Police Release Another BTK Strangler Poem

Wichita police have released a 25-year-old poem written by the BTK Strangler and sent to one of his intended victims in hopes the public might recognize the poem and it's author. The poem, "Oh, Anna Why Didn't You Appear," was sent along with items from her home to a 63-year-old widow who did not come home when the killer thought she would.

"This poem appears to be an original writing, as an extensive search has not found this to be a known, published work," Lt. Ken Landwehr, head of the Wichita police homicide division, said in a statement.

Wichita police have received more than 4,000 tips since March, when news letters from the BTK Strangler were received by the news media, after he disappeared in 1979 following a series of murders the bragged to the press about committing.

In 1979, the BTK Strangler send a copy of the 19-line poem to Anna Williams, along with an article of her clothing and a piece of jewelry from her home. He also sent a copy to KAKE-TV. Police last contacted Mrs. Williams in 1984, but she has since died of natural causes.

Read the poem: Oh, Anna Why Didn't You Appear

Background: The BTK Strangler Returns