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In this true‑crime account, former FBI profiler John Douglas details his groundbreaking work in tracking the BTK killer—Dennis Rader, a Wichita resident who bound, tortured, and strangled women while taunting police through letters and media. Over three decades, Rader’s gruesome crimes terrorized the community, yet he remained at large for eight years before resurfacing and claiming unsolved murders. Douglas outlines the investigative techniques, forensic breakthroughs, and psychological profiling that led to Rader’s arrest and conviction, shedding light on one of the United States’ most infamous serial‑murder cases.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: John Douglas
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