BTK Killer Wichita Kansas once applied to become a cop

BTK Killer Wichita Kansas once applied to become a cop!
Lt. Ken Landwehr, was according to local lawyer and author Robert Beattie the target of a death threat from the BTK killer Wichita Kansas.
Robert Beattie who recently released a book "Nightmare in Wichita: The hunt for the BTK Strangler" states in his book that the Dennis Rader left the death threat in a package in a UPS drop box in the 200 block of North Kansas on 22 Oct 2004.
The letter took the form of one of the BTK killer Wichita Kansas poems; entitled "'Death to Landwehr"
Robert Beattie also states in his book that other information in addition to the death threat from Raderhad been kept from the public & media, including:

1. Dennis L Rader aka the BTK killer Wichita Kansas according to several retired Wichita police detectives once applied to become a police officer but his application was rejected. Ken Landwehr, police spokeswoman Janet Johnson and Sedgwick County district attorney's office spokeswoman Georgia Cole refused to comment.
2. The police authorities in the 1980's attempted to identify the BTK killer of Wichita Kansas using spy satellite photographs.
3. The BTK killer first drew attention from the police whene when a vehicle he was driving was caught"

BTK killer Wichita Kansas - 10 First degree murder charges

District Court of Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District Sedgwick County, Criminal Department
The State of Kansas vs Dennis L Rader

March 1, 2005 - Deputy District Attorney Kim T. Parker presents the plaintiffs case against the BTK killer Wichita Kansas, Dennis L Rader for the count of 10 murders.

1. 15 January 1974, BTK murdered Joseph Otero by means of strangulation.
2. 15 January 1974, BTK murdered Julie Otero by means of strangulation.
3. 15 January 1974, BTK murdered Josephine Otero by means of strangulation.
4. 15 January 1974, BTK murdered Joseph Otero Jr by means of strangulation and/or asphyxiation.
5. 14 April 1974, BTK murdered Kathryn Bright by means of strangulation and stabbing.
6. 17 March 1977, BTK murdered Shirley Vian by means of strangulation.
7. 8 December 1977, BTK murdered Nancy Fox by means of Strangulation.
8. 27 April 1985, BTK murdered Marine Hedge by means of strangulation.
9. 16 September 1986, BTK murdered Vicki Wegerle by means of strangulation.
10. 18 January 1991, BTK murdered Dolores E. Davis by means of strangulation.

BTK killer Wichita Kansas - Secret signature

BTK killer Wichita Kansas - Secret signature

In the 31 year BTK killer Wichita Kansas serial murder case it was one of the most closely guarded secrets and a way of authenticating the BTK killer's communications.... As is the case in most murder cases "copy cats emerge".

Tony Ruark a Psychologist who had been used in consulting by the Wichita police authorities (1979 -1981) told of how only a few selected detectives knew about the signature and that it was to remain a secret.
From 1974 - 1979, the BTK killer Wichita Kansas's signature appeared on 2 of the 5 communications that he sent (source Robert Beattie - author of "Nightmare in Wichita")
The signature also appeared on a letter that the Wichita Eagle newspaper received in March, 2004, but was kept a secret at the request of the Wichita Kansas police authorities until after the BTK killer was prosecuted on Tuesday, March 1st, 2005.
Rader was charged with 10 first degree murders in the Wichita area between 1974 and 1991 and is currently at the Sedgwick County jail.

The police chief from 1976 - 1978, Richard LaMunyon stated that the signature wasn't the only identifier involved in the BTK killer Wichita Kansas serial murders. Every communication received had a three way evaluation applied to it to differentiate it from the "copy cats" letters:

o Does it contain knowledge that only the perpetrator would have.
o Does each communication follow on from a previous communication and show continuity.
o Are certain traits consistent e.g. marks, signatures, words etc.

As with many of his predecessors, Dennis Rader wasn't the only serial killer to use symbols or trademarks. There have been others: The Zodiac killer, Son of Sam (David Berkowitz), the Boston Strangler (Albert DeSalvo), Richard the "Night Stalker" Ramirez to name a few. The "Green River Killer left strange pyramid shaped stones in the vagina's of some of his victims.

The attention to detail suggested the significance to the BTK Killer of the signature according to Arlyn Smith, a former detective involved in the case.
According to Robert Ressler, former FBI profiler and the man who was responsible for coining the phraze "serial killer" it is part of the way a serial murderer claims that the crime is his work....

BTK killer Wichita Kansas - Previous suspect wants DNA destroyed

BTK killer Wichita Kansas - previous suspect wants DNA destroyed Roger Valdez's story

Roger Valadez, a previous suspect in the BTK serial killings wants genetic DNA, that had previously been taken from his mouth with a swab on December 01, 2004, destroyed..... His attorney seeks an answer as to why the Wichita police authorities took it in the first place.
A court hearing has been scheduled for April 1st. Dan Monnat, Valadez's attorney is to request that the DNA samples taken from his client are to be destroyed along with any computerized DNA information that the government holds relating to his client.

In one of the USA's biggest DNA sweeps a large number of individuals were tested... the number is thought to be around 1300. This had little if no impact in identifying the BTK killer Wichita Kansas.

