How They Were Caught: BTK

"He doesn't fit the profile of what we would have expected of the BTK killer."
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[@lolly5505]

He fully got away with 10 murders and years later got too cocky and got caught out by a floppy disk, what a melt man

[@ImNotaRussianBot]

In other words, a boomer.

[@wobsoriano]

@JD Boomer Torture Kill

[@KyraStitch]

He got caught because he wanted to. Plain in simple. If he didn’t want to, he would’ve stayed silent.

[@megasnapplepop]

“What a melt, man” HAHA

[@DJacksonDojoFamily]

Are you saying what a melt man. Or what a melt, man? I'm confused lol

[@diondrefuentes4384]

BTK: Don't trace me please...here's my disc... Police: Congratulations. You played yourself

[@shamierbatula8126]

LMFAOOOOOOO

[@_Mourning_]

I think he wanted them to. Like the thrill of the chase.

[@chocmilk10]

🤣🤣🤣

[@indonesianguy5192]

Maybe he wanted to be arrested. Maybe he was just so tired of living his meaningless ordinary life. Maybe he wanted to be recognized.

[@user_okay-ish]

KDJDJAKSJDBDNSKSKSJA

[@phillyp2330]

Btk: " you promise?" Police: "we promise" 🤞

[@Rhov9]

BTK: “Why did you lie to me?” Police: “YOU TORTURED AND MURDERED 10 PEOPLE” BTK: “Ok, but why did you lie to me?!”

[@drjury3949]

Police : “Did you not hear what we just said? BTK : “I heard but like...why did you lie?”

[@rocketamadeus3730]

He said it was a test, he got his test result, so what's the problem?

[@randyevermore9323]

A small hint at the twisted morality of the psycho.

[@باسلفقيها-ث3ف]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Skeevee]

You traced me?! *when I specifically asked you not to?!*

[@Mcnonswagger]

Lundqvist Still Elite ahh, very nice

[@martinlucas6004]

Nice office reference 👍👍

[@michaelhennessy7255]

Leave Michael out of this

[@brunesi]

No, I didn't, I didn't trace you. I went to a specialist, a very exclusive place.

[@greenllama2856]

Sorry man its my job 🤷🏽‍♂️.

[@WIDBAU]

How he got caught is so ridiculous... evaded capture for decades and then literally sent the police his own name...

[@josephochoa9861]

Just like how the son of sam got caught becuase of a parking ticket

[@purplesaori]

I love it that he’s probably mad at himself for being such an idiot, and maybe it’ll eat at him to the day he dies.

[@meadowscolin]

I think secretly the serial killers want to get caught as they crave the recognition

[@mariamartinez2199]

That's what happens when technology education and study evolves. He probably wasn't aware of how technology worked and how he could get caught through his floppy or the information he was sending from a particular computer. He was aware of what he needed to hide as far as the physical crime scene went but not the computer forensic information.

[@mrhead6856]

Just couldn't stop wanting to be feared I think he was gearing up to kill again

[@m1ndm4n]

“The police ran the ad, fully intending to track the disk” homeboy got played

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

M1nd M4n What an idiot.

[@sanaa.2195]

He was angry because the police lied to him hahahah

[@angrybunnies9664]

Right?! BTK was lying to everyone for over 30 years!

[@Cardinal187]

ACAB

[@craigtomlin5986]

They lie to every one

[@springbloom5940]

He wasn't angry at police, it was just another manipulation to guilt them. Dude clearly was trying to get caught. Likely because he wanted to kill again, but knew he didn't have it in him anymore, so he took it to the next stage. He knew he'd eventually get caught, anyway and didn't want to get caught as an embarrassing failure, having a heart attack on some woman's floor.

[@mr.F.Castle]

What a weird view of life this fella must have.

[@RachelBastow]

Homeboy really thought that the police is not going to trace his floppy disk 💀💀💀

[@whostrippenXD]

homie really thought 😭😭😭

[@lucuslopez6866]

You cant trace a floppy disk. He probably had a word doc in there and Microsoft Word saved their information in the files metadata. Most organizations register their info in Microsoft Word,

[@Justin-tp1mx]

@@lucuslopez6866 yes, he had written and deleted documents related to his church on it. what's what the guy meant by trace

[@bluepvp900]

@@lucuslopez6866 close enough, most files saved include metadata, jpg, png, other img files for instance usually include metadata identifying the device that took the photo. It isn't just doc files. Files created and saved would have a timestamp, various other data saved when the file is saved/created depending on various settings and OS used.

