Kansas police say they’ve found some “items of evidence” while searching the former Park City home of the notorious BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader.
“The short version is, through the investigation, we developed information of some possible trophies of Dennis Rader’s, and we followed up on those leads and worked with Park City,” Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden told Fox News Digital.
“Did a dig in the area. And we did recover some items of interest.”
As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators arrived at the home Tuesday, in search of leads possibly related Rader. For months, they’ve been considering a potential link between Rader and the 1976 disappearance of Cynthia “Cyndi” Dawn Kinney, out of Osage County, Oklahoma.
Kinney was last leaving the Osage Laundromat in Pawuska, according to The Charley Project, which is about two hours from Rader’s former residence. Rader, who admitted to murdering multiple women, has denied any involvement in Kinney’s disappearance.
In 2005, police arrested Rader, years after he eluded and taunted investigators and the media. His trail of digital evidence is what eventually helped police capture him. He then nicknamed himself “BTK.” which stands for “bind, torture, kill.”
Rader is now serving 10 consecutive life sentences for the deaths of 10 women between 1974 to 1991.
So far, it’s unclear whether the items found during the search were in connection with the 10 victims or other possible victims.
“I don’t know yet if they’re related to new crimes,” Virden said. “With the information we developed where these items were, items that were never located, I absolutely believe they’re related to Dennis’ crimes.”
Meanwhile, Rader’s daughter, Kerri Rawson, says she thinks law enforcement was likely looking for “trophies” that Rader may have hidden on the property.
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[Feature Photo: In this image made from video and provided by Court TV, Dennis Rader , 60, of Park City, Kan., speaks in court in Wichita, Kan., Monday, June 27, 2005. Rader, who admitted killing 10 people in the Wichita area between 1974 and 1991, taunted media and police with cryptic messages calling himself “BTK,” for`Bind, Torture, Kill.” (AP Photo/Court TV, Pool)]
