March.
3216912

- A Special K cereal box marked "BOMB" and "BTK" that he placed in the back of a pickup truck parked at a Home Depot in Wichita, in January 2005. It contained information about some of his intended victims that he had watched/stalked, some false information about his home and a bomb being there, and a note to police.


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Communication #: 8
Date: Week of 1-17-2005
Where: Between 69th N and 77th N on Seneca St.
Contents : Post Tosties Box,C-9. PJ-Little Mex. & Doll, Haunt of KS, Acronym List and Jewelry.
Let me know some how if you or Wichita PD received this.
Also let me know if you or PD received # 7 at Home Depot Drop Site 1-8-05. Thanks.

- A postcard sent to KAKE-TV in Wichita, in January 2005. It directed them to a Post Toasties cereal box (marked with "BTK") on a dirt road north of Wichita. It contained several items of jewelry and another Barbie brand doll named "PJ" that had its hands tied behind its back and a rope tied around its neck, which was also tied to a plumbing fixture.


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Communication #: KTV-PC-2
Date: See Letter Deliver Date or Post Mark.
Where: To KAKE-TV.
Contents: Post Card Message.
Message: Thank you for your quick response on # 7 and 8.
Thank to the News Team for their efforts.
Sorry about Susan's and Jeff's colds.
Business Issues: Tell WPD that I receive the Newspaper Tip for a go. Test run soon. Thanks.
PS: May want to use KTV-PC-etc as Code # and Letters from me to you for my verification Code to you.

- A postcard sent to KAKE-TV in Wichita, in February 2005.


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KAKE is a good station, but I feel they are starting to be single out, because of me, and causing problems among the people. Let's help the news media and WPD by using this package as a start.
- Part of a letter sent to FOX News affiliate, KSAS-TV in Wichita, in February 2005. It was sent in a padded manila envelope which also contained a necklace, a photocopied cover of the 1989 novel: "Rules of Prey," by John Sandford, and a computer disk (which was traced and lead to the arrest of Rader).


Other messages Rader sent...
- A letter sent to the Wichita Police Department in June 2004, which contained writings about the Otero family murders.
- A letter that was placed in a drop box at the Wichita Public Library in July 2004.
- A letter that was placed in a UPS drop box in Wichita, in October 2004, which contained some biographical information about himself (Rader).
- A package left at a Home Depot drop site in January 2005 that contained a piece of jewelry.


"No, I was not trying to be caught. I just played cat and mouse too long with the police and they finally figured it out."

"You have to have the control, which is the bonding. That's been a big thing with me. My sexual fantasy is... if I'm going to kill a victim or do something to the victim, is having them bound and tied. In my dreams, I had what they called torture chambers. And to relieve your sexual fantasies you have to go to the kill."

"I don't think it was actually the person that I was after, I think it was the dream. I know that's not really nice to say about a person, but they were basically an object. They were just an object. That's all they were. I had more satisfaction building up to it and afterwards than I did the actual killing of the person."

"Factor X is probably something I'll never know. I actually think it may be possessed with demons. Uh, I was dropped on my head when I was a kid. I can't stop it... it controls me, you know, it's like in the driver's seat. That's probably the reason we're sitting here. You know, if I could just say, 'No, I don't want to do this, and go crawl into a hole.' But it's driving me."

"I was pretty cold. I shot from the hip very quickly. Very compartmentalized. I can wear many hats, I can switch gears very rapidly. I can become emotionally involved. Be cold at it."

"I know it is a dark side that controls me. I personally think, and I know it's not very Christian, that it's demons within me, at some point when I was young that controlled me."

"Well, at the sentencing, it's going to be very remorseful, apologetic to them. I will be working on that. That's one of the things that I am working on is a speech prepared for that. I think sentencing will be a pretty emotional day, probably have to have a box of Kleenex that day."

"I am BT. I'm the guy they're after - one-hundred percent." - What he said in an interview in jail.

"If I had never gone into sexual fantasies, really off the deep end, I'd never became what I was." - What he said in an interview in jail.

"If I could just say, 'No, I don't want to do this,' and go crawl in a hole - but it's, you know, it's driving me. So that's when, I guess, factor X, whatever, the monster took over totally then." - What he said in an interview in jail.

"I just went from one fantasy to bigger, bigger, bigger..." - What he said in an interview in jail.

"I got this fantasy, I started working out this fantasy in my mind. Once that person became a fantasy, I could loop it over. I would lay in bed at night thinking about this person, the event and how it's going to happen. It became like a picture show. I want to produce it, direct it and go through with it no matter the cost or consequences. It was going to happen one way or another. Maybe not that day, but it was going to happen." - What he said in an interview in jail.

Thank you for correspondence (Rec: 4-22-05), any mail is a high-light perk for the day. It hurt to be in jail.
- What he wrote to a family member, while in jail.

I spent a least 43 days in or by self under 24 HR guard, and was finally released into housing pod mid April, now I among the "Dirty Dozen" as I have nickname them, including me. We are all Peas in a Pod.
- What he wrote to a family member, while in jail.

Then they start to prowl mid-day up until 12:00 midnight - noisy and hyper.
- What he wrote to a family member, while in jail, about his fellow inmates.

Yes, a visit would be nice. I had only one family visit from brother Paul back in March. I understand the other, included Paula are in hiding or dodging the media. Also, I don't think they're ready to face me. I had my pastor, detention chaplain and one pen pal beside attorney as the only outside contacts.
- What he wrote to a family member, while in jail.

Tell all and your family hi for me. I think a lot about the family & things missed. The "System" is treating me with respect and care. As the days progress so do my privileges. Hold my love ones, family and other in prayer & thoughts.
Sincerely,
Dennis

- What he wrote to a family member, while in jail.

"Does Jesus Care"
Oh yes, he cares. I know he cares. His heart is touched with grief. When the days are weary, the night longs dreary I know my savior cares - Graeff

- A hymn he wrote to a family member, while in jail. It was originally written in 1901 by Frank E. Graeff.

"Peas in the Pod"
The green color Pods at First were long and hollow.
They had grown from Mother Earth, anti-society, into a wild vine.
The vine with Pods, long and curling upward, had many follows;
How each Pod has a unique Pea, that together walks a fine line.
D.L.R.
4-19-05
Day 54

- A poem he wrote to a family member, while in jail.

Dear congregation,
Thank you for recent cards, letters and prayers. I want you all to know that Pastor Clark is indeed a good shepherd. There are many things that I would like to tell you at this time but I must be careful with attorney-client relationship. We are working at it one step at a time.
When in Rome do as the Roman.
The judicial system is treating me with respect and care. Food is not too bad. Have a good Christian Easter.
Sincerely in Christ,
Dennis L. Rader

- A letter he wrote to his church congregation, while in jail. He was president of the congregation.

