Theodore Robert Bundy or Ted Bundy (born November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer, in his actions he committed kidnapping, rape, theft, and necrophilia (raping the corpses of his victims).
The action was carried out by killing many women and young girls during the decade of the 1970s.
When he was caught by the police, he admitted that he had killed 30 women in 7 American states, but experts believe that the victims of Bundy could reach 100 people, the murders were committed between 1974 and 1978.
The actual number of victims remains unknown for certain, and according to estimates, it could be much more.
Bundy was considered by many of his young female victims as a handsome and charismatic character, then he used these advantages to gain the trust of his victims.
He usually approaches his victims in public places, pretending to be injured or physically disabled, and then Bundy begins to set a live trap, before finally taking his victims to a secluded and lonely place.
He sometimes revisits the crime scene where he killed his victims, then the bodies of his victims were raped, and then their bodies were left to rot or eaten by wild animals.
Bundy also beheaded his victims, at least 12 of his victims were decapitated, after beheading some of his victims’ heads were then kept in his apartment for a certain period of time, according to him this was done only as a memento of his victims.
Originally Bundy was imprisoned in Utah in 1975 for being involved in a case of kidnapping and attempted criminal assault, and Ted Bundy later became a suspect in a long list of unsolved murders in many American states.
Facing murder charges in Colorado, he planned 2 dramatic escapes and carried out further attacks, including three murders, before his final arrest in Florida in 1978.
He eventually received the death penalty in two separate cases for murder in Florida.
Bundy was executed by an electric chair at Raiford Prison in Starke, Florida, on January 24, 1989. Biographer Ann Rule described Bundy as ” a sadistic sociopath who enjoyed the pain of other people and the control he had over his victims, until death, and even after becoming a corpse “.
Ann Rule once called Bundy ” the coldest bastard you’ll ever meet “. Attorney Polly Nelson, says “Ted”, ” is the definition of callous evil .”
First Kill
When Bundy was a student at the University of Washington, Ted Bundy fell in love with a rich and beautiful woman from California. He had everything he wanted, money, class, and even influence.
At that time his relationship with the woman was destroyed and they separated. Many of Bundy’s victims later resembled his former college girlfriend, characterized by an attractive woman with long, dark hair.
His murders also usually follow a very gruesome pattern. He often rapes his victims before finally killing them, the reason being only for fun and also to channel his sadistic sexual desires.
The exact number of women killed by Bundy is never known for certain. There is also some debate as to when he began killing, but most sources say that he began killing around 1974.
Bundy graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in psychology in 1972 and was accepted to law school in Utah. Bundy even got a letter of recommendation from the governor of Washington after working on his campaign.
At that time many women in the Seattle area and nearby Oregon were missing. And stories circulated about some of the victims last seen in the company of a dark-haired young man known as “Ted.”
He often lured his victims into his car by pretending to be hurt and asking them for help. Their kindness proved to be a very fatal mistake.
Bundy moved to Utah in the fall of 1974 to attend law school, and women began disappearing there as well. The following year, he was checked by the police, where in his vehicle the police found a crowbar, face mask, rope, and handcuffs.
Bundy was later arrested for possessing this device and the police began to kiss and connect him to the crime that resulted in many missing women.
In 1975, Bundy was arrested for the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch, one of the few women who escaped his clutches. He was convicted and received a prison sentence of one to fifteen years in that case.
2 years later, Bundy was charged with murder for the death of a young woman in Colorado. Bundy then decided to be his own lawyer in the case.
On the way to the courthouse, Bundy then jumped out the window and made his first escape. Finally, He was arrested 8 days later.
The End Of His Evil
In December 1977, Bundy escaped from custody again. He got out of the hole he made in the ceiling of his cell, then he fled towards Tallahassee, Florida.
There, on the night of January 14, 1978, Bundy then entered the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University. He then attacked 4 of the young women and then killed 2 of them.
On February 9, Bundy also kidnapped and killed a 12-year-old girl named Kimberly Leach. This crime marked the end of his murders, and then the police finally arrested him in late February.
In July 1979, Bundy was finally tried and sentenced for the murder of two Chi Omega students. The clearest evidence of his crime comes from the bite mark on one of the corpses, which is one of the hallmarks of the victims killed by Bundy.
He was eventually awarded the death penalty for the crime. Bundy later received the death penalty again the following year in the murder of Kimberly Leach.
The End of Bundy’s Life
Bundy fought for his life, spending many years of his life in his cell, to further await the execution of the death sentence he received.
As a nationally known figure since the conference in Florida, it remains a source of fascination for many. Actor Mark Harmon even played in a movie called Bundy on television in 1986.
Bundy tried to take his own case all the way to the US Supreme Court but was rejected.
Bundy even offered information about several unsolved murder cases in order to avoid Florida’s electric chair, but it was all in vain.
On January 24, 1989, Bundy met his fate at the Florida State Penitentiary. He died around 7 am in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky”.
Outside the prison, crowds cheered and even set off fireworks after Bundy’s execution.