Bind, Torture, Kill

Archival Summary & Scope

Four award-winning reporters from the Wichita Eagle present the definitive account of serial killer Dennis Rader, known as the BTK killer. For over three decades, Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas, slaughtering men, women, and children before his shocking unmasking as a seemingly ordinary neighbor, husband, and church president.

Drawing on over twenty years of coverage, newly released documents, and unprecedented cooperation from the Wichita Police Department's BTK Task Force, this book offers the most intimate and complete story. With unparalleled access to both the killer's and victims' families, the authors meticulously reconstruct the full, horrifying puzzle.