I may contact a possible book writen for the BTK.
- What he wrote to a pen-pal, while in jail.

I will not have a problem with any of them and you, if you wish to get on BTK market after hearing etc... There are hundreds of letters, envelope art, poems, memory drawings etc. a collector could have a field day.
- What he wrote to a pen-pal, while in jail.

I have always been Christian, or the good side of me has, but now I need to sharping it up.
- What he wrote to a pen-pal, while in jail.

Hearing 6-27-05 fast approaching and things are going to "warp speed." You may write but I want you to know it will be a while until I answer back. Watch "net" + news + track me down later date or here.
- What he wrote to a pen-pal, while in jail.

Thanks for prayer about family and families involved. The recent news event of arraignment, my heart when out to families of the victims, as I saw them cry + bemoan on TV. I would do the same!
- What he wrote to a pen-pal, while in jail.

My wife continue to struggle with all that has happen and need those prayers and well as families involved. I miss her! My mate for 34 years.
- What he wrote to a pen-pal, while in jail.

"When you guys go on the news, I don't want anything blown out and super negative on this... Okay?" - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"Yeah, Paula has opened up a little bit more. She's writing a little bit more. Kids are hit and miss you know, they're busy, but yeah I'm getting some letters and phone calls." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita, about his wife and kids.

"I've had a mail problem ever since I've been arrested. They have never given me a paperwork to indicate why they hold certain mail and that can go on the news as far as I'm concerned. We haven't had a haircut in, for almost, two months. We haven't had a pair of clippers in two months." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"They found out about that so now that party is going to be subpoenaed in or has been subpoenaed in. I cannot talk to that party. They can't come here for visits. I can't call them. They came in and they told me I could not make that phone call to Topeka. That I didn't have visitor rights to that person anymore and I asked about the mail. They were not sure about the mail. I don't know if that's a prosecutor move, a legal move, or what it is but it's not a good time to be doing it." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita, about Kristin Casarona, a woman who was visiting him in jail.

"I don't want any negativism toward the people who are trying to help me. On the other hand, Rader needs to know what's going on. The paperwork needs to be coming down to him somehow. The bottom line is, Mr. Rader does not - they're not giving me any paperwork on all this stuff and they have to on certain things. Now they're working on it but the bottom line is, are they going to produce it or is this just verbal? I don't know and I'm really confused and upset." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"You know, defense and I have been working on strategy and I don't need something like this falling back in. We're getting very close to hearing things. Three things can happen on the hearing. There's a continuance, there's a plea or we go for trial. That's the only three things that can happen that day. That's - that's attorney and attorney and client privilege. I can't tell you what's going to happen." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"Yeah, they're putting a lot of pressure on me. I don't know whether - I think it's coming from the prosecution or from the jail but I don't know where it's coming from but anyway it's about to rip me open. Anyway, what's happened is, after I left defense Tuesday, they came and searched my cell and went through all my paperwork." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"If they find out today that I've called the media, they may shut my phone privileges down again, I don't know." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"Remember, not too much negative. I don't like to see too much negative. I mean, you know, on my family or you know." - What he said in a phone interview from jail, with KSN-TV in Wichita.

"Uh, no, Your Honor." - When asked if he had any history of psychological problems.

"I call it my hit kit." - What he called his briefcase that had items he used to tie-up and kill his victims.

"Hit clothes. Basically different, you know, things that I need to get rid of later, not - not the same kind of clothes that I had on. I - I don't know what other better word use it. Crime clothes or hit clothes. I just call 'em hit clothes." - What he called the clothes he wore when he killed his victims.

"Potential hits. That - in my world, that's what I called them. They were called projects, hits." - Explaining what he called his victims.

"Yes, sir. I had - there - I had a lot of them, so it's just - if one didn't work I'd just move to another one." - Talking about his potential victims.

"Well, I don't know, if you know, if you read much about serial killers, they go through what they call the different phases. That's one of the phases they go through is a - as a trolling stage. You're lay - basically you're looking for a victim at that time, and that can either be trolling for months or years. But once you lock in on a certain person then you become stalking, and that might be several of them, but you really home in on that person. They - they basically come the - that's - that's the victim, or at least that's what you want 'em to be." - Explaining how he chose his victims.

"On January 15th, 1974, I maliciously, intentionally and premeditation killed Joseph Otero." - His confession to killing victim Joseph Otero, Sr.

"No, that was part of my, I guess my what you call fantasy. These people were selected." - When asked if he knew the Otero family.

"Well, I had - did some thinking on what I was going to do to either Mrs. Otero or Josephine, and basically broke into the house - or didn't break into the house, but when they came out of the house I came in and confronted the family, and then we went from there." - Explaining how he got into the Oteros' house.

"To some degree, yes. After I got in the house it - lost control of it, but it - it was, you know, in the back of my mind I had some ideas what I was going to do. But I just - I basically panicked that first day, so..." - When asked if he had planned to confront the Otero family.

"I thought Mrs. Otero and the kids - the two younger kids were in the house. I didn't realize Mr. Otero was gonna be there." - When asked if he knew who was in the Oteros' house.

"I came through the back door, cut the phone lines, waited at the back door, had reservations about even going or just walking away, but pretty soon the door opened, and I was in." - Explaining how he got into the Oteros' house.

"I think one of the kids - I think the Ju - Junior - or not Junior - yes, the - the young girl. Joseph opened the door. He probably let the dog out 'cause the dog was in the house at that time." - Explaining how he got into the Oteros' house.

"Well, I confronted the family, pulled a pistol, confronted Mr. Otero and asked him to, you know, that I was there to - basically I was wanted, wanted to get the car. I was hungry, food, I was wanted, and asked him to lie down in the living room. And at that time I realized that wouldn't be a really good idea, so I finally - the dog was the real problem, so I - I asked Mr. Otero if he could get the dog out. So he had one of the kids put it out, and then I took them back to the bedroom. At that time I tied 'em up." - Explaining what happened after he confronted the Otero family.

"Well, they started complaining about being tied up, and I re - reloosened the bonds a couple of times, tried to make Mr. Otero as comfortable as I could. Apparently he had a cracked rib from a car accident, so I had him put a pillow down on his - for his head, had him put a - I think a parka or a coat underneath him. They, you know, they talked to me about, you know, giving the car and whatever money. I guess they didn't have very much money, and the - from there I realized that, you know, I was already - I didn't have a mask on or anything. They already could ID me, and made - made a decision to go ahead and - and put 'em down, I guess, or strangle them." - Explaining what happened after he tied the Otero family up.

"Put a plastic bag over his head and then some cords and tightened it." - Explaining what he did to victim Joseph Otero, Sr.