[@masonkelso8284]

"BE HONEST" lololol omg dude

[@Pozorrogo]

He was convinced that the police were playing a 'game' with him and didnt actually want to catch him. The Floppy Disk Failure should be his name instead of BTK

[@pinkpugginz]

Yea. We shouldn't even give into him by using the moniker he created.

[@kayladavis4845]

LMAOOOOO I LOVE THAT

[@praruu]

😂 FLOPPY DISC FAILURE

[@Tezwah]

FDF

[@maddii34u]

@Rumpel Felt 🤣🤣☠️☠️

[@90sfresh40]

"How come you lied to me" I'm his last victim cause he killed me with that line😂💀

[@bucketslash11]

should've replied: "you lied to your victims"

[@hahaok9587]

This is the best thing I've ever read

[@90sfresh40]

@@hahaok9587 Y thank u 😂

[@sophiat1908]

Legendary comment😂😂

[@calci2679]

Lmao

[@mountzod]

"He felt particularly betrayed by the police" *aaaahhhh, poor baby.*

[@curtis74guy]

Boop

[@thenightstalkerreborn501]

Caught too soon. Love ya BTK

[@LeJobastre1215]

@@thenightstalkerreborn501 can you stop being pathetic ?

[@fsp3637]

The Night Stalker Reborn wow you’re so edgy. As edgy as a circle

[@radioactivecat1345]

Boohooo

[@Sara-rl3xi]

If he didn't return after that 30 year hiatus, it's completely possible that he would have never been caught

[@jadunbar88]

Actually no his daughter would have just got one of those DNA tests and the police would have scanned the database and jail

[@ytyt3922]

jadunbar88 uhh they would have had to know specifically to look for HIS daughter. They tested the Pap smear after they already determined he was the likely killer. Pap smear data isn’t just freely released to police en masse to scan.

[@robertbogert8257]

And if it wasn't for those meddling kids ? He would of gotten away

[@allemander]

Sam Rays 13 year hiatus, not 30

[@billsmith2041]

@@ytyt3922 I am a bit surprised that something that might be considered medically confidential was permitted to be subpoenaed , after all,his daughter was never a suspect.

[@Slackmana]

Mind Hunters Season 3. Holden: "A computer lab? We're already pressed for time as it is. I don't see how wasting more time backing up files onto a computer is going to help... "

[@RobertoRodriguez-jw6or]

Holden wouldn`t say that. Come on.

[@Slackmana]

@@RobertoRodriguez-jw6or Holden was constantly complaining about time management... So I don't know for sure... but IMO it seems like something he would say...

[@RobertoRodriguez-jw6or]

@@Slackmana Okay, okay...

[@LalanailsASMR]

“How come you lied to me?😢 ” 🤣 this dude

[@---nobody---]

TEA TIME LOL right??

[@frankpeters604]

in his head, him and the police had a great friendship, with long conversations and everything

[@paranpics]

@@frankpeters604 now that's a good investigator make it feel like your friends and that's where you strike like what Charles Mason did.

[@ecstasyecs]

Sociopath, trying to shift the blame onto something so incredibly trivial.

[@azlannakamoto7913]

he should charge the police dept for millions

[@disdanny]

Finally they learned to have someone talk instead of reading captions.

[@der9430]

Have in mind that there may be people who can't hear and are thankful for the captions

[@shutupsavannah2195]

Sun Mi yeah it’s really frustrating when BU doesn’t provide cc, I struggle with sensory processing issues so it’s really hard for me to understand what’s being said ://

[@melo13melo]

@@der9430 just like there are people who can't see and are thankful for the voice over.

[@toriocheerio4385]

In the ted bundy video someone talks

[@n.c.435]

@@shutupsavannah2195 same :(

[@sotsu618]

BTK: would you guys be able to track my floppy disk? Police: and I said “no”, like a _liar_

[@nikithareddy2025]

yesss john mulaney

[@rileygalvin2]

Mulaney reference!

[@RonjaVonFrosch]

"Don't rely on the police for IT support." Well there goes my plan for the weekend

[@AestheticWaif]

😂

[@Lanoira13]

I mean it's probably okay as long as your IT problem's not obviously directly involved in crimes they're trying to catch you for.

