OPENING STATEMENTS Defense: Ladies and Gentlemen My name is Courtney Trufant and I am defending Mr. rader. You see Mr. Rader has not had any previous criminal records. He is simply not in the right state of mind to claim innocent of guilty to these crimes. It is apparent that he is guilty, but not to the standard of one who has a normal mind. Mr. Rader is sick. He is mentally sick, and need to placed into a recovery home. He stated in many of his letter the crimes in detail. He now claims remorse for those victims. He isn't in the place where any of his words can or should be used against him. He cannot make up his mind and he flips flops from one theory to another and this is why he is insane.
Prosecution: Ladies in gentlemen My name is Courtney Trufant and I am the prosecution for this case. First off I would like to give a moment of silence to the victims that lost there lives because of the actions of Dennis Rader. These victims were all very innocent and were not just murdered but murdered through a series of inhumane acts. Dennis rader had a past of hurting animals, and many people whom have meet rader say he is very strict and tempered, and over controlling and obsessive. He knew well what he was doing. Enough so that he hide it from his family and close friends who thought he was a normal person. Someone who is claiming to be insane would not be able to hold on sanity within his own life. One who is insane is not just insane at certain times they are mentally in able to carry out such activities as normal people. Dennis rader was not insane was knew what he was doing. He should be tried and punished for his crimes and these helpless lives that where lost.