Dennis Rader: The BTK Killer

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[@itheuserfirst3186]

Funny Rader story I gleaned from a book. While in prison Rader was looking out of his cell window, and made eye contact with the grounds keeper who then gave him the finger. Rader immediately called for a jail officer and complained about how rude, and unprofessional the grounds keeper was. The officer pretended to be taking notes. Moments later, the officer got on the cell block intercom and said, "Whoever flipped off BTK, please stop. It's rude, and he doesn't like it." The entire cell block erupted in laughter.

[@viking8796]

Now that's funny.

[@thegmanviews11]

That’s the funniest thing I’ve read 😂 thanks for sharing

[@RickReasonnz]

So BTK is a Karen who asked to see the manager? Amusing!

[@JuFated]

He sounds so....entitled? Like dude, youre in a prison for being a serial killer. Yet still has the gall to be offended that hes not being respected or shown courtesy =7=.

[@peggypeggy4137]

BOO HOO!!!

[@thiagots85]

"If I send you a disk, Can you guys trace me?" "no" "Good enough for me"

[@glenchapman3899]

Only a native Kansan would take the police at their word lol

[@areiaaphrodite]

Ikr lol "Of the police won't lie to me, they've only been looking at me for over 30 years. They'll just do me a solid on this." 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@mikesmollin8908]

what does that say about the cops when a guy who thinks like that evade them for 20 years. The reason we always see stupid criminals get caught (not quickly BTW), is because that is the only kind stupid cops can find

[@IAmAnEvilTaco]

@@mikesmollin8908 that we didn’t have advanced forensics? Many of the tools we have now?

[@mikesmollin8908]

@@IAmAnEvilTaco I didn't say forensics were not important, but if you think that is why they did not catch BTK then you know nothing about this case. Not calling the first murders had nothing to do with forensic technology, it was a lack of understanding behavioral science. Also, better tech with idiots behind it is useless. Of course we want the best tech possible, but that doesn't fix bad cops and we don't raise the standard for cops, just the tech, that is a problem. You can't just blame technology. I am a huge crime buff and can lift a ton of cases of unqualified detectives like this one. I was talking about shitty cops doing things like stealing from evidence lockers and you brought up CSI tech, why? what is your point? was the Kaczynski case also a lack of tech? is every time the cops fail just a lack of tech, so they are never wrong?

[@cosmicmelon9305]

BTK: "Why did you guys lie to me about the traceable floppy disk!?" Police: "Why did you kill all those people when you told them you wouldn't hurt them?" BTK: *Shocked Face*

[@SirBlackReeds]

* BTK: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@mark0183]

:O

[@MarvinMonroe]

Very dishonorable police work lol they should be ashamed of themselves

[@limcritiques]

@@MarvinMonroe Gasp! How could they do that to him?!

[@MontycelA]

@@MarvinMonroe bro they were dealing with a serial killer

[@maxandmols9526]

"if I could confess in a KZbin comment can you trace it?" "No, not at all" "I am the Zodiac."

[@benmcgill2018]

Ok Ted Cruz

[@fabiomcderp6631]

Okay Ben Shapiro calm down

[@Crazyjn]

I’m calling the cops to trace you right this second! 😳🤷🏻‍♂️💯😎

[@kingcutty]

Just use incognito mode

[@goldenfox334]

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[@itheuserfirst3186]

Also, he was caught in the dumbest way possible. He asked the police why they lied to him about whether or not the floppy disc he sent them could be traced. They said "Because we wanted to catch you." He actually thought that the police were engaged in some kind of mutual respect/cat and mouse game with him.

[@aphroditegonzalez4928]

A buffoon deserving to be caught

[@norolemodel88]

And the fact he asked my Father in law about computers at his wife’s high school reunion, my FIL said he kept asking invasive questions on how computers work, like Roger knew something was up then, it’s nuts.

[@jackpayne4658]

Some of these serial killers seem to have a self-destruct button, which gets activated sooner or later. It's not a newly-born conscience, but possibly akin to boredom. In a totally different context, I'm reminded of Hitler's senseless decision to invade Russia - a thinly-disguised suicidal impulse. Unless, of course, both Hitler and Rader had carelessly assumed that they were invincible.

[@jbone9900]

@@jackpayne4658 reason was oil and thought ww1 events would happen again to Russia

[@Godzillafan1980]

He wanted to be caught ... he got to live his life to the fullest and kill whoever he wanted to if he didn't want to get caught he would've never been caught

[@Vanished_Mostly]

"They were completely at Rader's mercy, which did not exist." Nicely done.

[@mikeoxlong1396]

This guys work rate is insane. The upload rate on this channel is impressive enough then you realise he has like 9 million channels. Now a podcast. All deeply researched, impeccably produced and entertaining to the highest degree. Fair play Whistler, you’re making you beard proud!

[@surlygirly1926]

Simon Whistler is great - as a presenter. Researched, written and produced by others - they deserve the kudos on that front.

[@leemeyer7629]

@@surlygirly1926 Frankly I'm surprised this didn't occur to OP.

[@chiefbologna5719]

@@leemeyer7629 cause at one point it probably was just Whistler doing this, his work rate and ethic have made it to the point where he can have a team around him

[@r.danielsejas215]

Makes me want to work for him. (Whistler if you read this, I'm a content developer)

[@thalessilva3281]

For a second a thought you were talking about BTK's work rate

[@neoepicurean3772]

'Be glad you weren't here, because I was' - that's a chilling message to find in one's home.

