344 INDEX “Super-cop” strategy, 6, 95–97, 115, 237, 247, 269, 309 Su<strong>the</strong>rland, Larry, 131, 132 T Tachikawa Air Base (Japan), 160 Teten, Howard, 32 Texas Tower sniper. See Whitman, Charles “The Big Spot,” 145 Thimmesch, Al, 75, 76 Tokyo, Japan, 160 Topeka, Kansas, 77, 210, 254, 268 Torture, 29, 57, 98, 137 Trailside Killer (San Francisco), 14 Trinkets, 31 Trophies, 31, 98, 104 True crime books, 88–89 Turkey, 158 Twin Lakes Mall, 171 Tying up. See Bondage Tylenol poisoner, 14 Typography, 228 U Uniform, 109, 158, 215 United States Air Force, 39, 97, 104, 105, 158, 315 United States Census Bureau, 210, 213 United States Marine Corps, 131 United States Navy, 232 University <strong>of</strong> Wisconsin, 2 “Uno-Dos-Tres Theory,” 242, 243 UNSUB (unknown subject), 5, 6, 18, 21, 27, 28, 35, 36 UPS, 242 V Verbalization, 225 Veteran’s Administration, 61, 165, 321 Veterinarian, 311 Vian, Bud (<strong>BTK</strong> survivor), 63, 65–67 Vian case, 69, 70, 81 Vian, Rick (husband <strong>of</strong> Shirley Vian), 65 Vian, Shirley (<strong>BTK</strong> victim), 17, 18, 62–69, 72, 78, 79, 82, 195, 259; <strong>BTK</strong> journal account <strong>of</strong> murder <strong>of</strong>, 191–193 Vian, Stephanie (<strong>BTK</strong> survivor), 63, 65–67 Vian, Steve (<strong>BTK</strong> survivor), 63–65, 67, 68 VICAP, 108, 334, 335 Victimology, 15, 52, 85 Victims: low-risk, 52–53; posing <strong>of</strong>, 4, 29, 71, 78; tour <strong>of</strong> murder sites <strong>of</strong>, 120 Viet Nam war, 157 Viral encephalitis, 15 Virginia, 16, 27 Voyeurism, 30, 104 W Walker, Ron, 97–110 Waller, Greg, 114 Watson, Charles “Tex,” 302 Wayne, John, 95 Wegerle, Vicki (<strong>BTK</strong> victim), 204–207, 212, 235, 236, 245 Welch, Larry, 253, 254, 285 Wesley Medical Center, 48 West 13th Street murder site (Vicki Wegerle), 236, 238 Whitman, Charles (Texas Tower sniper), 24 Wichita Eagle, 54, 86, 87, 196, 214, 219, 223, 229, 231, 235, 237, 247, 279, 330 Wichita Falls, Texas, 158 Wichita Heights High School, 141, 152, 163; yearbook (1963), 128 Wichita, Kansas, 1, 2, 6, 21, 25–27, 33, 65, 89, 113, 132; 54, 280; Public Library, 24, 240, 280 Wichita Mall, 77 Wichita Police Department, 3–5, 17, 18, 20, 28, 34, 51, 58, 84, 113, 239 Wichita State University (WSU), 43, 104–105, 118, 164, 186, 189, 191, 194, 196, 207, 331, 334 Williams, Anna, 86–88 Williams, Norman, 260 Wizard <strong>of</strong> Oz, The (Baum), 94 Y Yellow Brick Road, 94 Z Zion Lu<strong>the</strong>ran Church (Pittsburgh, Kansas), 131 Zodiac Killer, 117, 290
Dennis L. Rader, from boy to family man to convicted serial killer. credit: Courtesy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wichita Police Department
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