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Serial killer project
- 2. Early Childhood • Had an average childhood as far as the home life goes. • Oldest of 4 sons • As a young child he tortured animals. • Had a sexual fetish for women’s underpants.
- 3. Adult Life • Attended Kansas Wesleyan University from 1965 to 1966 • Spent 4 years in the U.S Air Force • Earned an associates degree in electronics at Butler Country Community College. • Earned a bachelors degree in the Administration of Justice from Wichita State University.
- 4. Adult life Cont… • Married on May 22 1971 and had 2 kids. • 1974 to 1988 he installed security systems at ADT. • Attended Christ Lutheran Church and was elected president of the Congregation Council.
- 5. Motives for Killing • Often left semen at the scene of the crimes stating that he derived sexual pleasure from killing. • Often became obsessed with his intended victims. • Desired fame • Described the urge to kill as “a monster inside me” • Killing was a game to him. • Stated that his children were grown and he had more time on his hands.
- 6. Methods for Killing • Bind. Torture. Kill • Bound his victims, and often raped them and tortured them before killing them. • Most common way to kill was by strangulation.
- 7. Characteristics of Victims • Didn’t go after a specific type of person. • He only desired fame so he killed anyone that he could.
- 8. Apprehension • He wrote letters to the police describing the murders. • Often reported the homicides by himself. • Asked the police if they could trace information given to them on a CD • Police traced the information back to him. • Compared DNA test results of his daughters DNA. • Caught and arrested on probable cause on February 25 2005
- 9. Sentencing • Charged with 10 first degree murders. • To the surprise of all Rader plead guilty. • The death penalty in Kansas was reinstated in 1994. • The killings Rader was convicted for were all before 1994 making him ineligible for the death penalty. • Sentenced to 10 life sentences on 10 million dollar bail without parole.
- 10. Why are Serial killers difficult to spot? • They appear as normal people • Are often fine upstanding citizens • They are charming, handsome and polite • Blend in with society.
- 11. Information I Learned • Serial Killers are not the monsters that we see them to be. • They are often very normal people with a normal life. • They are difficult to spot or recognize because of this.