BTK Killer Letters

BTK Communications including poems, puzzles, threats, evidence from crime scenes. He even made a 911 message to give victim location. These extremely explicit BTK Letters became the norm with this particular attention seeking serial killer as authorities waited in terror for the next BTK letters to arrive. These horrific BTK killer letters were intended to bring mental and emotional torture to those who read them as we are about to do. Prepare and beware before you enter the mind of the evil soul who wrote these BTK letters. Below are some of the BTK Killer letters. They have been shared as they were written with spelling and grammar errors as for you to get a sense of his demeanor and the essence of the intent of the BTK Letters.

October 1974 ...

The Wichita Eagle-Beacon newspaper got a call from a man claiming that he killed the Otero family. He told them that he left a letter at the Public Library in a mechanical engineering book.

Here are some of the contents of the first of the BTK letters: (Again, Some words are misspelled to leave integrity of the letter.)

In this sample of the BTK Killer letters, he gave detailed information about the killings. It was indeed a letter from the man responsible for the Otero's murders. In the letter, he also said:

Thus was born, the BTK killer.

The first of the BTK Letters also included a chilling threat, that "when the urge struck him, he would kill again."

However, there is something noteworthy ... The BTK Strangler wanted it known that HE was the responsible party who killed the Otero family and yet he never claimed to have killed Kathryn Bright. However, it is quite a coincidence that Katherine Bright and Julie Otero both worked at the same place and even on the same assembly line.

Maybe BTK knew the brother to Kathryn was able to provide information that could help identify him so he did not want to take credit for it, as to cause doubt. Perhaps that is why Kathryn had strangle marks on her throat, but the cords were removed so the M.O. would apparently been seen differently and cause a shadow of doubt in the investigators minds. Or maybe ... He did not do it.

Only BTK knows the truth.

When Nancy Fox, a 25 year old woman, was killed. A man called the police from a pay phone and reported a murder at 843 South Pershing. It was a duplex, and the other unit was vacant. When the authorities arrived at the address, they found a broken window and the body of Nancy Fox. She was tied up and strangled with a nylon stocking. The phone had been taken off the hook and the lines had been cut on the outside of the house. Detectives said the contents of her purse had been dumped on a coffee table. The murder had occurred at night, semen was found at the scene, but an autopsy later revealed that Nancy Fox had not been sexually assaulted.

Hear the 911 call by clicking the link below.

Another of the BTK Killer letters ... An envelope postmarked Jan. 31 and sent to the Wichita Eagle contained a poem, printed with a child's rubber stamping set. The BTK letter started out by saying ...

It was an obvious reference to Shirley Vian.

After receiving no reaction from the newspaper, because of a mistake at the newspaper, BTK contacted KAKE-TV with the next of the BTK letters in an attempt to get some recognition.

Yet another of the BTK Killer letters was created. The two page BTK letter arrived on Friday, February 10.

... he asked. He said he planned to "kill again."

Police Chief Richard LaMunyon said that a serial killer claiming seven murders was threatening to kill again. The authorities released more of his letter ... BTK wrote:

LaMunyon said he had claimed responsibility for the murders of the Otero's, Fox, Vian and a seventh unnamed victim. Police assume Kathryn Bright is the seventh victim, but that is not certain.

The authorities had not publicized the first of the BTK Letters because they thought it was in the best interest of the investigation. They went public with the KAKE letter when they realized that their idea hadn't worked. They decided to try and start communicating with B.T.K through the media.

April 1979 ...

Police responded to a burglary call at 615 S. Pinecrest at which 63 year old Anna Williams, who lived there had arrived home late from a dance to find some jewelry, clothing and cash missing. The intruder had entered through a basement window and the phone line had been cut, which made the authorities think it may be the work of BTK.

June 15, 1979 ... More BTK Killer letters emerge.

The woman received an envelope with a poem, a sketch, clothing and jewelry that had been taken during the break in. In the poem, the person wrote: "he regretted that the woman had taken so long to get home that night. He had intended to kill her."

An identical one of BTK Letters in an envelope containing similar items and a poem arrived at KAKE-TV the next day.

The poem was titled "Oh Anna, Why Didn't You Appear."

July 16, 1979 ...

A female postal clerk happened to open a door at about four A.M. and a man standing there said "put this in the K.A.K.E. mail box and handed an envelope to her. She didn't think much about it. It may have been the letter BTK sent to K.A.K.E.

"Later, she described him as about 30 years old, about 5 feet nine inches tall, white. He was wearing a blue jean jacket, jeans and gloves (in June!) He was clean shaven, with hair cropped short above the ears. He had a gap between his front teeth."