[@suganthram7767]

The lady would have drenched herself in her own sweat reading that

[@MynameisMikeee]

Every time I get exhausted at work I just think - “It could be worse, I could have to work as much as Simon.”

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Can be done with factor C (The Coke, not a coke.) ! 🤔😳👍

[@clintstewart5545]

@@brianbarrett2487 well like most people, working is boring for most people

[@MynameisMikeee]

@@JKCWvids haha yeah true!

[@abeedhal6519]

Except SImon works for himself and you are a drone.

[@clintstewart5545]

@@abeedhal6519 not really he works for other people he used to work and visual politiks and that was not is project for instance

[@rexb6822]

No one has ever seen Simon whisler and binging with babish in the same room

[@potetocrop374]

i thought this was sinstv

[@onlyme9254]

No one ever saw Clarke Kent and superman in the same room!🤔

[@damionshort823]

😳

[@brandonmeens]

@Jo Jo 🤔🤔

[@Nobody-11B]

Simon must therefore be ... Superman!!! Or Clark kent.

[@Xxmeca421xX]

Apparently half of the people in the comments knew him.

[@christiankalonda7990]

I mean the guy spent his life in one place so the probability of someone knowing him or someone parents (most probable) knowing or living close to him wouldn’t be far fetched

[@suprcrzy]

I ran into him at 7-11 once. He walked by me in the parking lot, and I said "hey.. Big gulps, huh.. Alright, well, see ya later."

[@ember-evergarden]

Right? Imagine how much of a loser you have to be to make up fantasies and name drop just to feel important in youtube comments. lmfao

[@johno9507]

He was my best friend, we did everything together. 😏

[@leahlounsbury]

@@suprcrzy PLZ 😂😂😂 this is such a specific reference - I love it 😭😂

[@3fingerfarm73]

Growing up in Wichita in the 70s my parents were on high alert. We had our phone line cut one night. The dog was going crazy and my dad went out the back door with a 45. Never found anyone. Spooky as hell.

[@pompeythegreat297]

You could of been targeted by BTK LOL

[@MikeSmith-cn6ub]

Yea if your in witchta in the 70s and phone line gets cut late at night and the dogs going nuts your not sleeping for a couple days for sure

[@Pawnwarschess]

But… But.. GuNs R bAD!

[@3fingerfarm73]

@@Pawnwarschess never said that did I. We lived in the heart of the Midwest in the 70s not like we were doing active shooter drills in school. Hell we took rifles to school during deer season. We also knew if we screwed up our parents would kill us forgot about law enforcement.

[@hardboiled2987]

@3fingerfarm73 no thats not what he meant. Your story was an example of how good gun ownership is. Hes mocking anti-gun bozos

[@simonkimberly6956]

My dad new him when he was a kid. He was his scout leader. He got his scout book signed by him to. Apparently my Grandpa thought he was a little weird.

[@dripkidd8572]

Well, your grandpa was right on the money

[@WafflesYo]

wait who the murderer or simon whistler? xD

[@dripkidd8572]

@@WafflesYo Dennis, he was a scout leader

[@mahaphoublue7644]

@@dripkidd8572 so that’s mean simon dad lucky that he having fun time without getting bad thing happened.

[@dr.vegapunkPhD]

Thats why you have to listen to your elders. Grandpa knew something was off.

[@watcherofwatchers]

As a native Wichitan (and someone who's met Charlie Otero several times), I've been exposed to a lot of information regarding BTK. Frankly, I expected this biography to be a rehash of things I already knew, but you managed to include many facts and details that I don't recall ever hearing before. That's rare in the telling of BTK's story. Thank you, Simon.

[@cliffhass9158]

I enjoy the vast majority of Simon's videos but I would hope something like this would be absolutely beneath him. I've grown sick of society elevating trash like BTK to infamy which was most definitely one of his most life defining goals. Im not one for cancel culture but people like serial killers/Mass shooters etc deserve to have their names erased from history and locked in solitary confinement for the rest of their life and forgotten about (which would in effect be hell for many of them especially being forgotten about). I would hope going forward that the press made a collective agreement to no longer report these losers names. I know chances are slim

[@watcherofwatchers]

@@cliffhass9158 Ignoring, and thus refusing to learn from, these people, all in tbe name of supposedly denying these people some sort of fame, would be terribly short-sighted. Just because they may get some small amount of joy from the attention is no reason to handcuff society in its ability to learn from, identify, and more from these monsters. You stop or eliminate these monsters by shining a light on them, not by ignoring them and pretending they don't exist. BTK himself was caught for this exact reason, as was the unabomber. Neither would have been arrested had the ideas you expressed been followed. It was media attention and public awareness that led to their (and a great many more) captures.

