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Why are we still obsessed with serial killers? A new exhibit forces the question

A new exhibit about serial killers in NYC has visitors stepping inside recreations of infamous crime scenes so disturbing visitors must sign a waiver. But the experience also taps into a deeper question – why are we still drawn to real–life horror? asks Andrea Cavallier

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Netflix's My Father, The BTK Killer Changed How I Think About The Families Of Serial Killers

This was a powerful documentary.

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Netflix's 'My Father, the BTK Killer': How Dennis Rader's Daughter Is Reliving a Lifetime of Trauma

Netflix's My Father, the BTK Killer revisits Dennis Rader's chilling crimes and the trauma his daughter still faces decades after his arrest.

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Kerri Rawson’s father gave her a car in high school. Years later, she learned he was the BTK killer – and had stashed his final victim in the trunk

‘Can you imagine finding out your father is one of the most evil people on earth?’ That haunting question opens the trailer of My Father, the BTK Killer, the new Netflix documentary premiering on October 10 – and it’s a question Kerri Rawson has lived with for 20 years. Andrea…

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The unlikely state spawning the deadliest serial killers

From Montana’s chilling record of victims per capita to Illinois’ staggering number of murderers, new research reveals which states are most steeped in serial killer history. Andrea Cavallier reports

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Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal defies legal convention – it changed the meaning of justice

Did Kohberger get off too easily?

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5 Harrowing Cold Cases That Were Cracked Decades Later Thanks To Tech And Science Advancements

Progress in DNA technology allowed investigators to track down the perpetrators, providing long-awaited answers to grieving families.

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BTK killer’s daughter confronts him behind bars for abusing her when she was too young to remember

The BTK killer is behind bars for the rest of his life after pleading guilty to murdering ten women

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BTK serial killer investigation: new clue unlocks missing 16-year-old girl’s name

After receiving a word puzzle, Oklahoma police say they’re closer to identifying another victim of murderer Dennis Rader

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Cold Case Murder Of Shauna Harvey Solved After 31 Years

Missouri investigators solve 1990 murder case of Shauna Harvey, while Dennis Rader, BTK killer, remains under investigation for other cases.

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Defense attorney for BTK serial killer says his client isn't involved in teen's disappearance

The defense attorney for the BTK serial killer has insisted that his client was not involved in the 1976 disappearance of an Oklahoma teen, even as the dispute between the sheriff and prosecutor over the investigation intensifies

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Oklahoma prosecutor and sheriff at odds over BTK serial killer link to cold case

Hours after the district attorney said there was insufficient information to pursue charges against serial killer, the sheriff announced a National BTK Task Force to provide assistance in the cold case of Cynthia Dawn Kinney

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Evidence insufficient to charge BTK killer in Oklahoma cold case, prosecutor says

An Oklahoma prosecutor says there’s insufficient evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl despite statements from law enforcement officials calling him a prime suspect

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Woman bound and gagged in BTK serial killer’s drawing has potentially been identified

The 78-year-old is serving 10 consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to 10 murders committed from the 1970s to the 1990s in Wichita, Kansas.

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BTK serial killer’s chilling drawings released amid search for new victims

Investigators say they hope the images will prompt new information from the public

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Father of missing teen at centre of BTK killer case believes somebody knows what happened to her

‘We went 50 years thinking every time somebody had something, well, I hope this sheriff does’

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BTK killer Dennis Rader is potentially linked to five new murders, daughter says

Dennis Rader’s daughter Kerri Rawson says: ‘This is just the beginning’

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The BTK killer’s need for notoriety led to his capture a decade ago. He’s now a ‘prime suspect’ in at least two other murders

Authorities in Oklahoma dug up ‘trophies’ from BTK killer Dennis Rader’s former home. They believe the discoveries will finally prove the prolific serial killer had even more victims, Bevan Hurley writes

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BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here's why and some background about his case

Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught

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BTK killer named as prime suspect in at least two murders

Authorities have linked Dennis Rader to several unsolved murders

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Former land of BTK Killer searched

According to officials, their investigation has led to unsolved cases possibly connected to Dennis Rader

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Authorities investigate whether BTK killer was responsible for other killings in Missouri, Oklahoma

Authorities in Oklahoma and Missouri are investigating whether the BTK serial killer was responsible for other homicides, with their search leading them this week to dig near his former Kansas property

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Kansas authorities find ‘pantyhose ligature’ in new search of BTK killer’s former home

Dennis Rader may have buried ‘trophies’ in his former Park City home, law enforcement believe

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BTK killer makes chilling comparisons between himself and Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann

Dennis Rader laid out similarities in a letter sent to Fox News Digital

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Bryan Kohberger’s criminology professor weighs in on Rex Heuermann’s arrest in Gilgo Beach murders probe

‘I’m not surprised at the kind of person that we’re looking at,’ renowned forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland told NewsNation

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