Last Update on the Left - Episode 12 - BTK Returns w/ Katherine Ramsland

Dr. Katherine Ramsland, author of Confessions of the BTK Killer and frequent interviewer of Dennis Rader (BTK), discusses recent claims linking him to additional unsolved murders. She expresses strong skepticism, citing weak evidence, alternative explanations, and Rader's own denials despite his craving for fame. The episode examines these claims, Rader's psychology, and his outlier status among serial killers.

Skepticism on New Victim Claims

Claims began with Oklahoma Sheriff Eddie Burden, who linked Rader to cases like a missing woman from a Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, laundromat in the 1990s. Witnesses saw her with two people, unlike Rader's solo method. Burden interpreted Rader's journal entry "Bad Wash Day" as a reference, but Rader says it described failed fantasies about laundromats as hunting grounds. A knotted pantyhose found on Rader's former empty lot—vacant since 2006—could be unrelated (e.g., from park activity or Rader tying plants) or tied to known victims.