[@dressin.8.9]

LOL 🤣

[@bogdananderson1472]

I'm sure that Microsoft would have helped him out.

[@silentswampasmr]

AestheticWaif ui

[@SomeOfTheJuice]

"How come you lied to me?" Because you killed 10 people and needed to make you stop. We're not going to do something that doesn't allow us to stop that from happening.

[@amp4105]

why are you commenting this like he can read it

[@SomeOfTheJuice]

@@amp4105 it's a commentary device.

[@crashburn3292]

Before he got caught he was a "compliance officer" and went around the neighborhood threatening dog owners that if their dogs got out, he would have them put down immediately. He was truly a sick narcissist.

[@brunesi]

I believe that's not the case. He was compelled to do the right thing all the time. 'I can only provide a new tape if you give me the old paper back.' Then, the counterbalance of this rigid character was a raving lunatic, aggressive, all for pleasure acting out agent. It makes perfect sense, pathologically speaking.

[@theallseeingeye9388]

@@brunesi the tape scene showed his methodical character which makes him hard to catch. The dog is because most serial killers hate them. Dont know why.

[@specterkev]

From what I read he used to torture and kill small animals when he was younger and he was mean to women especially during that job

[@donnahilton471]

He did kill a woman's dog.

[@aaronsweeney5428]

BTK: "Don't track the floppy disk" Police: "Okay, BOOMER"

[@lertmelernyers8672]

Cool, metrosexual lumberjack

[@aaronsweeney5428]

@@lertmelernyers8672 don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

[@lertmelernyers8672]

@@aaronsweeney5428 I hate you because your memes are garbage and generic

[@bobross7590]

@@lertmelernyers8672 g go try try try try tf g go

[@a.a.3478]

i love the narration dude's voice, it's so silky and nice to listen to

[@sethnall]

Cleopatra's Library mmmmm yep silky. Just what I was thinking

[@Syndixal]

Jesus these comments are disgusting

[@trevorphilips3133]

Haha Gayy

[@evelynkoger9847]

“why’d you lie to me?” bruh what were you expecting??😂

[@Rkalmin]

BTK: I'm a criminal mastermind also BTK: OH GOD HOW DID THIS GET HERE I AM NOT GOOD WITH COMPUTER

[@brunesi]

I was expecting: 'oh god oh gee, I'm starting to develop some anxiety around this... oh gee...'

[@froggy3327]

I’m from Wichita Kansas and I remember my grandma talking about how scared everyone was.

[@coopergoodnight4331]

Me too. I’ve been to that Home Depot. I learned about this from my parents about 8 years after he was caught, still creepy as hell

[@jacob07221]

I live about 2 miles from that Home Depot, visit it all the time. This is crazy how many times I’ve driven past his church among other things

[@dx1450]

I'm from SE Kansas and my brother and his wife lived in Wichita during this, but yet I never knew about BTK until he got caught.

[@martinfernandez9412]

Damn bro I was born there

[@froggy3327]

@@martinfernandez9412 yea me too i live here rn

[@whatokay_]

Omg how dare the police lie to him!!! How dare they want to keep people safe by getting a serial killer in jail!! Woooooow

[@kayd2256]

Right?! Like how dense could that jackoff be to think that he was the victim in any way?!

[@indi4843]

@@kayd2256 ||-//

[@whatokay_]

Indi hhh ||-//

[@homegrowntwinkie]

I wouldn't exactly say the police wanna help...... It's mostly a "OMG he's doing something and _taunting_ us about it. Let's get em." which I imagine if BTK didn't taunt them, they'd of never found him.

[@Angel_leah005]

homegrowntwinkie doubt

[@MTD_1969]

Watching him confess in court was so chilling. He did it like he was reading the menu from your favorite restaurant. I have been just amazed ever since at his demeanor.

[@touchofdumb]

It is a hallmark of the psychopath to discuss some thing as horrific as killing people just as calmly as talking about the weather.

[@victoriagee1059]

I love how he feels entitled to honesty and protection so he can gloat about murdering innocent people. It pisses me off.

[@corneliali7747]

while he was in prison he also filed complaints that the guard was given him the middle finger and he felt "it was rude and offensive, and unprofessional on the part of the prison guard" These psychopath types all have huge egos and high moral standard for others

[@kolz4ever1980]

"innocent people" you don't even know personally. 😂 STFU.

