I’ve always been curious about Dennis Rader’s ex-wife and son, Brian. I found a few things in their early years as a family, and before anyone comes at me please keep in mind all of this information was a mere click away and was found in the public domain.
Dennis Rader.A young Dennis Rader.The Rader’s in the 1950 census.The Rader’s from the 1961 census.Dennis Rader from the 1962 Wichita Heights High School yearbook.Dennis Rader from the 1963 Wichita Heights High School yearbook.Paula Dietz from the 1963 Wichita Heights High School. Dennis Rader in the 1971 Butler Community College yearbook.Dennis Rader in the 1972 Butler Community College yearbook.Dennis Rader from the 1973 Butler Community College yearbook.Dennis and a young Kerri out fishing.Dennis and Kerri (I think she is so cute in this picture). Kerri putting the star on the top of the Christmas tree.A picture of Dennis and Kerri Rader.Dennis and a teenaged Kerri.Dennis and Kerri at her college graduation, she went to Kansas State University.A newspaper clipping mentioning a car accident that BTK’s ex-wife got into published in The Wichita Eagle on February 4, 1971.A newspaper clipping announcing the engagement o Dennis Rader and Paula Dietz published in The Wichita Eagle on February 14, 1971.A clipping mentioning Paula Dietz being sued by someone in relation to a car accident published in The Wichita Beacon on May 3, 1971.A clipping that Paula Dietz and Dennis Rader applied for a marriage license published in The Wichita Beacon on May 13, 1971.Dennis and Paula’s wedding announcement published in The Wichita Eagle on May 25, 1971.A blurb about BTK’s father reporting a home invasion published in The Wichita Beacon on February 29, 1972.A blurb mentioning Kerri Rader published in The Eureka Herald on July 20, 1989.A newspaper clipping about the fiftieth wedding anniversary of William and Dorothea Rader published in The Wichita Eagle on April 3, 1993.A newspaper clipping that mentions Brian Rader published in The Wichita Eagle on December 2, 1993.An opinion piece written by Kerri Rader published in The Wichita Eagle on December 7, 1995.An opinion piece written by Kerri Radar published in The Wichita Eagle on July 12, 1996.An article about Paula Rader’s 30th high school reunion published in The Wichita Eagle on, July 14, 1996.Dennis Rader’s father’s obituary published in The Wichita Eagle on December 29, 1996.Kerri and Darian’s engagement announcement published in The Wichita Eagle on June 15, 2003.Kerri and Darian’s wedding write-up published in The Wichita Eagle on September 7, 2003.Kerri and Dennis on her wedding day.Kerri, Darian, and Dennis in front of a Christmas tree.Dennis and Kerri.Dennis Rader while ‘on the job’ as a compliance officer in Kansas.Dennis Rader during his days as a deacon and president of the church council at Christ Lutheran Church in Park City, Kansas.An excellent timeline of BTK’s crimes published in The Wichita Eagle on June 28, 2005.Dorthea Rader’s obituary published in The Wichita Eagle on October 20, 2007.Paula’s father’s obituary that mentions her published in The Wichita Eagle on February 24, 2015.Kerri Rawson’s book about growing up with her father that was published on January 9, 2019.Dennis’s brother Paul Wayne Rader, who was born on May 13, 1947 and died on September 21, 2022. Details about Paul Rader from his obituary.Kerri.A recent picture of Kerri Rawson.