BTK Killer and the Purple Floppy Disk
BTK Killer and the Purple Floppy Disk  
Podcast: Parsing the Truth: One Byte at a Time
Published On: Thu May 29 2025
Description: Stacy Eldridge and Becky Passmore delve into the infamous case of the BTK killer, Dennis Rader, exploring how digital forensics played a pivotal role in his capture. They discuss how the digital forensics examiners were able to extract crucial data from a simple purple floppy disk that broke the case wide open more than 30 years after the first murder. The episode also shares the surprising story of a brief encounter between one of the digital forensic examiners and Rader — just months before his arrest.#btk #btkkiller #digitalforensics #dfir