This is a dual portrait of Dennis Rader,the BTK killer, and his daughter Kerri Rawson.
This is one of the best Netflix true crime docs that I have seen this year. The film is a dual look at the BTK killer and the terrible crimes he committed and the story of his daughter Kerri who was set adrift by the actions of her father. It's a film that will grab you and pull you in.
This film has a lot to unpack. First there is everything to do wi8th the horrible crimes of father. It's a weird trip since beyond the police and media laying everything out, Rader is eeriely forth coming about his crimes. While we only see him in video footage from after he was caught, he hangs over everything like a black cloud. His words where hen calmly lays everything out in ways that are really bad. It will chill you.
We also have the life of Kerri. She is a broken soul. While she didn't entirely like her dad, he could be violent, he did love him and what he did destroyed her world. She did turn things around in unexpected ways. Watching her we come to understand that killers like BTK also kill their families. (An aside Kerri reached out to the family of the Gilgo Beach killer to help them cope.) There is a lot here we haven't seen in a film like this.
I loved this film a great deal. Its a well told tale that gives us a great deal to think about.
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