[@cliffhass9158]

@@watcherofwatchers i never said to pretend they don't exist. I just suggested to block out their names and faces to not give them any recognition at all. Study their cases but don't give the absolute filth the joy of recognition. Either that or give them a punishment that actually fits their crime meaning that they should never have a moment of joy in thir lives ever again. Lock them in solitary 23 hours and 45 minutes per day without any TV, books, human contact, comfort, etc. Learn from them but then utterly forget that they were ever human

[@devinconnor4114]

i’m from Wichita as well

[@watcherofwatchers]

@@cliffhass9158 This attitude is much the same. You are advocating for the suppression of information out of some distorted sense of disgust. Who these people are matters, and people should know who they are. They should know their stories and know how they managed to operate the way they did. That's impossible to do without knowing who they are. Furthermore, if you suppress that information, you create a mysterious enigma out of each and every one, and that would lead to other ills in our society. No, putting our collective heads in the sand just to avoid giving them "recognition" is a huge mistake.

[@Ashley-jp4nn]

I feel bad for his family. Imagine suddenly finding out your dad or husband is a murderous psychopath 😳

[@alexanderarkum4793]

Yea its worse than you and your loved ones being tied up,tortured ,and killed by him

[@hugohewitson8470]

@@mattyice8a623 sucks to be you

[@Nimbus3690]

@@mattyice8a623 hot takes award goes to...

[@finnjake6663]

@@mattyice8a623 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRacoonGhost]

@@alexanderarkum4793 His family is not guilty of HIS crimes, you can have sympathy for both his family and their pain as well as the victims and their families.

[@manifestgtr]

“The floppy did me in” I’ve never seen my sex life summed up so perfectly

[@leemeyer7629]

Low hanging fruit

[@WhoAmEye_WhoAreEwe]

@@leemeyer7629 -- Literally!!!!

[@shannonrhoads7099]

"Ba-dum TISH!"

[@db3536]

My uncle worked for years for the city of wichita as a mechanic. He knew Dennis Rader as the animal control guy for the city. Apparently the Raders like to host Christmas parties every year as my aunt and uncle would go to his house. My uncle had always said he was a little off but otherwise no other clues to his real personality. Weird. Thanks for the video.

[@Will21st]

I knew a couple who had known a Scottish serial killer for a few years and they said the same thing.. he seemed a bit off and weird at times but nothing more.

[@MsPuffykinz]

That’s what makes them dangerous. They aren’t loners or future school shooters. They aren’t people pushed to the edge. They are people who CHOOSE to be what they are. They like it, feed off it, and usually enjoy it. Whether born that way, or had a brain injury that caused it.

[@Will21st]

@@MsPuffykinz that’s why the only thing to do is to lock them up and throw the key away... imo.

[@justmytw0cents]

@@Will21st save some space in prison and kill them. American prisons are too crowded anyways.

[@Will21st]

@@justmytw0cents I don’t necessarily disagree.

[@mikdan8813]

Serial Killers: (exist) Simon: Gotta catch 'em all!

[@alfredthegreatkingofwessex6838]

Well, the last podcast on the left does 3 hours specials on them too

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

KZbin niche: (exists) Simon: Gotta catch 'em all!

[@coryjohnson2486]

Poke-ur-mom..... pokeurmom

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

I hope they get away with it.

[@ElucidYT]

The "Be Glad you weren't here, because I was" note... can't even imagine how unsettling and paranoia-inducing that was for the homeowner.

[@ZomBSnatcher4671]

Isn't odd that he wanted to be remembered, and a short sixteen years later. He was almost totally forgotten. I had completely forgotten him until this video popped up. Excellent work

[@runnyhose1714]

To be fair, 16 years is a surprisingly long time for a serial killer in living memory.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:50 - Chapter 1 - Creating a monster 5:30 - Chapter 2 - The otero family 8:40 - Chapter 3 - Kathryn bright 12:55 - Chapter 4 - The killings continue 15:35 - Chapter 5 -The final murders 18:20 - Chapter 6 - The floppy did him in

[@asianpetergriffin-3239]

Nice guy

[@gjones99]

This isn’t exactly a long video lol why would you need time stamps

[@platinumdiamond1445]

Thanks for timestamps :)

[@Xxmeca421xX]

Kathryn looks just like an ex gf of mine. It's eerie

[@KarmicKnight97]

Thanks Flando

[@areiaaphrodite]

Honestly, the way he describes what he did and how he murdered his victims, is just so cold. He describes it like he's going out to buy milk or something. It's chilling...

[@Godzillafan1980]

He's very entertaining

[@dustinwhitt5297]

Because to him, that's about the same significance it held as if you or I did go out for milk. He's a grade A psycho.

[@carbonator8273]

Unfortunately that's pretty much how he viewed his poor victims. But completely agree so cold how he explained everything.

[@blackblurable]

You should listen to “the Iceman” Richard Kuklinski or the actual guy he covered a couple years ago Ed Kemper. The latter is actually very polite and informative on why he was the way he was. The Iceman though, that dude was legit cold. You can find the videos on YT

[@Ammar.D]

@@blackblurable I've seen the iceman interview the guy is scary af just remembering him sends chills down my spine

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Absolutely nobody: BTK killer: Bravo six, going dark

[@SteveBMX01]

I'm so sad that MindHunter is not continuing. I really wanted to see them catching him. Incredibly good show and terrible disappointment at the same time.

[@Phurzt]

Bro, for mind hunter to cover the arrest of him they would have to have like 70 seasons, we are talking decades of time here.

[@SteveBMX01]

@@Phurzt Well luckily they have been renewed so we might see that.