August 15, 1979 ...

After being enhanced with modern technology, the BTK 911 voice tape was aired in hopes of having someone recognize the voice, but to no avail.

A new investigation began in 1984 using advances in computers and DNA technology. The results from these investigations showed that the known BTK murders occurred within three and a half miles from one another. BTK must have lived close by because he felt comfortable in time consuming torture, so the authorities created a list of every white male who had lived within a quarter mile of the Otero's, Vian and Fox houses.

One of the BTK Killer Letters was a poem BTK wrote about Shirley Vian and was patterned after a nursery rhyme which had recently appeared in a puzzle magazine, so a list of the magazine subscribers were added to the list of suspects.

A another poem within one of BTK Letters, BTK wrote about Nancy Fox, which he titled "Oh Death to Nancy," was patterned after a poem called "Oh Death" that was published in a textbook used in a W.S.U. American folklore class. The names of male students in that class went on the suspect list. This letter was analyzed and found to have been copied in the Wichita State University which created even more suspects that could be added to the list.

Using advanced technology and a computer, this list of suspects had 225 men on it. Most of the suspects had moved away. Two teams of detectives set out on cross country quest, collecting blood and saliva samples.

Only 5 of the 225 men contacted, refused to cooperate. and the tests were unable to eliminate 7 other suspects. In 1987, the investigation was ceased with a small list of suspects left.

December 31, 1987 ...

Mary Fager found her husband which had been shot twice in his back. Her two daughters were both found strangled in a hot tub which was in the basement of their home. One of the daughters was nude. Mary Fager, received a letter from someone claiming to be the BTK Strangler. The letter stated that "while he had not committed the murders, he was a fan of whoever had" ... One of the investigators in the BTK case who saw the letter, believes that it was from BTK ... A local contractor was arrested but was later acquitted for the crime. The authorities believe that the contractor was the actual killer.

There were no more incidents or BTK Letters or any other communications concerning BTK for the next sixteen years.

January 17, 2004 ...

The Wichita Eagle published a story marking the 30th anniversary of the Otero killings.

Two months later ...

A Serial Killer is Reborn

March 17, 2004 ...

Thirty years after the Otero family murders, a letter (The newest of the upcoming BTK Killer Letters) which was postmarked March 17, 2004 which was exactly 27 years from the date he killed Shirley Vian, the Wichita Eagle received a letter with copied pictures of a dead woman and the driver's license of Vicki Wegerle. The authorities believe this is the eighth victim of BTK The case was reopened and the letter was authenticated as being from BTK The photos were photos from Vicki Wegerle's murder scene. As the police long suspected, BTK took photos of his victims, and kept them as souvenirs or maybe so he could reinvent the killings in his mind when he wanted to.

The return address on the envelope was:

This name on the envelope of this latest of the BTK Letters is an obvious play on the initials BTK.

The address ended up being to a vacant building.

Below is a copy of the letter sent by BTK and the name and address he used:

Possible Clues to BTK Letters Note:

• He mailed the letter from Wichita.
• He used a name with the initials BTK
• He ran the words old manor together.
• There was a 4-plex at this address in the city.
• He used two periods to separate Kansas abbreviation.
• Postmark was on 27th anniversary of Shirley Vian murder.

May 5, 2004 ...

KAKE TV, which is a Wichita television station, received a letter from BTK. The letter contained a word puzzle of sorts that revealed clues to some of BTK's killings. The letter also contained copies of two identification cards. A Southwestern Bell employee and an employee of the Wichita school system. Perhaps BTK used fake identification to gain access to his victim's homes or maybe it is clues to his true identity. The police received yet another letter in June 2004, but are not releasing any information about it. He continues to write letters to the authorities, but they are being very tightlipped about the contents as to protect the evidence in the letters.

Here is a link to the puzzle ...

July 17 2004 ...

Yet another of the BTK Killer Letters was found in a mechanical engineering book in the drop box of the Wichita Public Library. The same place he left a letter years ago. The letter was given to police who confirmed that it was a genuine BTK letter. The content of the letter has not been revealed by the police.

BTK sent another of his BTK Letters to authorities which contained what appeared to be a book he was creating titled "The BTK Story" ... The book had thirteen chapters. One of the chapters was titled "PJ's" ... BTK wrote a poem about one of his victims named Nancy Fox and his poem was taken from a poem called "oh death" which was a poem taught by a teacher at the university in Wichita.

