Wichita State University Alumni - Dennis Rader, Harold Elliott, Jim Bede, Joyce Didonato, Bruce Conner, John Mills Houston, James Billings (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Dennis Rader, Harold Elliott, Jim Bede, Joyce DiDonato, Bruce Conner, John Mills Houston, James Billings, Lincoln LaPaz, Xavier McDaniel, Antoine Carr, Eugene John Gerber, Samuel Ramey, Shirley Knight, Earl G. Yarbrough, Karla Burns, Koyie Hill, Cliff Levingston, John William Horn, Bob Peak, Don Enoch, Arnie Beyeler, Dennis McKinney, Jean Schodorf, Tom Sawyer, Jeremy Hubbard, Dan and Frank Carney, Susan Wagle, Tracy Rowlett, Janet Peery, Marvel Williamson, P. J. Forbes, Jamar Howard, Greta Goodwin, J. M. Hayes, Gary Burrell, Billy Oatman, Scott W. Stucky, Jerry Bittle, Vince Wetta, Scot McCloughan. Excerpt: Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer who murdered ten people in Sedgwick County (in and around Wichita, Kansas), between 1974 and 1991. He was known as the BTK killer (or the BTK strangler). "BTK" stands for "Bind, Torture, Kill," which was his famous signature. He sent letters describing the details of the killings to police and to local news outlets during the period of time in which the murders took place. After a long hiatus in the 1990s through early 2000s, Rader resumed sending letters in 2004, leading to his 2005 arrest and subsequent conviction. He is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences at El Dorado Correctional Facility, with an earliest possible release date of February 26, 2180. Rader is the oldest of four sons. Though born in Pittsburg, Kansas, he grew up in Wichita. According to several reports, including his own confessions, as a child he tortured animals. He also harbored a sexual fetish for women's underwear and would later steal underpants from his victims and wear them himself. Rader attended Kansas Wesleyan University from 1965 to 1966. He subsequently spent four years (1966-1970) in the U.S. Air Force. When he returned to the United States, he moved t...