"Not right away, no, sir, he didn't." - When asked if victim Joseph Otero, Sr. suffocated and died right away.

"Well, after that I - I did Mrs. Otero. I had never strangled anyone before, so I really didn't know how much pressure you had to put on a person or how long it would take, but..." - Explaining what he did to victim Julie Otero.

"Yes, uh-huh. Yeah, both their hands and their feet were tied up. She was on the bed." - When asked if he had tied up victim Julie Otero.

"Well, Josephine was on the bed, and Junior was on the floor - at this time." - When asked where the Otero children were, while he was murdering their parents.

"He moved over real quick like and I think tore a hole in the bag, and I could tell that he was having some problems there, but at that time the - the whole family just went - they went panicked on me, so I - I - I worked pretty quick. I got Mrs. O... Well, I mean, I - I - I strangled Mrs. Otero, and then she went out, or passed out. I thought she was dead. She passed out. Then I strangled Josephine. She passed out, or I thought she was dead. And then I went over and put a - and then put a bag on Junior's head and - and then, if I remember right, Mrs. Otero came back. She came back and..." - Explaining how he tried to murder the Otero family.

"I put another bag over it - or either that or a - if I recollect, I think I put a - either a cloth or a T-shirt or something over it - over his head, and then a bag, another bag, then tied that down." - Explaining how he killed victim Joseph Otero, Sr.

"Well, yes. I mean - I mean, I was - I didn't just stay there and watch him. I mean, I was moving around the room, but..." - When asked if victim Joseph Otero, Sr. had died.

"Yeah, I went back and strangled her again. And that - and that - that finally killed her at that time." - Explaining how he killed victim Julie Otero.

"First of all - first of all, Mr. Otero was strangled - or a bag put over his head and strangled. Then I thought he was going down. Then I went over and strangled Mrs. Otero. I thought she was down. Then I strangled Josephine. Thought she was down. And then I went over to Junior and put the bag on his head. After that Mrs. Otero woke back up, and, you know, she was pretty upset what's going on, so I came back and at that point in time strangled her for a - for the death strangle at that time." - Explaining how he murdered the Otero family.

"No, with a cord, with a - with a rope. And then I - I think at that point in time I redid Mr. Otero's, put the bag over his head, went over and then took Junior - oh, oh, before that she asked me to - to save her son, so I actually had taken the bag off, and then I was really upset at that point in time. So basically when Mr. Otero was down, Mrs. Otero was down, I went ahead and - and took Ju - Junior - I put another bag over his head and took him to the other bedroom at that time." - Explaining how he murdered the Otero family.

"Put a bag over his head. I put a - a cloth over his head, a T-shirt and a bag so he couldn't tear a hole in it, and he subsequently died from that. And then when I went back Josephine had woke back up." - Explaining how he killed victim Joseph Otero, Jr.

"I took her to the basement and eventually hung her." - Explaining how he killed victim Josephine Otero.

"Yes. I - I had some sexual fantasies, but that was after she was hung." - When asked if he had done anything else to victim Josephine Otero.

"Went through the house, kind of cleaned it up. It's called the right-hand rule. You go from room to room, picked everything up. I think I took Mr. Otero's watch. There - I guess I took a radio. I had forgot about that, but apparently I took a radio." - Explaining what he did after he murdered the Otero family.

"I don't know. I have no idea. Just..." - When asked why he took the items from the Otero family.

"I got the keys to the car. In fact, I had the keys I think earlier before that, 'cause I wanted to make sure I had a way of getting out of the house, and cleaned the house up little bit, made sure everything's packed up, and left through the front door, and then went there - went over to their car, and then drove over to Dillons, left the car there. Then eventually walked back to my car." - Explaining what he did after he murdered the Otero family.

"Well, the - I don't know how to exactly say that. I had many what I call them projects. They were different people in the town that I followed, watched. Kathryn Bright was one of the next targets, I guess, as I would indicate." - Explaining how he chose Kathryn Bright as a victim.

"Just driving by one day, and I saw her go in the house with somebody else, and I thought that's a possibility. There was many, many places in the area, College Hill even. They're all over Wichita. But anyway, that's - it just was basically a selection process, worked toward it. If it didn't work I'd just move on to something else, but in the - in the - my kind of person, stalking and strolling. You go through the trolling stage and then a stalking stage. She was in the stalking stage when this happened." - Explaining how he chose Kathryn Bright as a victim.

"I broke into the house and waited for her to come home." - Explaining what he did before confronting victim Kathryn Bright.

"Through the back door on the east side." - Explaining how he got into victim Kathryn Bright's house.

"In the house there, probably close to the bedroom. I walked through the house and kind of figured out where I'd be if they came through." - When asked where he waited, inside victim Kathryn Bright's house.

"She and Kevin Bright came in. I wasn't expecting him to be there. And come to find out, I guess they were related. That time I approached them and told them I was wanted in California, needed some car - basically the same thing that I told the Oteros. Kind of eased them, make them feel better, and proceeded to - I think I had him tie - I think I had him tie her up first, and then I tied him up, or vice versa. I don't remember right now at that time." - Explaining how he confronted victims Kathryn Bright, and her brother, Kevin Bright (who survived).

"Haven't I seen you at the University?" - What he asked victim Kevin Bright (who survived), when he confronted him.

"The Oteros I did. I'm not really sure on the Brights. There were some - I - when I had - in working with the police there was some controversy on that. Probably more likely I did, but if - if I had brought my stuff and used my stuff, Kevin would probably be dead today." - When asked if he had brought his own items to tie the Brights up with.

"I'm not bragging on that. It's just a matter of fact. It's the bonds I had tau - tied him up with that he broke them, so that... It may be same way with - same with Kathryn. It was - they got outta - got outta hand." - Explaining what happened when he tied the Brights up.

"Okay. I moved - well, after - I really can't remember, Judge, whether I had her tie him up or she tied him up, but anyway, I moved - basically I moved her to another bedroom, and he was already secure there by the bed. Tied his feet to the bedpost - one of the bedposts so that he couldn't run. Kind of tied her in the other bedroom, and then I came back to strangle him, and at that time we had a fight." - Explaining what happened after he tied the Brights up.

"Yes, I had a handgun. I actually had two handguns." - When asked if he was armed with a handgun while attacking the Brights.

"Well, when I started strangling, the - either the garrote broke or he broke his bonds, and he jumped up real quick like. I pulled my gun and quickly shot at him. It hit him in the head. He fell over. I could see the blood. And as far as I was concerned, he, you know, I thought he was down and was out, and then went and started to strangle Kath - or - Kathryn. And then we started fighting 'cause the bonds weren't very good, and so back and forth we fought." - Explaining what happened when he tried to murder the Brights.

