SERIAL KILLER: BTK

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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For three decades, the BTK Killer terrorized Wichita, Kansas—binding, torturing, and killing victims, all while hiding in plain sight. Morgan and Kaelyn break down the chilling clues, from cryptic puzzles and taunting messages, to the infamous floppy disk and groundbreaking DNA evidence. How did BTK evade capture for so many years, and how did investigators finally crack the case of one of America’s most notorious serial killers? Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Don’t Miss out on all things Clues! YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: @morgsyabsher | @itskaelynmoore TikTok: @twohottakes | @heartstartspounding To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Kulminati, it's Morgan and Kaelin. If you're loving clues, you need to check out
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0:31.3	New episodes out every Tuesday.
0:42.8	But after that, this killer goes quiet for over two years.
0:46.3	But also, now the public knows that this guy exists. And that is how this killer becomes known as BTK.
1:09.0	Hi friends, welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence behind some of the most gripping true crime cases. I'm Keelam Moore and I'm going to be the one digging into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files related to these cases. And I'm your internet sleuth, Morgan Absher. I'm the one who's diving into the Reddit forums, the documentaries, anything else I can find online, and pulling out the details that add up or really don't.
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1:41.4	Okay, today we are going to be talking about a serial killer, one who hid
1:46.1	in plain sight for 30 years, starting in 1974. He committed a series of sexually motivated
1:53.1	murders based on his elaborate bondage and torture fantasies. Hence, why he nicknamed himself
1:59.7	BTK, which stood for bind them, torture them,
2:02.4	kill them. BTC wanted to be feared. He wanted recognition for his crimes. And he succeeded.
2:09.5	Over the years, BTCA wrote a series of letters to the police and the media. And in doing so,
2:14.9	he gave the authorities everything they needed to eventually track him down.
2:19.2	More on this case and the clues that defined it right after this quick break.
2:25.6	MI5 official secrets. Head to the National Archives in queue to discover a hidden world of espionage.
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