Dennis Rader (BTK) | Obsessive-Compulsive Killer | Mental Health & Personality
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- This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the Dennis Rader case (aka BTK)? What are the mental health and personality factors at work in this case?
Dennis Rader was a serial killer who was active from 1974 to 1991 in and around Wichita Kansas. Support Dr. Grande on Patreon: / drgrande
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This thumbnail is hilarious. I think dr. Grande has a wicked sense of humor under all that stoic knowledge.
All men secretly worship rapists who torture and murder women and little girls. Why wouldn’t you laugh?
@@texaho wtf is wrong with you jesus christ
@@texaho yeah seriously wtf are you on about
@@texaho Are you a man?
He makes sly jokes all the time. 😂 It's always a treat when you're listening to him and realize he just threw shade at someone without changing his tone.
I thought the title was going to be "how to deal with an evil doppelganger"
Lol.
Lol.
Lol.
Or "Here's why I hate my dad"
@Mei Wong he looks more like gary ridgway
I lived in Wichita as a student attending Wichita State during this time. I walked to night classes often. This case remains chilling to me. The amount of fear on campus, especially learning he had been in our library just days before, was palpable. We followed the case obsessively and were hugely relieved when it was resolved.
So creepy so scary. I can’t imagine how the students were feeling.
I went to Wichita State from 85 - 89. So, I was there for some of it. My uncle worked for the Eagle, the paper that Rader contacted. I remember seeing it on the news, hearing about "BTK," but I never thought once to worry about it.
His daughter has spoken out about her father and the effect all this had on his family. So many people have said that there's no way his wife or other family members couldn't have known what Rader was, but I think we can hide aspects of our characters from even those closest to us. I feel horrible for the families and friends of the victims, but I also feel like his own family members were victims, too.
Yes
They cripple the emotions of wife and child so they don't question.
The family is groomed to accept questionable behavior as terminally unique.
@@audreydaleski1067You act like he was killing people every night. You know how easy it would be for someone around you to kill without you knowing?
Some people are masters of compartmentalization.
It's incredible and kind of terrifying how many serial killers would get away with it if their egos didn't force them to return to crime scenes, keep "trophies" or taught the police with clues.
Especially towards the end of their killing period, their egos get stronger and less accurate in their goals to not get caught. The more they kill, the more they feed their egos.
*Taunt
There can never be any justice in the BTK case.
Radar got to live a full length life with a family. He got to have a wife and children and live the type of normal life he took from his victims.
Berry Tears and trick his wife and kids.
Justice is always an approximation under the best of circumstances. At least he's off the streets.
I didn’t cry over Jeffrey Dahmer end game.
I have to confess a certain jealousy with that aspect, though not the BTK portion which I find utterly repulsive. As a childhood abuse survivor, none of those are opportunities I have ever had the opportunity to experience between the C-PTSD and very strong Avoidant traits. I desire those things terribly, but I don’t know that I will ever achieve any of them before I die (it’s already too late for children, though I had always wanted most to be a father). The one time I tried a relationship 26 years ago in my early 20s it only lasted a few months and resulted in even more abuse and unfathomable violence that destroyed the last of my ability to trust or attach to others. There is no fairness or justice in the fact that abusers often get rewarded in life while victims often have their lives reduced to mere existence and survival and thus never have the chance to live anything even remotely close to a normal or healthy life (my physical health totally collapsed at age 18 leaving me permanently disabled with multiple chronic illnesses and severe chronic pain). We really need to better recognize abuse for the crime it is and get both the abuser and victim into therapy immediately to mitigate the consequences (though such was not an option 30+ years ago as back then nobody treated childhood trauma as children were believed to be infinitely resilient, rather professionals simply blamed us for the effects of our trauma and admonished us to “just get over it, you’re an adult now!” and that was the extent of the help received...it then took another 30 years for me to return to therapy after that abuse of trust by two psychiatrists while I was at university).
