The source provides an extensive overview of the life and crimes of serial killer Dennis Rader, known as the BTK Killer, focusing heavily on the resulting trauma experienced by his family, particularly his daughter, Kerri Rawson. It details Rader’s dual life as a seemingly normal family man and church leader while he terrorized Wichita, Kansas, by committing at least 10 sadistic murders between 1974 and 1991. The episode discusses Rawson’s memoir and the upcoming Netflix documentary My Father, the BTK Killer, which is described as her final public attempt to process the betrayal, trauma, and improbable path toward forgiveness. The narrative contrasts the killer's monstrous actions and narcissism—which led to his 2005 arrest—with Rawson’s journey as a "secondary victim" who reclaims her narrative and advocates for other survivors of familial evil.
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