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WARNING: This episode involves talks about torture, murder, and bondage. Listener discretion is advised. After more than thirty years of avoiding capture, BTK makes a decision that changes everything.In the final installment of our series, Dennis Rader returns to the spotlight, taunts investigators once again, and unknowingly hands law enforcement the evidence they need to identify him.

The killer who believed he was smarter than everyone else is about to learn one devastatinglesson: Ego can be fatal.

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As Wichita struggles to recover from the Otero family murders, BTK strikes again. In Part Two of ourseries, Dennis Rader refines his methods, stalks new victims, and perfects the double life that allows him to hide in plain sight.

While investigators search for a monster, BTK is building a family, attending church, and blending into the very community he terrorizes.

The killer isn’t hiding in the shadows.

He’s living next door.

https://patreon.com/postmortemthepodcastBefore BTK became one of the most feared serial killers in American history, he was Dennis Rader. Aseemingly ordinary man living in Wichita, Kansas. In Part One of our BTK series, we examine Rader’s childhood, the disturbing fantasies that shaped hisfuture crimes, and the horrific murders of the Otero family that introduced Wichita to a killer unlike any it had ever seen.

As investigators search for answers, a predator begins his reign of terror and creates the name that would become infamous around the world: BTK: Bind, Torture, Kill.

This episode contains discussions of homicide, violence, stalking behavior, home invasion, and crimes involving both adults and children. Listener discretion is advised.

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The Girl Who Walked Into the Storm: The Disappearance of Asha Degree

CONTENT WARNING

This episode contains discussions involving missing children, child endangerment, abduction theories, and family trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode of Post Mortem, we examine the evidence, investigation, and unanswered questions surrounding Asha's disappearance.

SOURCES

Federal Bureau ofInvestigation

FBI – Asha Degree Case Information

National Center for Missing& Exploited Children

NCMEC– Asha Degree Missing Child Poster

Case Overview

Wikipedia – Disappearance of Asha Degree

Additional Reporting

WBTVCoverage of Investigation Updates

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CONTENT WARNING

This episode contains discussions of grief,death, and missing persons. Listener discretion is advised.

Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer disappeared after a night out in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2006. Despite surveillance footage, witness interviews, and years of investigation, his disappearance remains unsolved.

In the Season 2 premiere of Post Mortem, we examine the evidence, timeline, investigation, and unanswered questionssurrounding one of America's most baffling missing persons cases.

SOURCES

Primary Case References

Wikipedia Case Overview

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer

A&E Case Summary

https://www.aetv.com/articles/brian-shaffer-disappearance-2006

People Magazine

https://people.com/what-happened-to-brian-shaffer-disappearance-11706304/

People Magazine Case Review

https://people.com/brian-shaffer-disappearance-what-to-know-11937962/

Trace Evidence Research Summary

https://www.trace-evidence.com/brian-shaffer

DISCLAIMER

Theories discussed in this episode are presented as theories and should not be interpreted as established fact. No individual discussed in this episode has been charged with a crime related to Brian Shaffer's disappearance unless explicitly stated.

Delve into one of history’s most chilling unsolved mysteriesThe Zodiac Killer, dissect the cryptic case of the infamous serial murderer who terrorized California in the late 1960s and 70s. Through expert analysis, interviews, and deep dives into police reports, ciphers, and theories, we unravel the myths, explore new leads, and examine the psychology of the elusive killer.

Take a dive into one of history’s most chilling unsolved mysteries;The Zodiac Killer, a gripping case of the infamous serial murderer who terrorized California in the late 1960s and 70s. Through expert analysis, interviews, and deep dives into police reports, ciphers, and theories, we unravel the myths, explore new leads, and examine the psychology of the elusive killer.

Join us as we put the caseunder the microscope—breaking down evidence, questioning suspects, and asking the ultimate question: Can the Zodiac Killer ever truly be unmasked?

Take a journey back to the fog-laden streets of Victorian London to explore the enduring mystery of Jack the Ripper.