"Yeah, we fought, uh-huh. And I got the best of her, and I thought she was going down, and then I could hear some movement in the other room. So I went back, and Kevin - no. No. I thought she was going down, and I went back to the other bedroom where Kevin was at, and I tried to restrangle him at that time, and he jumped up, and we fought, and - and he about - at that time about shot me, 'cause he got the other pistol that was in my shoulder here. I had my magnum in my shoulder. So - and really I..." - Explaining what happened when he tried to murder the Brights.

"And we fought at that point in time, and I thought it was gonna go off. I jammed the gun, stuck my finger in the - in there, jammed it, and I think he thought that was the only gun I had 'cause once I either bit his finger or hit him or something, got away, and I used the .22 and shot him one more time, and I thought he was down for good that time." - Explaining what happened when victim Kevin Bright (who survived) got ahold of one of his (Rader's) guns.

"Went back to finish the job on Kathryn, and she was fighting. And at that point in time I'd been fighting her. I just - and then I heard some - I don't know whether I was lose - basically losing control. The strangulation wasn't working on her, and I used a knife on her." - Explaining what happened when he tried to kill victim Kathryn Bright.

"I stabbed her. She was stab - either stabbed two or three times, either here or there, maybe two back here and one here, or maybe just two times back here. Yeah, underneath the ribs. Yeah, underneath the ribs, up - up under the ribs." - Explaining how he stabbed victim Kathryn Bright.

"Actually I think at that point in time - well, it's a total mess 'cause I didn't have control on it. She was bleeding. She went down. I think I just went back to check on Kevin, or at that basically same time I heard him escape. It could be one of the two. But all the sudden the front door of the house was open and he was gone, and - oh, I tell you what I thought. I thought the police were coming at that time. I heard the door open. I thought, you know, that's it, and I stepped out there, and he - I could see him running down the street. So I quickly cleaned up everything that I could and left." - Explaining what happened after he stabbed victim Kathryn Bright.

"I tried - I had - already had the keys to the cars, and I thought I had the right key to the right car. I ran out to their car, what - I think it was a pickup out there. And I tried it, didn't work, and at that point in time I was - he was gone, running down the street. I thought well, I'm in trouble, so I tried it, didn't work. So I just took off, ran. I went down - went east and then worked back toward the WSU campus where my car was parked." - Explaining what happened after he got out of victim Kathryn Bright's house.

"Oh, I parked - what is that? 13th? And their - I want to say their - they were on 13th. What is that? 17th? Yeah. I was fur - I was just about one block south of 17th where the car was. There - there's a park there. I parked by that park, and then walked to 13th to the Brights' residence. So I basically ran back." - When asked how far away his car (parked at the Wichita State University campus) was from victim Kathryn Bright's house.

"As before, Vian was a - actually on that one she was completely random. There was actually someone that across from Dillons was potential target. It was called Project Green, I think. I had project numbers assigned to it. And that particular day I drove to Dillons, parked in the parking lot, watched this particular residence, and then got out of the car and walked over to it. It's probably in the police report, the address. I don't remember the address now. Knocked. Nobody - nobody answered it. So I was all keyed up, so I just started going through the neighborhood. I had been through the neighborhood before. I kind of knew a little - little of the layout of the neighborhood. I'd been through the back alleys, knew where some - certain people lived. While I was walking down Hydraulic I met a - a young boy and asked him if he would ID some pictures, kind of as a russ, I guess, or ruse as you call it, and kind of feel it out, and saw where he went, and I went to another address, knocked on the door. Nobody opened the door, so I just noticed where he went and went to that house, and we went from there." - Explaining how he picked victim Shirley Vian.

"After I tried this once, the residence, nobody came to the door. I went to this house where he went in, knocked on the door and told 'em I was a private detective, showed 'em a picture that I had just showed the boy and asked 'em if they could ID the picture, and that time I - I had the gun here and I just kind of forced myself in. I just, you know, walked in - just opened the door and walked in and then pulled a pistol." - Explaining how he got into victim Shirley Vian's house.

"I told Mrs. - Miss Vian that I had a problem with sexual fantasies, that I was going to tie her up, and that - and I might have to tie the kids up, and that she would cooperate with this - cooperate with me at that time. We went back. She was extremely nervous. I think she even smoked a cigarette. And we went back to the - one of the back - back areas of the porch, explained to her that I had done this before, and, you know, I think she - at that point in time I think she was sick 'cause she had a night-robe on, and I think, if I remember right, she was - she had been sick. I think - I think she came out of the bedroom when I went in the house. So anyway, we went back to the - her bedroom, and I proceeded to tie the kids up, and they started crying and got real upset. So I said oh, this is not gonna work, so we moved 'em to the bathroom. She helped me. And then I tied the door shut. We put some toys and blankets and odds and ends in there for the kids, make them as comfortable as we could. Tied the - we tied one of the bathroom doors shut so they couldn't open it, and we shoved - she went back and helped me shove the bed up against the other bathroom door, and then I proceeded to tie her up. She got sick, threw up. Got her a glass of water, comforted her a little bit, and then went ahead and tied her up and then put a blag - a bag over her head and strangled her." - Explaining what happened after he confronted victim Shirley Vian.

"I actually - I think on that I had tied - tied her legs to the bedposts and worked up with the rope all the way up, and then what I had left over I looped over her neck." - Explaining how he tied victim Shirley Vian up.

"Well, the kids were really banging on the door, hollering and screaming, and - and then the telephone rang, and they had talked about earlier that the neighbor's gonna check on 'em, so I cleaned everything up real quick like, and got out of there - left and went back in - to my car." - Explaining what happened after he killed victim Shirley Vian.

"Well, I mean I put my stuff - I had a briefcase. Whatever I have laying around, ropes, tape, cords, I threw that in there, my, you know, whatever, you know, that I had that I brought in the house." - Explaining how he cleaned up after killing victim Shirley Vian.

"Yeah, still in the same parking lot there at Dillons - at Hydraulic and - what is that? Harry? Lincoln. Lincoln yeah. Lincoln and - Lincoln and Hydraulic." - Explaining where he parked his car before killing victim Shirley Vian.

"Nancy Fox was another one of the projects. When I was trolling the area I noticed her go in the house one night. Sometimes I would - and anyway, I put her down as potential victim." - Explaining how he picked victim Nancy Fox.

"At first she was spotted, and then I did a little homework. I dropped by once to check the mailbox to see what her name was, found out where she worked, stopped by there once at Helzberg, kind of sized her up. I had - the more I knew about a person the - the more I felt comfortable with it, so I did that a couple of times, and then I just selected a night, which was this particular night, to try it, and it worked out." - Explaining how he stalked victim Nancy Fox.

