Once he was caught, Dennis Rader gave a 30-hour-long confession and revealed the location of his mother lode of evidence.
, beginning a decades-long taunting correspondence with media and authorities. Ultimately, this need for attention led to his downfall.in response to the paper's speculating about his whereabouts. He complained about lack of attention. Rader had expressed similar feelings before.
Then, 10 letters later, Rader sent a package asking to chat with the police."Can I communicate with Floppy [disk] and not be traced to a computer. Be honest,” Rader wrote. If the answer was yes, the police were to place an ad in thewith the code, “Rex, it will be OK.” Rader got the message and subsequently sent a floppy disk to KSAS-TV.
Rader was genuinely shocked that he was arrested. “I need to ask you, how come you lied to me? How come you lied to me?” Rader“He couldn’t get over the fact that I would lie to him,” Landwehr told theOnce he was caught, Rader gave a 30-hour-long confession and revealed the location of his mother lode of evidence. On August 18, 2005, Rader was sentenced to a minimum of 175 years without parole.
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