@@ethanpoole3443 if it helps I suffer from many of the same thoughts although my situation probably isn't as physically extreme as yours and you have my condolences. I think that using religion to cope is bullshit but spiritually it helps me to think that after this life I'll get another life and another shot.
That I can be someone else, unaware of the turmoils of this lifetime, and live a normal happy life with parents who love me in a middle class neighborhood.
It helps.
Dr Grande, I read a book, Confessions of a Serial Killer by Dr Kathleen Ramsland. She interviewed Radar during jail visits, telephone calls, and written communication. She was able to persuade him to reveal many dark components to his childhood and upbringing, especially in regards to his relationship with his mother. It's a very interesting, compelling, and sometimes, difficult read. I highly recommend it.
Melanie G I bought the book recently, and plan to start it in a few days!!
Interesting
Such a good book!
What was with the mother? How did she treat him?
@@m.e.d.7997 may I suggest you read the book I mentioned above.
When he confessed before the court, he was getting off on the telling of it. Sickening. How those women suffered.
a very young victum was kept alive and had an torturous ending...smh..
Yes, he was so proud of his disgusting, heinous acts. He loved describing every sick detail to the court (and the television audience).
Ted bundy behaved in the same manner when he represented himself in court he kept asking the detective to describe the crime scene in detail
@@beebela13sh he was a Monster.
I find it amazing too that he appeared to have close relationships with his wife and daughter. His daughter said in an interview that he was "somebody I loved very much."
Dr Grande: the corner pic of Rader is hilarious...Looks like you might after a really rough weekend...I don't think I am alone!!!
So glad I found this! I had messaged you on Patreon asking you to do a BTK profile,: I’m new to your channel and I thought I had looked thoroughly in your video archive but I didn’t catch that you had already done one! It chills me to think my best friend could have been one of his victims. So let’s call my BF “Ann”. She lived in the Valley Center area in the country and Rader stalked her when he was an animal control officer. He knew when the kids went to school, when Ann left for and came home from work, and what days her husband (a firefighter and SWAT medic) was at work and everything; would come out to Her house in the country and as an animal control officer, would find excuses to come out, claiming he was going to put her in jail unless she killed her Dogs, being really creepy and verbally abusive, making all kinds of wild claims about his absolute power over her dogs, and then saying HE was going to kill her Saint Bernards. She’d be crying by the end of these visits, which he seemed to enjoy but he never issued any citations, which makes me think he didn’t want a paper trail leading to him in case Ann was his next victim. So her husband took a day off work, put on his uniform with badge, and hid in the barn with his shotgun. Like clockwork, along came Rader to harass Ann. when Rader (later revelaed as the BTK killer) came out as the animal control officer to harass and threaten Ann again, here comes Hubby storming out of the barn with a shotgun and told Rader if he ever came on the property again, Hubby would shoot him in the head. That must have scared Rader off and thank God. And Rader never reported Ann’s husband for the threat - again, now we know why.
Rader wanted to get caught. He just wanted tons of attention for his crimes, and never got it. He's kind of joke and in the serial killer handbook. I've found him the most uninteresting and boring one out there. He think he's a murderous genius.
I've always thought he was more on the boring side, too, but that was before I watched his courtroom confession to all of his crimes and the award acceptance speech he gave at the end.
Trendkiller - strangulation is boring to you?
Trendkiller Yes he couldn’t wait for notoriety so he gave himself his own nickname. Whata.maroon. Go ahead Trendkiller. I hate TRENDY as much as chopsticks like music played by charlatans after your money on commercials for more crap to buy
Trendkiller but don’t they all think tht? That murderous genius
His fetish and photo-taking was exactly like Colonel Whateverhisnameisagain from Canada...Williams.
How do you manage to make so many videos? Impressive!
That was my first thought
minimal editing, near unlimited free time
Enjoyment in his area of expertise. A logical pattern of development and production. Minimal need for editing and obviously a dedicated fan base he does not want to disappoint.
@@BbyDAp but he puts in so much research. It's not just talking into the camera.