The eventual breakthrough came from a slip up by the BTK killer Wichita Kansas himself. Dennis Rader sent a computer disk to a Wichita TV station... Wichita police tracked the disk to Dennis Rader's church.
Nola Foulston, District Attorney refused to comment on Valadez's request. However at a later news conference she reassured the public that of the 1300 or so DNA samples collected during the DNA sweep none would be kept on a database.
According to the laws of Kansas, evidence used in a criminal investigation can once the investigation is complete be destroyed or kept depending on the judges verdict.
In California, police will be able in 2008 to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony, whether the person is convicted or not, under a law approved by voters in November.

BTK Killer Facts - Historic dates

BTK Killer Facts - Historic dates

1. BTK Killer Facts: August 26, 2004 - Wichita Kansas police authorities release details of the poem "Oh Anna, why didn't you appear" which was sent by the BTK murderer to Anna Williams (intended victim) on June 15, 1979 and to KAKE-TV on June 16, 1979.
2. BTK Killer Facts: August 21, 2004 - Wichita Kansas police authorities stated that the song 'Oh, Death' was reading material in Dr P. J. Wyatts English Literature lectures at Wichita State University during 1970's. Dennis Rader used a slightly adapted version as a basis for a letter sent in 1978.
3. BTK Killer Facts: June 24, 2004 - Lt. Ken Landwehr, of Wichita Police Department, stated that the department had received a letter from BTK detailing information relating to the Otero family serial killing in 1974. In the letter BTK claimed responsibility for the brutal murders.
4. BTK Killer Facts: May 5, 2004 - Wichita's KAKE-TV received a three page letter from BTK. Included within the letter were "THE BTK STORY", comprising 13 chapter titles, Xerox copies of employee identifications from Southwestern Bell and the Wichita school district. This possibly helps to prove how the Wichita strangler gained access to his murder victims homes.
5. BTK Killer Facts: March 19, 2004 - BTK (Dennis Rader) sent a letter which arrived at the Wichita Eagle newspaper. Contained alongside the letter was a Xerox copy of Vicki Wegerle's driver's license and 3 pictures from the crime scene. The only thing missing from Vicki Wegerle's home, according to relatives was the drivers license.
6. BTK Killer Facts: January 1988 - Phillip Fager's wife received a letter from a man claiming to be the BTK strangler... Bill Butterworth was later arrested, tried but found not guilty.
7. BTK Killer Facts: September 16, 1986 - The husband of 28 year old Vicki Wegerle found her strangled body in their home at 2404 W. 13th in Wichita. The family car was later discovered in the 1300 block of North Edwards.
8. BTK Killer Facts: 1980's - The emergence of the "The Ghostbusters" - A team specifically put together to track down and capture the BTK killer using sophisticated new methods such as DNA sampling, and psychological profiling. Data was recorded in a database which was used for searching purposes by the detectives and other law enforcement personnel working as part of the "Ghostbusters."
9. BTK Killer Facts: August 15, 1979 - The btk Wichita Kansas voice recordings from 1977 were aired by TV and radio in an attempt to identify who the BTK Kansas serial killer is... To this day no one has been able to put voice and name together, although 110 tips came about on the first day.
10. BTK Killer Facts: - April 28, 1979 - Anna Williams returned home (600 block of South Pinecrest, Wichita not knowing that BTK had been waiting in her home but became "fed up" with waiting and left. The police authorities suspect that BTK was waiting for Anna Williams daughter. Anna received a letter from BTK on June 15, 1979 letting her know he had planned to kill her.
11. BTK Killer Facts: February 10, 1978 - BTK sent a letter to KAKE-TV stating that he was to blame for the murders of both Nancy Fox and Shirley Vian, as well as an unnamed victim. A poem entitled "Oh, Death," based on a folklore song was included. Chief Richard LaMunyon of the Wichita Police announced that a serial killer was on the loose and threatening to kill again.
12. BTK Killer Facts: January 31, 1978 - A letter based upon the "Curly Locks" childrens nursery rhyme was sent to the Wichita Beacon... in the letter the author referred to a mysterious "factor x."
13. BTK Killer Facts: December 8, 1977 - the Rader's voice was recorded on tape as he reported the murder of Nancy Fox, aged 25. Nancy had been strangled and bound in her home at 843 S. Pershing, Wichita.
14. BTK Killer Facts: March 17, 1977 - BTK strangled and bound 24 year old Shirley Vian in her home at 1311 S. Hydraulic, Wichita. Fortunately her children were unharmed because according to BTK Wichita Kansas the phone rang.
15. BTK Killer Facts: October 1974 - Details of the Otero family murders were detailed in a letter that BTK sent to the Wichita Eagle Beacon... Only the murderer would have Known the crime details in such detail. The writer signed the letter BTK (Bind them, Torture them, Kill them.)
16. BTK Killer Facts: April 4, 1974 - Kathryn Bright's brother survived after being shot twice during a struggle with the attacker but unfortunately 21 year old Kathryn was not so fortunate and was stabbed to death in her home at 3217 E. 13th, Wichita.
17. BTK Killer Facts: January 15, 1974 - The Otero family (Joseph, Julie and two of their 3 children) were found strangled to death and bound in their home at 803 N. Edgemoor in Wichita, Kansas. An awfull part of this article relating to the is that the third son, Charlie made the horrific discovery. The family car was later found in a store parking lot at Central and Oliver.