Bind,Torture,Kill:TheInsideStoryofBTK,theSerialKillerNextDoor

Forthirty-oneyears,amonsterterrorizedtheresidentsofWichita,Kansas.Abloodthirstyserialkiller,self-named"BTK"—for"bindthem,torturethem,killthem"—heslaughteredmen,women,andchildrenalike,eludingthepolicefordecadeswhilebraggingofhisgrislyexploitstothemedia.ThenationwasshockedwhenthefiendwhowasfinallyapprehendedturnedouttobeDennisRader—afriendlyneighbor...adevotedhusband...ahelpfulBoyScoutdad...therespectedpresidentofhischurch.Writtenbyfouraward-winningcrimereporterswhocoveredthestoryformorethantwentyyears,Bind,Torture,KillisthemostintimateandcompleteaccountoftheBTKnightmaretoldbythepeoplewhoweretherefromthebeginning.Withnewlyreleaseddocuments,evidence,andinformation—andwiththefullcooperation,fortheveryfirsttime,oftheWichitaPoliceDepartment’sBTKTaskForce—theauthorshaveputallthepiecesofthegrislypuzzleintoplace,thankstotheirunparalleledaccesstothefamiliesofthekillerandhisvictims.