Podcasts about Rader

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. Aged Daniel Before the King (Daniel 5), by Donnie V. Rader. 7/19/2026 Sunday PM Sermon.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. Miscellaneous Questions about Prayer, by Donnie V. Rader. 7/19/2026 Sunday AM Sermon.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. Miracles Jesus Did Not Perform, by Donnie V. Rader. 7/12/2026 Sunday PM Sermon.

During sessions documented in a recent documentary, Rex Heuermann described a structured four-day cycle: preparation, the killing and its aftermath, cleanup, and a buffer day. He said he timed his disposals, reducing the duration from over two minutes on his first to under forty seconds on his last — a self-competition in efficiency. He also stated he cannot connect the person who committed those acts to the person he considers himself to be. This look back, with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, examines what those disclosures reveal about the psychological architecture of a convicted serial killer.Scott analyzes the compartmentalization Heuermann describes — the claimed inability to merge his two selves — and whether it represents genuine dissociation or a performed narrative designed to maintain control even in confession. She examines the reported onset of violent ideation in adolescence, the escalation into action, and what FBI profiler John Douglas meant when he compared Heuermann to BTK and noted that Heuermann possessed an operational advantage Rader lacked. The question of whether Heuermann is still shaping the narrative from behind bars is central to Scott's analysis.The segment also addresses Victoria Heuermann — the daughter who sat across from her father in custody, heard his admission, forgave him immediately, and asked whether he ever thought about her during the killings. His answer — that the two worlds never crossed — is itself a clinical data point Scott examines. Victoria's processing of the disclosure, including reported depression and self-worth collapse, raises questions about the psychological inheritance of a serial offender's compartmentalization. Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven murders and admitted to an eighth. We revisit where the matter stood at the time of our reporting.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeachKiller #LISK #KillCycle #JohnDouglas #ShavaunScott #SerialKillerPsychology #Compartmentalization #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. God's Answer to Prayer, by Donnie V. Rader. 7/12/2026 Sunday AM Sermon.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. The Social Gospel - The Many Faces of the Social System, by Donnie V. Rader. 7/5/2026 Sunday PM Sermon.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. The Elements of Prayer, by Donnie V. Rader. 7/5/2026 Sunday AM Sermon.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. The Basics of Prayer, by Donnie V. Rader. 6/28/2026 Sunday AM Sermon.

In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with Sage Rader and Christina Richter for a conversation that quietly dismantles everything you thought you knew about transformation. What happens when you treat a person not as a problem to fix, but as a world-class artist to produce? Sage Rader - recording artist, classical violinist, and creator of Neuro Acrobatics - reveals how he composes bespoke music from a client's own words, breath, and metaphors, then hands it back as a kind of self-directed self-hypnosis people simply can't defend against, because the thoughts are entirely their own. Christina Richter, an executive and communication coach with 25+ years alongside Fortune 500 leaders, shares what actually shifted inside her: the calm, the clarity, the strange new confidence that bled into every relationship in her life. Together they unpack why "the way you breathe is the way you do everything else," how sound can map consciousness in the body, and why even the most arms-crossed skeptic ends up converted. And in an age where AI can hand you knowledge in an instant, Sage reveals what becomes truly rare - cognitive overmatch: discernment, presence, and the ability to take one breath before you respond. This is an invitation to stop carrying suffering you were never required to hold.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. Social Gospel - What Builds Faith & Edifies, by Donnie V. Rader. 6/21/2026 Sunday PM Sermon.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. Respecting Parents, by Donnie V. Rader. 6/21/2026 Sunday AM Sermon.