"About two or three blocks away I parked my car and walked to that residence. I knocked at the - knocked at the door first to make sure, see if anybody was in there 'cause I knew she arrived home at a particular time from where she worked. Nobody answered the door, so I went around to the back of the house, cut the phone lines. I could tell that there wasn't anybody in the north apartment. Broke in and waited for her to come home in the kitchen." - Explaining what he did before confronting victim Nancy Fox.

"I confronted her, told her there - I was a - I had a problem, sexual problem, that I would have to tie her up and have sex with her. She was a little upset. We talked for awhile. She smoked a cigarette. While the - while we smoked a cigarette I went through her purse, identifying some stuff, and she finally said, 'well, let's get this over with so I can go call the police'. I said, 'okay', and she said, 'can I go to the bathroom?' I said, 'yes.' She went to the bathroom and came - and I told her when she came out to make sure that she was undressed. And when she came out I handcuffed her, and don't really remember whether I..." - Explaining what happened after he confronted victim Nancy Fox.

"Well, anyway, I had her - I handcuffed her, had her lay on the bed, and then I tied her feet, and then I - I - I was also undressed to a certain degree, and then I got on top of her, and then I reached over, took either - either - either her feet were tied or not tied, but anyway, I took - I think I had a belt. I took the belt and then strangled her with the belt at that time. Okay. After I strangled her with the belt I took the belt off and retied that with pantyhose real tight, removed the handcuffs and tied those with - with pantyhose. Can't remember the colors right now. I think I maybe retied her feet, if they hadn't already - they were probably already tied, her feet were, and then at that time masturbated, sir." - Explaining how he killed victim Nancy Fox.

"Dressed and then went through the house, took some of her personal items, and kind of cleaned the house up, went through and made - checked everything and then left." - Explaining what he did after he killed victim Nancy Fox.

"Oh, the Fox? Nine - 913 or nine oh - 903? No, I - I sure don't. I know it was on Pershing - South Pershing. That's all. It was nine - it was nine something, sir, but I don't remember the other numb - digits." - When asked if he remembered victim Nancy Fox's address.

"Well, actually, kind of like the others. She was chosen. I went through the different phases, stalking phase, and since she lived down the street from me I could watch the coming and going quite easily. On that particular date I - I had a - a other commitment. I came back from that commitment. Parked my car over at Woodlawn and 21st Street at a bowling alley there at that time. Before that I dressed into - I had some other clothes on. I changed clothes. I went to the bowling alley, went in there under the pretense of bowling, called a taxi. Had a taxi take me out to Park City. Had my kit with me. It was a bowling bag. There I asked - I - I pretended that I was a little drunk. I just took - I just took some beer and washed it around my mouth, and the guy could probably smell alcohol on me. I asked - told him to let me out so I could get some fresh air, and I walked from where the taxi let me off over to her house." - Explaining what he did before going to victim Marine Hedge's house.

"62 - what is it? 42? 54. 6254? 6254 - North Independence." - When asked where victim Marine Hedge lived.

"Well, as before, I was going to have sexual fantasies, so I brought my hit kit, and lo and behold, her car was there. I thought, 'gee, she's not supposed to be home'. So I very carefully snuck into the house, kind of like a cat burglar, and after checking the house, she wasn't there. So about that time the doors rattled, so I went - went back to one of the bedrooms and hid back there in one of the bedrooms. She came in with a male visitor. They were there for maybe an hour or so. Then he left. I waited till wee hours of the morning. I then proceeded to sneak into her bedroom and flip the lights on real quick like, or I think the bathroom lights. I just - I didn't want to flip her lights on, and she screamed, and I jumped on the bed and strangled her manually." - Explaining how he killed victim Marine Hedge.

"Casually. We'd walk by and wave. She - she liked to work in her yard as well as I liked to work, and it's just a neighborly type thing. It wasn't anything personal, I mean, just a neighbor." - When asked if he knew victim Marine Hedge prior to killing her.

"After that, since I was in the sexual fantasy, I went ahead and stripped her and probably went ahead and - I'm not for sure if I tied her up at that point in time, but anyway, she was nude, and I put her on a blanket, went through her purse, some persoanl items in the house, figured out how I was gonna get her out of there. Eventually moved her to the trunk of the car. Took the car over to Christ Lutheran Church. This is with the older church, and took some pictures of her." - Explaining what he did after killing victim Marine Hedge.

"That was it. I went - I took - she went through - I tied - she was already dead, so I took pictures of her in different forms of bondage, and that's probably what got me in trouble is the bondage thing. So anyway, that's probably the - the main thing. But anyway, after that I moved her back out to the car, and then we went east on 53rd." - Explaining what he did after killing victim Marine Hedge.

"Couldn't tell you without looking at a map, but it was on 53rd, between Greenwich maybe - maybe - what's - what's the other one between Green - Greenwich and Rock? Webb. Between - I think between wed and - Webb and Greenwich I found a ditch, a low place on the north side of the road, and hid her there. Well, there were some - there were some trees, some brush, and I laid that over the top of her body." - Explaining where and how he hid victim Marine Hedge's corpse.

"Yes. Again, Vicki was - Wegerle was another potential victim. I went through those different phases, locked in on her, as I would call it, and decided that I would try that date. I used a ruse as a telephone repairman to get in her house. Drove there in my own personal car, around lunchtime, during lunch hour, or approximately that time. It was earlier in the morning than that, and put my - I actually went somewhere else and changed - changed my clothes, what I - what I call my hit clothes. And..." - Explaining what he did before confronting victim Vicki Wegerle.

"Anyway, I walked from my car as a telephone repairman. As I walked there I donned the telephone helmet. I had a briefcase, went to one other address just to kind of size up the house. I'd walked by it a couple times, but I wanted to check it a little bit more. As I approached it I could hear a piano sound and went to this other door, knocked on 'em and told 'em I was - that we were recently working on telephone repairs in the area, and then went to her - went to her, knocked on the door and asked her if I could come check her telephone lines inside. I went over and found out where the telephone was, simulated that I was checking the telephone. I had a make-believe instrument. And after she was looking away I - I drew a pistol at her and asked her if she'd go back to the bedroom with me. I told her - we went back to the bedroom. I told her I was going to have to tie her up. She was very upset. And I think we - I used some material that was in - and that - that's another thing. I'm not sure, but I - I think I used some material that they had in their bedroom. And after I tied her hands she broke that, and we started fighting, and we fought quite a bit back and forth. Finally got the hand on her and got a - a nylon sock and started strangling her. I - I finally gained - gained on her and - and - and put her down, and I thought she was dead, but apparently she wasn't, but after - after she was down and not moving anymore, I - I - I rearranged her clothes a little bit and took some quick photos - I think three of 'em, if I remember, and then after that I - there was lot of commotion. She had mentioned something about her husband coming home. So I got out of there pretty quick. The dogs were raising a lot of Cain in the back. The doors - the windows were all open in the house, a lot of noise when we were fighting, so I left pretty quickly after that. Put everything in the briefcase and had her - I had already gone through her purse, got the keys to the car and used her car for my getaway car." - Explaining how he got into victim Vicki Wegerle's house and tried to kill her.

