BTK Killer Dennis Rader Gets 175 Years

Dennis Rader, the confessed BTK serial killer who terrorized the Wichita, Kansas community for 30 years, was sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences, a minimum of 175 years without the possibility of parole, the maximum sentenced allowed by law.

Judge Gregory Waller gave the "bind, torture, kill" serial killer, who said during the hearing that he believes that he is a Christian, the toughest sentence possible for the crimes. Kansas did not have a death penalty in effect during the period from 1974 and 1991 when Rader committed his 10 murders.

During the two-day hearing, prosecutors presented graphic details of the murders, victims' family members told of the pain Rader caused them, and Rader himself thanked police, offered apologies to the families, and wiped tears away as he said his own family members were his final victims.

There were tears from the victims' families also.

"Nancy’s death is a like a deep wound that will never, ever heal," Beverly Plapp, sister of Nancy Fox, said. "As far as I’m concerned, Dennis Rader does not deserve to live. I want him to suffer as much as he made his victims suffer. This man needs to be thrown in a deep, dark hole and left to rot,” she said. “He should never, ever see the light of day."

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Background:
BTK's Chilling Confession (Transcript)
The BTK Serial Killer
BTK Killer Crime Quiz