[@iaminpainauchocolat9300]

​@@SteveBMX01 it hasn't babes

[@DahliaVonHellion]

Me too! I was so gutted they stopped it. Also silly move on their part imo because it ended up getting really popular! I was so invested in that series lol.

[@Dave-of2mm]

Certainly bill or Holden wouldn't be alive till 2000s or at least not in service

[@pamelamays4186]

Rader's testimony is quite chilling. He sounds very much detached from what he did.

[@Reth_Hard]

Yeah, it wasn't his fault, it's because of the factor X...

[@Saurophaganax1931]

I mean, he actually thought that the other people being accused of his killings were just jealous and trying to take credit for his crimes. Like people were out there, chomping at the bit to be accused of murder. He’s pretty detached from reality.,

[@norolemodel88]

My Mother-in-law went to high school with Dennis’s wife, and Dennis asked my father-in-law at one of the high school reunions about how certain computers work, so Roger would joke that he helped lead to Dennis being caught. Also, little funny thing too, is my dad is the Sheriffs officer behind him in the courtroom, he had the button for the shock sleeve. So many snippets of the court room videos, always see my dad in the back 😂

[@GiDD504]

That’s wild! That’s so cool knowing the person that helped get him caught. Also, what is a shock sleeve?

[@norolemodel88]

@@GiDD504 A shock sleeve is like a tazer, but it goes on a limb like a sleeve, Dennis had it on his leg

[@TRIIGGAVELLI]

Your Barber needs to share the same cell as Rader.

[@dr.rockzo]

I was joan of arc in a past life

[@From_A_Diverging_Timeline]

This sounds made up

[@jaz1551]

When he was confessing in court, didn't the spectators get up and leave? Ultimately 😅 depriving him of his "moment" ... that's what I remembered

[@LAHarder7]

The victims' families had been advised beforehand that he would be allowed to speak at the end of his sentencing hearing. This is often the point at which a convicted criminal either claims innocence or expresses remorse. D.R. did neither. Instead, he rambled on with what sounded like an acceptance speech at an awards ceremony. He literally thanked a list of people who had made this great moment possible: the police, the KBI (Kansas Bureau of Investigation) the jail staff--all of those he had "worked with and grown close to" since his arrest. He concluded by saying that he looked forward to the next chapter of his life and a time of "healing" for himself. Yes, the families did leave in time to spare themselves from hearing all this.

[@R3v1091]

its good to hear one of these serial killer cases that end with the perpetrator actually get what was coming to him.

[@kimrasmussen7188]

but he didnt, he is sitting in a cell, how is that even close to DEATH BY TORTURE?. tie him up, and give him to the family members of his victims, THAT would be justice

[@jasonritner9662]

I served on a submarine with his son. He would talk about how normal his dad was when asked but never really went into details. One time though, I people were messing around as they do on a sub and someone said to him; "Rader man, you're crazy." To which he responded; "I'm not the crazy one in my family." *dead silence*

[@aphroditegonzalez4928]

Damn

[@MrWizeazz]

Damn. 😳 jeez how do you break the tension after that? I’m not that familiar with Navy protocol (Army combat medic, personally) but I imagine that his interview process to get on submarine detail was pretty intense, given his family history.

[@jasonritner9662]

@@MrWizeazz you break it the same way it was brought up, with dark humor and that special military level of insensitivity 😜 It's been a while, but from what I remember he was in boot camp when his dad was arrested and any big navy extra screening was done then. By the time he got to the sub he was pretty much vetted. He was a nice guy and knew his job. Earned his dolphins (Submarine warfare pin) in a normal amount of time and despite seeming like he might have been a little sheltered growing up gave no indication he was any more weird than anyone else in the submarine force.

[@ariadneschild8460]

Those kids must have had a hard time trying to reconcile the father they knew with the hidden monster later revealed.

[@libyanogirl]

*getting routine smear* Her: Hey are my lab results out? Doctor: Yes your dad’s a serial killer.

[@Tyrannulet2k]

There's an interview with his daughter, I feel so bad for her (she seems to be a completely normal person). The interview is available on KZbin.

[@nicolavanrhyn1726]

Sounds like something out that Whose Line is it Anyway game Scenes from a Hat: Unexpected conversations with your gynae.

[@RankinMsP]

This!!!

[@theslanderousgent4475]

@@Tyrannulet2k i mean theres no doubt she’s living a normal life. Being a psychopath isn’t a genetic trait. It must be a awful finding out your dad was a sadistic serial killer though.

[@Demiglitch]

So is there a salve or ointment for that?

[@brianschaefer3851]

"I'm not going to ask if you enjoyed that video" ...I respect you for that

[@almostthere2884]

Shirley Vian's children were locked in the bathroom, not a closet. One of her children later disclosed that he watched BTK kill his mother through the key hole in the door.

[@Dank-gb6jn]

Yo Simon, on The Casual Criminalist you should cover Joe “The Cannibal” Metheny. Guy was a real sick individual who mixed his victims’ remains with other meat and made “barbecue sandwiches” which he sold out a roadside stand.

[@polaroidandroidjeff6383]

Sounds like Willie Pickton

[@Dank-gb6jn]

@@N_0968 don’t know if I’ve seen that one. This guy was a real sick individual, he claimed to have offed 4-10 people, but court evidence was only able to positively charge him with 2 murders.

