Inside the Mind of the BTK - John Douglas and Johnny Dodd 3/5

[Nicole D.]

Before social media I didn't really pay much attention to the news, so I completely missed this story when the BTK was arrested in 2005. I heard about him on the My Favorite Murder Podcast (don't judge me) and I'm fascinated by serial killers, so I wanted to know more.

This book is an FBI profilers take on the case, and it's pretty dry. It was still interesting, but felt like a data dump. There were a lot of details about this guy ... They still don't really know WHY he did it, but his inspirations included other serial killers and the book In Cold Blood.

I'm now watching his 45-minute confession on YouTube. Talk about an innocuous seeming dude.