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Ted Bundy

American serial killer (1946-1989) · United States · Historical Figures · Died at 42

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The attention comes from the scale, the method, and the mask: a law student who killed dozens of young women across five states in the 1970s, using manufactured trust to isolate and murder them.

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A life in dates

1989Died24 January 1989“The ultimate possession was, in fact, the taking of the life. And then … the physical possession of the remains.”In their wordsQuoted in Michaud, Stephen; Aynesworth, Hugh (1989) Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer New York: Signet. pg. 124-26

1981“I have known people who ... radiate vulnerability .... Their facial expressions say 'I am afraid of you.' These people invite abuse ...”In their wordsSeptember 1981In a 1977 letter to girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, quoted in Kendall, Elizabeth (September 1981). The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted

1980“I'm not gonna be in this room when that jury walks in. I'm not going through this and you knew that, your honor. You know how far you can push me..... You wanna make a circus?”In their wordsDuring an angry outburst after he learns of the judge's choices for the jury for the Kimberly Leach trial. (1980) video

“Tell the jury they were wrong.”In their words10 February 1980After being sentenced to death for the murder of Kimberly Leach. (February 10, 1980). video

1978“Okay, you've got the indictment, that's all you're gonna get... I'll plead not guilty right now.”In their words27 July 1978As Leon County Sherriff Ken Katsaris reads him his indictment for the murder of the Chi Omega Sorority girls (July 27, 1978) video.

1946Born24 November 1946

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Bundy as a high school senior in 1965Bundy as a high school senior in 1965Lynda Ann HealyLynda Ann HealyBundy's 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, in which he committed many of his crimes. The vehicle was on display at the now-defunct National Museum of Crime and Punishment,[112][113] and is now at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.[114]Bundy's 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, in which he committed many of his crimes. The vehicle was on display at the now-defunct National Museum of Crime and Punishment,[112][113] and is now at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.[114]Rooming house in Salt Lake City where Bundy lived from September 1974 to October 1975, showing the fire escape used to sneak into his room and windows to the utility room where he concealed photo souvenirs of his murders[133]Rooming house in Salt Lake City where Bundy lived from September 1974 to October 1975, showing the fire escape used to sneak into his room and windows to the utility room where he concealed photo souvenirs of his murders[133]Laura Ann AimeLaura Ann AimeCaryn Campbell disappeared while walking down this brightly lit hallway to her hotel room in January 1975.Caryn Campbell disappeared while walking down this brightly lit hallway to her hotel room in January 1975.

In their own words 10

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  1. The ultimate possession was, in fact, the taking of the life. And then … the physical possession of the remains.

    1989, Quoted in Michaud, Stephen; Aynesworth, Hugh (1989) Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer New York: Signet. pg. 124-26, Own words

  2. I have known people who ... radiate vulnerability .... Their facial expressions say 'I am afraid of you.' These people invite abuse ...

    Sep 1981, In a 1977 letter to girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, quoted in Kendall, Elizabeth (September 1981). The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted, Own words

  3. I'm not gonna be in this room when that jury walks in. I'm not going through this and you knew that, your honor. You know how far you can push me..... You wanna make a circus?

    1980, During an angry outburst after he learns of the judge's choices for the jury for the Kimberly Leach trial. (1980) video, Own words

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About this person

Theodore Robert Bundy was born November 24, 1946. His first confirmed murder occurred in February 1974 in Washington; over the next four years his crimes spread to Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Florida. He lured victims by feigning injury or posing as authority, then bludgeoned, restrained, and killed them in remote locations. He returned to the bodies repeatedly until decomposition made it impossible. Arrested in Utah in 1975 for kidnapping, he escaped custody twice in Colorado and murdered three more people in Florida before recapture in 1978. Biographer Ann Rule called him "a sadistic sociopath who took pleasure from another human's pain and the control he had over his victims, to the point of death and even after." He was executed by electric chair on January 24, 1989.

Country
United States
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 1989 · aged 42

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