Crime and Dine

For more than 30 years, the case of the BTK Killer was one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in the history of the US. The killer took the lives of ten people in and around Wichita, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991 while taunting the police in every turn he could. BTK felt so invincible, so unstoppable, that he frequently sent packages and letters to media and authorities, demanding recognition for his crimes and hiding clues of his identity within cryptic puzzles. Yet, nobody was able to figure out who was the person behind the self-coined nickname and strange cereal box clues. Eventually, as time passed, many thought BTK simply got away. And he almost did… My guest this week is the formidable Britanie Leclair, a forensic astrologer. Britanie did a deep dive into Dennis Rader’s natal chart and also looked at some of the interesting things that were happening during some of the most significant moments of this case, including his capture. It's a fascinating insight into a well known story. SOURCES How the Cops Caught BTK: Playing to a serial killer's ego helped crack the case [https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_the_cops_caught_btk/?icn=most_read] BTK killer sends message [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/btk-killer-sends-message] BTK Serial Killer Sends Another Package? [https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=443388&page=1] State Summary Of Evidence [https://serialkillersinfo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/statessummaryoftheevidence-btk.pdf] 'Bored,' Rader decided to resurface [https://www.kansas.com/news/special-reports/btk/article1003767.html] Clues Were Clear but Slow to Add Up [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-06-na-btk6-story.html] Anatomy of Alleged BTK Killer's Capture [https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=539702&page=1] Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer [https://www.amazon.com/Confession-Serial-Killer-Untold-Dennis/dp/1611688418] Dennis Lynn RADER [https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rader-dennis-bio-1.htm] Inside Dennis Rader's Childhood: What Made Him the BTK Killer? [https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/09/inside-dennis-raders-childhood-btk-killer/] THE TRUTH ABOUT DENNIS RADER'S LIFE BEFORE HE BECAME THE BTK KILLER [https://www.grunge.com/332018/heres-how-the-btk-killer-was-finally-caught/] The Grisly Story Of Dennis Rader, The Man No One Suspected Was The BTK Killer [https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-rader-btk-killer] Biography - Dennis Rader [https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/dennis-rader] Profile of a Serial Killer: Dennis Rader, the BTK Strangler [https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Profile-of-a-Serial-Killer-Part-5-Dennis-Rader-The-BTK-Killer] BTK Killer: A Timeline of His Murders, Reappearance and Capture [https://www.biography.com/news/btk-killer-dennis-rader-timeline] BTK Confession, full version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvWOje46Xp8&ab_channel=thebtksite] In Gory Detail, Prosecution Lays Out Case for Tough Sentencing of B.T.K. Killer [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/us/in-gory-detail-prosecution-lays-out-case-for-tough-sentencing-of-btk.html] About Crime & Dine Crime & Dine is a true crime podcast that blends true crime, history, food and mystery. From unsolved mysteries, to dark historical stories, serial killer deep dives, UK true crime cases and more. Exposing the horrors of crimes from those that walk among us, whilst exploring the link between food and true crime.

Dorothea Puente, took her role as the neighborhood grandmother seriously. She helped those in need, frequently donated to charity and ran a boarding house for those society had seemingly cast aside. From an outsider's point of view, Dorothea was a saint, an angel. While in reality, something dark was lurking underneath. My guest this week, is Shane Bugbee, an artist, writer and cultural archeologist. Shane is the author of the book, “Cooking With a Serial Killer, recipes from Dorothea Puente’. Shane wrote to Dorothea in prison, got to know her, and worked with her to create a cookbook of her recipes which offer a chilling and unique insight into the life of this prolific female serial killer. Follow Shane & see more of his work https://linktr.ee/Shanebugbee [https://linktr.ee/Shanebugbee] Follow Crime & Dine Twitter: https://twitter.com/crimeanddine [https://twitter.com/crimeanddine] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimeanddinestories/ [https://www.instagram.com/crimeanddinestories/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crimeanddine?_t=8WxpcM7QxHR&_r=1 [https://www.tiktok.com/@crimeanddine?_t=8WxpcM7QxHR&_r=1] Buy coffee & other merch: https://crimeanddine.store/ [https://crimeanddine.store/] Sources Puente v. Mitchell [https://casetext.com/case/puente-v-mitchell-2] The bone garden : the Sacramento boardinghouse murders [https://archive.org/details/bonegardensacram00wood/] 'SHE WAS JUST PURE EVIL' [https://www.oxygen.com/murders-at-the-boarding-house/crime-news/dorothea-puente-how-california-serial-killer-was-caught] Death House Landlady [https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/death-house-landlady--a-look-back-at-unexpected-serial-killer-do] Police make a grisly discovery in Dorothea Puente's lawn [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-make-a-grisly-discovery-in-dorothea-puentes-lawn] Dorothea Puente dies at 82; boarding house operator who killed tenants [https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2011-mar-28-la-me-0328-dorothea-puente-20110328-story.html] DOROTHEA PUENTE [https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/dorothea-puente/] Dorothea Helen PUENTE [https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/puente-dorothea.htm] This 'sweet little granny' was actually a psychotic serial killer [https://nypost.com/2022/03/01/this-sweet-little-granny-was-actually-a-psychotic-serial-killer/] The Life and Deaths of Dorothea Puente [https://www.sactownmag.com/the-life-and-deaths-of-dorothea-puente/] https://www.grunge.com/381646/the-untold-truth-of-dorothea-puente-the-death-house-landlady/ [https://www.grunge.com/381646/the-untold-truth-of-dorothea-puente-the-death-house-landlady/] About Crime & Dine Crime & Dine is a true crime podcast that blends true crime, history, food and mystery. From unsolved mysteries, to dark historical stories, serial killer deep dives, UK true crime cases and more. Exposing the horrors of crimes from those that walk among us, whilst exploring the link between food and true crime.

In what is possibly the longest hiatus in history, Crime & Dine is coming back. With a fresh new format, new guests, and even more morbid meals. Make sure you're subscribed to be notified about the latest episodes, we can't wait to serve up a feast. Shop delicious coffee and get a sneaky look at what's for dinner: https://crimeanddine.store/ [https://crimeanddine.store/] Follow us: https://twitter.com/crimeanddine [https://twitter.com/crimeanddine] Have a request for an episode? Email hello@crimeanddine.co.uk

James Byrd Jr. was born on May 2, 1949, in Beaumont, Texas, the third of eight children born to Stella and James Byrd Sr. Growing up in Jasper, a small bedroom community in East Texas, his family's life revolved around the Greater New Bethel Baptist Church, where Mrs. Byrd taught Sunday School, her husband was a deacon and James Jr. enjoyed singing hymns and playing piano. Byrd graduated with the last racially segregated class at Jasper's Rowe High School in 1967. Walking home from his parents’ house in the early morning hours of June 7, 1998, 49-year-old James accepted a ride home from three white men: Shawn Allen Berry, Lawrence Russell Brewer and John William King. Byrd got in the bed of their pickup truck, but instead of taking him home, they drove him to a desolate area east of town, beat him severely, chained him to the back of the truck by his ankles and dragged him for more than three miles along an asphalt road. This case would change death row "special" meals in Texas forever.

Ana Trujillo, an ex Coca Cola exec was dubbed the “Stiletto Killer” after she brutally killed her boyfriend Stefan Andersson by stabbing him 25 times with her blue high heel shoe. In this episode, we talk about Ana's upbringing, a very dubious 20/ 20 episode and make a stack of (surprisingly delicious) Coca Cola Chicken wings. UPDATE FYI there is a bug in this podcast where there's a minute silence at around 32 mins in. No idea why, but sorry about that.