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Originally Posted by KathyM
Hi Myers
Serial killer Dennis Rader ("BTK Killer") was a happily married man with two children. He was also a Cub Scout leader and respected member of his church - serving as president of their congregation council. His wife, family and friends and entire community was dumbfounded such a nice man could do such a thing. They claimed their relationship with him had been "healthy" for decades. I didn't know any of them, but they appeared sincere in their words about him.
He got caught decades later only because he wanted to get caught. He wanted to see his name in the headlines news. He was proud of his ability to "raid the cookie jar," so to speak. He had a lack of empathy and control issues as well.
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Oh, yeah. I forgot about Rader. Of course, killing and infamy were his outlets, which he protected by using his family as part of the facade. They were convenient to him until the end, therefore he never lost motive to keep up the act ... until he gave into vanity, I should say.
It takes a considerable amount of effort to maintain a well-crafted facade for an extended period of time, especially when you need several masks for different people. Rader allowed his mask to drop in front of his victims, and that was probably enough of a relief for him that he could maintain it when it was necessary. But I can't exactly let my little monster out to play whenever it gets restless. I would like to have outlets that are not so murderous.
All psychopaths are proud of their ability to raid the cookie jar.