Ted Bundy was born Theodore Robert Cowell to Louise Cowell
on November 24, 1946, at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed
Mothers in Burlington, Vermont. His antisocial personality and
psychotic character made him feared across the country. He
killed 36 young women and spanned through four states.
Process- Focused & Lust Killer
- He chose women with a long dark parted
down the middle, faking an injury or
disability, or impersonating an authority
figure, before overpowering and assaulting
them at a more secluded location.
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Ted thought his grandparents were his parents and his
mother was his sister. In 1946 an illegitimate child was
extremely looked down upon by society.
Well behaved and grew into an attractive teen who was
generally liked and who performed well in school.
Suffered from acute shyness that resulted in his
appearing socially awkward
Met the woman of his dreams. She was pretty, wealthy,
and sophisticated. They both shared a skill and passion for
skiing and spent many weekends on the ski slopes.
Suffered extreme depression over the break up and
dropped out of school. It was during this time that he
learned the truth that his sister was his mother and his
parents were his grandparents.
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Mixed Disorganized and Organized
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Socially inadequate
Lives with a partner
Unstable father
Crime location state to state
Daytime and night time habits
Good hygiene
Usually leaves body intact
Leaves physical evidence
leaves chaotic crime scene
Responds best to counseling interview
Bundy developed several complex signature behaviors which
include: keeping the bodies for days, shampooing victim's hair and
applying makeup, decapitation, inserting objects into the vaginas of
some of his victims. Although this list is not entirely inclusive, it
does give one an idea of Bundy's particular signature behaviors.
Aura phase
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When he suffered extreme depression over the
break up and dropped out of school. It was during
this time that he learned the truth that his sister
was his mother and his parents were his
grandparents. He was getting a whispered
reputation by those close to him for being a petty
thief. It was during this phase of his life that his
shyness was replaced with false bravado and he
returned in college, excelled in his major, and
earned a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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He strapped his arm in a sling and asked for help
with books, packages or even the hull of the sailboat
to lure the victim into his car. Some victims escaped
and said he never seemed out of control until the
moment he actually attacked them.
He lure his victims by faking an injury or
disability, or impersonating an authority
figure, before assaulting them at a secluded
location.
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Ted Bundy reveals what he is. He snap a
handcuff on the victim’s wrists, or a blow
that renders the victim helpless. He also
draw his victim into his car which has no
door handle one could use as an escape.
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He commits a much slower and more
painful murder act. The victim is most
likely to be tortured and raped before
death. In his case the act of killing is
delayed because the murder itself it often
not the motive of the crime; rather, it is
the torturing that the killer enjoys most.
Bundy always carried out the murders and
he also kept body parts to preserve the
enjoyment he got from the killings.
 Bundy went through depression phase
because he was not able to quit. He began
to kill as soon as he got to Florida.
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