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Dennis Rader: References & Edit History

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  • Amy Tikkanen
    Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Add new Web site: CNN - BTK’s journal links the serial killer to a 16-year-old who went missing decades ago, authorities say. Sep 09, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Dennis Rader. Feb 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Evolution of a Serial Killer: Dennis Rader, BTK. Nov 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Crime Museum - Biography of Dennis Rader. Nov 17, 2017
Media added. Feb 17, 2017
New article added. Nov 03, 2016
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