Paula Dietz Net Worth, Divorce, BTK Ex, and Bio

Every lady prays to marry a man she can always trust and live the rest of her life with raising their children in the future. However, can it be stated that Paula Dietz was not so lucky because she unknowingly married a serial killer who was living a dual life? 

Paula Dietz became famous for being the ex-wife of the American BTK killer, Dennis Rader. For the more than 3 decades that the couple was married, Paula never knew her husband usually sneaks out at night to kill innocent people.

When he was eventually arrested, the BTK strangler confessed to having killed 10 people within a time frame of 17 years from 1974 to 1991. Paul filed for a divorce the same day her husband got arrested in 2005, and the Judge granted her request without having to wait for the mandatory 60 days. 

It can be said that Paula became popular for her ex-husband’s crimes. Dennis Rader’s arrest, conviction, and imprisonment marked a huge turning point in the lives of Paula and her two children. The incident had Paula and her children maintain a low profile and she has barely been in the spotlight since her ex-husband was sentenced. 

Read on for more interesting details about this innocent woman and her serial killer ex-husband. I know you’ve got a series of questions on your mind that you would love to be answered. Ensure you scroll down to the end!

Paula Dietz Biography

Paula Dietz was born on the 5th of May, 1948 in Park City, Kansas, the USA into a religious family. Her mother was a librarian, while her father was an automotive engineer. However, her parents’ names are unknown. She holds an American nationality and white ethnicity. She is a Christian and her Zodiac sign is Taurus.  

Paula graduated from high school in 1966 and proceeded to the National American University of Wichita where she graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Paula and Dennis got married on the 22nd of May 1971 and the marriage was blessed with two beautiful children, Kerri and Brian.

Paula Dietz Favourites

Her favourite actor is Brett Gray while her favourite actress is Alia Shawkat. Paula loves Chinese cuisine. Her favourite colours are pink and black. She’s also a pet lover. She loves travelling and her favourite holiday destination is Greece.

How old is Paula Dietz?

Paula Dietz is currently 74 years old as of 2022. She celebrated her last birthday a few weeks ago. 

How tall is Paula Dietz?

The ex-bookkeeper is 5 feet 5 inches tall which is equivalent to 165 cm, 1.65m. Her body measurement is 36-28-42 inches which includes the bust, waist, and hips, respectively. 

Paula Dietz Height

Paula Dietz stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches equivalent to 165cm, 1.65m. She has straight sexuality. She wears a bra cup size 34D and her shoe size is 6 (US).

Paula Dietz Weight

The beautiful Paula weighs 65kg which is equivalent to 143lbs in pounds. She has lovely black coloured eyes with brown coloured hair. 

Paula Dietz Career

After Paul Dietz graduated from the University with a degree in Accounting, she took up a job as a bookkeeper, a position which she maintained her whole working life.

She was also known for her volunteer work at the Lutheran church. Unfortunately, after her ex-husband was caught and prosecuted for murder, she resigned from her bookkeeping job and left Kansas. She could not handle working and living in her hometown after the whole incident.

Paula Dietz Net Worth

Paula Dietz net worth is estimated to be $700k. Since she resigned from her bookkeeping job, her source of income remains unknown. So, Paula Dietz net worth is guestimated on what she was worth before she resigned from her former job.

Is Paula Dietz Rader still Alive?

There is no news if Paula is still alive or dead. After she moved to another unknown state to avoid the media when she got to know that her husband was a murderer, there were speculations that she returned to her hometown and started her job as a bookkeeper again.

She has succeeded in keeping herself from the media spotlight since 2005. Where she currently lives today is unknown.

Where is Paula Dietz now?

After the discovery of her ex-husband’s crimes and the divorce, Paula made a conscious effort to completely disappear from the public eye. There is scarcely any information about her after Dennis Rader’s court sentencing.  

Since February 2005, Paula has not given any public statement about her husband or the crimes he committed. 

There are no Paula’s recent pictures on the internet, she withdrew from the limelight and she is currently living a very private life at the moment. 