Always an informative focused analysis that delivers uncommon logic with reliable precision - Thank you !
Thank you so much for taking the time to record this important work.
Thanks for the continued quality content, Dr. Grande! I'd love to hear your thoughts on "The Golden State Killer" / "East Area Rapist" / "Original Night Stalker" case.
A Is For Apple oooooh yes! Great idea!
I was excited to see this one - I'm a native Wichitan and have lived here for most of my life. BTK got started when I was in kindergarten, and it's only been recently that I've stopped checking every closet / room in my house whenever I get home (he hid in one of his victim's closets and waited for her - she was home for hours before he decided to make his presence known). The guy definitely had an impact on our community. I have two suggested topics: will you please do an examination of Derrick Todd Lee (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), and then Ronald and Reginald Carr (Wichita, Kansas) - I believe the latter two are categorized as "spree killers" rather than serial killers, but it would still be highly interesting. Thank you for your content!
The Carr brothers would be interesting so would Justin Thurber.
I was honestly waiting for this one! Since reading John Douglass "Mind Hunter" I have been suspect of authoritarian types, thier motivation and detriment. This guy was living in a world of contrasts.
Thanks again for the awesome content but ' gotta lay off "the Grande" for a while, I just did a 5 factor on my dog.
That's a good book!
dont tell, im applying the 5 factors to all in my family
HOW did your DOGGO stack up?
One of the characters in Dr. Grande's book "Harm Reduction" is named Jenny Ocean!
I live in Wichita and this guy held this city in a grip of terror when he was killing in this city. His MO was to first cut the phone lines, and of course this was pre cell phone days, so he gained control in the victim's homes. He is truly a monster. At his guilty hearing, he spent hours describing in detail each of the killings, with the victim's families having to listen to this. A sick individual.
Thank you so much for this video! Rader fascinates me mostly because his courtroom confession was so weird. Talked about his crimes like he was explaining a job everyone else would find boring. Very detailed but flat, matter of fact and with no emotion.
Your backgrounding is excellent.
Sheds a whole new light.
And you do it verbally.
Clarifying.
About the woman who complained to the police: As a compliance officer, Rader had been singling her out, and even got caught peeping in her windows.
When she called the police -- repeatedly -- they immediately dismissed her as a "hysterical female", and said, "Let Dennis do his job."
I know it's easy to backtest the needle in the haystack, hindsight is 20/20 vision, etc. But these stories often have a failure of the police to listen and take people seriously.
Dr. Grande, you are really spoiling us with your daily videos. Admirable work!👌🏼
So nice of you
The video of him in court talking about his "projects" was some crazy stuff for sure. I know the family of the victims wanted to strangle him on the spot, he was talking as if he was running down house plans for his boss in some office or something 😓 we will never understand people even though we are human as well 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I like how Dr Grande gives such a specific history of each subject. This is very important for the study and sometimes he even cracks a little sarcasm.
how about the weepy voiced killer? Id like to hear your analysis of him
I think BTK wanted to be caught - anyone knows that everything is traceable on computers. Serial killers want to be recognized for their status, and this normally means being caught so that no one else takes the credit for their work...
The one he murdered down the street from where he lived was the 62-year-old woman. I know because I also lived down the street from her. One time when I was around 7 my mother and I drove by that house on the way to her work in Wichita and she remarked about the murder that had taken place there. Later she would quit that job and start running “The Feed Store” in Park City, 0.5 miles from his home.
Because she ran the town’s pet-food store and he was the town’s dog catcher, he would often stop by and talk with her. I was there during a few of these interactions.
My mother had me when she was 18, so she was still young and beautiful even into my teens, and there’s some chance he was the one suspiciously following us home on 2 occasions. My mother drove around the dirt roads until our follower seemed to be gone. The dust gave us some cover and she didn’t reveal where we lived.
I know that he knew my mother (by name) and I saw him flirting with her a few times at the store, after which she would always say, “That guy gives me the creeps,” but while she was on his radar I won’t go so far as to say she was at the top of his list for his next victim. There’s no way to know the order he had planned for certain victims, and saying that he had plans for her anyway is only speculation. That other woman who wrote that book about herself being his next victim felt extremely pretentious to me.
