Ted Bundy
"So what's one less? What's one less person on the face of the planet?"
Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont to Eleanor Louise Cowell.
For most of his life,
Bundy was raised to believe that his grandparents, Samuel and Eleanor, were his actual parents, and that Louise was his older sister.
He didn't find out that "Louise" was his mother until his college years.
when ted and louise moved to Tacoma, Washington, Louise met a man
named Johnny Culpepper Bundy at a local church function.
They were soon married, and Johnny adopted him, thus changing
his surname to "Bundy".
Johnny treated Bundy well, including him in the camping trips and other outdoor activities he often took with his and Louise's own children.
During high school, Bundy was often isolated from other kids his age. He couldn't seem to understand teenage social behavior but was skilled in "faking it", indicating a propensity towards
psychopathy.
He stated once that, "I didn't know what made things tick. I didn't know what made people want to be friends. I didn't know what made people attractive to one another. I didn't know what underlay social interactions."
Killings,Conviction and Execution :
Shortly after midnight on January 4, 1974, Bundy first attempted murder.
He broke into the basement bedroom of a female student at the University of Washington, bludgeoned her in her sleep and sexually assaulted her. She survived, but suffered permanent brain damage.
Over the following four months, he killed three students; another from the University of Washington on January 31, one from Evergreen State College on March 12 and one from Central Washington State College on April 17.
After more abductions and murders, the authorities became aware that the same man, who a number of witnesses had said called himself "Ted", was responsible for the disappearances. Among the people who reported Bundy as a potential suspect were his ex-girlfriend, one of his psychology professors, and Ann Rule.
Because of his reputation as a clean-shaven and well-mannered student, the police paid no attention to their tips.
During this time, he also killed women in Oregon. Bundy then moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah where he attended the University of Utah College of Law and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, though he never really attended any gatherings.
During the first semester, he killed four more women, one of which was the daughter of a police chief.
The next semester, 1975, he killed four more women, three of which were taken in Colorado.
The fourth was 13-year old Lynette Culver, who was abducted from a school playground in Pocatello, Idaho, taken to a hotel room, and raped and drowned in a bathtub. As with a number of Bundy's victims, her body was never found.
He killed another girl, 15-year old Susan Curtis, during his summer break. On August 16, he was pulled over when he wouldn't stop for a police officer. Inside his car, the officer found balaclavas, gloves, a crowbar, handcuffs, and other items he suspected to be burglary tools.
Bundy During Arrest :
Bundy During Trail :
On March 1, 1976, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch, whom he had tried to abduct in Utah in 1974 by pretending to be a police officer.
In 1977, investigators had found enough evidence to charge Bundy with the January 1975 murder of Caryn Campbell, who had disappeared while on a ski trip, and managed to extradite him to Aspen.
At the Pitkin County courthouse, Bundy was allowed to visit the courthouse library. From there, he escaped through a window but was pulled over in a stolen car for having dimmed headlights and arrested again.
He was placed in a jail in Glenwood Springs, from which he escaped on December 30, 1977, by somehow getting his hands on a hacksaw and $500 and getting out through a crawlspace. By the time the jail staff realized that he was missing, he had already made his way to Chicago.
After then spending some time at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and in Atlanta, he settled at Tallahassee, Florida on January 8, where he supported himself through shoplifting and purse snatching.
On January 15, 1978, Bundy committed his first murders in almost two-and-a-half years. He broke into the Chi Omega sorority at the Florida State University, raped, strangled, and bludgeoned students Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman. Two other students were also attacked but survived. The same night, he attacked another woman eight blocks away; she also survived.
On February 9, 1978, Bundy committed his last known murder.
He abducted 12-year-old Kimberly Leach outside her school, raped and killed her and tried to hide the body in an abandoned hog shed.
On the morning of February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and was quickly linked to the sorority murders.
In the end, Bundy received two death sentences; one for the sorority murders and one for the murder of Kimberly Leach.
Two pieces of evidence proved crucial:
When Bundy talked about the murders, he always did so in third-person and speaking hypothetically.
As the execution date came closer, Bundy confessed to more murders for which he hadn't previously been conclusively linked to.
