Wichita ? Items tied to BTK killer Dennis Rader sell for relatively high prices on a half-dozen Internet sites that specialize in memorabilia related to notorious killers, but corrections officials said he’s not getting any of the proceeds.

It’s been nearly five years since Rader, a former Park City compliance officer, was sentenced to life in prison for 10 murders in Wichita over three decades. His self-coined moniker was BTK, which stood for “bind, torture, kill.”

At least a half-dozen websites that deal in so-called “murderabilia” have items related to the BTK killings for sale, The Wichita Eagle reported. Items range from a nearly $3,000 manila envelope with an “original colored drawing of (the) Factor X creature that made him kill” to $40 for an ounce or two of dirt taken from his former home.

Andy Kahan, director of the crime victims assistance program in Houston, is appalled that people are making money off the tragedies of others.

“From a victim’s perspective, there’s absolutely nothing more nauseating or disgusting than seeing items from the murderer of your loved one being hawked,” Kahan said. “Frankly, it’s blood money, plain and simple.”

While the murderabilia sites offer items connected to other famous killers, Rader’s are more expensive than most because they are so rare, Kahan said. But the market for those items is limited.

“You’re dealing with a small, select group of crime enthusiasts,” he said. “Like it or not, there are people who idolize serial murderers just like they do movie stars and athletes.”

James Thompson, a Wichita lawyer who represents several relatives of BTK victims, doesn’t think Rader in directly involved in selling items on the websites.

A Topeka woman who started corresponding with and meeting Rader after he was arrested so she could write a book gave Thompson two boxes of BTK material so they wouldn’t end up being sold over the Internet.

Kristin Casarona contacted Thompson after she decided she couldn’t finish the book and told him she wanted the items to go to victims’ families. Among the goods are a handmade book titled “Prose for the Trial,” which contains poems accompanied by flowers and hearts.

Thompson said Rader doesn’t usually respond to unsolicited letters because he’s aware that some people hope to profit from his replies.

“He gets a lot of mail, it’s my understanding, from people who want to get a letter for that very reason,” Thompson said.

Bill Miskell, spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections, said the department is not aware of inmates in the state’s prisons who are either trying to market goods related to their crimes or make money from them.

Rader’s bank account, like those of other inmates, is monitored for irregularities, but there haven’t been any, Miskell said.

Thompson said he doesn’t think families of Rader’s victims will want to see any of the items contributed by Casarona sold on the Internet.

“I don’t know what they’re going to do with it,” he said. “They may decide to burn it.”