Sheriff finds name of missing girl,16, who vanished in 1976 hidden in BTK serial killer's cryptic crossword

The crossword was sent by convicted murderer Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK serial killer, to a local newspaper decades previously.Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden launched a task force last year looking into cold cases and their possible connection to the BTK,.Mr Virden now believes the crossword was sent by Rader - and could be evidence of his involvement in the killing of Cynthia Dawn Kinney in 1976.

Read more: 'My leg, my leg': Harrowing screams of woman shot in 'gangland drive-by' in north LondonRead more: Slovakian PM in ‘extraordinarily serious’ condition and remains in surgery hours after being shot at five timesRader is also believed to be the prime suspect in the murder of Garber, whose remains were found in 1990. Rader has always denied the killings, although he did reportedly admit that he "enjoyed" his interrogation over Garber's disappearance.

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