[@MoistPantaloons]

I thought BTK was some sort of sandwich

[@nymeriastark9652]

Lol that's a BLT, bacon lettuce and tomato. Much more enjoyable than this guy haha

[@XxCOOKEExxMONSTARxX]

Unamused

[@halsten6436]

Bacon Tomato Ketchup lots of tomatoes

[@yticivam]

It would be Bacon Tomato Kale. Blergh

[@n.c.435]

*no its a BTS, bacon tomato s* i cant think of anything that starts with s, i was just trying to irritate kpop fans but i dont know foods that start with s. spaghetti??????? edit: I like how spinach and semen were suggested

[@mari_stella]

“We couldn’t shut him up” Why is this so funny to me?

[@IANC4EVER]

“why’d you lie to me?” "bruh, IM THE FKN BAD ONE HERE ?" 😂

[@terrfomp92]

My dad fingerprinted BTK when they brought him in!

[@Jay-qm8cx]

My aunt was almost killed by BTK but then she clapped his arse cheeks and chased him off.

[@toothbrush1016]

My cousin got butt fucked by BTK

[@ramosfabian99]

My cousin is btk

[@dafded120]

Im@@ramosfabian99's cousin

[@Smokinontilapia]

DAFDED ur my dad

[@iam_kabelomabasa]

He got cocky, and trusted the cops. That's the whole story

[@jonsnipe5484]

He wanted to get caught

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@jonsnipe5484 He actually wanted to get "glory". He couldn't stand the fact that people thought he had been caught. He loved control. I seen something about him where he went to a man's house and measured his grass with a ruler and tried to fine him for it being like a tiny fraction too long. Serial killers can't stand for others to get glory for what they do and they love to have control over others and get a sense of satisfaction over the fear they create.

[@reddd-77]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 source to that?

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@reddd-77 Oh my bad I see what u were asking me. Lol! I can't remember where I saw that story but I believe it was not long after he was caught the media interviewed some people he had interacted with and that was one of the stories a guy told. It just always stuck with me concerning how truly psycho the guy is.

[@jenniferlamont7460]

i wonder what the congregation felt realizing they were being preached to by a serial killer

[@resolutesupport3874]

If there was any religious fanatics I’m sure it went a little something like this: “The devil made him do it!! It’s not his fault!” I believe in Christ but I don’t use the devil as an excuse for someone’s actions.

[@user-bl4iy5dd4c]

he wasn’t the pastor he was the president, an elected representative of the congregation. and yes a christian would recognize that the devil motivated his actions, but people have free will and he was an awful disgusting person

[@resolutesupport3874]

@M, exactly the devil does influence people to do bad things but it can’t MAKE you do anything. Us humans are lucky to have free will over how we act.

[@jellyfishiscool]

"Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'" John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654)

[@johanvajse8410]

a wolf in sheep's clothing. is it in the bible or just an old saying?

[@mlgtakeo4065]

I think he wanted to be tracked. He couldn't stand that he wasn't getting credit for the btk killings

[@IncredibleTedd]

“how come you lied to me” “Because I was trying to catch you” 💀💀💀💀

[@lindir3528]

There was a TV show episode about a women who worked with this guy for years The way she describes him as a person was terrifying.

[@michaelbugner7011]

I live in the next county over and I went to youth group with his niece when he was caught. She gave the response you always hear family members give "I never would have thought it was him." She mentioned she sat down and talked with him at Christmas 2 months prior. I can't imagine finding out one of my uncles was a serial killer.

[@kendallj9949]

1. I read the book his daughter wrote. It’s disturbing how well he kept his 2 lives separate for that many years. 2. I’m waiting for Mind Hunter to touch in this in season 2. 3. The house he lived in was actually bulldozed not long after he went to jail.

[@drangel1345]

hate to tell but mindhunter just got cancelled. deeply sad

[@Knobblytyressoggysocks]

@@drangel1345 wtf that was an incredible series 🥺

[@drawingwo]

I went to community college in the same town where he's incarcerated. And the thing is is that I didn't even know about it until I had graduated and left because people do not talk about this guy. He's Kansas' boogeyman.

[@abbydomann]

S R as a Kansan myself, people from all around my area still talk about him :/

[@soumyadipdey426]

"So if you're looking to get away with murder, don't rely on the police for IT support" GREAT PIECE OF ADVISE THERE!