In October 1984, Bundy contacted the Green River Task Force and offered personal insights on the case, which hadn't been solved at the time.
At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, Bundy was executed by electric chair.
His last words were "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends."
In May of 2012, John Henry Browne, who defended Bundy during his final trial, claimed in a memoir describing his conversations with Bundy that he claimed to have killed over 100 people and that his first victim had been a man.
Killings,Conviction and Execution :
Shortly after midnight on January 4, 1974, Bundy first attempted murder.
He broke into the basement bedroom of a female student at the University of Washington, bludgeoned her in her sleep and sexually assaulted her. She survived, but suffered permanent brain damage.
Over the following four months, he killed three students; another from the University of Washington on January 31, one from Evergreen State College on March 12 and one from Central Washington State College on April 17.
After more abductions and murders, the authorities became aware that the same man, who a number of witnesses had said called himself "Ted", was responsible for the disappearances. Among the people who reported Bundy as a potential suspect were his ex-girlfriend, one of his psychology professors, and Ann Rule.
Because of his reputation as a clean-shaven and well-mannered student, the police paid no attention to their tips.
During this time, he also killed women in Oregon. Bundy then moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah where he attended the University of Utah College of Law and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, though he never really attended any gatherings.
During the first semester, he killed four more women, one of which was the daughter of a police chief.
The next semester, 1975, he killed four more women, three of which were taken in Colorado.
The fourth was 13-year old Lynette Culver, who was abducted from a school playground in Pocatello, Idaho, taken to a hotel room, and raped and drowned in a bathtub. As with a number of Bundy's victims, her body was never found.
He killed another girl, 15-year old Susan Curtis, during his summer break. On August 16, he was pulled over when he wouldn't stop for a police officer. Inside his car, the officer found balaclavas, gloves, a crowbar, handcuffs, and other items he suspected to be burglary tools.
Bundy During Arrest :
Bundy During Trail :
On March 1, 1976, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch, whom he had tried to abduct in Utah in 1974 by pretending to be a police officer.
In 1977, investigators had found enough evidence to charge Bundy with the January 1975 murder of Caryn Campbell, who had disappeared while on a ski trip, and managed to extradite him to Aspen.
At the Pitkin County courthouse, Bundy was allowed to visit the courthouse library. From there, he escaped through a window but was pulled over in a stolen car for having dimmed headlights and arrested again.
He was placed in a jail in Glenwood Springs, from which he escaped on December 30, 1977, by somehow getting his hands on a hacksaw and $500 and getting out through a crawlspace. By the time the jail staff realized that he was missing, he had already made his way to Chicago.
After then spending some time at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and in Atlanta, he settled at Tallahassee, Florida on January 8, where he supported himself through shoplifting and purse snatching.
On January 15, 1978, Bundy committed his first murders in almost two-and-a-half years. He broke into the Chi Omega sorority at the Florida State University, raped, strangled, and bludgeoned students Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman. Two other students were also attacked but survived. The same night, he attacked another woman eight blocks away; she also survived.
On February 9, 1978, Bundy committed his last known murder.
He abducted 12-year-old Kimberly Leach outside her school, raped and killed her and tried to hide the body in an abandoned hog shed.
On the morning of February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and was quickly linked to the sorority murders.
In the end, Bundy received two death sentences; one for the sorority murders and one for the murder of Kimberly Leach.
Two pieces of evidence proved crucial:
- a set of bite marks on Lisa Levy's buttocks
- The testimony of a Chi Omega resident who hadn't been present at the killings and saw Bundy leave the building.
When Bundy talked about the murders, he always did so in third-person and speaking hypothetically.
As the execution date came closer, Bundy confessed to more murders for which he hadn't previously been conclusively linked to.
In October 1984, Bundy contacted the Green River Task Force and offered personal insights on the case, which hadn't been solved at the time.
At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, Bundy was executed by electric chair.
His last words were "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends."
In May of 2012, John Henry Browne, who defended Bundy during his final trial, claimed in a memoir describing his conversations with Bundy that he claimed to have killed over 100 people and that his first victim had been a man.
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