Through connections, my mother was given some rope he had when he was arrested, which I believe he had confirmed he was keeping around for use on his next victim.
He lived right behind a Subway. It’s crazy now to think that my mother has BTK rope, I used to eat literally right next to BTK’s house every day at that Subway, my friend’s house was in the same residential zone as him, my mother and I lived just a bit farther down the road (still within 3 minutes of his house by car), and we’ve both met him when he would stop in at the feed store.
I was curious to learn that you didn’t believe Dennis Radar could be described as arrogant. I always thought that was one of his personality traits. Interesting!
I kept waiting for a totally deadpan "Clearly, this person is me in an alternate reality where I was stuck inside Cube 2: Hypercube, having survived for more than two decades through cannibalistic spawn-camping. Now I will analyze the mental health and personality characteristics associated with having spent most of your life consuming the flesh of your only companions from an alternate timeline"
Aww, I love the education and encouragement.Take care, love you, thanks again and you're welcome.
My stomach clenched when I saw this topic. After my morning coffee I watched it, and it is in Dr. Grande's calm, clinical style without gruesome details or dramatics, thank goodness. And no, I don't think Rader resembles Dr. Grande in any way, inside or out.
“Lab work that was related to something medical.” That’s genius, Dr.
I'm a layman and I can see that this guy was a total psychopath. There was no emotion in him at all. He described his crimes as blandly as if he was talking about what he had for lunch that day.
I did a project for abnormal psychology and based my information in the John Douglas book, “Inside the Mind of BTK: The Story Behind the 30 Year Hunt” Good stuff, it was one of the projects I really enjoyed learning about. Apparently BTK had lots of drawings where he laid out his fantasies for potential victims.
Dr. Grande did you happen to watch the documentary where his daughter told her story? I found myself emotional night along with her. I can’t even imagine what that day was like for her to be told that her Dad was BTK. Another great video!
Betsylee 123 You've got to read his daughter's book!! It's excellent!! Her name is Kerri Rawson
I'm curious to know your thoughts about former Colonel Russell Williams who was commander of a Canadian Armed Forces base here in Canada. Thanks
How about Dr Grande doing a video on the dopey canadian RCMP and them complaining about Gabriel Wortmen making it hard to find him because he drove a fake police car?
wow I didn't know Dr Grande was the BTK killer.. you learn something new everyday
Dennis Raider, had a very convincing "mask of sanity"
Dr, Grande, thanks for all the thoughtful profiles you've done. I would be fascinated with a video about chess grandmaster Bobby Fisher. A brilliant but troubled man. Ethnically Jewish but apparently anti-semitic. He was never a criminal but I could see a great deal of material for psychological and personality investigation.
Yes, Bobby Fischer is a very interesting character. His 9/11 rant in particular would warrant some scrutiny...
Yes please do one on Bobby Fischer Dr. Grande the grandmaster that left us mentally disturbed but the best chess player in the world! He had a very troubled life and very interesting. The simultaneous matches and becoming grand champion so young is truly untouchable.
I try to stop myself. I feel this urge: my heart races, tunnel vision, I am compelled as if someone else walks me to the car. The driving starts, I feel disoriented, the anxiety is at a break through level. I arrive at the destination: the door is opened, I am greeted but I look through the person--the mission has begun and I must finish. I get what I came for, yet my appetite can not be satiated. I get back home, I tear open the packages of big cups--two in all. I devour them...I them proceed to kill a bag of peanut butter m&ms. It's over. I feel empty, ashamed, out of control, sad. I tell myself it will be the last time. The next week I am driven once again. I share this with you as serial killers are not unique nor are they fascinating or deserving of interest. What compels them to kill is no different than what compels me to kill peanut butter cups. I just can't control it. And, I am underwhelmed each and every time I give in. The thought of eating peanut butter cups is way more exciting than the lonesome act while my family is sleeping. I hide this side of myself because they know me to be a clean eater, a person who lives a spartan lifestyle--a fighter/warrior. Do you see, these fucks are not impressive in the least. My perspective does come from a credentialed academic background and over 15 years in the trenches with the BTKs of the world. They are mere infants just like me.