Her name was PJ Wyatt. Could this be a clue to the identity of BTK?

Did BTK know PJ Wyatt?

She was a former college professor at W.S.U. which taught from 1964 to 1986. She died of cancer in 1991. An only child who was never married and had no surviving family. She was an excellent teacher who was able to reach the students with her unique style. Wichita police think the song "Oh, Death," which was a poem that Wyatt used in a class, was the basis for the 1978 BTK Letters poem which he titled "Oh! Death to Nancy," The FBI confirmed their belief that there is a definite connection in the reference to PJ in the letter received from BTK and the folklore song, 'Oh, Death,' ...

Here are the words to the original version of the poem:

Here are the lyrics to BTK's version of the poem in one 0of the BTK letters: (Some words are misspelled to leave integrity of letter as with all BTK Letters.)

August 24, 2004 ...

Wichita police asked for the public's help in tracking down the original copy of a poem written by the serial killer BTK after a woman that he intended to kill in 1979, did not come home when he expected her to. BTK titled the poem "Oh Anna, Why Didn't You Appear." which may be a version of another original poem, but extensive research has not found it to be based on a known, published work. Here is the poem he wrote:

October 22, 2004 ...

A package was found at the Omni Center drop box.

November 30, 2004 ...

The authorities decided to share some information that BTK has been providing in the BTK Killer letters over the years. Much of the information can be considered BTK's personal biography. Keep in mind that the information BTK provided may or may not be true, despite his claims that they are. Here is the information he has provided in the BTK letters ...

The television show 'America's Most Wanted" went to Wichita and filmed for a segment on BTK to be aired on December 11, 2004. John Walsh was quoted as saying ...

"In the past he's said "How many people do I have to kill to get national attention" well, this coming Saturday night he'll be on television. I hope we'll take him down, his arrogance is disgusting."

December 14, 2004 ...

A man found a package in a small park where police had been searching a week before. The package was bound with rubber bands and inside were many different items including Nancy Fox's driver's license, a Chapter list of the BTK story like the one BTK sent before. There are three Chapters that have been revealed thus far. On this letter Chapters One, Two and Eight were blank. Chapter 13 was called "Will There Be More" ... In his first letter he titled Chapter Eight "MO-ID-RUSE" but left it blank this time. As you recall, PJ's was the title of Chapter Seven.

It is obvious that BTK wants to advance from simply sharing his BTK letters but wants to write a book to tell his life. Did he delete the three chapters from his new letter because he has already provided the information he wants for those chapters to the authorities? He deleted Chapters One and/or Two which may have been the information he provided about himself which was revealed on November 30, 2004. As most books begin with a biography of the person's early life. This package which was found may contain contents for Chapter Eight since it has now been deleted. Time will tell. It also contained a "P.J." doll (a friend of the doll named Barbie) with a bag over it's head and it's feet bound with pantyhose.

January 25, 2005 ...

A mysterious postcard (Another of the BTK Killer Letters) was sent to KAKE TV from the name ... S. Killett with the return address of 803 N. Edgemoor which is the address of the Otero family. The back of the postcard gave information on where they could find "Communication number eight" ... A Post Toasties cereal box on a rural county road of Seneca between 69th and 77th Streets North and was propped up against the base of a "road curves' sign and weighed down with a brick. The cereal box had " BTK '' on it. The BTK Letters post card KAKE TV received also had the word "contents" then specified the contents of the mysterious package ... "Post Toasties box. "c-9" ... "P.J.- Little Mex" ... "doll" ... "Haunt of KS" acronym and list of jewelry" ...

There was also a message of yet another package which was sent on January 8th 2005, but was not found. The second package was reportedly seen by a passerby and they described the package as being faded and wrapped with a yellow ribbon and was sitting at the base of a "no dumping" sign just south of 101st Street North. It is noteworthy that two unsolved park city murders occurred near there over ten years ago. Is BTK sending out a message with his BTK Killer Letters that he had committed these murders as well? It is believed that BTK was referring to the package found at home depot.

Both murders involved women which were strangled and their bodies dumped in rural areas. The first occurred on April 27, 1985. A 53 year old woman named Marine Hedge was taken from her home at 6254 Independence in Park City. Her lifeless strangled body was found eight days later on a dirt road near 143rd Street East and 37th Street North. There was a pair of pantyhose nearby. Her vehicle was found at 21st and Woodlawn in a parking lot.

