BTK Locations
Take your own self-guided tour of Wichita's most infamous BTK locations.
This is a list of locations and house addresses relating to the BTK killer, Dennis Rader.
Between 1974 and 1991, Rader murdered ten victims in Wichita, Kansas.
During his crime spree, he broke into his victims' homes, tied them up, and then strangled them to death.
The following list contains house addresses, GPS coordinates, photographs, and a guide to each location and murder. You can also use the map feature below to get a better understanding of where each place is.
Vicki Wegerle's house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In September of 1986, Rader murdered 28-year-old Vicki Wegerle at this house in the Indian Hills Riverbend neighborhood of Wichita.
Nancy Fox's house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In December of 1977, BTK murdered 25-year-old Nancy Jo Fox at this house on South Pershing Street. The next day, he called 911 from a payphone and anonymously reported the crime.
Shirley Vian Relford's house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In March of 1977, Rader strangled 26-year-old Shirley Vian Relford to death at this house in Linwood.
During the brutal murder, he locked her three children in the bathroom.
Kathryn Bright's house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In April of 1974, the BTK killer murdered 21-year-old college student Kathryn Bright at 3217 East 13th Street North in Fairmount. Despite being shot twice, her younger brother Kevin managed to survive the attack.
The Otero family home
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In January of 1974, Rader murdered four members of the Otero family at this house on North Edgemoor Street. This was his first known attack.
Dennis Rader's house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Rader and his family lived at this house in Park City from 1973 until his arrest in 2005.
Dolores Davis' house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In January of 1991, Rader murdered 62-year-old Dolores Davis at this house in Park City, Wichita. Davis was BTK's final victim. Her body was discovered underneath a bridge 13 days later.
The bridge where BTK dumped the body of Dolores Davis
Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
After murdering 62-year-old Dolores Davis, Rader dumped her body underneath the Jester Creek Bridge near Sedgwick. Nearly two weeks later, her remains were discovered by a teenage dog walker.
The location where Rader called 911
Wichita, Kansas, United States
This is the location where Rader anonymously reported the murder of Nancy Fox.
At the time, he felt so "excited" that he was eager for the authorities to discover her body.
Marine Hedge's house
Wichita, Kansas, United States
On April 27th, 1985, BTK murdered 53-year-old Marine Wallace Hedge at this house on Independence Street.
At the time, Rader lived a couple of doors away from Hedge. During his confession, he admitted that he deliberately targeted a neighbor just to see if he could get away with it.
Christ Lutheran Church
Wichita, Kansas, United States
At the time of his arrest, Dennis Rader was the president of the Christ Lutheran Church in Wichita.
His fellow churchgoers were shocked and horrified when they learned that the "kind" and "helpful" man they thought they knew was actually one of America's most notorious serial killers.
The parking lot where BTK left the Otero family car
Wichita, Kansas, United States
After murdering four members of the Otero family, BTK took their Vista Cruiser wagon and left it at this parking lot near Oliver and East Central Avenue.
The Home Depot where he left one of his packages
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In January of 2005, Rader dropped a cereal box into the back of an employee's pickup truck at this Home Depot store on North Woodlawn Boulevard.
Inside, there was a letter asking the police if he could communicate with them via floppy discs.
BTK's childhood home
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Rader's childhood home was situated at 4815 North Seneca Street. It was here that his sadistic fantasies began to emerge.
The location where BTK left a doll with a rope tied around its neck
Wichita, Kansas, United States
In January of 2005, he left a Post Toasties Corn Flakes cereal box at this location on North Seneca Street.
The box was found propped up against a street sign between 69th Street North and 77th Street North.
Inside, there was a doll representing 11-year-old Josephine Otero, whom he had hanged from a lead pipe in 1974.
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