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On the surface Dennis Rader seemed like a "regular guy," but what lied beneath was a sinister fantasy life he enacted under the guise of his alter ego, BTK, while terrorizing Wichita, Kansas. Professor of forensic psychology, Dr. Katherine Ramsland, has been communicating with the serial killer for over 10 years and reveals the motivations behind his gruesome crime spree in this four-part A&E limited series.

The murderous crime spree of BTK continued as there were seemingly no signs from his upbringing that would indicate he would become a serial killer...or were there? Dr. Katherine Ramsland dives headfirst into exploring the childhood memories of the man behind the BTK moniker--Dennis Rader.

After 1978, while BTK seemed to disappear from Wichita, he was actually quietly stalking victims and killing with more sadistic violence than ever before.

Dr. Katherine Ramsland gets first-hand insight into the mind of the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader, and the fatal mistake that led to his capture.

In 1991, a human skull is found in the woods outside of San Antonio and a perfect murder begins to unravel. Investigators figure out the identity of their victim, but without witnesses or evidence, the case goes cold quickly. Until a career criminal in California makes a sudden and surprising confession.

On November 15, 1999 the 24-year-old pregnant girlfriend of Carolina Panthers football player Rae Carruth is shot and left for dead in her car. Investigators suspect Carruth, but soon learn that this murder is not what it seems. Convicted killer Van Brett Watkins reveals the sordid details of the only "hit" he regrets doing.

Informational programming.

Informational programming.

Informational programming.

Informational programming.

The shocking murders of attorney Vince Sherry and his politically-active wife Margaret make the already-hot summer of 1987 sizzle in Biloxi, Mississippi. Narrated by Paul Winfield.

Battle Creek, Michigan, is a quiet, unassuming mid-western town. It's safe and happy. But in February 1991, a local celebrity, a morning television show host, was murdered at her home.

A friendly Texas town is stunned when one of its most popular citizens is accused of murdering a wealthy widower. Narrated by Paul Winfield.

Just 30 miles outside of Akron, one of Ohio's largest cities, sits Apple Creek, an Amish Country village that's a throwback to another time. Over the past two centuries, not much has changed. Modern conveniences such as appliances, cell phones, cars and computers are forbidden. They're devoted to God, family and one another. So when a young mother of five is found shot to death in her home, people are shocked. An investigation is launched, and soon, a community that has worked to avoid prying outsiders finds itself at the center of a murder case--only the second in its 250-year history.

Someone went to a lot of trouble to kill Nikki Bamberg. Her ex-husband, Damon, and his mother, Sonya, are the prime suspects. But they would never kill Nikki in front of her young children...or would they?

Alberto Macias loves his wife Laura and his five children and is doing his very best to provide for them during hard times. Then he is found murdered, with two bullet holes in his head. Who would want Alberto dead? More than one family member is about to flunk their polygraph test.

Darlene George and her 13-year-old son are the victims of a random home invasion robbery. But when police arrive, Darlene s husband, Winston George is found in the basement, hog-tied and strangled. No doubt, this was more than a robbery...and it wasn t random either. Next, after years of drug and alcohol abuse, Ralph Ludvik has turned his life around...that is until he meets Debra Aquilina and her son, Mark. Within months, Ralph has died of an accidental drug overdose. But was it really an accident?

On February 2, 2010, two masked gunmen commit a violent robbery and shoot Michael Temple Jr., rendering him a quadriplegic for five years before his death. In this unusual cold case, DNA from a knife is used to create a sketch of the killer.

In late 1983, the bodies of five people abducted from a local fast food restaurant are found brutally murdered in an oil field. The main suspect is long believed to be a well-connected local man, until new evidence reveals the true killers had been hiding in plain sight for decades.

In a city of eight million, landlord Bruce Blackwood disappears without a trace in March 2006. Though there is no body, the NYPD is sure this is a homicide and they, along with Bruce's brother Ed, spend the next nine years searching for answers and a killer.

A fire in January 2007 claims the life of WWII vet Bennie Angelo. A closer look at the crime scene reveals Bennie was dead before the fire, bumping an arson case up to homicide. Leads are few and the case sits on ice--until a key witness comes forward.

In early 1984, three-year-old Vanessa Bennett becomes the lone survivor of her family's brutal murder. Initial investigators suspect a serial killer is at large, but decades pass before DNA narrows the suspect pool to one man.

Easter Sunday of 1992, the body of missing woman Lisa Ziegert is found in a field. The investigation yields hundreds of leads but no true suspect. After more than two decades on ice, the case is revived when DNA phenotyping puts a face to the killer.

Just after the last day of school in 1984, 15-year-old Reesa Trexler is found murdered in her grandparents' home. For decades, a stalled investigation only fuels the town rumor mill, pointing an accusing finger at Reesa's 13-year-old sister, Jodie.

In July 1997, the brutal murder of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston rocks the small town of Bethany, Oklahoma. DNA points to her killer over a decade later and leads investigators across state lines to Texas--to the buried bodies of two other missing women.

13 days after Pam Pitts disappears in 1988 her charred body is found at a popular hangout spot in the Arizona desert. When a second victim is discovered in a mineshaft, detectives suspect the killer may have known them both, but the truth is decades away.