The remains of pantyhose and other “interesting items” were unearthed by deputies during a search of former BTK serial killer Dennis Rader’s property in Kansas as part of an investigation into missing persons and unsolved murder cases.
“Pantyhose ligatures” were found on Park City-owned land during an April dig and new potential evidence during another search this week, Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden told Fox News Wednesday.
Investigators returned to the spot where the notorious killer’s home once stood Tuesday to follow up on leads in a cold case potentially linked to Raer, who confessed to killing 10 people between 1974 and 1991.
“The short version is, through the investigation, we developed information on several possible trophies belonging to Dennis Rader, and we followed up on those leads and worked with Park City,” Virden told Fox. “Did digging in that area. And we have recovered some interesting items.”
It’s unclear if the items collected during the dig are related to any of the 10 murders Rader — who called himself BTK for “blinding, torturing, killing” — is known to have committed, or if they could be potential evidence in an unsolved case.
Cynthia Dawn Kinney, 16, disappeared after leaving her brother’s laundromat on June 23, 1976. THE CHARLEY PROJECT
Dennis Rader called himself BTK because of his preference for “tying up, torturing, and killing” his victims. AP
The search for the property began at least in part because of the 1976 disappearance of Cynthia “Cyndi” Dawn Kinney, 16, in which Rader was the prime suspect. The high school cheerleader went missing after leaving her relatives’ laundromat in June of that year.
The items were found under a slab of concrete where Rader reportedly told others he had hidden “trophies” from his victims decades ago that were “never found.”
“The theory is that he could have put the case evidence under the stone pavers under the metal shed he built in the early to mid 90s. Like a driver’s license in a jar,” Rader’s estranged daughter Kerri Rawson previously told Fox.
Investigators dug under concrete slabs to find possible evidence to tie Rader to the unsolved murder. KSNW
Rader was arrested in 2005 and confessed to killing 10 people. RELATED NEWSPAPERS
The sheriff explained that they did not expect to find any human remains on the city-owned property.
“We’re not looking for bodies, we’re looking for things,” Virden told the station. “We have found some items. We cannot give up what they have.”
The findings, including the pantyhose, will be turned over to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the sheriff said.
Investigators believe Rader may have killed additional victims to the 10 murders he pleaded guilty to. AP
Rader was arrested in 2005 after his DNA was positively matched to matching semen found at the scene of his first murder of a married couple and their two young children.
He confessed to 10 murders and was sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences. However, the serial killer has previously denied involvement in Kinney’s disappearance.
Last month, Rader made headlines when he wrote a letter to Fox News in which he compared himself to Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann whom he called a “clone” of himself.
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