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Dennis Rader pleads guilty in BTK serial killings

Posted on 06/27/2005 7:05:44 AM PDT by kcvl

Per Fox News...


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KEYWORDS: btk; dennisrader; kansas
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1 posted on 06/27/2005 7:05:44 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: kcvl

Not much of a surprise after the recent events...


2 posted on 06/27/2005 7:07:12 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: kcvl

At least he's saving the taxpayer some money. Now if they could put him out of our misery and be over with him.


3 posted on 06/27/2005 7:08:40 AM PDT by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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To: rwfromkansas

hopefully he will get the toughest sentence possible.


4 posted on 06/27/2005 7:08:50 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: caver

The good news is that the prosecution can still present some of the evidence in the case.


5 posted on 06/27/2005 7:09:16 AM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: kcvl

BTK Suspect Pleads Guilty

Rader Charged With Killing 10 People

WICHITA, Kan. -- BTK suspect Dennis Rader pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of first-degree murder, admitting to a series of slayings that terrorized the city beginning in the 1970s.

Rader, 60, of Park City, entered the guilty pleas as his trial was scheduled to begin Monday.

Prosecutors had said before the hearing that no plea deal made.

Rader admitted killing 10 people in the Wichita area between 1974 and 1991. The serial killer known as BTK -- the self-coined nickname that stands for "Bind, Torture, Kill" -- taunted media and police with cryptic messages that became increasingly frequent in the months before Rader's arrest on Feb. 25.

No sentencing date was immediately set. Rader will not face the death penalty because the crimes were committed before the state adopted a new capital punishment law.

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/4654778/detail.html


6 posted on 06/27/2005 7:27:28 AM PDT by KS Flyover
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To: kcvl

It's amazing, the contrast between how we perceive these criminals before and after they're caught. At large, they appear to us as all-powerful and ferocious; yet once their identity becomes known we're surprised at just how pathetically weak and banal they actually are.


7 posted on 06/27/2005 7:30:06 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: kcvl

This is just spine-chilling. I'm watching it on CourtTV. He's describing everything in detail about the Otero murders.


8 posted on 06/27/2005 7:34:33 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: kcvl; Admin Moderator

You may want to put something in the title that indicates it's being carried live on CourtTV?


9 posted on 06/27/2005 7:35:29 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Nita Nupress; Howlin; Peach

This...is perhaps the most amazing live tv I've ever seen.

He is describing these murders in the most casual and un-emotional way...he is calling them "projects"...


10 posted on 06/27/2005 7:36:51 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve.)
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To: Nita Nupress

The judge is asking him to describe each murder in detail. They're on the 2nd one now, Kathryn Bright.


11 posted on 06/27/2005 7:36:58 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: SE Mom

You're not kidding! He keeps on describing them like he's talking about animals... "I put her down"... "I thought he was down at that time..."


12 posted on 06/27/2005 7:40:29 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Nita Nupress

This is truly beyond comprehension.

His tone, his manner is as though he's discussing the events of a commonplace day in his life.

The horror of this...is how ordinary this man appears.


13 posted on 06/27/2005 7:45:20 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve.)
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To: kcvl

Thank g-d for the families. They have endured for so long.


14 posted on 06/27/2005 7:46:35 AM PDT by OldFriend (AMERICAN WARS SET MEN FREE)
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To: KS Flyover
That's a shame. Ohio might as well just let the guy loose if they are not really able to punish him ~ leave it up to the people ~ let folks know when he's leaving.

Easiest thing in the world no doubt, leastwise, that's what Dennis says.

15 posted on 06/27/2005 7:48:07 AM PDT by muawiyah (q)
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To: Nita Nupress; kcvl; Admin Moderator

This thing is on all the channels!


16 posted on 06/27/2005 7:48:48 AM PDT by muawiyah (q)
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To: KS Flyover
That's a shame. Kansas might as well just let the guy loose if they are not really able to punish him ~ leave it up to the people ~ let folks know when he's leaving.

Easiest thing in the world no doubt, leastwise, that's what Dennis says. (correction ~ inadvertently said "Ohio" ~ meant "Kansas")

This guy is creepy.

17 posted on 06/27/2005 7:49:48 AM PDT by muawiyah (q)
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To: SE Mom

"Projects" as he calls him


18 posted on 06/27/2005 7:50:12 AM PDT by stlnative (BUT DON'T ASK ME TO BACK THAT UP OR CONFIRM IT)
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To: SE Mom

"Yes, I call it my "Hit Kit."" ...... describing his materials he used to kill people.

This guy is a perfect example of narcissism and antisocial personality disorder.


19 posted on 06/27/2005 7:51:24 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: brigette

"Projects" as he calls THEM (I don't think this should be on TV, too much detail)


20 posted on 06/27/2005 7:52:29 AM PDT by stlnative (BUT DON'T ASK ME TO BACK THAT UP OR CONFIRM IT)
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