Dennis Rader - BTK PT II: A Conversation with Katherine Ramsland

Killer Psyche

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True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In the second half of this two-part episode, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong speaks with Dr. Katherine Ramsland, a forensic psychologist and one of the world’s foremost experts on serial killers. In her book, Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer, Katherine details her years-long correspondence with Rader and what she learned about his twisted psyche. Candice and Katherine discuss the motivations behind Rader’s crimes and how his dark fantasies escalated to murder. Confession of a Serial Killer is available at https://www.amazon.com/Confession-Serial-Killer-Untold-Dennis/dp/1611688418.

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0:19.6	A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone.
0:25.0	Please be advised. This is the second part of our two episodes on Dennis Rader,
0:32.0	BTK.
0:33.6	If you have not listened to last week's episode, we talked about the life and crimes of Dennis Rader, better known
0:50.9	as BTK, who killed at least 10 people between 1974 and 1991.
0:57.0	The name BTK, which stands for Find, torture, kill,
1:04.0	has become one of the most infamous names in true crime.
1:08.0	And the man behind the moniker, Dennis Rader,
1:11.0	continues to be the subject of case studies on serial killers to this day.
1:17.0	Today we are speaking with Dr. Catherine Ramsland, forensic psychologist, and one of the world's foremost experts on serial killers and is the author of
1:27.9	confession of a serial killer the untold Story of Dennis Rader.
1:34.2	This is one of the first books that is a collaboration with the actual serial killer.
1:39.7	And for years, Catherine corresponded with Rader to analyze the deepest, darkest parts of his
1:46.3	psyche.
1:47.3	Today, Catherine joins us to share what she learned in her conversations with the notorious killer.
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