It's amazing there are people like this and can hide it so well I'm a trucker and it creeps me out driving thur Witcha ks
@@angelblue314 have you heard of ViCAp and the Highway Serial Killings. At least 500 people have been found murdered along or close to the highways. They say there are at least 100 serial killers at work today.
Well then you should be more creeped out because the highway is used by serial killers to dump their victims and there are at least 500 victims. Some of these serial killers are truck drivers. I was watching a series about it and a truck driver said there was a group of them working together and one of them a woman. Not sure if he was just grandstanding but it sure is a frightening thought.
PLz stay safe as you work, especially with Covid 19. My son is also a truck driver so I include you all in my prayers!
Thank you for your service! ^-^
Can you analyze Richard Chase, "The Vampire of Sacramento"?
If I remember correctly he was a paranoid schizophrenic. Richard Chase didnt have a long career but it was a violent one.
That dude drank blood! Ohhh I think he's too much for people to hear about.
@@LaMaestra2102 He did alot more than drink blood. The guy was absolutely insane.
CJ West Dude!!! I had totally forgotten about Chase. Good suggestion.
I’ve also been prodding the Doc to do that one. Fingers crossed 🤞....
Dr Grande, the side by side thumbnail of you and Dennis Rader is giving off TWIN VIBES. Don't lose anymore of your hair! 😂
This dude literally is horrifying . Gives me chills
Hello from Norway, I am a HUGE Dr. Todd Grande Fan, og just to begin with: Thank you Dr. Grande for all your assessments and the way you convey them. To BTK: I have read the book on BTK called "Confession of a Serial Killer. -The untold story of Dennis Rader the BTK killer", by Dr. Kathrine Ramsland. I myself have worked with and interviewed hundreds of traumatized youths who, for whom take the road to criminality, violence and sometimes kills. Combined with my own experience and the Dr. Ramsland book,: The reason why BTK believed the floppy-disk response, I would think is because that BTK actually respected SOME particular Authorities= The good guys = those he liked in childhood, and also public authorities. In addition, BTH was very insecure. I would think that the likelihood BTK respected police force but also news outlets is more likely than the opposite. BTK also describes his perception of him being a split person, he calls "cubing" because he liked and felt both the bad and good guys: He liked both Bec. both had power and control over anyone who needed help or were to be killed. He swayed between those to constructs, and ultimately chose the bad side. Also: From the moment when he contacted law informant and news outlets, he made several mistakes one of them described in the above. After reading the book by Dr. Ramsland, BTK himself describes his lack of academic skills especially in spellings. He describes how he learned language in school = via sight-word learning only. Due to this alone, I would understand why he made so many mistakes when writing. BTK wasn't very intelligent by any means. The only thing he actually "did right" was how to master to live a parallel life for so many yrs through Compartmentalization, deceitfulness and manipulation.
The thing I love about Dr. Grande is, he's never clean shaven but he also never grows a beard, he's got borderline shaving disorder
Expect this video to get a boost in popularity again
I feel sorry for his wife and kids. Innocent and unknowing about this hideous monster they lived with. I heard his daughter speak about finding out it was her father who terrorized Wichita. Imagine having to live with that knowledge. I lived in Wichita in the late 80s in a townhome with a baby. Makes me sick to think that sadistic creep was lurking in the shadows.
Sara Libby Do read the book his daughter wrote!! You won't want to put it down!!
I just clicked the video to see if people in the comments were comparing him to the killer. Was not disappointed.
I would like to hear your analysis of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory
Dr Grande, I have always found the case of David Westerfield, San Diego murder conviction perplexing. I would appreciate your analysis. He seems to be an unlikely person and a person who gives no indication revealing who he is.
