Initials: BTK

cltk12

Do the initials BTK mean anything to you?

tombomb84

Nothing comes to mind right away...

Pearl16

Nope.

aimee1899

Serial Killer?

TheWop

Yes.

Bind. Torture. Kill. 

 

cltk12

BTK would be the initials of our baby if it is a boy.  I had no idea of this serial killer, but DH does not think it's acceptable for our child to have these initials.  I don't think it's a big deal....do you think it's a big deal?

BrittRN+

I don't think it's a big deal. I've never heard of it.

leapgirl8

I'm from Wichita, so it would be a dealbreaker for me.

SEWF

I thought of the serial killer, but I'm originally from the area that stuff happened in, so I heard more about it than others.

SmileyIsMe

TheWop:

Yes.

Bind. Torture. Kill. 

 

This was my immediate thought. It would probably be a dealbreaker for me, but most people don't use their middle names often, so if you're both okay with it, then go for it.

ETA: Most of the BTK stuff happened before I was born (I was 3 when the last killing happened) and I STILL have that association. Something to consider.

strawberrytree

Bind Torture Kill came to mind immediately...and I live nowhere near where the murders happened. What's the name? Are there any other options you're considering that wouldn't give him these initials? Personally, I wouldn't do it. 

drunkindonuts

below the knee..or serial killer :P

MarSamWhitney

I really dont think its a big deal. Might be different if this was a news story right now.

hilwithonelary

I live in Wichita, so yes.  Personally, I would definitely not use a name with those initials since I live here. 

If you live far away, I would take it into consideration, but I might still be okay with using the names. 

kms34

I immediately thought of the serial killer.  Depending on where I live and the name, it may or may not be a deal breaker.

Webbie3

I wouldn't do it, it gives me the creeps just seeing it.  Sorry. 

sugarpumpkin716

big...time...king...

just kidding.

nope.

AlabamaMamma224

yeah. no.  Sorry.

LiLTexan09

I just had to look up the story behind BTK, because I had never even heard of it before.  But, yikes. That's crazy.  Yeah, I don't know about using those initials after hearing about that.  But, then again...maybe there's a lot more people like me out there who had never even heard of it?

BethPSU

It would be a deal breaker for me.  I immediately thought of the bind, torture, kill.  yikes you wouldn't want it monogrammed on anything

KittyMarie219

I also thought of the serial killer b/c even though I'm not really familiar with it, there's an episode of Law&Order:Special Victims Unit based off of or inspired by those killings. I think they changed the letters to stand for "Rape, Torture, Kill," or something like that, but that's how I knew about it.

mer313131

wasn't that the name of a famous serial killer?

I wouldn't worry about it, but if it really concerns you, I'd nix it.

ZAP12

I don't know when the murders happened, but I'm 23 and I've heard about them, so I don't know if those initials are going away. Also, I'm pretty sure Lifetime just made a movie about it. Those initials creep me out a bit. Any way you can save the middle name for the next baby?

hopkins5

I wouldn't do it, but I'm a Criminology major, so that's the first thing that came to mind