Romans 11:1-6

Att ha fascismens guldgosse på Arlandas flygledartorn gick inte. Maria Küchen reflekterar över de flygande författarna d'Annunzio och de Saint-Exupéry. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Först sänd: 2017-09-27.Den som har flugit till eller från Stockholm har kanske lagt märke till att flygledartornet på Arlanda är speciellt. Det är inte enbart ett logistiskt centrum och ett arkitektoniskt verk, utan också en konstinstallation.Flygledningen på Arlanda bärs upp av två liksom sammanvuxna tvillingtorn, ett ljust och ett mörkt. Byggnaden invigdes 2001 och är ritad av arkitektbyrån Wingårdh. Den finska konstnären Silja Rantanen fick uppdraget från Statens Konstråd att utsmycka det.I stället för att bidra med lämpliga dekorationer, integrerade Rantanen byggnad och konstverk på ett subtilt sätt.Flygledartornet på Arlanda är randigt – ljusa ränder kring den mörka delen av tornet, mörka ränder kring den ljusa. Ett ljust och mörkt randigt torn var arkitektens idé, och Silja Rantanen bestämde sig för att använda ränderna som textrader. I ränderna fogade hon in text av pionjärpiloten, mystikern och författaren Antoine de S:t Exupéry.Som flygare blev Exupéry legendarisk genom sina insatser för franskt postflyg på 1920-talet. Till hans litterära verk hör bland mycket annat ”Den lille prinsen”, världens genom tiderna mest spridda barnbok, och debutromanen ”Courrier Sud” från 1928. Så småningom översattes den av poeten Gunnar Ekelöf och gavs ut i Sverige 1960 med titeln ”Postflyg Syd”.Han strödde både bomber och dikter från sitt flygplan och han blev fascismens galjonsfigur.Textfragmenten som finns på Arlandas flygledartorn är hämtade ur den boken. Där speglas kraftfulla inre och yttre skeenden under en postrutinflygning i början av förra seklet. Himlens och jordens mysterier och drama tvinnas samman, i en kärleksakt och en kamp som S:t Exupéry i sitt skrivande skulle fortsätta utforska.S:t Exupéry har fått ett slags helgonstatus. Många ser hans böcker som en källa till livsvisdom och vägledning. Han formulerar skönheten i drömmen om att flyga som en metafor för människans sökande och mod. Det är vackert. Exupéry är lätt att tycka om. Men tanken från början var inte att enbart hans text skulle skrivas på flygledartornens väggar.Rader ur "Postflyg Syd" skulle pryda det tornets ljusa del, var det tänkt. På den mörka sidan ville Silja Rantanen ha text av den italienske piloten och poeten Gabriele d'Annunzio.Även d'Annunzio flög. Han skrev. Han gjorde båda sakerna bra. Liksom Exupéry formulerade han människans grandiosa drömmar så att människor kände det. Men han var milt sagt inte lika oproblematisk som Exupéry. Det inser den som läser Magnus Bärtås och Fredrik Ekmans digra verk ”Bebådaren” från 2017, där fenomenet d'Annunzio genomlyses grundligt.D'Annunzio var ett hår av hin. Han satte i system att behandla andra illa, och omgivningen gick med på det med nästan masochistisk fröjd. Han lämnade ett spår i historien genom att erövra och utropa staden Fiume i nuvarande Kroatien till sin egen personliga fristat. Denne extremt karismatiske och framburne italienske poet och pilot tände nationalistisk glöd i massorna inför första världskriget. Han strödde både bomber och dikter från sitt flygplan och han blev fascismens galjonsfigur. Mussolini högaktade honom. Samtida italienska fascister håller honom också högt.I arkitekturtidskriften ptah nummer 2 och 3 2001, publicerade Silja Rantanen en lång reflekterande essä i två delar om sitt konstnärliga arbete med flygledartornet på Arlanda. När hon reflekterade över de konstnärliga möjligheterna som ett flygledartorn erbjuder, beskrev hon det som ”chansen att drömma tillsammans”. Jag tror att flygledartornet som hon ursprungligen tänkte sig det, skulle ha gestaltat att chansen att drömma tillsammans också innebär en risk.