Hello Dr. Grande, new subscriber here. Love tour content ans have been bunge watching for the past week.
I was just curious as to why you did not deem arrogance as being applicable to Raider given how he approached law enforcement and wanted his feats to be publically recognized.
I would have loved your insight on his testimony during his trial.
Thank you!
A thought, BTK in that order teaches something. If someone wants to torture or kill you they first have to bind you. If someone puts a gun in your face and asks you to do anything. Don't listen to fear. Take the risk of being shot and dont comply because once you concede your freedom just a little your chances of surviving become less and less. Even if there is a gun to your head Never get in the car
Did you do Larry Nassar yet? I'll look through your videos, but if not, please analyze Larry Nassar.
A good person to do a story about Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr. Thanks, Ron B.
Whoa. Btk. One of my true crime obsessions. I clicked like freaking really fast!!!!!
When you look like the guy you are profiling
Dr. Grande should play BTK in the movie. Wow! they could be twins!
I have so much sympathy for his family. I am relieved for the daughter who decided to quit contact with him. You can't cure evil.
That made me excited for the third season of Mindhunter.
I thought it was cancelled after two seasons? Shame.
@@nighttrain1236 It's been put on indefinite hold apparently, but yeah, we all suspect the worst. Apparently, it's not even Netflix who made the decision. It's the director himself. Apparently, he wants to focus on other projects and he released the actors from their contracts himself.
@@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1 Hopefully they'll pick it back up after Fincher has finished some work with other projects. Mindhunter is incredibly good!
My friend lived in the same town as him, and was there when he got arrested. Super creepy.
Dr. Grande asks the question about Rader's defense attorney's (@7:59) 'I don't know what they were thinking' at their lack of efforts to defend Rader ... my guess is that they saw what a monster this guy was and wanted him convicted.
i feel he wanted to be caught so he can take credit for the crimes, he seems to be proud of his long killing career.
I agree
Don’t know why, but I love hearing psychologists vs serial killers. It’s like a battle of extremes and would make for an excellent movie/series. 🤔
“Dr. Grande Saves the Community”
Sort of like a mix between Halloween (Prof. Loomis vs Michael Myers), Stuart Smalley & Silence of the Lambs.
I would TOTALLY watch that!!
Other people have said it but he looks just like you. It's unbelievable! And I only hit on this video for that reason.
My family lived in Wichita when he was captured. Loved just two minutes down the road. The decimated his home.
What is absent from almost all serial murder analysis is the extreme euphoria experienced by the killer. This makes them do it again.
When i go out for brunch I'm known locally as the BLT killer
Dr. Grande, your videos are interesting and informative. I and many others have learned a great deal about personality traits from them. This is a serious question from a serious fan. I cannot help but notice that you are the splitting image of Rader. I have found that when two people look so much alike they often share mental characteristics along with physical, likely due to some shared genetics. Of course, this does not mean the same outcome as environment plays a role. My question is the following: in all your videos you have never analyzed yourself. If you were to analyze yourself, would you find any personality traits similar to Rader?If they are similar, obviously you have directed them towards good and scientific study. But one wonders, often people find interesting what is deep inside themselves. Did you choose psychology because you were really fascinated by your own personality?
Doc, we are now dealing with the Idaho quadruple murders and a possible connection between that killer and this one. He STARTED with FOUR murders, and ( thankfully) downgraded to single victims. Is not that so unusual? With the Idaho murders being quadruple and also, possibly, the first murders committed by kohlberger... Comments?
The big question for me is : did he wanted deep down to get caught ? Because a guy who graduated in criminal justice asking police if its okay to send a floppy disk without compromising himself is so stupid i cant wrap my head around it.
"Can you guys trace a floppy disk?" - Killer
"Noooooooo?????" - Police
I lived in Wichita from 76-80 when this POS committed some of his murders. I also knew one of his victims. There isn't enough punishment for him. It's a shame drawing and quartering isn't legal.
