A sheriff's office in Oklahoma said Dennis Rader is a 'prime suspect' in Cynthia Kinney's 1976 disappearance, but the local D.A. says there's not enough information.
at Rader's former home in Park City, Kansas, after receiving information. The office said in a news release that"items of interest" were found at the home and will undergo a thorough examination to determine if they are linked to Kinney's case and other unsolved killings.
Authorities have not said what information they received led them to call Rader as a suspect in Kinney's case. In August, however, the office in which he referenced a project titled"Bad Wash Day." Authorities said Rader referred to his victims as projects.Rader is also a suspect in the death of Shawna Beth Garber, whose body was found in 1990 in McDonald County, Missouri,The district attorney, however, suggested Monday that more information is needed to make the connection to Kinney's disappearance. “Information has been shared with the media during the last 30 days that suggest Dennis Rader, aka the BTK killer, is a suspect in the disappearance of Cynthia Dawn Kinney from Pawhuska in 1976. While that information may lead to speculation and rumors, our legal justice system cannot guess as to someone’s involvement in a crime no matter the history of the person being accused,” Fisher said. The district attorney, who said he met with Kinney’s parents last week, said speculation of Rader’s involvement has caused the family “pain, heartache, sleepless nights and emotional distress.” “As of this date, the information that has been shared is insufficient to file criminal charges against Dennis Rader,” he told reporters. But the sheriff's office disputes that and has started the National BTK Task Force, which will use the expertise and resources of federal and local law enforcement agencies from Oklahoma and Kansas to solve cases linked to Rader. "It is important to note that District Attorney Fisher has not reached out to the OCSO to discuss the details or developments of this investigation," the sheriff's office said."Therefore, his comments regarding the case are based on incomplete information and do not accurately represent the OCSO’s efforts or the progress made." The sheriff’s office also accused Fisher of attempting to “derail the investigation” by trying to stop investigators from interviewing Rader in prison. NBC News has reached out to Fisher’s office for comment. Fisher said he has asked the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to open a formal investigation into Kinney's case. "While there have been prior investigations into Ms. Kinney’s disappearance, I feel it is incumbent upon me as the district attorney to do everything possible to ascertain whether Dennis Rader or someone else was involved in her disappearance," he said. The Osage County Sheriff's Office is also working with OSBI, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and other agencies on the case. The sheriff's office is planning to hold a news conference Tuesday at 2 p.m. local time to provide further details.
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