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BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer

So at one point, he sent a messagethrough the media saying, "Can I communicatewith you...

So at one point, he sent a message
through the media saying, "Can I communicate
with you guys, and can we use a floppy disk,
and you won't trace it?" And then he specified,
"Be honest." - If it was okay for Rader
to send the floppy disk without being traced, he instructed the police
to respond in code through an ad in the newspaper
that said, "Rex, it will be OK." - We thought it so ironic
that a freaking serial killer wants us to be honest. Lieutenant Landwehr decided,
and the FBI, they decided to go ahead
and place the ad and see what happens

Full Transcript

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So at one point,
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he sent a message through the media saying,
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"Can I communicate with you guys,
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and can we use a floppy disk, and you won't trace it?"
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And then he specified, "Be honest."
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- If it was okay for Rader to send the floppy disk
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without being traced,
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he instructed the police to respond in code
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through an ad in the newspaper that said,
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"Rex, it will be OK."
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- We thought it so ironic that a freaking serial killer
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wants us to be honest.
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Lieutenant Landwehr decided, and the FBI,
00:00:34.274 --> 00:00:36.618
they decided to go ahead and place the ad
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and see what happens.
Duration
40 seconds
Views
71
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:29
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 - You're clearly protecting secrets in this dream. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:06
- You're clearly protecting secrets in this dream.
S01 • E03 And it is related to your BTK activities. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:06
And it is related to your BTK activities.
S01 • E03 I'm really curious about what else there is - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:07
I'm really curious about what else there is
S01 • E01 You could smell the fear. You could smell all-- - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:06
You could smell the fear. You could smell all--
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:13
[dramatic music]
S01 • E03 - Okay, well, let's continue this-- - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:11
- Okay, well, let's continue this--
S01 • E01 Dead in his bedroom - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:27
Dead in his bedroom
S01 • E04 [uneasy music] - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:20
[uneasy music]
S01 • E03 - His explanation for it is pretty superficial - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:12
- His explanation for it is pretty superficial
S01 • E01 Were in the house." - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:08
Were in the house."
S01 • E04 - The floppy, was it just a test file on it, - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:10
- The floppy, was it just a test file on it,
S01 • E03 They became pawns in his game. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:05
They became pawns in his game.
S01 • E01 [sobs] - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:09
[sobs]
S01 • E03 He doesn't think of victims as human beings. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:25
He doesn't think of victims as human beings.
S01 • E04 - One of their IT guys - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:24
- One of their IT guys
S01 • E03 And that was certainly the case with Marine Hedge. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:17
And that was certainly the case with Marine Hedge.
S01 • E04 - Real quick check-- The president of that church - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:07
- Real quick check-- The president of that church
S01 • E04 That was a huge break. - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:09
That was a huge break.
S01 • E03 And just down the street was a neighbor - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:17
And just down the street was a neighbor
S01 • E04 We found an address in Park City, - BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer 00:07
We found an address in Park City,