Episode 103: The BTK Killer Part 3

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

News, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

It’s now 2004, and BTK has been lurking in the shadows of Wichita, Kansas for 30 years. The murders have stopped, and it looks like he got away with his crimes...until a newspaper publishes a story on the anniversary of his first murders. And the killer just can’t help himself. In episode 103, Jac, Alexis and Billy explore how Dennis Rader’s narcissism helped police track him down, how his own daughter unwittingly aided in his capture, and the “grand finale” murder he planned to commit right before he was captured. You will also hear the killer in his own words confess to the crimes. 🎟 Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon: patreon.com/thefirstdegree 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thefirstdegree 🕺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirstdegreee 👤 Facebook: facebook.com/thefirstdegree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	First degree.
0:02.0	First degree.
0:04.0	First degree.
0:06.0	First degree.
0:08.0	The first degree.
0:10.0	Get on the news.
0:12.0	Get on the K-3.
0:14.0	He thinks there's supposed to happen in movies, not real life.
0:24.0	You know, as far as we know, he stopped in 91.
0:28.0	He said it and then in 04, it was the 30th year anniversary of Oteros.
0:34.0	And he watched it on TV and he read about it in the newspaper.
0:38.0	And he said that woke him back up.
0:40.0	And that he wanted to go play Cat and Mouse again is what he calls it.
0:44.0	And so he's the one that basically caught himself because he started communicating with the police.
0:50.0	And they, you know, threw everything out into finding.
0:54.0	So of course, they are the ones that caught him.
0:56.0	He would never have been found.
0:58.0	I mean, literally we would have found this crap in our house when he died.
1:02.0	Welcome to the first degree.
1:04.0	The true crime podcast that you might end up on.
1:06.0	My name is Jack Vannick.
1:08.0	I'm sitting far away from Alexis Lenglider and Billy Jensen.
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