Judge Rules Against Media in BTK Case
A judge in Wichita ruled that the news media were not entitled to see a court document that details what led police to arrest the suspect in the BTK serial killings case.
Six media organizations sought to intervene in the BTK case last month after nearly all documents were put under court seal. Most of the other documents were subsequently unsealed, except for the affidavit that has key details about how police came to focus on Dennis Rader as a suspect.
Rader, 60, a former Park City compliance officer, was arrested Feb. 25 and charged in 10 deaths linked to BTK, which stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill.”
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