The nightmare is over.
Thirty years is a long time to hide in the shadows and walk between the raindrops. For decades the serial killer known only as BTK terrorized the community, stealing life and shattering dreams along the way. He forced parents to fear the random sound outside their bedroom window and taught children evil really does exist in the world.
But this past weekend saw the whirlwind come full circle. The killer who paraded his work in the media for over three decades was arrested outside his home in Park City, KS (just north of Wichita). That's right. This past weekend, that son of a bitch was arrested.
His name is Dennis L. Rader, and he's been booked in the Sedgwick County Jail on 10 counts of suspicion of first-degree murder. He is expected to be charged later this week. Police said Rader was arrested without incident about 12:15 pm Friday during a traffic stop on 61st Street North near Park City. Our guess is there was nothing incidental about the traffic stop; unconfirmed reports place Rader under surveillance for days and a "routine" traffic stop was the best way to apprehend him with little chance of gunplay.
The only reason we're glad he wasn't shot 74 times for driving with an expired tag is because we're hoping an angry mob carrying pitch forks and torches rushes the county courthouse to administer a little rural justice. And for those of you quick to condemn that "backward view of justice" while throwing out words like "innocent until proven guilty", read about his DNA match and confession first.
To see where the story came from and why we're wasting bandwidth on this piece of crap, check out our January 30th posting. To get the complete story (including a twisted and morbid eBay auction regarding BTK), walk over to the Eagle.
Wichita, tonight you can sleep a little easier.
But this past weekend saw the whirlwind come full circle. The killer who paraded his work in the media for over three decades was arrested outside his home in Park City, KS (just north of Wichita). That's right. This past weekend, that son of a bitch was arrested.
His name is Dennis L. Rader, and he's been booked in the Sedgwick County Jail on 10 counts of suspicion of first-degree murder. He is expected to be charged later this week. Police said Rader was arrested without incident about 12:15 pm Friday during a traffic stop on 61st Street North near Park City. Our guess is there was nothing incidental about the traffic stop; unconfirmed reports place Rader under surveillance for days and a "routine" traffic stop was the best way to apprehend him with little chance of gunplay.
The only reason we're glad he wasn't shot 74 times for driving with an expired tag is because we're hoping an angry mob carrying pitch forks and torches rushes the county courthouse to administer a little rural justice. And for those of you quick to condemn that "backward view of justice" while throwing out words like "innocent until proven guilty", read about his DNA match and confession first.
To see where the story came from and why we're wasting bandwidth on this piece of crap, check out our January 30th posting. To get the complete story (including a twisted and morbid eBay auction regarding BTK), walk over to the Eagle.
Wichita, tonight you can sleep a little easier.
posted by TheBDS at 5:15 PM
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