Dennis Lynn Rader also known as the “BTK” Killer; Blind, torture, kill. He is an American serial killer who killed ten people in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA between 1974 and 1991. Rader was born on March 9, 1945 in a place near Kansas, USA, and is the eldest of four children. Rader grew up in Wichita, Kansas, with a normal family. His father was a former U.S. Marine who later worked for an electric company. He attended Riverview Elementary School. At an early age, Rader admitted that he developed sexual pleasures in killing. When Rader was a child, reports in the Los Angeles Times stated that he hung stray cats. Dennis Rader married his wife Paula in 1971 and had two children. On January 15, 1974, Rader committed his first murder; killing four members of the Ortero family in their own home which he says are his “projects.” After killing and murdering numerous people, Rader would steal items as rewards or souvenirs. He would also leave semen at the scene due to the sexual pleasure from the murder. Joseph and Julie Ortero's 15-year-old son, Charlie, came home that day and shockingly discovered his family's bodies. After a couple of months, on April 4, the next victim was Kathryn Bright. Rader killed Kathryn by stabbing and strangling her. He had also attempted to kill his brother Kevin. Kevin was hit twice but survived the accident. During the year 1974, attention for Rader's crimes had begun to be felt more due to the placement of a letter in a public library book. Rader included in his letter indicating that he wants to be called "BTK Strangler". On February 25, 2005, Rader was arrested. Dennis Rader pleaded guilty to 10 counts of first degree murder… middle of paper… there is an excessive need for power and control, and we see it in most sexually oriented serial killers; To a person with a conscience, Rader's crimes seem shocking, but from his point of view, these are his greatest achievements and he is eager to share all the wonderful things he has done." In my opinion, these kinds of people are those who have difficulty socializing and expressing their thoughts and ideas with the people around them, these people want to have attention in different ways and in every way they desire due to the attention they desire or the lack of attention they receive, they tend to do inappropriate things like murder. As Dr. Levin said, I agree that from Rader's personal perspective everything he did seemed to be his best achievement because he gained the attention he might have wanted for. a long time..