Inside the Mind of BTK

90 INSIDE THE MIND OF BTK
to teacher. He’d finally achieved what he craved most—the chance to
be somebody.
These last communications had revealed that in his mind, he’d
transcended to the next level, in terms of his ability and proficiency
as a killer. And now he yearned for some degree of recognition for his
“accomplishments.”
The buzz from all the mayhem he created must have been intense,
but it wouldn’t last forever. That giddy sensation of self-worth would
eventually fade, just as everything else that sustained him did. And
when that emptiness and self-loathing returned and grew too intense,
we’d hear from him again.
The only question was when.