The District Attorney in Osage County held a news conference Monday to address the investigation into whether Dennis Rader, 78, was responsible for the disappearance of Cynthia Kinney, a 16-year-old cheerleader who was last seen at a laundromat in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

He made it clear that he has seen no evidence that comes close to establishing reasonable suspicion, much less probable cause, to file charges in the case.

He admitted his relationship with Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden has never been good, and told reporters that while he’s spoken with the Undersheriff about the investigation into Kinney’s cold case, he’s not heard anything from the sheriff.

Nor does he have any confidence that situation will improve.

“I’m afraid I”m not going to get the answers that I need to get from the Sheriff’s Office,” Fisher said Monday. “The only way to get those answers is through the OSBI, with whom I have a great relationship. And so I’ve asked for their help.”

Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught.

But, Rader gradually faded from view after his 2005 arrest, as he served one life term for each of the 10 people he was convicted of killing.