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My Father, the BTK Killer

2025 90m ⭐ 6.7/10 Documentary · Crime

Kerri Rawson grew up believing her father Dennis was a loving family man and church leader — until his 2005 arrest revealed he was BTK, the serial killer responsible for at least ten murders across three decades in Wichita, Kansas.

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Details

Year
2025
Runtime
90m
Rating
6.7 / 10
Format
Documentary Film
Country
United States of America
Platform
Netflix

Why Watch This

This is told almost entirely from the family's side rather than the crimes themselves — Rawson's account of learning her father's true identity, and rebuilding an understanding of her own childhood around it, gives a different angle than the usual investigator-led BTK retrospective.

If a family member's perspective on a serial killer interested you, Sins of Our Mother and Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes explore that same uneasy territory from different angles.

Where to Watch

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New Zealand✅Netflix
Australia✅Netflix
United States✅Netflix
United Kingdom✅Netflix
Canada✅Netflix
Ireland✅Netflix

Frequently Asked Questions

Who was BTK?
Dennis Rader, a Kansas man who murdered at least ten people between 1974 and 1991, evading capture until 2005 through DNA and forensic evidence.
What does BTK stand for?
Bind, Torture, Kill — a name Rader gave himself in letters sent to police and media.
Is this told from the killer's perspective?
No, primarily from his daughter Kerri Rawson's perspective, discovering and processing her father's true identity.
Where can I watch it?
My Father, the BTK Killer is streaming on Netflix.

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