SERIAL KILLER: "BTK" Pt. 2

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

Crime House

True Crime

4.5 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

For more than 30 years, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas — living a double life as a devoted husband, church leader, and Scoutmaster by day, and a sadistic killer by night.

As he taunted police and played a deadly game of cat and mouse, Rader’s arrogance would ultimately become his undoing.

In this shocking conclusion, Vanessa and Dr. Engels break down the psychology of a man driven by control, secrecy, and a need for fame — and the digital mistake that finally ended his reign as the BTK Killer.

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0:00.0	Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.
0:12.8	Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.
0:21.5	They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.
0:26.3	It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.
0:29.8	Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:47.4	Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. We all have a flawed side of ourselves.
0:49.5	We all have a flawed sight of ourselves that only shows up every now and then.
0:54.6	Maybe it's a bout of road rage when we're stuck in traffic, or a competitive side when we lose a game.
1:00.4	They're little slips, and usually we can laugh about them later.
1:05.0	But Dennis Raiders' hidden persona was anything but funny.
1:09.5	Behind his mask of a husband, father, and church leader,
1:13.6	he was driven by fantasies of feel, love, and hate. But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable.
1:47.4	This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original.
1:48.8	I'm Vanessa Richardson.
1:51.1	And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels.
1:57.2	Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer.
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2:22.3	Before we get started, be advised this episode contains discussion of suicide, sexual violence, and murder.
2:30.3	Today we conclude our deep dive on Dennis Raider, who named himself BTK, after his own methods,
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