On the cold morning of January 15, 1974, the life of the Otero family in Wichita, Kansas, ended in the most horrific way imaginable. A seemingly ordinary man—a loving husband, father of two children, and exemplary church member—turned out to be a monster who would later be known to the world as BTK: Bind, Torture, Kill. His real name, Dennis Rader, hid a dark obsession with power, control, and human suffering. From the brutal murder of the Otero family to his psychopathic games with law enforcement through mysterious letters and packages, BTK turned terror into pleasure.
In this episode, you will learn how Dennis Rader lived a double life without suspicion for 30 years, how he was finally caught because of one small mistake: a floppy disk containing metadata, and why investigators still believe BTK may have victims who have not yet been found. We will also discuss the psychological side of the killer — from his terrifying sexual fantasies to medical evaluations that reveal him to be a narcissistic predator without empathy.