Är det inte just vad fascismen erbjuder – en chans att riskabelt drömma tillsammans, att få ingå i en karismatisk gemenskap som ger mod, styrka, självtillit, kraft? Att skapa gemenskap genom att agera ut mot andra som anses sämre, svagare, inte värda att få finnas?... då blir tornet i nuvarande skick kanske en konstnärlig utsaga om vad vi inte vill prata om, inte vill se, om den förbjudna texten.Bärtås och Ekmans ”Bebådaren” väcker de här frågorna, utan att jag tröstas med lugnande svar. Boken är strålande och otäck. När jag läser den framstår d'Annunzio för mig som ett slags mörkt motstycke till ljusgestalten Exupéry.Våra vackra drömmar om kraft och överskridande har en mörkersida. Att drömma om att flyga, i d´Annuzios fall, är också en dröm om att segra, överordna sig, kuva. Att låta d'Annunzios texter pryda den mörka delen av tornet på Arlanda, som konstrast till Exupérys ord på det ljusa tornet, det är kort sagt närmast genialt.Men Rantanens idé stötte på patrull. Hennes projekt krävde inte bara intensivt praktiskt samarbete, tillexempel med Strängbetong i Herrljunga som gjöt tornfasadens betongelement. Det krävdes också långa förankrande kommunikationer med en mängd olika instanser som skulle säga sitt om verket.När det gällde d'Annunzio sa uppdragsgivarna ifrån. Att ha text av fascismens guldgosse på Arlandas flygledartorn, det gick inte. Rantanen fick klartecken för att genomföra sitt verk på villkor att d'Annunzios text ströks.Så, i dag står det dubbla tornet där, de två tornen, det ljusa och det mörka, med text enbart av Antoine de S:t-Exupéry. idén om konsten som ett direkt avtryck av konstnärssjälen, har gått ur modet.Vart tog konstnärens frihet vägen, undrar nu kanske någon. Men efter att ha mött den fullständigt fria konstnären i d'Annunzios skepnad, både i Bärtås och Ekmans bok ”Bebådaren” och i Göran Häggs biografi ”D'Annunzio” från 2015, känner jag att begreppet ”fri konstnär” behöver belysas kritiskt.Man kan lugnt säga att d'Annunzios verk speglade hans personlighet och kynne. I sin essä i ptah, apropå konst i allmänhet, skrev Rantanen att hon starkt invänder mot idén att ett verk bör reflektera upphovspersonens temperament. På Arlanda ville hon i stället skapa ett intryck som bottnade i kontrasten mellan verklighetsnivåer i arkitektur och i litteratur. Verket tycks söka sin näring i gåtan som uppstår när gestaltningen av ett existentiellt drama tar plats i funktionens och logistikens offentliga rum.Att i stället förse Arlandas flygledartorn med något slags mer personligt uttryck, hävdade hon, skulle bara vara att göda en populär missuppfattning om konstnärer.Jag tror de flesta konstnärer idag känner viss frändskap med Silja Rantanen på den här punkten. D'Annunzios och Exupérys självsvåldigt grandiosa konstnärsgestalter, idén om konsten som ett direkt avtryck av konstnärssjälen, har gått ur modet.Som gestalt och persona är d'Annunzio passé, och det är nog bäst så, även om hans eldiga flygdiktning är BRA. För det är den. Den ljusa kraften i oss, människan som Guds avbild, exemplifierad i text av den helgonlike Exupéry, hade kunnat kompletteras på Arlandas flygledartorn med stark flygpoesi av en konstnär som personifierade det diaboliska, det syndfulla och fallna och farliga.Om man vet, när man idag ser det ljusa och mörka tornet på Arlanda, att det fascistoida i oss i stället är bokstavligen bortlyft ur gestaltningen – då blir tornet i nuvarande skick kanske en konstnärlig utsaga om vad vi inte vill prata om, inte vill se, om den förbjudna texten. I tomrummet skulle vi kanske ha behövt den förkastliga människans drömmar, klart utsagda, för att se dubbelheten i vår djärvhet och längtan för vad den är.Men. Nu är det bara Exupérys som står där, skriven på flygledartornets vägg, nästan omärklig och fragmentariskt gåtfull.Vi ser den varje gång vi flyger till eller från Arlanda, utan att veta att vi ser den. I centrum av modernitetens offentliga logistiska rum, flygplatsen, står de två tornen där som bärare av ett slags hemlig skrift, som det oåtkomliga svaret på en evig fråga: Vilka är vi, vi som flyger och drömmer om att flyga? Maria Küchen, författare och kritiker

