Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of BTK, the Serial Killer Next Door
Oct 2009 · Harper Collins
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Four award-winning reporters for the Wichita Eagle deliver an in-depth account of serial killer Dennis Rader’s three-decades-long reign of murder.
For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named “BTK”—for “bind them, torture them, kill them”—he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while bragging of his grisly exploits to the media. The nation was shocked when the fiend who was finally apprehended turned out to be Dennis Rader—a friendly neighbor . . . a devoted husband . . . a helpful Boy Scout dad . . . the respected president of his church.
Written by four award-winning crime reporters who covered the story for more than twenty years, Bind, Torture, Kill is the most intimate and complete account of the BTK nightmare told by the people who were there from the beginning. With newly released documents, evidence, and information—and with the full cooperation, for the very first time, of the Wichita Police Department’s BTK Task Force—the authors have put all the pieces of the grisly puzzle into place, thanks to their unparalleled access to the families of the killer and his victims.
“A compelling exploration of an evil, complex, and confused mind, and the police work that captured him . . . Fascinating pages of history and a glimpse into the makeup of a monster.” —Joplin Independent
For thirty-one years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named “BTK”—for “bind them, torture them, kill them”—he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while bragging of his grisly exploits to the media. The nation was shocked when the fiend who was finally apprehended turned out to be Dennis Rader—a friendly neighbor . . . a devoted husband . . . a helpful Boy Scout dad . . . the respected president of his church.
Written by four award-winning crime reporters who covered the story for more than twenty years, Bind, Torture, Kill is the most intimate and complete account of the BTK nightmare told by the people who were there from the beginning. With newly released documents, evidence, and information—and with the full cooperation, for the very first time, of the Wichita Police Department’s BTK Task Force—the authors have put all the pieces of the grisly puzzle into place, thanks to their unparalleled access to the families of the killer and his victims.
“A compelling exploration of an evil, complex, and confused mind, and the police work that captured him . . . Fascinating pages of history and a glimpse into the makeup of a monster.” —Joplin Independent
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4.3
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JoAnn Richardson Richardson
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November 27, 2016
Although, I found this book to be fairly entertaining, I didn't necessarily feel that the story captured my attention or for that matter, my interest.
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Kelly Pigeon
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June 30, 2017
It was alright, but it was absolutely all over the place. The flow is also really dragging. By the middle, it was like trying to walk through quicksand.
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A Google user
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August 3, 2015
This book is so well written, it scared me so bad. What a monster.
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