{"id":2010846,"date":"2023-08-24T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-authorities-name-the-btk-killer-as-the-prime-suspect-in-at-least-2-unsolved-cases\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T13:43:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:43:42","slug":"oklahoma-authorities-name-the-btk-killer-as-the-prime-suspect-in-at-least-2-unsolved-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-authorities-name-the-btk-killer-as-the-prime-suspect-in-at-least-2-unsolved-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma officials identify BTK Killer as top suspect in 2 cold cases."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foklahoma-authorities-name-the-btk-killer-as-the-prime-suspect-in-at-least-2-unsolved-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The BTK Serial Killer: New \u2064Developments in Unsolved Killings<\/h2>\n<p>The notorious BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader, \u200chas\u200b recently been named the &#8220;prime \u200bsuspect&#8221; in two unsolved murders\u2014one in Oklahoma and another in Missouri. This shocking revelation has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-serial-killer-nurse-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-without-parole\/\" title=\"UK nurse convicted of serial killings receives life sentence with no chance of parole.\">led \u2062authorities<\/a> to conduct a dig near Rader&#8217;s former property in Park City, Kansas.<\/p>\n<h3>A Re-Examination of Cold Cases<\/h3>\n<p>The investigation into Rader&#8217;s\u200d potential involvement in\u2062 additional crimes\u200b began with the\u2064 re-examination of \u2063the 1976 disappearance of\u200b Cynthia Kinney, a 16-year-old cheerleader in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The case, which had been intermittently investigated over the years, was reopened in December.<\/p>\n<p>One intriguing lead came from\u200b Sheriff Eddie Virden, who discovered that Rader had mentioned &#8220;bad laundry \u200bday&#8221; in his writings.\u2064 This prompted further investigation into other\u2063 unsolved murders and missing \u2063persons\u2062 cases.<\/p>\n<h3>A Disturbing Pattern Emerges<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities believe that\u2063 Rader,\u2064 who worked as\u200b a regional installer for \u200dADT at the time, may have\u2064 used his\u200d position to gain access to potential victims.\u2062 He was also involved in the Boy Scouts in the \u200barea, \u2062raising concerns about his interactions with young individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Rader\u2063 is now considered \u200bthe prime\u200c suspect in the \u200cdeath of Shawna Beth Garber, whose body \u2064was found in\u2064 McDonald County, Missouri in 1990. An autopsy\u200b revealed that she had\u200c been raped, strangled, and restrained \u200bwith different bindings. Her\u2062 remains were only identified in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>The BTK Killer&#8217;s Reign of\u200b Terror<\/h3>\n<p>Rader, who gave himself the chilling nickname &#8220;BTK&#8221; for &#8220;bind, \u2063torture, and\u200b kill,&#8221; committed his crimes between 1974 and 1991. He was finally arrested in 2005\u2064 after resuming communications with the police and\u2064 media.<\/p>\n<p>His arrest came after he sent a letter to The Wichita\u200c Eagle, including photos of one of his \u2062victims and a photocopy \u2063of\u200b her missing driver&#8217;s\u2064 license. This was followed by several cryptic messages and packages. The breakthrough\u200d in the case occurred when a computer diskette \u2064sent \u200cby\u200c the killer\u200c was traced back to Rader&#8217;s church, where he had served as president.<\/p>\n<h3>The Aftermath and Ongoing \u200cInvestigation<\/h3>\n<p>Rader, now 78\u200b years \u2062old, confessed to 10 killings in\u200c the Wichita\u200d area and was \u2064sentenced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-authorities-name-the-btk-killer-as-the-prime-suspect-in-at-least-2-unsolved-cases\/\" title=\"Oklahoma officials identify BTK Killer as top suspect in 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-dozens-of-nations-execute-most-sophisticated-crime-sting-ever-800-arrested-100-saved\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Dozens Of Nations Execute \u2018Most Sophisticated\u2019 Crime Sting Ever, 800+ Arrested, 100+ Saved\">cold cases<\/a>.&#8221;>10 consecutive life prison terms<\/a>. Although he is currently serving\u2064 his\u200b sentence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jussie-smollett-testifies-he-did-hard-drugs-went-clubbing-and-to-bathhouse-with-accused-attacker\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Jussie Smollett Testifies He Did Hard Drugs, Went Clubbing And To Bathhouse With Accused Attacker\">authorities suspect<\/a> that he may be connected to even more unsolved cases.<\/p>\n<p>The recent dig near Rader&#8217;s\u2064 former property in Park City has yielded &#8220;items of interest,&#8221;\u200d which will undergo thorough examination\u200b to determine \u200dtheir relevance\u2062 to the investigation. \u200cThis \u200ddiscovery, along with previous\u200d findings,\u2064 suggests that Rader may have hidden evidence related to his crimes.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation continues, authorities\u200d are working closely \u200dwith \u2064other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> to re-examine\u200c missing person and homicide cases \u2063that could \u200bpotentially be linked to the BTK killer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BTK serial killer is now the &#8220;prime suspect&#8221; in two unsolved murders, one in Oklahoma and another in Missouri. Authorities have announced that they will be conducting a dig near his former property in Park City, Kansas. Undersheriff Gary Upton confirmed the ongoing investigation into Dennis Rader&#8217;s possible involvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2010847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}