The Social Gospel - Clarifying Distinctions, by Donnie V. Rader. 6/14/2026. Sunday PM Sermon.

Be Patient With All, by Donnie V. Rader. 6/14/2026 Sunday AM Sermon.

Romans 10:12-15

In a typewritten question left for the Wichita Police Department in January of 2005, Dennis Rader asked the cops, in writing, whether a floppy disk could be traced back to him. The question was inside an empty cereal box he had left for them in the bed of a pickup truck at a Home Depot parking lot. He signed it with his self-given initials. He asked them to be honest.The Wichita Police Department answered through a small classified ad in the Wichita Eagle. They told him no. A floppy disk could not be traced.That was not true.In the fifth and final chapter of True Crime Today's BTK investigation, host Tony Brueski walks through the trap Lieutenant Ken Landwehr had been building since March of 2004. The thirteen-year silence Rader broke when he could no longer tolerate being ignored. The eleven separate communications that followed. The eleven months of polite, formal responses through classified ads that fed Rader's hunger for attention while the task force quietly built its case.The episode covers the February 16, 2005, arrival of a purple Memorex floppy disk at KSAS-TV in Wichita. The Microsoft Word file metadata that named Christ Lutheran Church in Park City and a user account named Dennis. The phone call from Wichita Police to Pastor Michael Clark that ended the case in a single conversation. The DNA confirmation from Rader's daughter Kerri Rawson's medical records, obtained under warrant without her knowledge or consent at the time. The February 25, 2005, arrest. The thirty-plus-hour confession.Dennis Rader was not caught by sketches, voice recordings, or FBI profiles. He was caught by his own vanity asking a question and his own ego believing the answer.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #FloppyDisk #TrueCrimeToday #KenLandwehr #BTKArrest #SerialKillers #BTKCase #TrueCrime #Wichita

On January 8, 2005, the Wichita Police Department received a typewritten question from the BTK Killer. Dennis Rader had left it inside an empty cereal box in the bed of a pickup truck at a Home Depot parking lot. He wanted the police to tell him, in writing, whether a floppy disk could be traced back to his computer. He asked them to be honest.They lied.In the fifth and final chapter of host Tony Brueski's Hidden Killers BTK investigation, the trap Lieutenant Ken Landwehr built over the eleven months of Rader's 2004 communications is walked through in detail. The thirteen-year silence Rader broke in March of 2004 when he could no longer stand being ignored. The eleven communications that followed. The Wegerle driver's license that freed Bill Wegerle by accident. The strategic decision by Landwehr to write back, politely, formally, through classified ads, instead of refusing to engage. The eleven months of feeding Dennis Rader's hunger for attention while quietly building a case.The episode covers the classified ad that ended the case: "Rex, it will be OK." The lie Rader believed. The purple Memorex floppy disk mailed to KSAS-TV on February 16, 2005. The Microsoft Word file titled Test A.RTF whose metadata named Christ Lutheran Church and a user account named Dennis. The phone call to Pastor Michael Clark. The DNA confirmation. The arrest. The confession. The sentencing speech where Dennis Rader read the names of his confirmed victims like a roll call he was finally getting to deliver. Judge Greg Waller's ten consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole for at least one hundred seventy-five years.This is the fifth and final uncomfortable truth of the series. He caught himself.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #KenLandwehr #BTKArrest #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #SerialKillers #FloppyDisk #BTKCase #UncomfortableTruths

In August of 2023, the Osage County Sheriff's Office in Oklahoma released a journal entry written in Dennis Rader's own handwriting. The entry described a fantasy of taking a young woman from a laundromat. Rader had a title for it. He had written it on the page. "Bad Wash Day."The reason that journal entry was released matters. On June 23, 1976, a sixteen-year-old Pawhuska, Oklahoma, cheerleader named Cynthia Dawn Kinney finished her shift at her aunt and uncle's laundromat. She was reportedly last seen getting into a car with two women she did not appear to know. She has never been seen alive since. Her body has never been found. Almost half a century later, her family is still waiting.In the fourth chapter of True Crime Today's five-part BTK investigation, host Tony Brueski walks through the thirteen years between Rader's last confirmed Kansas killing in 1991 and his March 2004 resurfacing, and the question that has been driving cold-case investigators in multiple states since 2023. Did Dennis Rader actually stop, or did the system miss him?The episode covers Sheriff Eddie Virden's 2023 task force announcement. The August 2023 excavation of a property near Rader's former Park City home. Dr. Katherine Ramsland's "powering down" framework from a decade of correspondence. The March 2024 ruling out of the Shawna Beth Garber case as Rader's. The continuing disagreement between the Osage County Sheriff's Office, which still names Rader a prime suspect in the Kinney case, and the Osage County District Attorney, who has publicly said the evidence does not support charges.Dennis Rader is eighty-one. The families are aging. The case is not closed.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #CynthiaKinney #TrueCrimeToday #ColdCase #Pawhuska #SerialKillers #BTKKiller #TrueCrime #BTKCase

