Ted Bundy The Infamous Murderer of the 20 th Century "... the most cold-hearted son of a bitch you'll ever meet."

Background Illegitimate child to Eleanor Cowell – Believed her mother was her sister Intelligent in school Anti-social in school Fascination with knives at the age 3 Enjoyed stalking girls in high school Had fun with larceny Graduated University of Washington with psychology Joined Governor Daniel J. Evans's reelection campaign – Shadowed his opponents Went to Law School in Utah Drinker Dated Stephaine Brooks, whom he dated in college and she broke up with him because he “lacked ambition” Dated Elizabeth Kloepfer, but broke up with her mysteriously as the murders began Became heavily social after killings began Charismatic and compulsive liar

Crimes Accused on Committing DateCrimeVictimsPunishment 8/16/1973Failure to stop for police N/AArrested Nov 1974KidnappingDaRonch1-15 years in prison (Utah State Prison) Dec 1977Escape From Prison N/ANone 1/24-25/1978Two counts of murder, three attempts of 1 st degree murder and two counts of burglary Karen Chandler, Margaret Bowman, Cheryl Thomas Death Pentality by electric chair 1 st degree murder- Premediated and deliberate murder of an individual. Burglary- unlawful entry into private or public property with the intent of stealing ***As a side note, Ted Bundy, before his execution, admitted to over 30 murders. Though it’s possible to be responsible for over 100

Most Recent Crime (1979) Before his final capture, Ted Bundy allegedly kidnapped and murdered 12 year old Kimberly Diane Leach Her mummified remains were found seven weeks after the kidnapping a pig slaughter house

Evidence against this Eyewitness account with Bundy leading her into a stolen van Fiber from the van matched both Kimberly and Bundy’s Seminal traces in the undergarments of the girl Bundy’s testimony to the crime

Sentencing Sentenced to capital punishment via electric chair Executed in Florida and died at 7:16 AM January 24, 1989

The Anomie Theory Ted Bundy is a man who knows the social norms and fits well into society, but abandons them when acting out his extreme sexual fantasy. As an individual, he is intelligent and a master of disguise and charisma. He is well spoken, especially to his victims and was able to lure them without much of a fight, most of the time. Anomie Theory fits best because being a loner, he didn’t have much company to interact with and he really didn’t have anything to lose when it came to committing a crime. He didn’t set out to defy certain norms, he just wanted to live his fantasy. He has a mix of retreatism, rebellion and ritualism within the theory because he doesn’t fit one part through his actions. The retreatism is when he hides away for days on end to plan and conceive plots for his next victim. He didn’t live a normal lifestyle. Rebellion would fit his fantasies because he was deviant in the aspect of pursuing sexual aggressive crimes. This is a blatant form of rebelling against social norms of pursuing partners for the same thing. Ritualism explains why he doesn’t change his patterns. He is perfectly fine with continuing his rampage of sexual assault and burglary.

Cultural References "The Ted Bundy Song" – Macabre The Stanger Beside Me – Ann Rule The Deliberate Stranger (1986)