Research Paper On Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy: attractive, charming, funny, witty, intelligent, and a life saver. But also evil, manipulative, inhumane, psychotic, and a life taker. Serial killer Ted Bundy’s known killings began from 1974 – 1978. With a confirmed total of 36 women murdered in the states of Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Florida, and Washington; Bundy allegedly holds the title of “one of the most notorious criminals of the late 20th century.”

November 24, 1946, Theodore Robert Cowell came into the family of self-proclaimed Christians Samuel and Eleanor Cowell in Burlington, Vermont, but was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for his first three years. Eleanor was described by Ted as an apprehensive and compliant woman. She was also diagnosed with severe depression

Louise met and eventually married in 1951 to John Culpepper Bundy. John formally adopted Bundy and gave him the name he would carry for life; Theodore Robert Bundy. Bundy was never close to John and many conflicts sparked between the two of them due to his low ranking in society. From an early age, Bendy was a materialistic child; always dragging Eleanor to the most expensive clothing stores. He was ashamed of John for the lack of money he had and refused to become close to him and the four children Louise and John had together. Bundy was also confused whether to call Louise his sister or his mother because of the adoption, but refused to call John his father and simply referred to him as

But what many didn’t know, by the time he was 15, he was already an accomplished shoplifter. As his darker self started to surface, he roamed the streets late at night to peer into the windows of young woman to watch them undress. Bundy was also a heavy drinker and enjoyed looking at violent porn magazines which he later claimed was associated with what drove him into fantasizing and taking action in the killings. He “has met a lot of men who were motivated to commit violence… and without exception, without questions, every one of them was deeply involved in