United States
Ted Bundy
said
The ultimate possession was, in fact, the taking of the life. And then … the physical possession of the remains.
— Quoted in Michaud, Stephen; Aynesworth, Hugh (1989) Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer New York: Signet. pg. 124–26
Ted Bundy
American serial killer (1946–1989)
- Fame72.2
- Momentum10.7
- Global rank#185
Source-basedStable
- Fame72.2
- Momentum10.7
- Global rank#185
- United States rank#84
- Historical Figures rank#19
- Wikipedia468.3K
Lived 1946–1989, aged 43United States
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21
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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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…
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Ted Bundy
said
I have known people who ... radiate vulnerability .... Their facial expressions say 'I am afraid of you.' These people invite abuse ...
— In a 1977 letter to girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, quoted in Kendall, Elizabeth (September 1981). The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted
Ted Bundy
said
Tell the jury they were wrong.
— After being sentenced to death for the murder of Kimberly Leach. (February 10, 1980). video
Ted Bundy
said
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?
— During an angry outburst after he learns of the judge's choices for the jury for the Kimberly Leach trial. (1980) video
Ted Bundy
said
Okay, you've got the indictment, that's all you're gonna get... I'll plead not guilty right now.
— As Leon County Sherriff Ken Katsaris reads him his indictment for the murder of the Chi Omega Sorority girls (July 27, 1978) video.
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Stable72.2
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Momentum10.7
Historical40.9
Now attention35.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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