The Hunt For the BTK Killer

Bind, torture, kill...

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After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.

Released: Oct 9, 2005

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Robert Forster

Detective Jason Magida

Michael Michele

Detective Baines

Maury Chaykin

Robert Beattie

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