In 2023, an Oklahoma sheriff named Eddie Virden announced a multi-state task force to investigate cold cases potentially connected to Dennis Rader during the years Rader was officially considered inactive. In August of that year, deputies excavated a property near Rader's former Park City, Kansas, home using cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar. In March of 2024, Missouri authorities officially ruled out one case, Shawna Beth Garber, and attributed it to a different man, Talfey Reeves, who had died in 2021.Twenty years after his arrest, the BTK case is still being worked.In the fourth chapter of host Tony Brueski's five-part Hidden Killers investigation, the thirteen-year period between Rader's last confirmed killing and his 2004 resurfacing gets walked through honestly. The standard story is that he stopped. Got it under control. Aged out. The actual answer is more complicated, and several investigative offices around the country still believe parts of his record are incomplete.The episode covers what Dr. Katherine Ramsland concluded about Rader's "powering down" cycles after more than a decade of correspondence with him. It covers the Cynthia Dawn Kinney disappearance from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in June of 1976, and the 2023 release of a Rader journal entry titled "Bad Wash Day" describing a fantasy of taking a young woman from a laundromat. It covers the divergence between the Osage County Sheriff's Office, which still considers Rader a prime suspect in the Kinney case, and the Osage County District Attorney's office, which has publicly stated the evidence does not support charges.This is the fourth uncomfortable truth of the series. The BTK case is closed for the ten murders in Kansas. It is not closed for the rest.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #ColdCase #CynthiaKinney #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BTKCase #SerialKillers #Pawhuska #UncomfortableTruths

Romans 9:1-29

Kevin Bright was nineteen years old when Dennis Rader shot him twice and left him for dead in his sister Kathryn's house in Wichita on April 4, 1974. Kevin survived. His sister did not. Before Kevin went into surgery, with one of Rader's bullets still inside his head, he gave Wichita detectives a description of the man who had attacked them.A police sketch artist drew the face. On April 23, 1974, that drawing ran on the front page of the Wichita Eagle. Nineteen days after the attack. Dennis Rader was free in Park City, Kansas. He would remain free for the next thirty-one years.In his own 2005 confession, Rader said the sketch was, in his words, uncomfortably close to him. He said no one ever came for him.In the second chapter of True Crime Today's five-part BTK investigation, host Tony Brueski walks through every piece of Dennis Rader that the Wichita Police Department had in evidence rooms during the years he was still operating. A sketch in 1974. A confession letter inside a library book in 1974. A voice tape in 1977. A poem in a sealed package in 1979. A neighbor of his killed in 1985 and one of his own residents killed in his own jurisdiction in 1991.The chase did not close because Wichita Police were incompetent. The chase did not close because Dennis Rader was a mastermind either. The chase did not close because the system, in a small city in the 1970s and 80s, did not yet know how to look at its own data. And the people paying the price for that gap, including a grieving husband suspected of his wife's murder for eighteen years, did not deserve to carry the cost.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #KevinBright #BTKKiller #TrueCrimeToday #SerialKillers #Wichita #ColdCase #TrueCrime #WichitaPD

Bill Wegerle was a suspect in his own wife's murder for eighteen years. From the day Vicki Wegerle was killed in their Wichita home in September of 1986 until the day in March of 2004 when the actual killer mailed her stolen driver's license to a local newspaper, Bill Wegerle lived under suspicion of a crime he did not commit. His two children grew up under that shadow.The man who killed Vicki Wegerle was Dennis Rader. The same Dennis Rader who, twelve years earlier, had written letters to the same Wichita newspaper claiming responsibility for the Otero family killings under the name BTK. The same Dennis Rader whose voice was on a 911 tape that had been played on every Wichita TV and radio station. The same Dennis Rader whose 1974 police sketch had run on the front page of the Wichita Eagle.In the second chapter of host Tony Brueski's five-part Hidden Killers investigation, the file Wichita Police had been quietly building since 1974 gets laid out in order. The Bright family attack. The Otero letter. The Nancy Fox 911 recording. The Anna Williams sealed package. The Marine Hedge case, where Rader killed his own next-door neighbor and went home to bed. The Vicki Wegerle case that did not break open because the BTK task force had been folded into a smaller operation by the time it happened.This is the second uncomfortable truth of the series. Dennis Rader was not too clever for Wichita Police. The Wichita Police had pieces of him for three decades. The pieces did not get put together. The cost was carried by families who did not deserve to carry it.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #BillWegerle #VickiWegerle #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #WichitaPD #ColdCase #SerialKillers #UncomfortableTruths

