When Tip Lines Save a Case - The BTK Killer

What happens when a serial killer's greatest weakness is his own ego? For thirty years, the city of Wichita, Kansas, was haunted by the BTK killer, a murderer who bound, tortured, and killed his victims, then vanished without a trace. The case went ice cold, a ghost story whispered in the community. Then, in 2004, a letter arrived at a local newspaper, asking a chilling question: "Can I communicate with you and not be traced?"

Welcome to "When Tip Lines Save a Case." In this series, we reconstruct the incredible story of how the BTK killer himself reopened his own cold case. You'll follow the trail of cryptic packages, dolls, and letters he sent to the media, and learn how a single, arrogant question about a floppy disk gave police the digital breadcrumb they needed to unmask him. This is a masterclass in how a killer's narcissism can become the ultimate tip. How did one detective's clever bluff turn a taunt into a takedown?

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