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Bind Torture and Kill B.T.K. - January 15 2020 - Today in True Crime History

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com On January 15th 1974 a serial killer who would live on in infamy, would take his first 4 victims. This man, would go on to kill a total of 10 people and, had ne not gotten cocky, he may have gotten away with it. Today, we talk about the famous, BTK. Dennis Rader’s First Victim (1974) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away in the silver-like section of-

0:03.9

We have a weird.

0:05.7

A weird-described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion.

0:09.5

On January 15th, 1974, a serial killer who would live on in infamy would take his first four victims.

0:19.3

This man would go on to kill a total of 10 people, and, had he not

0:23.9

gotten cocky, he may have gotten away with it. Today, we talk about the famous BTK. So, if you

0:31.5

like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

0:40.6

Dennis Raader was born on March 9, 1945.

0:45.0

He grew up in Wichita, Kansas, with two working-class parents who had little time for their

0:50.5

children, leaving Dennis to feel ignored by his mother in particular.

0:55.1

His dark tendencies began at an early age. As a child, he had sexual fantasies that

1:00.7

involved torturing a trapped and helpless woman. He tortured animals and often stole neighborhood

1:07.2

women's underwear and masturbated with ropes and bindings around his arms and neck.

1:12.8

He kept his sexual acts well hidden because he was often described as friendly, kind, and polite by those who knew him.

1:20.4

He attended Kansas Wesleyan University, but after achieving mediocre grades, he dropped out and joined the U.S. Air Force.

1:28.9

He was discharged in 1970, and after marrying in 1971, he became an assembler for the outdoor

1:35.6

company Coleman, as well as for ADT security services. Between 1974 and 1978, the man we now associate with horror installed security alarms for those

1:47.8

concerned about their safety, especially during his reign of terror. And later in 1991, he worked as

1:55.5

an overzealous and strict dog catcher and once killed a dog for no reason and often harassed single women.

2:03.8

It's hard to believe that this man was able to live a life where no one suspected him of his crimes.

2:10.2

He was a respected member of the Christ Lutheran Church, even the president of the church council,

2:15.8

and was a Cub Scout leader for a while.

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