Dennis Rader was the BTK Killer. He was also the man who named himself the BTK Killer. He typed the name onto an envelope and mailed it to the Wichita Eagle in October of 1974, and the city has been calling him by that name ever since.In the first chapter of a new five-part investigation, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes apart the mythology Dennis Rader built around his own crimes. Factor X. The Minotaur. The BTK brand. None of it came from a profiler. None of it came from a detective. All of it came from a man at his own kitchen typewriter in Park City, Kansas, while his wife slept down the hall.For nearly fifty years, the BTK story has been told in his words and his frame. Documentaries quote his letters. Books quote his letters. Podcasts quote his letters. The version of him in the cultural imagination is the version he composed about himself.The actual file shows something different. A criminal justice student at Wichita State who'd taken classes on offender profiling. An alarm installer who had legal access to hundreds of Wichita homes. A husband and a father who chose, at thirty-two, to begin writing himself a role he could spend the rest of his life playing.This episode walks through what Rader wrote, when he wrote it, what he borrowed from, and the press response that made the legend official. The series will follow with the chase that didn't close, the costumes that made him invisible, the thirteen-year silence between his confirmed murders, and the catch that ended his run in 2005.This is the first uncomfortable truth. Dennis Rader was not a force of evil. He was a vain man with a marketing plan and a typewriter that worked.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #BTKKiller #HiddenKillers #FactorX #TrueCrime #Wichita #ParkCity #SerialKillers #UncomfortableTruths

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Numbers 11:24-30

Det här är berättelsen om den elektroniska rockgruppen som gled ut från ravefesterna i industrilokalerna och vidare upp på världens största arenor. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Det här avsnittet innehåller beskrivningar av ett misstänkt självmord. Har du eller någon du känner självmordstankar, vänd dig till din vårdcentral. Du kan också kontakta till exempel självmordslinjen Mind på telefonnummer 90101 och via deras hemsida mind.se, eller Jourhavande medmänniska på telefonnummer 08 - 702 16 80. Vid akut självmordsrisk bör du ringa 112.Över 100 000 människor har samlats på Röda Torget i Moskva, den 27:e september 1997. Sex år har gått sedan Sovjetunionens fall, men staten vill fortfarande ge sken av att de har total kontroll. Rader av soldater avskärmar sektionerna av människor och precis i anslutning till scenen ligger presidentpalatset.Röken ligger tät och det finns en minst sagt spänd förväntan i luften när The Prodigy kliver på scenen. Det är ovanligt att band från väst kommer hit och spelar. – From the U.K! It's The Prodigy!Ånga pyser ut från låtskrivaren Liam Howletts näsborrar när han skruvar på sina synthar. Det blå ljuset lyser upp hans kläder. Från sidan hoppar en punkig silhuett in på scenen. Han har stirrig blick och bär en jeansjacka med Union Jack-flaggan på ryggen.Lamporna skiftar om till rött och totalt kaos utbryter i publiken.På bara några år har den elektroniska rockgruppen The Prodigy gått från att spela på intima, svettiga raves i industrilokaler, till världens största arenor. De beskrivs som ett av världens bästa liveband och anses ha uppfunnit en helt unik mix av dansmusik, punk och rock. Listettor och miljontals sålda skivor har blandats med kontroverser där bandet har anklagats för att ha nazistsympatier, uppmuntra kvinnomisshandel och till och med mordbrand. Alltid omdiskuterade, alltid mot strömmen.Medverkande: Martin James, Leah Riches och Jason Shorthouse.Programmet gjordes av Robin Jonsson våren 2026Producent Siri HillExekutiv producent Lars TruedssonSlutmix Fredrik NilssonP3 Musikdokumentär produceras av Tredje Statsmakten MediaLjudklippen i programmet kommer från MTV (1997, 1994), BBC (1991, 1993, 1994) och RTE News (2019) samt Youtubekontona Mynnameiswhatever (2009), Ridocz (2017) och Bungleboss (2006).

