My Father, the BTK Killer
2025 · Movie · R · 94 min
★ 6.9(57)unSUB Rating
A woman recounts what it was like to grow up with a parent who seemed ordinary at home while secretly committing horrific crimes. Through her perspective, the film explores the shock of discovery, the long aftermath for loved ones, and how a community can be blindsided by evil hiding in plain sight.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-10-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.8/10 (57 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a true-crime story centered on a family member’s experience and the emotional fallout, like Catching Killers; Not for you if you want a victim-focused, case-first breakdown.
Pros: gripping personal perspective; unsettling true-crime details; thought-provoking aftermath | Cons: uneven focus; limited victim spotlight; disjointed pacing
Themes
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- serial killer
- true crime
- wichita kansas
- narcissist
- family man
- pov (point of view)
- infamous
- father daughter relationship
- news footage
- murder victim
- multiple murders
- +3 more
Cast & crew
- KR
Kerri Rawson
as Self - Daughter of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer
Dennis Rader
as Self - Serial Killer (archive footage)
Andrea Rogers
as Self - Kerri's Childhood Friend
- RS
Rita Sheffield
as Self - Kerri's Childhood Friend
- RL
Richard LaMunyon
as Self - Former Chief of Police, Wichita
- JR
James Reed
as Self - Osage County Sheriff's Office
- RL
Ray Lundin
as Self - Former Agent, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
- LH
Larry Hatteberg
as Self - Former Journalist, KAKE TV Wichita
- BH
Bill Hirschman
as Self - Former Journalist, The Wichita Eagle
- SP
Susan Peters
as Self - Former Anchor, KAKE TV Wichita
Directed by Skye Borgman