"Yes. I guess the paramedics arrived, and they tried to attempt to re - relieve her or revive her, and after that failed, I don't know whether she died there or on the way to the hospital or at the hospital. I don't recollect." - Explaining how he learned that victim Vicki Wegerle didn't die right away, after he strangled her.

"That particular day I had some commitments. I left those, went to one place, changed my clothes, went to another place, parked my car, finally made arrangements on my hit kit, my clothes, and then walked to that residence. After spending some time at that residence - it was very cold that night. Had reservations about going in 'cause I - I had cased the place before, and I really couldn't figure out how to get in, and she was in the house, so I finally just selected a - a concrete block and threw it through the plate glass window on the east and came on in." - Explaining what he did prior to, and how, he broke into victim Delores Davis' house.

"It's on Hillside, but I couldn't give the address. I know it's probably 61 - probably 62 something. I don't know. 62 something. North. North Hillside." - When asked what victim Delores Davis' address was.

"Noise. I just went in. She came out of a bedroom and thought that a car had hit her house, and I told her that I was - I used a - the ruse of being wanted. I was on the run, I needed food, car, warmth, warm up, and then asked her - I handcuffed her and kind of talked to her, told her that I would like to get some food, get her keys to her car, and kind of rest assured, you know, walked - talked with her a little bit and calmed her down a little bit. And then eventually I checked - I think she was still handcuffed. I went back and checked out where the car was, simulated getting some food, odds and ends in the house, kind of like I was leaving, then went back and removed her handcuffs and - and then tied her up and then - and then eventually strangled her. Well, after I tied her up. I went through some things in the room there and then - and then strangled her." - Explaining how he confronted and killed victim Delores Davis.

"Mm-hmm. Well, some personal items, yes. I took some personal items from there." - When asked if he was looking for something, when he went through some of victim Delores Davis' things.

"Pantyhose." - When asked what he strangled victim Delores Davis with.

"Kind of like Mrs. Hedge. I already figured out my - I had a, you know, plan on leaving and put her in a blanket and drug her to the car, put her in the trunk of the car. I really had a commitment I needed to go to, so I moved her to one spot, took her out of her car. This gets complicated. Then the stuff I had, clothes, gun, whatever, I took that to another spot in her car, dumped that off. Okay. Then took her car back to her house. Left that. Let me think now. Okay. In the interim - I took her car back to her house. In the interim I realized that I had lost one of my guns. I dropped it somewhere. So I was distraught trying to figure out where my gun was. So I went back in the house, realized I had dropped it when I went in the - when I broke the plate glass window. It dropped. It fell on the floor right there, and I found it right there. So that solved that problem. Anyway, I went back out, threw the keys - checked the car real quick - quick like and threw the keys up on top of the roof of her house, walked from her car back to my car, took my car, drove it back, and I either dropped more stuff off or I picked her up and put 'em in my car, and then drove up northeast of Sedgwick county and dropped her off underneath a bridge." - Explaining what he did after he killed victim Delores Davis.

"I did on the Hedge. I don't remember anything in Vicki's place. The Oteros we got the watch and the radio. I don't think I did any in Bright's. Vian's, no, I don't think so. Fox, yes. I took some things from Fox. It was hit and miss. Prob - probably if it - if it - if it was a controlled situation where I had more time I took something, but if it - if it was a confusion and other things I didn't 'cause I was trying to get out of there." - When asked if he took personal items from all of his victims.

"Yes, mm-hmm." - When asked if all ten of his murders occurred because he wanted to satisfy a sexual fantasy.

"Tis' Spring Out There"
oh, to walk among the new season,
to heard a robin voice,
to see a dandelion bright,
to watch a butterfly flight,
to smell a simple flower bud,
oh spring these are the many reasons.
Rader

- A poem he wrote in prison.

"Black Friday"
Just a quick glance and I knew all was lost.
I saw in real life...now a on going mind view, the black and white, were now my new boss.
I saw my life as I know quickly fade away.
I saw my love ones, in mind and thoughts that I would never be able to touch, hold, communicate closely with and kiss with care will now be at bay.
I saw the Black Side of me, was now caught and others would not suffer from my lots,
But then it dawn on me, it was not as I thought.
Yes the other in me will cause no suffering.
The living remained, the Mother, Brother, Sisters, Children, Close Friends and wife will suffer.
Ands the real me of blood, flesh and mind will suffer.
The Suspect

- A poem he wrote in prison.

