Oklahoma Officers Are Eying BTK Serial Killer In 1976 Missing Person Case

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The police are suspecting that the BTK serial killer might have had a hand in the disappearance of an Oklahoma teenager back in 1976.

Here is everything you need to know.

BTK serial killer is believed to be connected to a ’76 missing person case

BTK, whose real name is Dennis Rader, recently talked to TMZ about how police suspect him to be involved in a disappearance case.

Moreover, he is currently serving a life sentence at the El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas.

He revealed that Eddie Virden, the sheriff of Osage County, and three other investigators interviewed him at the prison in January.

In addition, he revealed that the cops wanted to know whether he was involved in the disappearance of teenager Cynthia Dawn Kinney in 1976.

Had no idea the BTK killer was the bass player for nirvana 🥴 pic.twitter.com/v7x3tJMV9Y

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Kinney was reportedly last seen in Pawhuska, Oklahoma while getting into a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere of beige color. Additionally, there were supposedly two people present in the car with her. However, no one has been arrested as of yet.

Meanwhile, cops believe that BTK might be connected to Kinney’s case since he was actively murdering people in Wichita at that time. Pawhuska is nearly a two-hour drive from Wichita.

However, BTK has categorically denied his involvement in the case.

Besides that, Virden confirmed they visited BTK in the prison to interview him in a roundabout way about the Kinney case.

He said, ‘There’s similarities between the time frames. She disappeared in the daytime – most of [BTK’s] stuff occurred in daytime hours. Some of the stuff that motivated [BTK] — there are similarities.’

However, he refused to elaborate on the details but said that he collected information from BTK about his early life, murders, etc.

Virden concluded his statement with, ‘There’s additional research going to be done to either rule [BTK] in or out.’

SEDGWICK COUNTY, KS – FEBRUARY 27: In this handout image provided by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s office, BTK murder suspect Dennis Rader stands for a mug shot released February 27, 2005 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Rader is the suspect whom police have arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the 10 deaths now tied to the serial killer known as BTK. (Photo by Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)

Idaho alleged slasher Bryan Kohberger might have been inspired by BTK serial killer

Bryan Kohberger, a Criminal Justice Ph.D. student was taken into custody for allegedly murdering four University students.

Additionally, it was reported that Kohberger was studying under Katherine Ramsland, a renowned forensic psychologist.

For the unversed, Ramsland co-wrote Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer.

However, BTK’s daughter Kerri Rawson suspects that her father’s crimes might have influenced Kohberger’s alleged acts.

She said, ‘Personally my first reaction was just like my stomach turned. I literally physically got ill knowing that there was now a connection back to Ramsland. She connects to my father. It was just a lot.’