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Psalms 68:1-10, 32-35

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Psalm 66:1-20

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John Douglas looked at the full picture of Rex Heuermann — the four-day kill cycle, the stopwatch-timed body dumps, the kill room in his childhood bedroom, the planning document that referenced Douglas's own book — and delivered an assessment that should keep investigators working this case for years. He said Rex is a malignant narcissistic sadistic psychopathic serial killer. He said he doesn't believe Rex started killing at thirty. And he raised the specter of death penalty exposure in states like South Carolina, where Rex owned property and where investigators have been looking at missing persons cases that could be connected. Douglas compared Rex to Dennis Rader — BTK — and said something striking. He said Rader would be jealous of Rex. Because Rader had the fantasy of keeping a victim in a room, of having total control in a contained space. But Rader never had the room. Rex did. Rex had the space, the privacy, the time when his family was out of state, and the methodical precision to carry out every element of the fantasy that most serial killers only imagine. The documentary also revealed that Rex told his daughter the planning document was created as a way to try to curb the urge — that if he put it on paper, maybe he wouldn't need to act it out. That claim doesn't hold up against the timeline. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins me to analyze the full psychological profile of Rex Heuermann as revealed by the documentary and Douglas's assessment — the gap between confession and truth, the narcissism that's still operating even after the plea, and whether Rex Heuermann will ever stop controlling this narrative.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#RexHeuermann #GilgoBeach #LISK #GilgoBeachKiller #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #HouseOfSecrets #SerialKiller #ShavaunScott #JohnDouglas

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In this episode, Tracy sits down with Ripley Rader, founder of the fast-growing apparel brand redefining modern women's fashion. Known for her chic yet comfortable designs, Ripley shares the truth behind her so-called "overnight success" — a journey built over more than a decade of persistence, sacrifice, and unwavering belief in her product. Episode Highlights How Ripley built her brand over 10+ years before seeing explosive growth Why being product-first gave her a long-term advantage in DTC The power of founder-led content and stepping in front of the camera How authentic storytelling transformed her business trajectory The reality of scaling: inventory challenges, cash flow, and forecasting mistakes Why she chose profitability over outside funding The importance of building a business aligned with your values and lifestyle Her perspective on relationships, support systems, and choosing your path The truth about burnout, stress, and maintaining health while scaling Why success requires embracing vulnerability and "doing it anyway"   Key Takeaways Ripley Rader's journey is a powerful reminder that real success is rarely overnight. By staying committed to her product, growing intentionally, and prioritizing authenticity over speed, she built a brand that deeply connects with women. Her story highlights the importance of trusting your instincts, embracing vulnerability, and playing the long game—because sustainable growth comes from clarity, consistency, and courage.   Connect with  Ripley Instagram: @ripleyrader Connect with Us Follow along and stay connected: Instagram: @PotentialtoPowerhouse Instagram: @Tracy_m_holland Instagram: @innerfifth Subscribe to our newsletter: https://potentialtopowerhouse.substack.com/ If this episode resonated with you, share it with a fellow founder or woman on her journey. And if you're ready to step into your next level, explore more conversations on Potential to Powerhouse—because your growth starts with one bold step.

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Nikki Rader(Isaiah 56:1–57:21)  Dr. Nikki Rader is Director of Donor Engagement at JBU.

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Dennis Rader looked like the last person you would ever suspect. A church leader. A husband. A father. A man trusted by his community. But behind that ordinary life was something far more calculated.Known as BTK, Bind, Torture, Kill, Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas in the 1970s before disappearing for decades. He didn't get caught because he slipped up during a crime. He got caught because he needed to be seen.In this episode, Brittany Ransom breaks down the psychology behind one of America's most infamous serial killers. From the early fantasies that shaped him, to the methodical murders that built his identity, to the ego-driven mistake that finally exposed him.This isn't just a story about violence.It's about control. About duality.  And about how someone can live an ordinary life while hiding something unthinkable.Because Dennis Rader didn't stand out. He blended in.And that's exactly what made him so dangerous.Follow and join the conversation:TikTok:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ nstagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Now Active: Subscription-Only Content on Patreon. Have a case, story, or idea you'd like us to explore? Submit it to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CaseCloserSubmissions@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and be part of the discussion.Music featured in this podcast is used with permission from Myuu.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci⁠⁠⁠For advertising and sponsorship inquiries, please contact Brittany Ransom at ⁠⁠caughtpodcast@gmail.com

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