Wichita ? With the criminal trial now behind him, BTK serial killer Dennis Rader now faces lawsuits from the families of his victims.

District Judge Timothy Lahey is scheduled to hear a request Friday by Rader’s former wife, Paula, to intervene in the lawsuits in a move designed to protect proceeds from the sale of the couple’s Park City house and other property. At least six lawsuits have been filed by the families of Rader’s victims.

Also on Friday, the judge will hear a separate motion asking for a default judgment in the first lawsuit against Rader that was filed by Carolyn Hook for the 1985 death of her mother, Marine Hedge. He will also hear arguments in a motion seeking a lien on Rader’s personal property in the lawsuit filed by the family of Kathryn Bright.

Rader, who called himself BTK for “bind, torture and kill,” was sentenced last week to 10 consecutive life sentences for 10 murders from 1974 to 1991. Since his arrest in February, his wife has won an emergency divorce and ended up with his retirement savings and the family home.

Attorney James Thompson, who represents victims’ families in three of those lawsuits, said they do not want Rader or any of his representatives to benefit from the killings. Thompson represents the families of BTK victims Vicki Wegerle, Nancy Fox and Shirley Vian.

Thompson has already agreed to Rader’s ex-wife intervening in his three cases. But he plans to fight her moves to get a title to the couple’s house, which he said sold for $30,000 more than it was worth because of BTK’s notoriety.

“We believe that $30,000 is blood money,” Thompson said. “Paula Rader should not receive a financial windfall based on the death of these individuals.”

The Raders’ house sold for $90,000 at a July auction, although the home’s assessed value was $56,700. Michelle Borin, well-known in the region through late night TV commercials for her exotic dance club, has said she knew she overbid but she wants the proceeds to help Rader’s family.

Paula Rader’s attorney, James Walker, did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday.

While the court has scheduled to hear jointly all of Paula Rader’s motions to intervene, the cases themselves have not been consolidated, Thompson said.

Rader is representing himself in the lawsuits, but it was unclear just how he planned to do that from the El Dorado prison.

Thompson said Rader missed filing datelines in all the civil cases, and he expects more default judgment hearings to be scheduled in the other remaining lawsuits.

“The main goal of our lawsuits is to prevent him, or any of his representatives, from benefiting off the deaths of these individuals,” Thompson said.

Kansas has a “Son of Sam” law that prohibits Rader from profiting from the telling of his story, but similar laws in other states have been held to be unconstitutional.

Kansas does not have a so-called murderabilia law that bands him from making money from the sale of his memorabilia.