"Your Honor, Sedgwick County victims... I do realize that the crimes I've committed - continue or...? - okay. The atrocious crimes I've committed has continued. Sedgwick County has a monster. I've brought the community, my family, the victims dishonor. There's no - it is all self-centered. It was what they call - I would call a sexual predator. Today is my final judgment for me. The last couple of days in court presented by the State, their PowerPoint presentation was very powerful. There are a couple of things I might point out toward the last, but overall most of that was true. And I think Sedgwick County ought to be proud that they do have a good state, that the evidence was there earlier, the DNA, the floppy. There was no way that I was going to get out of this. With remorse, responsibility, with corrections, concepts of apology, the old me started whatever it was, factor X, sexual predator. The volcano was the building of all these years was the Otero, and probably the most devastating, upsetting to everybody is Josephine. I just don't know. Self-centered, very selfish, and it exploded on that day. And it did continue off and on. Dishonesty, definitely. Dishonesty, probably the first thing to the people that I encountered, that they trusted me, that I was going to tie them up, take their money, and leave, and then I killed them. That's dishonesty to my family, that I would lie and cheat to be self-interested. To my employers and to the county, the taxpayers' money. Ideal responsibility, yes, I had pride back then. To some degree I'm trying to drop down to that. But that's the media. I just seemed to crave the attention of the media. I think through the years that's quite present during the presentation and all the archives they had. You can understand that. The bottom line is of the old selfish, very disassociated with society, self-centered for my own purposes, and I take that full authority on my shoulders.
The victims - I wrote some notes down. I don't know if this is really appropriate or not. And then these things came - a lot of these came out of the paper because I didn't - I knew the people, you all know why I chose them. But I thought I'd share some things.
Kathleen Bright, and I hope I don't tread on the media, because I did use some of this from the media because I didn't know this much from the people. She spent time at her grandparents farm. Well, I did too as a kid. I have many, many, many fond memories of that, and I took that from her. She went to Valley Center. I was a Valley Center high schooler for two years there, walked the halls, probably the same line, shared maybe the same teachers, although they would have been older. She worked at Coleman, just like I did, trying to fill a job, as anybody would. Tried to keep, you know, our heads above water. And I took that from her.
Dolores Davis - she loved animals and I worked in animal control. I realize that the early years I probably did have some cruelty to animals. But I don't think if anybody asks Park City or anything they would say I was - I was always pretty good to animals. I have a great fondness for animals. I have pets and I know she had. And I read somewhere she had her last Christmas with her family, and I did too. That was a wonderful time, but I took that from her.
Nancy Fox - she was a wonderful person and I did - I did track her just like a predator. She was a wonderful young lady, well organized, hard worker. And I took her life.
Marine Hedge - she was a neighbor, one I walked by and waved to, a gardener. I love to garden, flowers. She attended church, the same church I had been to with the Boy Scouts.
Joseph Otero - he was in the Air Force. I was in the Air Force. He was a husband. I was a husband. Although I always wanted to be a pilot, I always had a fascination with aeronautics. He was a pilot. One time I even thought about taking pilot lessons. And a veteran, I was a veteran. So our threads are close.
Julie Otero is a lot like my wife, a loving mother, raised kids, and she also worked at Coleman.
Josephine - she would have been a lot like my daughter at that age. Played with her Barbie dolls. She liked to write poetry. I like to write poetry. She liked to draw. I like to draw. Someone mentioned that she was like peas in a pod. I think that probably comes from the Wichita Eagle Beacon wrote that down, give the credit to them.
Joseph Otero, II. He was just like me at one time, a boy and a dog. Again, that comes from the Eagle. I have many, many, many - many memories of a dog. Excuse me. I had a lot of memories as a kid with my pets. A boy and a dog is a thing you have to have when you're a kid.
Shirley, she was in the choir, mother, probably a very beloved mother, and I took her life.
Probably out of all the people I didn't know Vicki Vian very much. Although I walked by her place and listened to the piano. I appreciate music. That's one of the things I always wanted to learn was piano, and I took her life. She was also a beloved mother. She attended a church that I went to once, St. Andrews.
I hope I haven't left somebody out. I have to rebuild humility, basically humbled myself now. The detention center I'm going to, tried to realize - worked with the police department, worked with my defense. Tried to realize my faults, honesty. Again, I think I cooperated with the police as well. I - I understand there were some smoke blowing, and that was probably my demise. The afterlife is smoke. The thing about JT Allen is smoke. BTK story early, parts of it were smoke. The problem is I did - blew so much smoke that now nobody knows facts or fiction, and that's basically my demise. I have been very honest with my attorneys. They've worked very hard. And we met almost every day earlier, before the plea, somewhat less after that. But it's basically all over. And Steve encouraged me not to go with an early plea so he could do more. They did all the things they could with the floppy, had an expert come in, go over the floppy to see whether there was any problems with that. They did extensive research on the DNA. There is a sore spot with me when they took my daughter, but I understand in law enforcement you have to do certain things. And I think honesty, people will say I'm not a Christian, but I believe I am. So anyway, I faced up to the man himself now, my boss. I think that all points to accountability and full responsibility now. And my remorse, I think - I think it's here. And I know the victims' families won't ever be able to forgive me. I hope somewhere deep down eventually that will happen.
When this happened, I was what I would say not total at one time. Part of me only the thoughts that compartmentalize. That is probably as the - the State started to show today was the compartmentalization of me. And that has been my biggest wreck back and forth. I'm not proud of that. It's just an escape mechanism, defense mechanism. I could switch back and forth fairly fast. I explained to the defense I was kind of like an 18-wheeler, either uphill or downhill I could switch gears very fast and rapidly, back and forth. And as I stand here in this humble way maybe people think I've done that and gone back to compartmentalize, but I don't think so. So anyway, it's given me the face to see today and not the things in the past, only remorse. Corrections. I accept full responsibility. I'm going to a penal institution, full board, and I do not expect anything but the hard forty today. I expected that on the plea. That's why I stepped up to the plea. I knew after I talked to the police, the evidence, there wasn't any way I was really going to get out of this unless we found some way of - some evidence that was just totally out of it. And the trial would have been a long, drawn out, to the plea. There was no way that I was ever going to get out of this. I think the corrections - I'm away from society now. I'll do my healing process there as well as I can, start my new chapter in life.
And I suppose in all good time, as everybody knows Rader has to complain a little bit. So I would like to do some minor ones. Not because I want to complain today, but I want to set the record. This is my last time. Probably the biggest problem I have right now, and we're still trying to answer is what happened to Mendoza. I had a trust with that person, the psychiatrist. The defense is working on it, I know other people are working on it. But that was a - I just don't know what happened, and maybe that will happen. Another one is the - and I - I'm just basically expressing this. I don't have control on it, but wish somebody would take heart to it is the lien on my house. That final victim, as Mr. Davis said, is my wife. She... Excuse me, Judge. Anyway, get back to that. She is my final victim, that and my family. She knew nothing about this, and yet the laws, as I understand it, is the lien went on the house because I have property. There's a lot of defendants that stand up here, don't have anything to go after. I know this is very expensive. Probably the defense is running somewhere eighty, ninety-thousand, just about what the house sold for. If we'd have gone to trial it would have been millions and years. So I just basically ask that whoever does that final judgment, that they think about my wife. The other one is, not a biggie, it's not this last issue, but I'd ask for my wallet so I could get some personal pictures out of it. I was hoping the defense would have a court order that before I leave today I could go through that wallet and take some family pictures. But that's not a big issue, because I understand through code of ethics the defense will turn that probably over to the family as well as my clothes. So those are really the only complaints.
