Dennis Rader was born on March 9th, 1945 in Pittsburg Kansas. He was the oldest of 5 brothers. Him and his four brothers grew up in Wichita kansas. As a young boy Rader wasn't quite the normal child. Relatives and close neighbors record that even at a young age he began to tortured living things such as animals. As he grew older is idiosyncratic actions grew fonder. He adapted a fetish for woman's underwear, getting to the point in later year, where he would steal and wear his victims panties.
As the years went on dennis lived a fairly normal life. From 1966 to 1970 he spent four years in the U.S Air Force. There where no reports of him acting abnormal while he was there. Upon Returning back to the United States from his job he moved to Park City. Park City was located Seven miles from North Wichita, near where he grew up. He married Paula Dietz on May 22, 1971.They eventually had two children. In 1973 , Rader went to the Butler Country Community College in El Dorandi, here he earned an associate degree in electronics in 1973. He then went to Wichita State University. Graduating in 1979 with a bachelors degree in Administration of Justice. He then was employed at a meat department and as a bookkeeper for the store for the years following. In 1988 Rader worked at the ADT Security Services in Wichita. The ADT Security Services was a company that specialized in home security systems. With that, Rader learned and commonly installed security systems in many homes.
Neighbors of rader recalled him being overzealous and extremely strict. One neighbor even stated that he euthanized her dog for no apparent reason. Dennis Rader was a member of the Chirst Lutheran Church. There he was elected president of the congregational council. In addition to being an avid church member, he was also a Cub Scout leader. He seemed to mask his life by the normalities of a human person, but deep down the little things that where wrong lead to a huge problem.
As the years went on dennis lived a fairly normal life. From 1966 to 1970 he spent four years in the U.S Air Force. There where no reports of him acting abnormal while he was there. Upon Returning back to the United States from his job he moved to Park City. Park City was located Seven miles from North Wichita, near where he grew up. He married Paula Dietz on May 22, 1971.They eventually had two children. In 1973 , Rader went to the Butler Country Community College in El Dorandi, here he earned an associate degree in electronics in 1973. He then went to Wichita State University. Graduating in 1979 with a bachelors degree in Administration of Justice. He then was employed at a meat department and as a bookkeeper for the store for the years following. In 1988 Rader worked at the ADT Security Services in Wichita. The ADT Security Services was a company that specialized in home security systems. With that, Rader learned and commonly installed security systems in many homes.
Neighbors of rader recalled him being overzealous and extremely strict. One neighbor even stated that he euthanized her dog for no apparent reason. Dennis Rader was a member of the Chirst Lutheran Church. There he was elected president of the congregational council. In addition to being an avid church member, he was also a Cub Scout leader. He seemed to mask his life by the normalities of a human person, but deep down the little things that where wrong lead to a huge problem.