The second park city murder happened on January 19, 1991. Delores Davis, which was 62 years old was found 13 days after she was murdered under a bridge on an unpaved stretch of 117th Street North near Meridian. She had been strangled and her knees, feet and hands had been tied with pantyhose. The killer had cut her phone line and threw a brick through her glass door to gain access to her home.

These actions certainly sound like the work of BTK and it may very well be that he is attempting to claim credit for his handiwork. However this is just an assumption at this point. However, him leaving two packages in rural areas on the side of the road in the same area these two women were strangled, the same M.O. and him leaving a brick atop one of his packages does give reason for one to ponder.

February 03, 2005 ...

KAKE TV received yet another of the BTK Killer letters via postcard postmarked February 2, 2005. The return address was KAKE TV's address and the name of sender was Happ Kakemann and had a Carlsbad Caverns stamp. There was no package mentioned this time. He did send KAKE TV a personal message though. It read "thank you for your quick response on #7 and 8. Thank to the news team for their efforts. Sorry about Susan and Jeff's colds" he was referring to two anchor people at KAKE TV which had been ill recently. Under the heading of business issues, it said ... "PS: may want to use ..." then a code is mentioned which the police requested be kept from the public, "as code # and letters from me to you for my verification code to you" ... He also gave them a message to give police but are not able to share the information at the authorities request.

BTK mentioned the three children of Shirley Vian in a letter to authorities.
He wrote: (Some words are misspelled to leave integrity of letter.)

It is becoming obvious that he is sending these BTK Killer Letters and packages on the anniversaries of his crimes. He is also starting to become more personal with his messages.

February 16, 2005 ...

BTK has sent another communication; it was smaller than the standard 8" x 10" manila envelope with a necklace inside. The return address was "PJ Fox" ... As we know, BTK loves to play games using codes and word associations and PJ may be a reference to the college professor and fox represents Nancy Fox which had a missing necklace. He sent this package to KSAS which is a "Fox" affiliate. He also gave KSAS Fox 24, a code # as he did with KAKE TV to confirm that BTK Killer Letters that he sends them are from him.

February 17, 2005 ...

The lead investigator of the BTK case gave a news conference today and here is the transcript from it ...

February 17, 2005 ...

KAKE TV, with permission from the authorities, has decided to release information they had received from BTK regarding the 13 Chapter book that BTK is writing. Here is the full list of the chapter titles:

Authorities believe that BTK could be involved in many other unsolved murder cases. In his BTK letters, he has been acting out the book he is writing. He told the authorities in letters that he would send items before he actually did as though he has and agenda and is following it like a timeline. This would put him at Chapter 10 where he is sending the authorities his treasured memories.

Police Say BTK Has Been Captured

Did they capture him before he finished his game or is this part of his elaborate scheme? According to his book timeline, it is time for the "Final Curtain Call".

The next chapter is "dusk" ...

BTK said it best in his final chapter ...

"Will there be more" ...

The search for answers ... Continues.

The information on this website was gathered from many sources including:

The Wichita Eagle

KAKE TV 10

KWCH12

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Excellent Christian Resources

Crime Library ... BTK Communications - This letter provided details of the Otero family murders crime scenes that, presumably only the killer would have known.

Crime Museum ... Dennis Rader - Serial Killer Dennis Lynn Rader, born on March 9, 1945, was the BTK Killer. The letters “BTK” stood for “bind, torture, and kill.” Rader was an active serial killer. BTK Letters were received often to various authorities and news outlets.

History Channel ... BTK killer sends message - Throughout the 1970s, the BTK killer, or BTK strangler, as he was also known, sent letters to the media in which he claimed knowledge of the crimes.

Holy Spirit ... The Holy Spirit will protect you from the evil ones out there. BTK is but one of these evil souls but the source of his evil is what one needs the Holy Spirit for to discern between good and evil.

Oxygen ... BTK Killer Letters: Dennis Rader's Disturbing Letters To Police ... This particular letter of the many BTK letters, outlined in detail just how BTK brutally killed the Otero family.

Patheos ... “BTK” Serial Killer was a Former Church Leader as well as the former code inspector and Church president pleaded guilty in 2005 for the massacres, which spread fear across Wichita, Kans. BTK Killer letters were distributed by him to police and news stations.

Seattle Times ... BTK letters still haunting 30 years later - He signed it, “Yours, Truly Guiltily,” adding that his code name would be “BTK,” for “Bind, Torture, Kill.”

The Wichita Eagle ... BTK describes his own crimes - The letter was found June 9, 2004, in a package taped to a stop sign at First and Kansas. It is a step-by-step, graphic description of how BTK committed these horrific crimes.

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