Although there were speculations that she returned to Kansas, this information is yet to be confirmed.

How did Paula Dietz Die? 

There were rumours that BTK’s ex-wife, Paula had died, but this information is yet to be confirmed. Since there is no evidence to back up the claim. 

Paula Dietz Rader Obituary

Paula Dietz Rader is a puzzle. According to the newspaper, she is not alive. However, it’s still a mystery.

Paula and Dennis Rader Dietz’s Marriage

Paula and Dennis met when Rader moved back to Kansas. He had just completed his four years in the Air Force and also worked at the meat department of a Leekers IGA supermarket.

They had a quite short romance before they decided to walk down the aisle on the 22nd of May 1971 which was barely a year after they met. Paula was just 23 years old, while her husband was 26 years old at the time they got wedded.

When they just got married, Dennis used to work as an assembler at a motor company and was also the council president of their branch of the Christ Lutheran Church. 

Paula and BTK’s marriage was blessed with two children together; Kerri Rawson and Brian Rader.

Who is BTK Dennis Rader?

Dennis Rader (Dennis Lynn Rader) was born on the 9th of March 1945 to his parents William Elvin Rader and Dorothea Mae Cook Rader in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA. He grew up with his three brothers in the same city he was born.

However, he later confessed that he was a lonely child while growing up and that he did not get the needed attention from his parents. Justifying his reason for being a notorious serial killer.

Dennis was recruited into the US Air Force in 1966 and he was in service till 1970 before he went back home to Kansas. Rader attended the Wichita State University where he graduated in 1979 with a BA in Administration of Justice. Later, he got a job at Coleman Company Inc, where he installed alarm security systems in Wichita. 

The infamous killer was well known as BTK, which means, bind, torture, and kill. Dennis was arrested and sentenced in February 2005 after he was charged with multiple counts of hom*cide. He killed not more than 10 people in Wichita, Kansas between 1974 and 1991. 

He lived a dual life, one as a government worker and the other as a family man by day. BTK was smart enough in his murder operations in such a way as to avoid detection for the series of the gruesome killings. Rader also derived pleasure in sending taunting messages to the media and the police narrating how he perpetrated the crimes. 

At times, he tried to control his killing impulses just to throw detectives off his trail. Being a government worker gave the BTK murderer the perfect excuse to be able to access his victims’ homes unquestioned.

He was successful to murder ten people, without his family noticing any foul play. He must be very smart! Most of Rader’s victims included single women who lived alone. However, Dennis Rader was later diagnosed with narcissistic, antisocial, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders. 

What did BTK stand for? 

BTK stands for bind, torture, kill. In Dennis’s words, he said before he eventually killed his victims he made sure he bonded and tortured them.

The American serial killer is well known as BTK (an abbreviation he gave to himself, which stands for “bind, torture, kill”). He is also referred to as the BTK Strangler or the BTK Killer.

What did BTK do for a living?

After Dennis graduated from Wichita State University, where he studied criminal justice in 1979, he started working for ADT, a home-security company. He became a compliance officer in Park City, Kansas in 1991. Don’t be shocked, Rader was also an active member in his church, and he served as a Boy Scout leader.

BTK Dennis Rader Serial Killing Career

The second life Rader lived away from the spotlight was being a serial killer which his wife and children never suspected for over 30 years. Below is an outline of Rader’s serial killing career.

Dennis Rader’s killing spree started in January 1974 and ended in January 1991.

• January 15, 1974: He killed four members of the Otero family, by strangling Joseph, 38, and Julie Otero, 33, and two of their five children, who were aged 9 and 11. The murders were discovered by the other 3 children when they got home from school.
• April 4, 1974: BTK killed 21-year-old Kathryn Bright and fatally wounded her brother, Kelvin. 
• March 17, 1977: Rader killed a mother of three, Shirley Vian after accessing her home via a door that was opened by the woman’s 5-year-old kid. 
• December 8, 1977: BTK bound and strangled 25-year-old Nancy Fox. He later went to a payphone and reported the homic*de to 911.
• April 1985: Rader murdered his eighth victim who was a neighbour, Marine Hedge, who lived just six doors away.
• September 16, 1986: Rader killed his ninth victim, a woman named Vicki Wegerle, and he made it look like her husband was responsible for the murder. 
• January 19, 1991: After 5 years interval, Rader killed his last victim before he was apprehended, Dolores Davis, by strangling her and leaving her body on a bridge. 