[@Kittykat81572]

Bailey Sarian’s video on him is great! 👍🏻

[@MsPuffykinz]

Of fucking course... if you can think it. Some psycho has done it.

[@junoneith6928]

@@N_0968 I remember that episode. Sick guy!!

[@travis303]

Hey, you did the killer from my hometown! He was an active killer when I was growing up. The thing about him is he could have easily gotten away with it. If he hadn't have resurfaced in the early 2000s, he nobody would have ever caught him.

[@KingNoTail]

They would've traced him through DNA eventually, probably using genetic genealogy.

[@farhabunali8703]

I think Bryan Cranston would be perfect to portray him.

[@atmosrepair]

Lol yeah

[@FormulaVase-kp3dc]

He doesn't deserve the attention he'd get from it.

[@darrensucksatgames]

Binding Bad

[@patricksammon6238]

He’s currently a character in the show mindhunter. But that show is on hiatus and might not come back for a long time.

[@faize28]

What's my name!

[@verbaldrop887]

Hello! Augusta Kansas resident (east of Wichita) with some more info if you all are interested. BTK is currently in the El Dorado Prison, where he is kept away from all of the other prisoners. When he has yard time, he's kept in a separate fenced of area away from everyone else, where he spends his days alone.

[@vickiejenkinson2468]

He's horrid! I lived in Wichita while he was active and actually worked with Vicki Wegerle. It was actually a scary time. You didn't know where or when. No one was safe. I no longer slept with windows open during the summer months.

[@peggypeggy4137]

You must have been SO relieved when he was caught. I know he had gone dormant for a while but couldn't resist resurfacing when the press reported that he was probably dead. When he resurfaced that must have been horrible. He thought he was so smart but apparently didn't understand computers very well. He must be kicking himself. He turned himself in, essentially.

[@From_A_Diverging_Timeline]

This sounds made up

[@vickiejenkinson2468]

@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline it was very very real!

[@Tywithay]

Lived down the road from him for years and never gave it a second thought until it was all over the news.

[@selkoa8384]

Did his come from abusive childhood?

[@kennywilkinson913]

@@selkoa8384 did you watch the video?

[@jasonbailey1951]

I can remember watching this man's confession on Court TV. Disturbingly insightful, He was able to parade his own delusions in the courtroom, and in great detail described his tragic crimes. With zero remorse. This man is truly a monster

[@LSSYLondon]

The creepiest part of this whole thing was they got a DNA match from his daughters pap smear... like WTF??? How did they get her medical stuff but not get a DNA sample from him after the floppy disk? That's just bizarre.

[@demo3456]

and illegal

[@erinrush9636]

They had the floppy disk and knew who he was but, they wanted DNA evidence so they would have irrefutable proof that it was him. They didn't want to arrest him and take the chance that he might get out. They subpoenaed his daughter's DNA and were able to obtain it. They tested his DNA after his arrest to confirm that it was him. Side note, he had targeted the little girl from the Otero family. She was home sick that day with her Mom. The little boy happened to be sick that day so he stayed home, also. The Dad unexpectedly came home and surprised Rader. Rader only planned on killing the Mom and mostly the girl. All of it is horrific. Horrific. My friend was having a garage sale in Park City and my Dad was hanging a garage sale sign for us. Rader, as the compliance officer, saw my Dad hanging the sign, got a tape measure out, told him it was too big by 2 inches and made him take it down. He totally abused his"power"as a compliance officer and used his position to bully people. I know many people that he did this to.

[@red_ness_671]

You could literally see the emptiness in his eyes.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

As in most of these monsters

[@fwef7445]

@@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 you mean ALL, psychopaths have no empathy, their eyes are a dead give away to the void inside their brain

[@laidtorest387]

I don’t think you know what literally means

[@Njbear7453]

As doctor loomis once said, “the blackest eyes... the devil’s eyes”

[@Teethmafia]

Ironic that someone known as “bind, torture, kill” would study administration of justice

[@jr2904]

Looking to learn how to manipulate the court system

[@nevio2658]

It's actually relatively common among serial killers

[@aaronpriest5811]

its actually "beat them, torture them, kill them" but if you arent from kanasas around Wichita you woulnd know that

[@jeffersonparsons5519]

Not ironic. Obvious. Common.

[@MrJoki56]

Not really. People who become cops or want to work in le often don’t do it for the right reasons. Also, quite a few serial killers have been former policemen or in positions that allows them to learn how police investigations happen.

[@finsfan86]

Since Mindhunter isn't coming back to finish what they started I'm glad Simon was able to give us the dirt

[@judybaird7842]

I mean he was an arrogant man and thought that the cops would respect him enough to not trace him. I grew up in Wichita and had family in park city. Meet the man and he was very arrogant and could be hateful. So glad when he finally got caught.

[@fwef7445]

narcissists and psychopaths can be incredibly gullible, in his delusional mind he felt he had charmed the police to not betray him when he asked about the floppy

[@mrshadowduh9394]

He looks like a discount Walter White.

[@Original_Syn]

He looks more like Red Foreman

[@roberth.5938]

@@Original_Syn you mean from that 70s show? Hahaha you're quite right

[@matthewdopler8997]

Fun fact: The police once arrested a meth dealer named Walter White.

[@jenniferwise8515]

The Narrator or BTK?

