Log Out | Member Center    BTK on TV: 'A study of evil'    • The
Wichita Eagle   • Published Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 8:24
a.m.   • Updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 3:15 p.m.  Why
would any actor want to portray such a pathetic figure as
Wichita's notorious BTK killer? For Gregg Henry, who plays
Dennis Rader in tonight's "The Hunt for the BTK Killer," BTK
became a fascinating enigma.  "He thought of himself as a decent
husband, father, Scout leader and church leader," Henry said
during a phone conversation from Los Angeles.  "But this is a
guy who wore many guises. He rationalized his behavior. We all
rationalize to some degree, but this guy wore his masks
extremely well. He shifted gears very quickly."  Henry said
movies, TV and plays offer ways to go beneath the surface to try
to understand the human condition.  "And this is a study of
evil."  The original CBS movie, based on the book by Wichita
lawyer Robert Beattie, airs at 8 p.m. today on KWCH, Channel 12.
Robert Forster, an Oscar nominee for "J