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Inside the Mind of BTK

The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

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Inside the Mind of BTK

By: Johnny Dodd, John Douglas
Narrated by: Jason Klav
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A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thriller

This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in US history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of women, taunting the police with frequent communications, and bragging about his crimes to local newspapers and TV stations. After disappearing for nine years, he suddenly reappeared, complaining that no one was paying enough attention to him and claiming that he had committed other crimes for which he had not been given credit. When he was ultimately captured, BTK was shockingly revealed to be Dennis Rader, a 61-year-old married man with two children.

©2008 John Douglas and Johnny Dodd (P)2009 Tantor Media Murder True Crime

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A great insight into the mind of BTK. Good Narrative and Story. True crime listeners will enjoy.

Binding insight to a tortured mind.

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The book’s content is great, and well written.

However, the narrator and recording quality is awful. Flat and unimaginative delivery along with a non-trivial amount of mispronunciations; there’s a terrible echo as well.

Who recorded this, did they not quality control it?

Great book, terrible narrator

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crazy insight into the life of an absolute nut case, would highly recommend....what a sick man.

Great

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Information good. Narrator planting. John Douglas should have done it in my opinion. But some info about Rader that I didn’t know

Quite in-depth

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As a hardened true crime vet, it’s hard to affect my sensibilities, but this deep dive in to the life of BTK had me grimacing and upset on multiple occasions. Be warned.

With that said, I’m not always a fan of John Douglas - I often find him to be too arrogant (although justifiably so) for my personal tastes, and often his books focus on everything he got right, and don’t mention the things he got wrong, of which I’m sure there are plenty.

This book mostly manages to avoid that, as he had been retired for 10 years by the time Rader was caught. There are multiple mentions of it being something he had predicted in 74, or 82, or 91 and so forth, but they are mostly forgivable. As the book focuses purely on BTK, and with access to his diaries, all the police records and numerous sources, there isn’t as much room for unproven speculation.

I would criticise the performance by Jason Klav. There are numerous mispronunciations that are mildly irritating, such as the repeated mistake on “Quantico”. That one is unforgivable in a true crime book. Non are so egregious that they completely spoil it though.

Not for the feint of heart; and a must listen for anyone with an interest in serial killers.

Very Interesting - if you enjoy this type of thing.

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This narrator almost made me stop listening but it was worth it in the end. If narrating a book maybe learn how to pronounce all the words used in the book.
Worth the listen though regardless.

Quantiiko and a good book

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Deep inside to twisted mind , facts and numbers speak out stronger than fiction.

Great read

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I found this book compelling, disturbing, and very, very sad. What an amazing individual John Douglas is, to decode a crime scene with such precision and without the technology we have today. A very impressive man.
Narrator was absolutely AWFUL, I nearly abandoned the book within a few minutes of listening. It spoiled the outstanding work that went in to creating it. Also, it's GAROTTE not GARET!!!

Narrator awful!

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Great book, Horrible insight to the mind of a devastatingly evil murderer. It gives great insight into BTK, how he behaved and why he killed. Doesn't help you sleep any better.

very informative and deeply disturbing

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I have watched documentaries on BTK and was very happy to find an audio book. Although the book is very detailed and interesting , I did not like the authors writing style, as he put in unnecessary information, and the storyline did not always flow. I am glad a preserved, although the narrators voice did not help.

Good but...

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