Except for PowerPoint. I don't - and again I don't want to pick on the law enforcement. They've done a very good job, but I do want to clarify a few things just for the records, because this is basically my final say. First of all, there was two actors that were brought out, the chain walk, or John Wayne and James Bond. The action of that with Kevin was the shooting, not because I stood up and shot him. It's because when I was working with the police, that was what I call a quick draw, just like that. That's what I call the John Wayne shot. It's not that he would do something like that. Secondly, we fought and for us to fight, he had to have both his hands open. The PowerPoint said that he basically stood up, he was tied and I shot him, and that is incorrect. We fought and I backed off. He had his hands out, and I shot him again. And again, these are only minor. It does not make any difference. It's probably irrelevant. I just want to set the record straight and that's all, sir. Vian - it was - the PowerPoint was perceived that I was strangling Shirley, I stopped to comfort the kids. That's just the opposite. She or I both put the kids back in the bathroom, comforted them there before we went in and what happened. So the toys and all that were put in there earlier. It's basically to clarify that on that. And this is really minor, although it makes you wonder whether the information is tainted or not, the evidence, or makes you speculate what law enforcement did do, although it looked like they did a good job, a hundred percent. The Dolores Davis graves, they put back and forth. If anybody knows anything about geology, structure, those trees and stuff were not at Lake Cheney. They were over in the eastern part of the United States. And those pictures that came in the mail were not - were not the other ones, they were all from the grave site at Cheney. Probably the most damaging to me was the pornography they displayed. Yes, they have pornography of what I drew. But I didn't see where they had a lot of pornography, but they brought two pictures out. Family will know I didn't own a camper. I had a pickup with a camper top, but I didn't have any shelves in that. So basically the evidence was totally tainted. They either picked up a picture from somewhere else or inserted it or didn't realize it. That may have been a relative, I'm not sure, but I would think if they had more pornography they would have showed it. That's basically the clarifications. The other thing is with the law enforcement, there seemed to be - I was portrayed as a dog catcher. I did go to HA law enforcement. I felt like I did have a rapport with the law enforcement people during the confession, as they probably said in the paper, I'd still probably be talking if the defense person didn't show up. We had a good rapport. I almost felt like they were my buddies. At one time I asked about LaMunyon maybe coming in and having a cup of coffee with me. So there was a rapport. I have always had a great respect for law enforcement, although I wore a black hat instead of a white hat.
Thanks - I can't believe the people that have helped me on this. Starting with, I think you as a society have to - even though I am a criminal, I think you have to appreciate the police department. They have done a lot of work. Even though it took long time, they gathered evidence, they had that evidence. When they got the key suspect, they zeroed in on them very rapidly. So they have the dedication. Like Mr. Landwehr for all these years is great. So I think Sedgwick County really has a good police force.
Defense - this has been a unique, probably a different type case than they've ever had. We've had our ups and downs, but also they've been good. It's just like a new learning curve. It's just a new curve. And the media has just been terrible. I worked with the media afterwards. It - I mean, it just - it's just tremendous. They've done very good. Sarah has probably been my - probably my work horse. I really appreciate her. She's done a lot of good work. Steve - he had to keep heads on all this. It was very hard, very hard for him. I want to go ahead, since I worked with defense very close, to give them a personal, make sure I go through the list here. I already mentioned Steve, Sarah McKinnon. Everybody knows Steve. Another one that helped me was Jama Mitchell. I think she's on a case today probably, is that correct, in El Dorado. Okay. Lea Ann Standrich, she was a social worker that did a lot of research for me earlier. I appreciate her helping that. Jenny Blaine, special investigator, and the Janie Chambers, she's the one that cut my hair, brought my clothes up. So I have - they were basically my family, so I appreciate that. On professional staff, although we have some questions with Robert J. Mendoza and what happened there, I think that in time will be solved, but I still have to give him credit for coming in and helping me and working with me. And I'm sure - I hope I pronounce that right, Paula K. Walters, she was the other doctor that came in and they were all from Cambridge Forensic Society or Consultants. So I really appreciate the defense. They've done a lot for me, kept me advised.
Sedgwick County Detention Center - I was really scared when I first came in here, never been - I've never been arrested before. I really didn't know what to look - I was basically forty-three days, forty-two, forty-three days up there in isolation. First the officers, the patrol officers, they call them deputies there, pod deputies. They didn't know me, I didn't know them. But they finally opened up and they became human, and I think they realized I was human too. Eventually I moved over to pod two, and that's very much camaraderie with what I call the dirty dozen or the peas in the pod. They were a bunch of great guys. Most of those guys are now - I have a lot of respect. I sat down with them, all have crimes, but there's - you basically build a camaraderie with those type people. The people who moved me around - I'm what they call - I call it hot pepper or habanera red. We have special movers. Again, I hope I pronounce these - from the detention area. I hope I pronounce these people's last names right. If I leave somebody out, I apologize for that. One I have is Robert Hinshaw, Captain Barbara Maxwell, Captain Gwen Kurtz, Lieutenant Larry Bratz, Sergeant - he's my main Sergeant, he's the one that's been very, very close with me, worked with me, David Millen, and I have a lot of respect for him. He's been my main Sergeant. On the judicial, I'll probably mess up this last name, but it's Daniel Bardezbain, and I messed that up. I'm sorry. Brad Hoch. There's many, many, many more beyond those. I would be here a long time, so I do appreciate all those people that helped.
Pastor Clark - he has been my main man, come to see me every day - or not every day, excuse me, at least once a week, sometimes twice a week. If anybody I was dishonest to was that man right there, under the house of God created these things, these atrocious acts, and for him to - for him to stay with me and remain strong, well, he's a good man. I appreciate that. He also went with me early this week, went through confession, I sat down, went through each of the people I killed, confessed on that. And I felt the strengthening of some bonds there at that time with him.
Family, the last victims - I don't even want to start with them. You know, there's - they're still supportive a little bit. My wife's gone on, divorced, she's trying to stay out of harm's way. Since my kids are away, I don't get much letters or anything from them, but they're basically supportive.
Friends - without friends a person, I don't think in this - what I've been here one-hundred seventy-five, one-hundred seventy-six days, you couldn't survive without friends, if you didn't have family to support you, you didn't have something or somebody come to you like Pastor Clark, you'd go down, just mentally you'd go down. So friends have been a very key part. People in the pod, pod deputies, Sergeant, although they can't have a real friendly relationship, they're friends. I got this out this morning, the other day when I was working out. This comes from the daily devotions, a Christian book. It's called Touched By a Stranger, which is an article, and at the bottom there's an article. It's by Hess. There isn't a first name for it, but is something like a friend would do. I would appreciate it. Like refreshing rain in summer, the gentle breeze in spring. Just a little gift of kindness, joy someone's heart can bring. With the media exposure my family basically had to almost just stay away, so I really didn't have any support. There was one people - one person that stepped up, Christina Casarona, that really helped, and I really appreciate her support. There's another one out on the west coast, Andrew Pershaw. He's another Christian and really supportive. I would have gone down a long time ago without their support, so I do want to mention their names.
Christian Bible verse I found and I think helping me, will help me, leading me. This is John 8:12. I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness but have light of life. Now that I've confessed, put myself out to let everybody know what's going on, I expect to be healed and have life, and hopefully someday God will accept me. I think Sedgwick County, myself, we speak of a man as an evil man, a dark side is there, but now I think light is beginning to shine. So I appreciate the family and friends and all I can be thankful for. And I think that will keep me from finally going to the dark side early on. Finally, my final apologize to the victims' families. There's no way that I can ever repay them. That's all, sir."
- His final statement in court.



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