Inside the Mind of BTK

100 INSIDE THE MIND OF BTK
attempting to make his crime scene appear more complex than it
really was. It was his way of turning it into an Ellery Queen mystery,
forcing detectives to waste their time and scratch their heads, asking,
‘Why would he do this?’ ”
Walker seemed to think he knew one of the reasons why. “The fact
that we didn’t see any signs of penetration, or any clear sign of
fondling, says we’re looking at a guy who has an inadequate, immature
sexual history,” he said. “Her bra was probably cut in order to
expose the breasts for voyeuristic kicks rather than touching. There’s
just so much emphasis on substitute sex with this guy. I think we
should be looking at a lone-wolf type of personality. But he’s not alone
because he’s shunned by others—it’s because he chooses to be alone.
His social and sexual life will reflect this. He wants to be alone. He can
function in social settings, but only on the surface. He may have
women friends he can talk to, but he’d feel very inadequate with a peer
group female.”
Hazelwood sensed something else. “This guy is a sexual sadist,” he
said. “He’s sexually inadequate, but he will have relationships with
women. To a sexual sadist, the act of sex isn’t important. What is
important are the acts and activities leading up to the sexual act. That’s
why we haven’t seen any penetration of his victims. He’s the type who
is heavily into masturbation, having oral sex performed on him, ejaculating
onto his partners, tying them up, blindfolding them, or choking
them. Women who have had sex with this guy would describe him
as aloof, uninvolved, the type who is more interested in her servicing
him than the other way around.”
I listened to what Hazelwood was saying and decided to follow his
lead. Unlike Walker, I believed our killer had managed to rack up a bit
of sexual experience in his troubled lifetime. But I sensed his partners
were probably the type whom he could easily manipulate and control.
“The women he’s been with are either many years younger, very
naïve, or much older and depend on him as their meal ticket,” I said.
“Therefore, even if she suspected something about him, she’d put up
with his imperfections because she needs him in order to survive.
Bondage is very important to him and I’d think there’s a good chance
he may have tried to get a prostitute to allow him to bind her up. But
most would be afraid. The police might get a lead by checking with
prostitutes to see if anyone has come into contact with a guy who’s
heavily into bondage.” Hazelwood drummed his fingers on the side
of his empty coffee cup. “He definitely will like older women because