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Ted Bundy. By: Taylor Pederson . B orn on November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont, at a home for unwed mothers Grew up thinking his mother was his sister and his grandparents were his parents
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Ted Bundy By: Taylor Pederson
Born on November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont, at a home for unwed mothers • Grew up thinking his mother was his sister and his grandparents were his parents • Was active in high school with academics, church and Boy Scouts, but was never comfortable getting along with other kids Background
Began a serious relationship with a woman, but she broke up with him because he was immature. • Later met the same woman but with a much more serious manner • They were shortly engaged but Bundy ended it • The women Bundy targeted often had long dark hair like this woman Background Cont’d
Ted Bundy is rumored to have killed over 100 women over four-five different states • Earliest murder was in 1974 when he was 27 The Crime
Bundy was arrested on August 16, 1975, in Salt Lake City, for failure to stop for a police officer • After finding a crowbar and handcuffs, he was arrested for Ms. DaRonch’s kidnapping and was sentenced 15 years • While awaiting more possible sentencing from his murders in Colorado, he escaped from the prison library Trial #1
February 9, 1978 Bundy was arrested for driving a stolen car in Florida • He was taken to Miami for the murders of Levy and Bowman, two sorority girls he broke in and killed on January 15th 1978 • Was also tried for the murder of Kimberly Lech, who he abducted, raped and then killed on February 9, 1978 in Lake City, FL Trail #2
Ted Bundy personally believes that he became this way because of pornography • Others believe he did it because of his devastating breakup or finding out about his family problems Why He Did It
Sentenced to death on two different cases • At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, 42-year-old Ted Bundy was executed in the electric chair in Florida Sentence
Florida High Court Refuses To Put Off Bundy Execution • APPublished: January 21, 1989 • The State Supreme Court refused today to postpone the execution of the killer of a 12-year-old girl, rejecting defense lawyers' plea to let lower courts decide whether he was sane when he was tried. • The case for the defendant, Ted Bundy, was argued by the lawyer James Coleman, who later told reporters: ''He wasn't able to assist his lawyers. In fact, he sabotaged a lot of what they were trying to do.'' • Mr. Coleman was expected to appeal to the Federal courts. • Mr. Bundy is scheduled to be executed at 7 A.M. Tuesday for kidnapping and killing the girl, Kimberly Diane Leach. News Article
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