After Dennis Rader was arrested on February 25, 2005, the gruesome details of his operation were revealed by the police. He usually makes drawings and writes letters showing and describing himself dressed in his victim’s clothes. He ensured he sent some of these letters and pictures to the police during his 17-year serial killer career.

Where is Dennis Rader now?

Rader lived a double life, and he pleaded guilty on 27 June 2005, to 10 counts of first-degree murder. He is currently serving 10 consecutive life sentences totalling 175 years in prison without parole at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Kansas.

Dennis is held in solitary confinement and he’s only allowed limited access to magazines, radio, and television.

Paula Dietz Daughter

Kerri Rawson is the daughter of the notorious American serial killer, Dennis Rader and Paula Dietz. She was born in 1978 and she is currently 44 years old (as of 2022).

She used to be an elementary school teacher. Just like her mother and brother, Kerri has never visited her father in prison. Even though she is still the only one among the three who frequently addressed the issue of her father’s crimes. 

She even wrote a book titled A Serial Killer’s Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming. The book talks about her experiences as the daughter of a convicted serial killer.

Kerri revealed in an interview that she had learned to live as if her father had died. She currently works as an advocate for people who have been traumatized or abused. Kerri got married to a man simply known as Darian in 2003. The couple has lovely two children.

Who is Brian Rader?

Brian Rader is the firstborn son of the notorious American serial killer, Dennis Rader and Paula Dietz. He was born in 1973 and he is currently 49 years old (as of 2022).

Unlike his sister, Brian lives a very low-profiled life and hardly speaks about his father or family in public. He served as a soldier between 2004 and 2009 in a submarine operated by the USA Navy seals.

Did the BTK killer’s wife know?

Whenever people hear about the BTK serial killer’s story, they are always very inquisitive to know if Paula Dietz ever saw any signs of her ex-husband’s misdeeds. 

His daughter stated that her dad lived like a normal dad who took them on vacations and even taught them how to fish. They never saw any sign that will make them know that their dad secretly killed people. In other words, the family of 4 lived a peaceful life and had no idea that they were living with such a dangerous man. 

After the BTK killer was arrested, the authorities contacted Paula and her two children. During the interrogation, it was discovered that none of them had any prior knowledge of Rader’s crimes.

The children however wrote their father letters, asking him to plead guilty but they never visited him nor attended his court hearings once. This was a difficult stage for them as they struggled to understand the killer that resided in their father. 

What happened to Paula Dietz after Dennis was arrested?

After Paula heard about the gruesome acts of her then-husband, she immediately filed for an emergency divorce. Fortunately for her, the judge granted her the divorce that same day. She didn’t have to wait for the compulsory 60 days due to her circumstances. 

Paula did not go to any of her ex-husband’s hearings and has never written to him or even visited him in prison. She moved out of Kansas to escape the media and has not given any public statement about her husband or his crimes. None of Paula Dietz’s photos is available on the internet. She completely withdrew from the public eye and is living a very private life.

Paula Dietz’s Divorce

After her ex-husband’s arrest, Paula filed for an emergency divorce. Luckily, her request was granted the same day, after which she left Kansas City to avoid being profiled by the media and general public. She could not bear the shame and torture. 

Paula Dietz Instagram

Paula Dietz has 2 Instagram pages with the handles @paulalapaula and @paulitanz. The accounts have about 313 followers with 161 posts and 103 followers with 16 posts respectively. Paula’s Instagram account is private. 

Although, after she discovered her husband was a serial killer, she avoided the media spotlight as much as possible. She could not bear the shame and the agony caused by the news.

Paula Dietz Profile