[@addikay7097]

I actually live in Wichita. One of my family members was his neighbor in Park City. No one had any idea

[@norolemodel88]

A friend of mines mom used to go with him to help catch stray dogs, she was so surprised when she found out who he was, and surprised she never became a victim.

[@davidjohnson7555]

thats what they do they blend in..................

[@bluest.9320]

I love how everyone in the comment section has something to do with BTK

[@From_A_Diverging_Timeline]

This sounds made up

[@lonewolf1069]

Finally I have been waiting for this 1. You should do more video’s like this.

[@BomChickyBowWow]

I was born in Wichita, KS. My older brother is absolutely positive that when he was a boy a man with a suspiciously new and unused looking tool belt approached him while he was playing in the yard. The man said there was a problem with the telephone lines and asked if our father was home. He was not home but my brother, catching a bad vibe, said that he was home. The man got into his truck and left. When BTK was arrested he recognized him and contacted the FBI.

[@joep7586]

This is such a terrible lie. What does a new looking tool belt look like? Why would a child young enough to still be playing alone in the front yard have such a keen eye for the belt looking new, or even know to bookmark a brand new tool belt as a weird thing? Why is it even a suspicious detail? Things need replacing eventually. Why would your brother contact the FBI? “Hey I know you’ve caught him, charged him and now know he’s the BTK killer, but I once had a conversation with him that amounted to absolutely nothing years and years ago!” Worst lie ever. You’re not special.

[@BomChickyBowWow]

@@joep7586 - Well, in the 80s in Kansas there was a local company that manufactured these playhouses that were similar to Lincoln Logs, but big enough and light enough (made of compound materials) that boys could easily build their own play houses. My brother had one. He said that the tool belt looked “fake like a kids plastic cowboy holster. Like a prop.” I don’t know how intelligent you are, I get the sense you’re pretty dense, but most other more intelligent people tend to have some level of street sense enough to be put off by strange men rolling up and asking if your mom is home alone. Something else that most people other than you are aware of is that investigations are like mansions with trap doors. Each little detail that you might think is irrelevant can lead to some other larger detail for the investigators. This is why they’re constantly saying “if you have ANY INFORMATION please contact x y z”. If you can place a known criminal at a certain place at a certain time then you can gain a better understanding of his movements and timeline. Not to mention he was living five blocks from our house. I know it’s all very heady stuff. I hope you can figure it out.

[@joep7586]

@@BomChickyBowWow Changing the bad lie from "a suspiciously new and unused looking tool belt" into "it was a fake one that looked like a plastic toy" would've been pretty good if we didn't have written record of what you originally said. Did it look new and unused, or just fake? Can't really be both. I agree that a grown man with a fake looking toy/prop tool belt would be really weird, even to a child, but that's not what you said. Which, by the way, I'm not quite sure how they made plastic tool belts that were malleable enough to fit around your waist? Plastic doesn't tend to warp easily without breaking. Maybe your brother meant it just... looked plastic but wasn't? The comparison to a plastic toy is a bit of an odd one as it doesn't seem to map on very well. Although considering it's another lie on top of a mountain, it's somewhat irrelevant. The part about contacting about any information whatsoever is actually a really clever one because it's based in truth, but the FBI NEVER asked the general public for any information regarding BTK once they'd arrested him, and I challenge you to prove otherwise. The evidence against him was so strong, they KNEW it was Dennis Rader before they'd arrested him, and he basically admitted that he knew he'd been caught in the back of the police car on the way to the station. At a press conference less than 24 HOURS after they arrested Rader, the leader of the investigation said, quote "the bottom line: BTK is arrested". So I guess your brother saw an appeal for information that never existed at some point in the 24-hour window between Rader's arrest and the press conference where the police confirmed that the link between Rader and BTK was confirmed. Oh, and also remembered the exact date and rough time, even though he was recounting a weird but short memory from two decades ago, from childhood. Sure. "Please contact us with ANY information at all to help with this investigation where we already have this guy banged to rights on watertight forensic evidence that implicates him in four murders that were established by the killer himself in correspondence to be the beginning of the BTK killings." I'm sure your next lie is that "I didn't actually SAY there was an official appeal for information, my brother made the call of his own volition because he thought it may be useful" but unless your brother was afflicted with the same recessive genes as you and has to wear a crash helmet anytime he leaves the house, who in their right mind would think, given that he's in custody, he's being paraded on the news as the BTK killer and the police are saying he IS BTK, that a situation that amounted to nothing would even be relevant at that point? You're clearly actually pretty intelligent and very eloquent, but you can only polish a turd so much. Nice try but no cigar. Oh also, the change from "Is your dad at home?" to "Is your mom home alone?" is a very subtle but clever one too, major props on that. That would've worked wonders on a moron, but while those two questions SEEM interchangeable, one of them is most likely a very pedestrian and normal question, and the other comes across as a lot more threatening.

[@BomChickyBowWow]

@@joep7586 - Do you suffer from BPD?

[@BomChickyBowWow]

@@joep7586 - Are you mad?

[@CAMCATTO]

y'all, just know that when you go to the casual criminalist, you'll also accidentally go to business blaze and then suddenly you're snorting cocaine. ALLEGEDLY

[@mpzakhaevski8988]

Or laughing at Danny being chained up in the basement, allegedly.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

it's the cereal he sponsors shhh

[@lucianfrostbane]

Or you end up allegedly fucking an ostrich with two guys named the ginger and boots

[@vinny5638]

so many young lives crushed under the heel of one clowns power trip

[@fwef7445]

psychopaths for you

[@Keyecomposer]

Nah you're thinking of john wayne gacy.