[@Okkvltify]

I think a part of him unconsciously WANTED to be caught. He knew it could be his downfall and he knew there was a big chance of the police lying. I don't say he did it on purpose, but I sure some unknown part of his brain had a small desire to be seen by the Public, so he submitted to Chance

[@peggypeggy4137]

Amazing how he couldn't control himself from taunting the police. If he had just stopped before the cereal boxes and the floppy disk he would still be walking free. Thank God he had such a big ego and so little in the way of computer skills. Maybe he did want to get caught. Who knows with someone that is so deranged.

[@MrBoothyboy1988]

He didn’t want to get caught that’s a total myth

[@Striker-Count]

maybe it was the effect of the subliminal manipulation on tv

[@nez6825]

People be writing "this is such a good video" without even watching it

[@messier3126]

Anything BTK related is already a good video

[@nez6825]

@@messier3126 ik but in any video they write "0mG tHiS iS s0 g00d"

[@nymeriastark9652]

How do you know they didn't watch it?

[@nez6825]

@@nymeriastark9652 because it was uploaded 13 mins ago and they wrote it like 1 min after it was uploaded so it's impossible they've watched the whole video

[@kimjongun3410]

@@nez6825 it's a 6 minute video.

[@honeybfly20]

Oh man!!! I live in Wichita, KS. And I remember hating being home alone while my daughter's father was at work. I was scared. Made sure all windows and doors locked. I live down the street from a house he killed a family.

[@KG-yz7tr]

Wtf are you talking about? No you weren't. You're a 12 year old weeb.

[@neelujha1620]

K G how do you know?

[@honeybfly20]

@@KG-yz7tr No, I wasnt.. I was in my 20s. When he returned, people were feared that he was going to kill again.

[@bigriggintbone9258]

I’m from Wichita Kansas and remember the horror this guy caused over the years!

[@courtneyharstine7152]

I'm from Wichita too! I was little when he was arrests did but I vaguely remember watching it on the news and having my older sisters tell my parents that BTK had been arrested.

[@jessicalovepierce]

Im still in wichita and i somehow managed to completely miss the whole thing and im almost 21 lol

[@courtneyharstine7152]

@@jessicalovepierce Lol I'm almost 21 as well.

[@aidancreasman6332]

I didn’t quite understand what happened either, but I also grew up in Wichita before and during his capture

[@annamillar4591]

These types of criminals want to get caught. Maybe on an unconscious level, but still. The theatre involved in the murders suggests they always want some sort of credit and recognition.

[@tellurye]

As a Digital Forensic Investigator, I am SO proud this is how he was caught! Awesome, chalk one up for the good guys!

[@oliviatheshark3704]

"why did you lie to me?" "BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO CATCH YOU"

[@taradreams3]

"...because I was trying to catch you." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@staidenofanarchy]

When asked if he knew why the police were taking him in, his response was 'Oh I have suspicions why.'

[@optionseven9699]

He really thought “haha they don’t wanna actually catch me. They wouldn’t lie! They enjoy the chase 😈.” Police: “lmao tell him we can’t trace it.”

[@beecalm3705]

Fun fact- I’m from Wichita and my Grandma worked with BTK’s brother while the murders were going on. She says his brother was a really nice guy, and that she was shocked when she found out who BTK was.

[@stillcringey1500]

He is similar to the zodiac killer but his name is BTK

[@jackdanielosullivan4641]

Still Cringey no there’s many differences

[@messier3126]

Nope. The zodiac killer commuted his murders because he just wanted to and it seemed fun to him. He also targeted mostly couples but killed both men and women alike. They didn’t do it for sexual pleasure and his victims weren’t tortured. The zodiac was never officially caught but the subject in question fit the profile like a glove. BTK however, tortured his victims in very disturbing and awful ways, just to please his sexual desires and targeted only women. BTK didn’t fit his own profile .

[@messier3126]

Committed ** jinkies

[@RandomGuy-qt1nf]

@@messier3126 I commuted my murder from America to Canada

[@RandomGuy-qt1nf]

@@messier3126 jk

[@Rexxd22]

I live down the street from where he used to live. They straight up tore down his house and now it’s just an empty lot.

