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BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer

He wanted to beconsidered special. ♪ ♪ And other serial killers, he saw them as being...

He wanted to be
considered special. ♪ ♪ And other serial killers, he saw them as being famous. So I think he named himself because he saw the way
those names generated attention and he wanted
to terrorize Wichita. ♪ ♪ - The letter in 1974 indicated that he intended
to continue to kill. He said that he was occupied
by a monster and he doesn't know
what the monster is gonna do and that BTK doesn't have
a choice in the victims, that the monster
picks the victims

Full Transcript

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He wanted to be considered special.
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♪ ♪
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And other serial killers,
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he saw them as being famous.
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So I think he named himself
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because he saw the way those names generated attention
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and he wanted to terrorize Wichita.
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♪ ♪
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- The letter in 1974
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indicated that he intended to continue to kill.
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He said that he was occupied by a monster
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and he doesn't know what the monster is gonna do
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and that BTK doesn't have a choice in the victims,
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that the monster picks the victims.
Duration
39 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:20
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, crime

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Movie Summary

Features conversations with serial killer Dennis Rader from a Kansas maximum security prison, to examine his crimes and psyche.
S01 • E03 He watches people as a predator, - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:23
He watches people as a predator,
S01 • E04 - It certainly was possible - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:42
- It certainly was possible
S01 • E03 Studying that is very important - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:14
Studying that is very important
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:17
[dramatic music]
S01 • E02 - The "Eagle" withheld the information from the public - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:11
- The "Eagle" withheld the information from the pu...
S01 • E03 Now, the letters were typewritten - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:22
Now, the letters were typewritten
S01 • E04 - A job that once again gave him cover - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:11
- A job that once again gave him cover
S01 • E02 And, you know, police had convinced editors at the paper - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:09
And, you know, police had convinced editors at the paper
S01 • E04 - A compliance officer is like a law enforcement equivalent - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:15
- A compliance officer is like a law enforcement equivalent
S01 • E03 - They were able to trace one of those copies - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:10
- They were able to trace one of those copies
S01 • E02 - When Dennis is trying to talk about Factor X, - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:24
- When Dennis is trying to talk about Factor X,
S01 • E03 [scanner whirs] - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:13
[scanner whirs]
S01 • E04 - Serial killers who aspire to become cops - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:19
- Serial killers who aspire to become cops
S01 • E01 He said he wanted me to solve some codes, - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:35
He said he wanted me to solve some codes,
S01 • E03 One was in the basement of a building - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:19
One was in the basement of a building
S01 • E04 - As a compliance officer, he didn't like it - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:08
- As a compliance officer, he didn't like it
S01 • E04 So in his world, it was okay for him to break the rules, - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:14
So in his world, it was okay for him to break the rules,
S01 • E02 - He wants to say, "There's a Factor X that's alive in me - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:24
- He wants to say, "There's a Factor X that's...
S01 • E01 So I didn't really quite get what he meant. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:06
So I didn't really quite get what he meant.
S01 • E04 January 2004 marked the 30th anniversary - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:38
January 2004 marked the 30th anniversary