News Release from the Attorney General's office:

5-10-07 - Attorney General Paul Morrison announced Thursday that a settlement agreement was reached in a case against Dr. Robert Mendoza stemming from the prosecution of the BTK killer.

Mendoza is a Massachusetts psychologist who was hired by Dennis
Rader's court-appointed attorneys to interview Rader. The alleged
purpose of the interview was to produce a videotape to use for
mitigation in sentencing. Instead, the tape ended up on the television
show Dateline NBC.

The Attorney General's Office filed suit against Mendoza in 2005 on
behalf of the Board of Indigents' Defense Services for conversion and
breach of contract. After extensive discovery and motion practice, the
parties agreed to resolve the matter with a substantial payment to the
State.

"We are pleased with the outcome in this case. It closes another door
on the more than 30 year BTK horror story that has tormented Kansans," Morrison said.

During the wrap-up session, Morrison asked state lawmakers to pass a
proviso in the budget allowing the State to give the settlement money to
the victims' families. Once the money is transferred, the proceeds will be divided up and distributed to BTK victims' families.

"In this case, I believed that the families deserved whatever money
came to the State through a settlement agreement," Morrison said.
"It will not ease their pain, but will provide them with some financial assistance."

Dennis Rader was sentenced in 2005 after he pled guilty to ten counts
of First Degree Murder. The case was handled by Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston.

Assistant Attorneys General Derenda Mitchell and Brian Sheern work on
the case for the Attorney General's Office.