[@cz964]

I watched his daughter’s documentary and got a bit creepy with her. I know she had nothing to do with all this but poor girl, she looks just like her dad and she’s got his very disturbed genes in her that she’s gonna pass down to future generations. One of them might just blow up Like her dad given the right triggers. I’d hate to be in her shoes

[@TPTGopher]

Fun fact: SVU actually made a BTK-inspired episode which aired four months BEFORE he was arrested.

[@kirapokelmann618]

while waiting for mindhunter to continue with his story, im so glad you a/made this!!

[@Jay-qm8cx]

Kira Pökelmann Season 2 comes out in August

[@kirapokelmann618]

@@Jay-qm8cx yeah, thats why i said waiting for them to continue... and august feela like a lifetime away

[@Tru7blue]

His story will conclude I. The final season. Which will be season 5. Also season 5 will be about Jeffery Dahmer.

[@shelbypile5567]

I'm from Witchita, Kansas and my father once told us about BTK and even though I lived in Witchita it never truly occurred to me that my family was terrorized until my grandfather told me about the curfew when he was a child and how he still is terrified of being out at night after all these years. My grandfather was a boy when it started and he was terrified for his life. You hear about these old serial killers but they don't seem real until someone you care about was affected by it.

[@eddscall]

He wanted to be caught and his deeds laid out for all to see, as he was proud of it

[@Shinglesdoctor]

It seems a lot of serial killers look for that same recognition, hence leaving "puzzles" for investigators. These guys aren't looking for money, but really power and respect. What better way to earn that than by showing the world you are a genius and master manipulator?

[@MambaBreezy24]

Love the Buzzfeed Unsolved Network! Much love from the 🇵🇭!

[@mariaespiritu9606]

🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭!!

[@user-ll9xf8bn7n]

Slipknot Shady if you don’t mind me asking, what flag is that? I’m not very good with flags 😂

[@Aldcorn]

@@user-ll9xf8bn7n philippines

[@MambaBreezy24]

@@user-ll9xf8bn7n The Republic of the Philippines! The Pearl of the Orient Seas! 😍😍😍

[@bettinaatienza7186]

Woooh kababayan!

[@JoseRamirez-xj3ok]

"hOw CoMe YoU liED tO mE??"

[@allnighter2011]

I honestly think that part of him wanted to get caught... i mean he did know it could be traced and asked about that...and took the police word for it, is it because he trusts them? is it because he's a risk taker? or is it that part of him, even if subconsciously, wants to be caught...writing to police and newspapers, giving himself a nickname "BTK", he wanted to be written in the history of the nation as one of the famous serial killers, and you can't be that if you aren't caught.....

[@spieterman3065]

But can we talk about getting his daughters DNA from a freaking papsmear? I mean... is this normal?

[@pawncocktail4798]

They got a warrant to get the DNA sample. They had enough evidence against him at that point

[@ecjraj]

I mean yes this is normal, I mean. If not for his daughter I mean he would probably still be out on the streets killing, you know what I mean?

[@ZNAOFFICIAL]

right???? why didn't they just use a mouth swab or blood sample...

[@pawncocktail4798]

@@ZNAOFFICIAL They have been hunting for him for such a long time. They kept it all hidden and did not want to alert him. Alerting a serial killer could end very badly, especially someone like BTK.

[@yeahiprotest]

They keep Pap smears on file ?

[@fishbome6867]

Imagine being caught because of your daughter’s pap smear

[@Isebelle13]

Honestly, that part surprised me. Like did she agree to let them test it for dna? Or did they say, hey we think this girl's dad is a murderer can we see her pap smear please? Is that even legal, to take someone's dna like that without asking, especially when that person is not the killer/suspect?

[@emilyflavell1658]

She wrote a book called 'A Serial Killers Daughter' that details how she and her family struggled to recover after finding out that get father was a serial killer. It's so sad, I can't imagine how hard that would have been on them all. There is one point where BTK writes her a letter from prison saying that he 'forgives' her for having the pap smear that got him caught. The guy is such a piece of work.

[@emilyflavell1658]

But yeah, I'm pretty sure the US justice system can subpoena that stuff without needing the daughters position, it was an FBI case at that point (don't quote me on that though, I'm only going off my memory of something I read a while ago)

[@leatherfork]

lmao when I was driving out of a doctors appointment my mom pointed to a little yellow house and just casually said "Oh look at that, ya know a btk murder took place there. Huh."