[@danielnewman3441]

He was also an animal control officer. He would taunt his potential victims by writing reports regarding the dogs of his victims. He had many victim's pets euthanized legally via the courts. One attorney said that his report writing skills and investigative techniques presented in a dog off leach case was better than most murder investigations. Sick Individual.

[@Deufurth]

As someone who lives in the area this guy was active in, you don't just forget something like that. All of his killings happened before I was born, with quite a few before my mother was born, but it's still talked about to this day. A community doesn't forget stuff like this

[@karengilliland2439]

I remember listening to his confession in court. I thought then that Rader was completely devoid of a conscious, no human emotion at all, no sympathy, no empathy for any of his victims.He spoke of the victims like they were just things that were there for him to play out his sick fantasies and murderous desires on, not real people . It really was a chilling confession, he was a very sick and evil man.

[@gupadre8255]

That’s awful :(

[@Zundfolge]

I remember being a kid growing up in Wichita, one of the first murders was just a few blocks from my house and everyone was freaked out.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I was in my mid 20's living in Andover KS with my then girlfriend when Dennis Rader showed back up taunting the media, and later caught, and my girlfriend was a kid(about 15 years older then myself) in the 70's, and she confirms people where indeed freaked out, and she was freaked out again when he showed back up.

[@huskycruxes7232]

I love that i found these channels. I've been casually learning about so much stuff.

[@tecolotegto]

I’m from Wichita and was in 4th grade when BTK resurfaced in 2004. There was so much fear around Wichita and I remember the school giving us a speech on the significance for this guy to be back again.

[@tangledshoelace4726]

I watched him at his court appearance. Omg!! Totally void of any feeling or emotion!! Talked about his murders as if he was reading a grocery list!! Very chilling!!😳😳🤯🤯

[@fwef7445]

yep, nobodies home, no empathy, no feelings, nothing, its all about him

[@MrNoSleepOSRS]

Love the videos 👍🏻

[@aMondayMorning]

Go to sleep

[@austown5786]

This is the collab I had no idea I needed

[@Yoshida930]

Makes sense that he’d binge biographics videos during his grinds I do the same

[@jordanherman8258]

Holy crap! It’s so awesome to see you here.

[@atsubbie8876]

I’m finding OSRS you tubers all over the comment sections on KZbin. Found Lagarium on Gotham chess videos now this! Love it

[@BradleyVanTreese]

Seriously good work, Simon. Thank you, and more please.

[@verstappen9937]

I’ve been waiting on this one for ages, the most interesting and sinister killer. You should do some of the South American serial killers with +100 kill count, there’s less known info on them but that’s kind of why they would be very interesting because most people don’t know them

[@wentoneisendon6502]

Simon I'm afraid I can't listen to your podcast. I need to see your beautiful bald head

[@JohnDoe-vn1we]

He uploads them to youtube, so you can.

[@LexieLPoyser]

If you want to cover a seriously dark individual, look up Richard Kuklinski (otherwise known as the Ice Man)

[@ThePivotgiant]

I agree he's interested but majority of his "kills" have been discredited and it's likely he killed many but majority either have been confirmed go be someone else or made up

[@stevechalmers9572]

@@ThePivotgiant fact

[@nxxdle_]

@@ThePivotgiant wasn’t he more of a mob hit man?

[@ThePivotgiant]

@@nxxdle_ Yes and no, I'm not an expert just find murder docs interesting, he had a fascination with how he killed people, he done hits for no money at times or to tie up a loose end when he got drunk and told a friend. "SUPOSEDLY" followed a random stranger and murdered him because the same night the nut job argued with his wife, all the while keeping it all hidden. had a serial killer vibe mantra rather than "It's a job, scenario"

[@internationalfailure9997]

I love this channel, everything seems so professional

[@shaleenthepunk8568]

I did a PowerPoint presentation on this man a few years ago as a final exam for a forensic science elective class in my junior year of high school. My classmates and I all drew names of different serial killers to make presentations on, and this was the one I drew. I wish I still had the file, but I'm glad this video exists too.

[@DevilDogMuNky]

The classic: "If you ask them if they're a cop, they have to say, yes." Myth XD

[@shoogie1994]

you guys should do Haile Selassie, interesting dude that you havnt gotten to yet.

[@darrensucksatgames]

Great Bright Eyes song too. 🤣🤣🤣

[@mattobermiller5041]

Current standard self defense technique is to NEVER, EVER, EVER let yourself be tied up or transported to somewhere else. Both of these are signifiers that the attacker fully intends to kill you, it's just not convenient or safe for them to do so at that time or place. Which means, doesn't matter if they have a gun and are promising they just want to rob you, FIGHT LIKE HELL!! It's the only chance you have.

[@Spilled_Pizza]

He actually terrorized my home town of Park City Kansas, a short drive from Wichita. He came to my house when I was a kid asking for my parents, I don’t remember talking to him but my mom said that he made me come get her. He was trying to shut down our garage sale because our license was in our neighbor’s name. He also showed up to our house when he worked for animal control, our cat had ran away. Luckily he was caught on my third birthday. Jan 25, 2002. Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk

[@BaronTomR]

One of the creepiest thing I've ever heard is him describing his murders, because he spoke of them like he was a professor giving a lecture on the case, not as the actual killer. The matter of fact tone was nervier to me than his speaking like what you'd think a serial killer would have been.

