Bundy, Ted

Bundy, Ted

▪ American serial killer
in full  Theodore Robert Bundy 
born Nov. 24, 1946, Burlington, Vt., U.S.
died Jan. 24, 1989, Starke, Fla.

      American serial killer and rapist, one of the most notorious criminals of the late 20th century.

      Bundy had a difficult childhood—he had a strained relationship with his stepfather, and his shyness made him a frequent target of bullying. Later, however, his intelligence and social skills enabled him to enjoy a successful college career, and he developed a series of apparently normal emotional relationships with women. Despite this apparent stability, he sexually assaulted and killed several young women in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, and Florida between 1974 and 1978. Although he would ultimately confess to 28 murders, some estimated that he was responsible for hundreds of deaths. Following a well-publicized trial, he was sentenced to death in 1979 for the murder of two college students; in the following year he again was sentenced to death, this time for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. Bundy was executed in Florida's electric chair in 1989.

      Despite the appalling nature of his crimes, Bundy became something of a celebrity, particularly following his escape from custody in Colorado in 1977. During his trial his charm and intelligence drew significant public attention. His case inspired a series of popular novels and films devoted to serial murder; it also galvanized feminist criminologists, who contended that the popular media had transformed Bundy into a romantic figure.

John Philip Jenkins
 

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