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The murder of Vicki Wegerle
crime scene
Wegerle (28 years old) was murdered in her home located in Witchita, Kansas on September 16th, 1986. She was found by her husband, Bill Wegerle, who had just returned home from work.
details of death
Manner of death: asphxiation
Cause of death: homicide
Mechanism of death: strangulation via nylon sock
PMI - Vicki had died before paramedics arrived on the scene. Her time of death was between the rough windows of 10:00 am and when her husband returned home from work
photos
Vicki was a mother of one
photos
investigation
For 18 years after Vicki was murdered, no one had been arrested. Many suspected her husband, Bill, but evidence supporting the theory was lacking
breakthrough
In March of 2004, a reporter recived a letter containg photos of Vicki, as well as her drivers license.
These photos had not been taken by forensic investigators or EMTs.
The letter had the return address of "Bill Thomas Killman", an acronym for "BTK".
photo evidence
The "BTK Killer"
suspects
Dennis Rader, otherwise known as the "BTK Killer", was a prolific serial killer throughout the 1970's to the 1990's.
In his active years, Radar claimed 10 lives. Vicki's murder had (until 2004) remained unrelated to Rader.
Catching BTK
After disappearing for several years, Rader resurfaced in 2004. He started interacting with reporters and police, one of these interactions being the letter with pictures of Vicki.
Rader was eventually indentified because of these interactions, as he sent a traceable disk to police.
Investigators had BTK's identity, but they wanted more solid evidence to ensure that he was put away for life. The evidence that they needed traced back to Vicki.
Pictures
DNA Evidence
incorporation of DNA
When Vicki's body was examined, DNA had been found underneath her fingers - this had been a result of self defense when Radar began to strangle her.
Getting a Match
Without Rader's knowledge, investigators obtained DNA from his daughter through a pap smear. This DNA showed a match to the DNA found underneath Vicki's fingernails, bringing the solid evidence needed to arrest Rader.
Evelyn Torstenson
2nd Block Forensics
Vicki Wegerle
Case #C101
https://www.karisable.com/skazbtkvw.htm
https://www.biography.com/news/btk-killer-dennis-rader-timeline
https://oddstops.com/location.php?id=69