*Nitpick:* At 6:08 you say the "police would be highly suspect..." The correct word is "suspicious".
I'm glad they caught him.
I've watched Rader's allocution. He sounds just like my uncle. No mistaking that Kansas accent.
By now there’s been so many killers, he’s gotten lost in the crowd. He never will claim the “most notorious” spot, that still belongs to Manson.
I remember moving to California in 1980. My new friends would say two things after I told them I was from Wichita Kansas. These 2 thing were always The Wizard of Oz and BTK
You moved before the Wichita Massacre, which is as horrible as it gets but is not well known outside of Wichita. Those guys will die of old age on death row. Kansas is never going to execute anyone.
I can't watch this episode and not laugh, Dr. Grande is the killer traveling in time
I enjoy your talks in general and I mention this only because you seem to have a easy sense of humour, but visually you and Rader are frighteningly similar. Subtract hair, add ten years.
I remember when he re-immerged and started sending to notes to Kake news as well as other local channels.. I remember waking up the day he was captured by police. He was smart, however not fluent enough with computers.
You don't think the little riddles and games and secret clues he dropped off don't point to arrogance? To me, it seems like he thought the entire city should be on the lookout for BTK and his messages. I guess that could be entitlement, too?
My aunt and uncle lived a few blocks from the family that was murdered.
Being typical stoic Kansans, they
“Carried on”
He seemed proud of this crimes and continued to contact and play games with police, he asked the police to confirm they could not trace him from the computer disc, (shows a lack of common sense, and a sense reality of police investigations, he mentioned at the interview his disapproval of this police deception when arrested).
I wonder if “grande” is his original last name.
It actually might be ,he says Irish lineage too don't think he looks like a Murphy or BOSWELL or even paddy...
Yes, it is. It used to be "Nachos Bell Grande" but he dropped that for expediency.
I know people last name Grande. They pronounced differently. They pronounce it Grand followed by the long e sound
Salem you seem to be projecting.
Envious of his audience, maybe?
@Salem really...REALLY!!
dr G can play a young version of BTK in a documentary
It was scary at that time cause of the lack of forensic evidence in the mid 70s and 80s. Cell phones weren't around so the victims had difficulty fighting him back.
I like the older videos over his new videos.
He's too intentionally dry lately. This energy is so much better, he's actually awake.
There should be a category for criminal narcissism. So the dreams of grandiosity could be being the most prolific serial killer, or to have grandiose fantasies of not getting caught, taunting police like The Ripper, instead of being famous and have lots of money. I think most if not all serial killers in some way or another have NPD because they do feel entitled to take the life of another person without it being for self defense, self preservation or for preservation of another.
There is so much new research into ASPD, especially primary psychopathy. Rader fits the bill. He didn't need a traumatic childhood, he only needed an intrinsic reward system that rewarded violence, violent sex and controlling others. Research has recently shown that psychopaths produce around four times as much dopamine as other people upon receipt of reward. Greetings from Wichita, where we grew up calling the boogeyman "The BTK."
He shoulda gotten a separate charge for still using floppy discs
This is a good analysis of this case
The narcissism is off the charts in this case.
The parallels between BTK and the GSK freak me out - though I doubt Deangelo will ever talk like BTK has but there are so many similarities.
Plot twist: BTK was Dr. Todd Grande's father.
And were the inspiration for the final scene between Luke and Darth Vader and the father’s salvation in his final moments of life? ;-) I dare say BTK is beyond saving though as he is far too proud of his life’s “work” which he values above even that of his wife and children.
No wonder Andover Kansas police were at my place in a flash when some guy tried breaking through the back door. Couldve been BTK back in 1978. Thats creepy.
4:15 the message in the newspaper was "Rex it will be OK"
This fool tryin to act like that ain’t him 🤣 I see you, “doctor” 😂
Sir, you say serial killers become more comfortable with killing as time goes on. Is comfortable the right word description?
After years of research, investigation and detailed study I have arrived at my own clinical conclusion about Rader - he's bat shit crazy.