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Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy. “The Lady Killer” “The Campus Killer”. Background (Childhood). Ted Bundy was born on November 24, 1946 to his mother out of wedlock when she was only 20 years old

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Ted Bundy

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  1. Ted Bundy “The Lady Killer” “The Campus Killer”

  2. Background (Childhood) • Ted Bundy was born on November 24, 1946 to his mother out of wedlock when she was only 20 years old • To hide the fact Bundy was an illegitimate child, he was raised as the adopted son of his grandparents and was told that his mother was his sister • A few years later, Bundy moved with his mother and shortly after she got married and have several more children • By the age of 3, Bundy became fascinated with knives • He was still considered average and bright in school but not very social with his peers

  3. Background (Young Adult) • Bundy started to peer in other people's windows and steal regularly as a teenager • He studied at the University of Washington and fell in love with a woman from California • She broke up with him because he did not seem like he had a future • Many of Bundy’s victims resembled this girl • Bundy graduated with a degree in psychology in 1972 • In 1974, he began law school in Utah

  4. Bundy’s Crimes

  5. Most Recent Crime • February 15, 1978 • Bludgeoned and murdered Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University • Evidence • Nita Neary's testimony of what she had seen the night of the murders • Testimony from Dr. Lavine • Analysis of the bite mark left on the body of Lisa Levy

  6. What was Bundy’s punishment? • Convicted of: • Robbery • Attempted 1st degree murder • Attempted kidnapping • Aggravated kidnapping - kidnapping means kidnapping accompanied by some aggravating factor (weapon, ransom etc.) • First-degree murder - generally a killing which is deliberate and premeditated • Was sentenced to the electric chair on January 24, 1989 in Starke, Florida • Admitted to 36 murders • Many investigators believe that the real total is much higher

  7. Seattle, Washington:31 January 1974 - Lynda Healy, 2112 March 1974 - Donna Manson, 1917 April 1974 - Susan Rancourt, 186 May 1974 - Roberta Parks, 221 June 1974 - Brenda Ball, 2211 June 1974 - Georgann Hawkins, 1814 July 1974 - Janice Ott, 2314 July 1974 - Denise Naslund, 19 • Salt Lake City, Utah:2 October 1974 - Nancy Wilcox, 1618 October 1974 - Melissa Smith, 1731 October 1974 - Laura Aime, 178 November 1974 - Debby Kent, 17 • Aspen, Colorado:12 January 1975 - Caryn Campbell, 23 • Tallahassee, Florida:15 January 1978 - Margaret Bowman, 21 15 January 1978 - Lisa Levy, 209 February 1978 - Kimberly Leach, 12 Bundy’s Known Victims

  8. “We all go a little mad sometimes.” “I want to master life and death.” Quotes “You learn what you need to kill and take care of the details. It's like changing a tire. The first time you're careful. By the thirtieth time, you can't remember where you left the lug wrench.” “The fantasy that accompanies and generates the anticipation that precedes the crime is always more stimulating than the immediate aftermath of the crime itself.” “Possessing them physically as one would possess a potted plant, a painting or a Porsche. Owing, as it were, this individual.”

  9. Sociological Theory • I think that the Anomie Theory best describes Ted Bundy’s crimes. Bundy was an illegitimate child and thought his mother was his sister for part of his life. Also, he was socially unaccepted as a child, and dumped by the “love of his life” in college, Bundy began to give up on culturally defined goals. He felt like the goals that were given to him were unattainable. More so, that he did not have the opportunities to reach them. Because of this, Bundy gave up on these goals.

  10. Sociological Theory (cont.) • Instead, he turned to something that had been inside him long before. Bundy rebelled against what was normal and sought out to do something that made him feel accomplished, not what accomplished is defined by society. Bundy felt like he could not achieve society’s set goals. Therefore, he created his own that were completely opposite against society. He wanted to be known for something. Bundy saw his crimes as an achievement.

  11. Rehabilitated or Punished? • I think that Ted Bundy should most certainly be punished for the crimes that he committed. Although Bundy’s psychological health seems to be strained, I do not think that there are any methods that could possibly change him. If someone were to try to rehabilitate Bundy, I feel as if he would use his manipulation and charm to do whatever it takes to make them think that he is “cured”. There is no amount of treatment that can help this man; Bundy’s problems are rooted even deeper. For all the crimes he has committed, for the families of the victims, Bundy should be punished.

  12. Summary Ted Bundy is an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophilewho assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, he confessed shortly before his execution to 36 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978; the true total remains unknown, and could be much higher.

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