The Court: Now, sir, let’s turn to Count Ten. In that count it’s claimed that on or about the 18th day of January, 1991, to the eight – 19th day of January, 1991, in the County of Sedgwick, State of Kansas, that you did then and there unlawfully kill a human being, that being Dolores E. Davis, maliciously, willfully, deliberately and with premeditation, by strangulation, inflicting injuries from which the said Dolores E. Davis did die on January 19th, 1991. Mr. Rader, please tell me what you did here in Sedgwick County, Kansas, on that day that makes you believe you’re guilty.
The Defendant: That particular day I had some commitments. I left those, went to one place changed my clothes, went to another place, parked my car, finally made arrangements on my hit kit, my clothes, and then walked to that residence. After spending some time at that residence – It was very cold that night. Had reservations about going in ‘cause I – I had cased the place before, and I really couldn’t figure out how to get in, and she was in the house, so I finally just selected a – a concrete block and threw it through the plate glass window on the east and came on in.
The Court: All right. Where is this residence located?
The Defendant: It’s on Hillside, but I couldn’t give the address. I know it’s probably 61 – probably 62 something. I don’t know. 62 something.
The Court: North or South?
The Defendant: North. North Hillside.
The Court: All right. So you used a concrete block to break a window?
The Defendant: Mm-hmm, plate glass window, patio door, mm-hmm.
The Court: All right. What happened then?
The Defendant: Noise. I just went in. She came out of a bedroom and thought a car had hit her house, and I told her that I was – I used a – the ruse of being wanted. I was on the run; I needed food, car, warmth, warm up, and then I asked her – I handcuffed her and kind of talked to her, told her that I would like to get some food, get her keys to her car, and kind of rest assured, you know, walked – talked with her a little bit and calmed her down a little bit. And then eventually I checked – I think she was still handcuffed. I went back and checked out where the car was, simulated getting some food, odds and ends in the house, kind of like I was leaving, then went back and removed her handcuffs and – and then tied her up and then – and then eventually strangled her.
The Court: All right. You say “eventually strangled her.”
The Defendant: Well, after I tied her up. I went through some things in the room there and then – and then strangled her.
The Court: All right. You say you went through. Were you looking for something?
The Defendant: Mm-hmm. Well, some personal items, yes. I took some personal items from there.
The Court: Did you take personal items in every one of these incidents?
The Defendant: I did on the Hedge. I don’t remember anything in Vicki’s place. The Oteros we got the watch and the radio. I don’t think I did any in Bright’s. Vian’s, no, I don’t think so. Fox, yes. I took some things from Fox. It was hit and miss.
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