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

His trial video on KZbin is one of the most fascinating to see as well as his creepy mask pictures. The way he was caught was anti-climactic but it goes to show you. Hubris and stupidity often go hand-in-hand.

[@PhuckedUpPhilosophy]

i have been waiting for this episode longer than any other.

[@wilkifrog6]

Awesome job on BTK. This guy is the best. I can listen to him do these videos all the time. Keep up the great work

[@dubsey98]

His brother was occasionally one of my high school substitute teachers here and there. And it was so crazy to me how comfortable he was with the subject. Usually he was the one even bringing it up. I had no idea about the subject until he mentioned it the first time i had him as a sub and from then on it was like a normal routine thing to talk about when he was subbing. Fuckin crazy the small world we all live in

[@jaimyjerchig5240]

Maybe we should rob the serial killer of all attention? That would surely affect Rader even in prison!

[@iaminpainauchocolat9300]

That's just weird. Especially weird to talk to teenagers about it. That guy needs therapy

[@hamonyzi]

04:02 Sparky Big Time?, The Big G? Lmao This guy could've been a disco star..

[@DanielHettenbach1]

Simon, you are a go to for me now on youtube, all your channels. Thank you and your team.

[@Killian_sawyer]

I did a project in my high school forensics class about dennis, and got an a+ by far 1 of the most interesting things i’ve read up on.

[@jordanbooth4470]

Hey Simon, as a suggestion what about a video about the Yorkshire Ripper? I remember meeting the son of the first victim of the ripper at a talk, very moving

[@12XxXHandlesAreStupidXxX123]

NEVER let your captor tie you up, especially in a bedroom! At that point you need to fight for survival.

[@codename495]

So you’re compliant upon capture? Really now?

[@VLAD_P_]

If he looked like your profile pic , I wouldn’t resist . I’ve always wanted to meet a spongbob icon …

[@MB-if1os]

Kudos to this series ladies and gents. Very well done.

[@emanasco]

I have to say, I find most of your biographic videos informative, sometimes even funny.

[@schmourt]

I'm from Kansas and I was a kid when he started sending his new messages in the 2000s. before he was caught everyone was terrified even in towns other than Wichita

[@Eminem200FBI]

U should still be terrified and cautious of your surrounding. There are plenty of serial killers around and you normally get in touch with around 20 in your whole life. So watch out.

[@tapiwakay]

Is it true his eyebrows would recede with each kill?

[@HughG.Rection896]

I've been waiting so long for this

[@anikajain571]

I'm glad you put some respectful focus on the victims not just that knob. Well done.

[@GarryM180]

6:17 - Joseph with his kids, Joseph and Josephine.

[@hardgay7537]

Is this a Jojo reference?

[@marksalot5035]

@@hardgay7537 no that is 9 yo josephs name and 11 yo josephines name

[@warchantillini]

My moms side of the family grew up in Wichita. I've only heard my aunt talk about it. She went to high with the BTKs daughter. Truly frightening

[@alanbrooks2237]

Stranger than his crimes was how he was apprehended. Didn’t he know anything about floppy discs? And when he asked detectives if they could trace him through his disc, they must have thought he was joking. Who was more surprised: detectives who discovered he wasn’t joking; or Rader, when he was arrested?

[@unholybastard8688]

Very well made , you’ve fit a lot of information in a 20min video

[@deruttnaavokadosarna3968]

Can you please do a biographics episode about Karl Dönitz!

[@TheQuickSilver101]

I remember reading about what this guy did after they caught him, it's absolutely shocking and sickening. It's sometimes hard to believe the kinds of people who are out there hiding among the rest of us...

[@chemcintyre8164]

this guy is brutally honest. loving the podcast lad. cured the quarantine boredom.

[@evalonia]

Dennis Rader: The Floppy Disc Failure

[@samcane519]

Do a biographics on the Yorkshire Ripper: Peter Sutcliffe

[@CamoWYSI]

He has

[@michaelfregoe5875]

I had some exposure to this case when it unfolded and he was arrested.

[@gamefiends7420]

“The floppy did me in.” Actually made me laugh after all that

[@DevilsCherub]

Hardest working youtuber I know, keep it up man

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@michaelterrell5061]

I first found out about this killer when they first mentioned him on criminal minds.

[@Nillu89]

So did I.

[@joshuaflores8532]

Mindhunter.

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

My mom and I saw him extensively on America's Most Wanted back in the day. I actually had a few nightmares about him catching me lol. Really shouldn't have been watching that show

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@joshuaflores8532 classic

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@slinkbradshaw8674 Same I’m only 14 and I started learning about these guys a couple years back. But I have never ever actually had a nightmare.

[@PS-sw7yq]

Watching mind hunter and looked for the BTK biographic last night and was surprised to see it hadn't been covered in the hundreds of videos you've done. One day later and you produced. All seeing all knowing Simon

[@deylinpillay5197]

Don't know if you did this one because I requested it a few times or it was already in the works, either way thank you 👊🏻👆🏻🔥 Love this channel