BTK Reaction

Dennis Rader, charged with 10 counts of murder in the BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita since the 1970s, is led from Sedgwick County court in Wichita, Kan., May 3, 2005, after his arraignment. Rader chose to stand mute during the brief arraignment and asked District Court Judge Gregory Waller to enter the pleas for him.

Rader, 56, is seen in this booking photo released by the Sedgwick County (Kansas) Sheriff's Office, Feb. 26, 2005. Rader, a suspect in the "BTK" serial killings, was being held on $10 million bond in the deaths of 10 people between 1974 and 1991.

A storage room door hangs open in the back of Rader's home, Feb. 26, 2005, in Park City, Kan. BTK, the killer's self-coined nickname that stands for "Bind, Torture, Kill," stoked fears throughout the 1970s in Wichita, but later disappeared. The killer re-emerged in 2004, taunting police with letters and packages sent to media outlets.

Michael G. Clark, bottom center, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, talks with the media after a service, Feb. 27, 2005, in Wichita, Kan. Rader served as the church council's president.

Park City police officer John Groh keeps watch outside Rader's home (with red awning at rear) in Park City, Kan., Feb. 27, 2005. Rader is suspected of killing 10 people between 1974 and 1991.

Gerald Mansholt, bishop of the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is interviewed by the media after a church service at Christ Lutheran Church, Feb. 27, 2005, in Wichita, Kan.

Customers and hair stylists at Twin Lakes Hair Design in Wichita, Kan., watch a live telecast of the press conference announcing Rader's arrest in connection with the killings, Feb. 26, 2005.

Lt. Ken Landwehr, left, lead detective on the BTK murder investigation, and Wichita police chief Norman Williams, right, answer questions at a press conference called to announce an arrest in the decades-old BTK serial killer case, in Wichita, Kan., Feb. 26, 2005.

Family members of murder victims stand and applaud as Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams announces the arrest of a man they believe is the notorious BTK serial killer, at Wichita (Kansas) City Hall, Feb. 26, 2005.

Ruth Fox, left, wipes a tear from her eye as she and husband Dale Fox, right, listen at a press conference called to announce an arrest in the decades-old BTK serial killer case, in Wichita, Kan., Feb. 26, 2005. Dale Fox's daughter, Nancy Fox, was one of the victims. Ruth Fox was her stepmother.

Rader's neighbor Jim Reno, right, is photographed Feb. 26, 2005, in Park City, Kan. Reno, who has lived across the street from Rader for 16 years, said that he has had several confrontations with Rader. At left is David Cool, who grew up in the neighborhood.

Police tape marks the Rader's home in Park City, Kan., Feb. 26, 2005.

Wichita City Police and investigators work a scene where a "person of interest," according to police, was taken into custody in connection with the BTK serial killings, Feb. 25, 2005, in Park City, Kan.

Wichita Mayor Carlos Mayans tells reporters there will be a news conference the next day to discuss developments in the BTK serial killer investigation, Feb. 25, 2005.

This image from video, released Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, by television station KWCH in Wichita, Kan, shows the last known communication from the so-called BTK serial killer. The contents included a copy of a cover of a novel about a killer who bound and gagged victims.

This image from video, released Feb. 27, 2005, by television station KWCH in Wichita, Kan, shows the last known communication from the so-called BTK serial killer. The contents included this necklace. Dennis Rader, a churchgoing family man and Cub Scout leader, was arrested Friday and is being held in connection with 10 deaths between 1974 and 1991 by the self styled "BTK" for bind, torture and kill.

This image from video, released Feb. 27, 2005, by television station KWCH in Wichita, Kan, shows the last known communication from the so-called BTK serial killer. The contents included this necklace.

This image from video, released Feb. 27, 2005, by television station KWCH in Wichita, Kan, shows the last known communication from the so-called BTK serial killer. The contents included a necklace, a floppy disk, and a copy of the cover of a novel about a killer who bound and gagged victims.

This junior class yearbook photo of Dennis L. Rader was published in the 1962 Talon, the yearbook for Wichita Heights High School. Rader, a churchgoing family man and Cub Scout leader was arrested Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, and confessed to six killings.