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Friday August 19, 2005

Dennis Rader:

Dennis Rader’s pastor finds his way through uncharted territory

The Rev. Michael Clark had never even set foot inside a jail before February.

Dennis Rader:

Dennis Rader Sentenced to 10 Life Terms for Kansas BTK Murders

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Dennis Rader, a former Cub Scout leader and president of his Lutheran church, was sentenced to 10 life sentences today after he admitted to a string of ``self- centered, very selfish'' torture killings in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, from 1974 to 1991.

Thursday July 14, 2005

Dennis Rader:

After 31 years and 10 deaths pieces fall in place

WICHITA, Kan. - (KRT) - It was the moment Lt. Ken Landwehr, commander of the BTK task force, had devoted much of his life to making happen:

Friday July 8, 2005

Dennis Rader:

BTK killer blames ‘demon’ for murders

WICHITA (AP) — Confessed BTK serial killer Dennis Rader made his first public apology for the murders that horrified a community for a quarter-century, blaming a "demon" that got inside him at a young age.

Monday June 27, 2005

Dennis Rader:

Rader pleads guilty to BTK killings

WICHITA (AP) — The man suspected of being the BTK strangler has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder.

Monday May 2, 2005

Dennis Rader:

BTK suspect facing arraignment on 10 murder charges

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - More than 30 years after the first killings that began a reign of terror in this Midwest city, the man accused of being the BTK strangler is expected to plead his innocence this week.

Thursday March 3, 2005

Dennis Rader:

Pastor visits BTK suspect in jail

WICHITA, Kansas (AP) -- The suspect in the BTK serial killings was fired from his job on Wednesday, but got assurances that he will continue to be a member the church where he is a leader.

Monday February 28, 2005

Dennis Rader:

Arrest in Killings Stuns Church

Kansas congregation can't believe its president is a suspect in 10 sadistic slayings.