Welcome to Discussion 5.1! Dennis Rader was dubbed “BTK†for hismethod of murder: Bind, Torture, Kill. Rader was active from the1970’s to the 1990’s. Throughout this time he wouldn’t often sendletters to the police and news outlets detailing his crimes. Aftera ten year of hiatus of contact, he began sending informationagain….soon after he was apprehended. In our course, we see thatlaw enforcement has a wealthy of means that they use ininvestigating crime. For the BTK murders, how was Rader ultimatelycaught? This week, we’ll look into the means of investigation andapprehension of serial killer. Address the following prompts: •What role did not technology play in finding Denis Rader? • In youropinion, was he trying to get caught? Why/Why not? • Independentlyresearch why serial killers often leave signatures and clues forlaw enforcement. Why might this occur?(https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/shadow-boxing/201312/serial-killer-signatures)• Beyond the apparent atrocity of murder, what other damage doserial killers cause? For example, what social consequences occurfor the community, their family, friends etc?
