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The BTK serial killer says that he can understand how suspected quadruple murdered Bryan Kohberger is feeling behind bars – but denies ever being in contact with him.
Criminology student Kohberger, 28, studied under the same psychologist who wrote the book on strangler Dennis Rader, Dr Katherine Ramsland.
Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students as they slept n November 13 and has been in custody since his arrest on December 30.
There was some speculation by BTK’s daughter that the pair could have been in contact, something the serial killer has now denied.
But the murderer – who gave himself the ‘Bind, Torture, Kill’ name – said that he sympathizes with Kohberger, who has been in solitary confinement awaiting his trial.
Criminology student Kohberger, 28, studied under the same psychologist who wrote the book on strangler Dennis Rader, Dr Katherine Ramsland
Dr. Katherine Ramsland is a professor of criminal justice and forensic psychology at DeSales. Her published works focus on murder, the supernatural and other aspects of true crime
His daughter, Kerri Rawson, told Fox News that her father said: ‘Since I spent from Feb. 2005 to April 2005 in a cell by myself, I know how he feels – very lonely.’
Rader added that he spent time with his defense attorney and found ways to pass the time and wanted to go through ‘everything’ prosecutors had on him – despite confessing on the day of his arrest.
Rawson revealed that her dad was ‘going back and forth’ between whether he should plead guilty or not, adding: ‘One difference is dad confessed and seemed relieved while Kohberger has to feel very alone.’
She added that she has seen ‘fan mail’ sent to Kohberger which is very similar to that which was sent to her father – explaining that women ‘are in love’ with them.
BTK’s daughter previously said that Kohberger could have been in contact with her father after discovering that he had been taught by Dr Katherine Ramsland while at DeSales University.
It is something that he has since denied, with the pair having a ‘close relationship’ while writing the ‘Mind of a Murderer’ book.
However it is not the only thing Kohberger has in common with the serial killer with both Rader and Joseph James DeAngelo – known as the Golden State Killer – obtaining criminology degrees.
It comes after it was revealed that An FBI surveillance team tracking Kohberger as he drove across the country lost him for ‘several alarming hours’.
The murderer – who gave himself the ‘Bind, Torture, Kill’ name – said that he sympathizes with Kohberger, who has been in solitary confinement awaiting his trial
BTK’s daughter previously said that Kohberger could have been in contact with her father after discovering that he had been taught by Dr Katherine Ramsland while at DeSales University
Ramsland has written books including, How to Catch a Killer, The Mind of a Murderer and The Human Predator: A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation
Dennis Rader (left) and Joseph James DeAngelo (right) – known as the Golden State Killer – both had criminology degrees.
Authorities had planned to keep a close eye on the criminology student, 28, as he and his dad traveled more than 2,500 miles back to Pennsylvania for the holidays.
Kohberger and his father, Michael, left Pullman where he was studying at Washington State University but were nearly immediately lost by the FBI.
The pair had just pulled out of the parking lot of his graduate housing before he vanished from the sight of police – before being pulled over twice as he made his way back to the family home.
A Hancock County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Kohberger was pulled over by a deputy at around 10.41am on December 15.
Kohberger was pulled over twice within nine minutes while driving along I-70 in December, looking more concerned on the second occasion.
Sources have since told AirMail’s Howard Blum, who is penning a true-crime book on the horrific slayings, that the ‘chief suspect in a quadruple homicide that had shocked the nation had seemingly vanished.’
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Best friends Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21, were murdered along with roommate Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, both 20 in an off-campus home in Moscow
Authorities had planned to keep a close eye on the criminology student, 28, as he and his dad traveled more than 2,5000 miles back to Pennsylvania for the holidays
He said that law enforcement let on to the potentially disastrous slip-up ‘with a bristle of embarrassment.’
Blum added: ‘It would be a disaster — not just professionally, but also for their own peace of mind.’
It also meant that the white Hyundai Elantra that officers painstakingly tracked down and linked him to the murders in the first place had also vanished.
Kohberger also reportedly took an ‘indirect route home’ with Michael telling a friend it was one that ‘made little sense’.
This FBI surveillance quickly went from ‘panic to despair’ according to Blum, who added that they only picked him up again after an automatic license plate reader picked up his car in Colorado.
Kaylee and Madison were found on the top floor of the Moscow, Idaho home. College lovers Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle were found in a second-floor bedroom while survivors Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke were sleeping on the first floor
Kohberger and his vehicle were identified 900 miles after the cops initially lost them – around 15 hours from when they set off.
Two stops by Indiana Police also left the FBI ‘frustrated and angry’, insisting that they were not ordered to pull him over by lead investigators.
They feared Kohberger could flee or be arrested too soon if local cops recognized the car from appeals.
However, on both occasions, the suspected killer was let go, which allowed the agents to follow the car back to the Pocono Mountains.
A SWAT Team later swooped on the property, arresting Kohberger and raiding the home for evidence.
Those tracking him were also tasked with tracking Kohberger so they could arrest him as soon as a warrant was issued, as well as trying to get hold of an object to compare DNA to a sample found at the scene.
Law enforcement saw the suspect multiple times outside of his parents’ $250,000 Pennsylvania home wearing surgical gloves.
Kohberger and his father Michael left Pullman, Washington, where he was studying at Washington State University, but were nearly immediately lost by the FBI
Idaho police said the four University of Idaho students were murdered in their sleep between 3am and 4am. Pictured: Victims Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin
He was arrested after being tracked by the FBI for four days near his parents’ home in Pennsylvania, with authorities narrowing down the suspect from genetic genealogy
ohberger was also seen cleaning the inside and outside of his car, with a source adding that he didn’t ‘miss an inch’.
And he was reportedly spotted taking out the trash to his neighbors’ bins at around 4am – the contents were recovered by officers.
Officers called to the scene of the bloody crime on November 13 quickly discovered a K-Bar knife sheath next to the bodies of Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
Unsealed court documents show the painstaking work done by officers, who matched the DNA found on the sheath to Kohberger’s by comparing it to his father’s DNA – which was a 99.9998 percent match, and identified via a genetic genealogy website.
He has been charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20, on November 13.
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