BTK
Bind, torture, kill
BTK stands for "bind, torture, kill"—the self-chosen signature of Dennis Rader, a serial killer who murdered ten people in Kansas between 1974 and 1991.
The acronym appears in true crime discussions and media coverage: The BTK killer evaded capture for decades.
In medical contexts, BTK refers to Bruton's tyrosine kinase, an enzyme targeted by certain cancer drugs.
Kansas's largest city
- bindFasten or obligate
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- killCause death
- KansasCentral American plains state
strangler · murderer · victims · arrest · confession · church · ADT · police
Antibody-secreting immune cell
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- immunodeficiencyWeakened disease-fighting capacity
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
inhibitor · oncology · malignancy · therapy · targeted · receptor · signaling · autoimmune
Nineteenth element, symbol K
- tyrosine kinasePhosphotransferase for proteins
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- repolarizationMembrane voltage reset
membrane · electrophysiology · conduction · ventricular · atrial · pacemaker · ablation · fibrillation
Wichita
Kansas's largest city
Kansas · strangler · murderer · victims · arrest · confession · church · ADT · police · investigation
B-cell
Antibody-secreting immune cell
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- immunodeficiencyWeakened disease-fighting capacity
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
lymphoma · inhibitor · oncology · malignancy · therapy · targeted · receptor · signaling · autoimmune · clinical trial
potassium
Nineteenth element, symbol K
- tyrosine kinasePhosphotransferase for proteins
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
repolarization · membrane · electrophysiology · conduction · ventricular · atrial · pacemaker · ablation · fibrillation · inhibitor
Canonized Albanian missionary
saint · hero · Florence Nightingale · humanitarian · protector
BTKdetective
Professional crime investigator
investigator · law enforcement · prosecutor · forensic analyst · police officer
- BTK KillerWichita's methodical strangler