[@erronmorgan993]

“He doesn’t fit the file for a serial killer” Which is exactly why he’s dangerous

[@Okkvltify]

Yeah, that quote pissed me off. Of course he did not fit the file because most people still believe serial killers are some evil looking creeps of darkness, sitting on chairs made of bones and grin with an evil gaze. Surprise, surprise, the guys look totally different. Whenever some murderer is caught, everyone is like "whoa, I never expected that, he always looked so normal..."! So, what did they expect? I find it hard to believe that people still don't understand that serial killers are actual people who look and act quite normal most of the time. They are no demons from hell. They are the result of social failures.

[@AshZebra13]

Will never forget the time my mom and I saw him in the Walmart in Wichita before he was caught. I was only 4 or 5 but I fuzzily remember my mom feeling so terrified. My mom is the most paranoid mother (incredibly careful) on the planet and she was always scared someone would try to take me in a public place. We are walking around Walmart, I was sitting in the shopping cart seat and she began kind of weaving through the aisles a bit fast. I just remember being confused and then she told me someone was following us. My mom left her entire shopping cart with everything in it and grabbed me, pretty much booking it out of the store. This happened in 2003 I want to say... Once he was caught, my mom saw his face on the news and told me years later, it was him who stalked us that day.

[@maddyvogel4525]

Can you do the golden state killer???

[@bakakambing3970]

yeah, their next victim are the people of protland.

[@sjwdestroyer6336]

This guy outsmarted police for three decades. I refuse to believe he got caught against his will especially the way he did. This monster wanted credit for his work, and it was finally time for him to take it. Just watch the confession in court. He talks about his killings like it was nothing and with pride.

[@Joe-ud1de]

If he doesn't wanted to be caught... He would lie just like Ted Bundy did. Another serial killer named Ed Kemper proves how possible is for a serial killer to get caught only by his obsession about being known for what he usually did.

[@Gstonn]

Please cover the Brabant killers or 'de bende van nijvel' it's a big case that went cold from around the eighties in belgium

[@tamecahamilton8229]

I live in Wichita,KS right next to the city he was caught! Also I was in Sedgwick co jail and saw him briefly in the clinic going into the room with a nurse. I was watching tv in the clinic open day room area and I heard them call his name and turned around and saw him going into the nurses room. He looks like just a normal dude. Crazy!

[@emmikay7387]

BTK: Why did you lie to me? Detective: idk man, why'd you go around murdering people?

[@packnetadaija]

I like this series, keep them coming!

[@jenniferlamont7460]

did the daughter give permission for her dna to be used like that? if not, there's a precedent that is worrisome

[@ultraluxex8551]

they had a warrant, they didn't have to ask. “They found out I had had annual pap smears and they got a warrant for my medical records,” Rawson says in an ABC20/20 documentary. “It would have been nice if somebody had asked me for my DNA. I would have willingly given it.”

[@thewaterbokforum196]

I remember watching his confession live on tv, it was pretty weird. He went on about his double life and how he had a 'problem' - you don't say

[@dx1450]

If he hadn't been such a narcissist he could have gotten away with all the murders, but he just had to play games with the police because he thought he was so much smarter than they are. Seems to be the downfall of many serial killers.

[@talkswithvigy7860]

This dude seriously was something, when the cops arrested him he said "would you let my wife know that I won't be home for lunch, I assume you know the address". Simply put he didn't care of anything.

[@LayMarchelle]

It’s so crazy because that church is across the street from my high school and they hold fellowship service there during lunch every month. I went once with a friend and I got a weird vibe off the bat. It may be because I knew the history of the church or it may be the church itself.

[@FadedBlack93]

BTK: "Don't copy that floppy!!!"

[@hibanizami]

“Don’t rely ont he police for IT support” 😂😂 TBH I feel bad for his lack of tech knowledge... also in my head the situation when he asked why they lied to him played out with the police saying “okay boomer”

[@CocoForBird]

Don’t feel bad. He murdered 10 people.

[@SG-pc4sv]

@@CocoForBird including children

[@skynet3d]

They didn't "track" the floppy disk, they looked at deleted data, which isn't actually deleted, only it's reference in the table of contents.

[@SolomonRasputin]

Imagine if we could prison a soul for 10 life sentences.

