How They Were Caught: BTK

"He doesn't fit the profile of what we would have expected of the BTK killer."

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BTK Killer Dennis Rader Begins His Life Sentence In Prison
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BTK Killer Dennis Rader Begins His Life Sentence In Prison
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BTK Killer Dennis Rader Begins His Life Sentence In Prison
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Sentencing Hearing Held For BTK Killer Dennis Rader
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Rader Charged In BTK Murders
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BTK Murder Suspect Dennis Rader
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Conveyor with numerous freshly printed newspapers. 4K.
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Floppy Diskette
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[marisar]

I love that his lack of computer knowledge is what did him in

[diondrefuentes]

BTK: Don't trace me please...here's my disc...
Police: Congratulations. You played yourself

[Pozorrogo]

He was convinced that the police were playing a 'game' with him and didnt actually want to catch him. The Floppy Disk Failure should be his name instead of BTK

[phillyp]

Btk: " you promise?"
Police: "we promise" 🤞

[LauracLaurac]

BTK: Pls don't track the floppy disk
Police:*tracks the floppy disc*
BTK: *shocked pikachu meme*

[lolly]

He fully got away with 10 murders and years later got too cocky and got caught out by a floppy disk, what a melt man

[Skeevee]

You traced me?! *when I specifically asked you not to?!*

[MsDefectiveToaster]

Can't believe he described one of his murder victims as "a little upset"

[sfresh]

"How come you lied to me" I'm his last victim cause he killed me with that line😂💀

[sanaa.]

He was angry because the police lied to him hahahah

[WIDBAU]

How he got caught is so ridiculous... evaded capture for decades and then literally sent the police his own name...

[Pwndbythnb]

Lmao this is like that episode of Breaking Bad where Badger was like "Say you're not a cop then I can sell you this meth. Cops cant lie"

[mndmn]

“The police ran the ad, fully intending to track the disk”

homeboy got played

[RachelBastow]

Homeboy really thought that the police is not going to trace his floppy disk 💀💀💀

[darrensepulveda]

Only a boomer would get caught like this lol

[lilibethcuriel]

“Y’all ain’t gonna trace me, right?”
“ no, of course we can’t....”

[mountzod]

"He felt particularly betrayed by the police"

*aaaahhhh, poor baby.*

[Sara-rlxi]

If he didn't return after that 30 year hiatus, it's completely possible that he would have never been caught

[imshinycaptain]

I'm never going to be tired of hearing about how BTK got himself caught.

[Slackmana]

Mind Hunters Season 3.
Holden: "A computer lab? We're already pressed for time as it is. I don't see how wasting more time backing up files onto a computer is going to help... "