[@cmurr30]

One of my professors told us he used to eat lunch with this guy in high school... Not sure what that says about my professor lol

[@cmurr30]

I. Wynn Wynn I mean it's not like he knew he was going to become a serial killer haha

[@Brandi1007]

I love that he’s actually butt hurt that the police lied to him 😭😂

[@frozengamer3030]

It’s crazy how much problems one person can cause.

[@Zulu-Lemon]

Floppy disk killer: hey I’m gonna send you my house address..please don’t come here and arrest me. Cops: we got you fam!!

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

Huge freakn fan from CALIfornia Sending good vibes to all u out there. B safe. Always

[@captaininsano5858]

"You can send me all yo flip floppys" - Detective Popcorn

[@masterbulgokov]

That's a very interesting peek into his brand of morality. I suppose, in his mind even today, that the police being dishonest is worse than his 10+ murders. The "game" of the chase was a "gentleman's" agreement, from his perspective. He thought the rules were A, B, and C when the police only had to play by X, Y and Z. I wonder if "confessing" was his way of sticking it to them - like knocking all the pieces off the chess board.

[@aushimdas7481]

Crazy how a serial killer evaded the cops for 30 years and only got caught because he lost touch with modern technology

[@zyzzyvacation]

2:08 So that's where the term "Cereal Killer" came from 👀👀

[@nicholemarielundry9617]

I've met this guy. He's from my hometown. My mother even worked with him at the prisons

[@anna-ek1xt]

Nichole Marie Lundry wait you serious?

[@nicholemarielundry9617]

@@anna-ek1xt yes I am I am originally from newton Kansas only like 20 minutes away from Wichita and quite a few of us have personally met him

[@harleyreed9278]

I wasn't allowed to go into Wichita before he was caught because my mom was scared he would start up again.

[@nicholemarielundry9617]

@@harleyreed9278 I wasnt allowed to go alone I'd have to have a group of friends

[@laylaplaysgames6980]

“We couldn’t shut him up” ....*takes out gun* Now you can

[@fishfashfosh]

It's scary to think that had he not get overwhelmed by his urge to prove that he is still around after all these year he wouldve had a higher chance getting away with all his crimes. Actual scary thought

[@bellsca1917]

I can't believe what he did to the Otaro Family, I'll never get that out of my head.

[@Terrythetroll.]

What did he do

[@bellsca1917]

@@Terrythetroll. can google it or just put in BTK and you can see him explain it himself. This poor family, the 3 older kids left for school, he cut the phone lines and went in the back door that was left open for the dog. He told them he was a fugitive and all he wanted was money and a car. He tied them up then proceeded to strangle Mr Ortero . Then he strangled Mrs Otero. While the kids watched. Mr Otero came to again so he put a plastic bag and a t shirt over his head and left him to suffocate, in the mean time Mrs Otero woke so he did the same to her. She begged him not to kill the boy who he hadn't killed yet and he promised he wouldn't, He took the boy to another bedroom and killed him in the same way he did the day. Then he heard little Josephine woke up , so he took her down stairs to the basement, bound her in his weird way, hung her just feets off the ground from a pipe and blank Josephine

[@Terrythetroll.]

@@bellsca1917 what?

[@Bibiana862]

@@Terrythetroll. google

[@Woodland_Warrior]

Do a “How they were caught” Jake Patterson!!

[@jaydee6460]

I only saw this video to see how ''mind hunters'' ends with this BTK guy. I can't wait till season 3.

[@jeremyinjapan4100]

The noise that happened in my ears a little after a minute in was super annoying. Like a bug buzzing into your ears. Aside from that audio blemish, this was amazing. Thanks.

[@LittleGirl21100]

I don't think I've heard of this till now but I do remember watching something similar when I was younger where there were people from a church shocked that the man was a killer saying "If I had to pick someone to walk down a dark alley with it would be him" so the shock was real BUT I don't know if it was this dude or not.

[@moodialabdualjabar2121]

I’ll never look at Red from That 70’s Show the same way again

[@justajogger9517]

They were DUMBASSES your honor!

[@meghanphillips3495]

He wanted to get caught. He was proud of his "work" and wanted people to know he was the one who did all these things and eluded the police. Had to out himself to get credit.

[@misters2837]

3:19 Mindhunter! - Top letter is from Ed Kemper! (Cameron Britton is AWESOME in that role.)