Applied Criminological Analysis of Ted Bundy

Crime occurs every day, all over the world. Most crime is unreported or is unknown to the vast majority of the populations. Over time, crime has grown to become a normal part of society and typically people are not surprised to hear that a crime has been committed. Most crimes are dealt with and forgotten, however a few crimes grab the media’s attention and are highly publicized, ultimately giving the criminal their 15 minutes of infamy. Ted Bundy was one of these criminals. Bundy was a law student in Utah and during the 1970’s, he assaulted, raped and murdered at least 30 known women with some criminologists suspecting as high as nearly 100 victims. The tactics he used along with the extent of his killings is how Bundy acquired his long lasting infamy and notoriety as one of America’s top 10 most wanted during his time. Our true focus here is explaining why these murders occurred; truly understanding the motivation behind Bundy’s actions and finding the roots of causation which could lead a person to commit such serious crimes.

Crimes and criminals define not only places, but certain time periods. Serial killers are usually the ones that individuals tend to remember the most. An individual is considered a serial killer when they murder three or more individuals during a period of time with a cooling off period between each crime (Frailing & Harper, 2016). The purpose of this paper is to discuss one of the most controversial and yet famous serial killer, Theodore Robert Bundy. Something interesting that attracts the attention of most towards him is the fact that he was an unexpected face for a serial killer. The fact that he was handsome, intelligent, integrated into his community and with a bright future ahead of him made him an unexpected suspect during the investigation.

Theodore Bundy was an infamous American serial killer who preyed upon numerous young women during the 1970s and possibly earlier. He was associated with at least 30 counts of homicide and suspected of an estimated one hundred or more. Beyond homicide, he also made it apparent that he was capable of other sinister crimes such as rape, kidnapping, and necrophilia. His most frequent method of killing was an attack with a blunt weapon to the head. However, he did not merely kill his victims; evidence concludes that each were also sexually assaulted and sodomized. It is reported that he even revisited his crime scenes to further engage in sexual acts with the decomposing corpses. Moreover, at least 12 of his victims had been decapitated .

Ted Bundy was born November 24, 1946, in Burlington, Vermont. Theodore “Ted” Bundy was raised by his grandparents. Eleanor Cowell, Ted’s mom was twenty-two and unmarried when she had Theodore. To hide the fact that Theodore was an illegitimate child, he was raised as the adopted son of his grandparents and was told that his mother was his sister. Bundy’s mom moved to Tacoma, Washington a few years later and married Johnnie Bundy and had several children together. Ted grew an interest on disturbing and horrifying depictions of death or injuries on things. At the age of 3 Bundy mesmerized knives. He was very shy and intellectual at school but very bad with peers. As he got older, as a teenager his darker side became more visible. Years later, Bundy went to college and attended University of Washington. He then met a wealthy, pretty young woman from California and fell in love with her. She had everything that he wanted money, class, and influence. He was flattened by their breakup. Around 1974, Bundy became more seemingly confident in social and political matters. He graduated from University of Washington with a degree in psychology in 1972. and had been accepted to law school in Utah. On 1974 Bundy then moved to Utah to attend law school. Bundy’s breakup caused him to only kill college girls that looked like his ex girlfriend. All the victims were attractive with long black hair. He usually raped his victims before killing them.

Americans were shocked in the 1970s when authorities began reporting a string of disappearances of young women from Washington, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Florida and Oregon. The man behind these crimes was Theodore (Ted) Bundy. Many people still consider him to be one of the most notorious serial killers of all time and was once one of the FBI’s most wanted. He was officially tied to 36 murders, however he is believed to have committed more than one hundred. The Ted Bundy murders shocked everyone because of his outwardly sociable appearance, politeness, and political aspirations. He was intelligent, good looking, and charismatic. Many of his victims did not fear him or question him because of how charming

One of the most famous serial killers, Ted Bundy, once said, "We serial killer are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow.”(6) According to a recent survey, which I conducted with 45 Crane High School student and faculty, most people concur that Ted Bundy was one of America's worst serial killers of all time. NIne-percent said he wasn’t the worst serial killer, and thirty-five-percent said he was.

Many people wonder it takes to make a serial killer. Is there something inherently defective in that person that means that they have the ability to commit murder without remorse or somehow enjoy the suffering or others, or doses childhood abuse and other mistreatment mean that someone will grow up to commit these atrocities? Unfortunately, the conflicting information about Bundy's childhood does little to help answer these questions. On the surface, Bundy's childhood does not appear to feature the level of child abuse or neglect that one normally associates with a serial killer. He was born to a single mother in 1946, a time in which there was a tremendous social stigma attached to being born out of wedlock. However, Bundy did not experience that stigma, as his grandparents raised him as their son. Bundy's own accounts of his childhood vary tremendously. At times, he seems to indicate that he was raised in a stable and loving home, but at other times he

To the world Ted is known as one of the most notorious serial killers. Many people will ask questions such as why did he do that? And how could a human being have no remorse for killing any of these women. Well, in the next few subjects I will try to break it down in two theories as to why Ted Bundy did what he did. Of course we can’t understand entirely why a psychopath serial killer does things, but there are some theories that can lead us to believe why a serial killer commits such violent acts. On February 15, 1978 Ted Bundy was arrested in Florida while he was in prison he admitted to raping and killing more than 30 women and girls, he was suspected of committing over 50 murders. He was convicted on July 31, 1979. Bundy’s beetle bug was where he trapped many of his victims handcuffing them, knocking them out with a crowbar and then driving them off to a secluded location to meet their death. Many of Ted’s victims remain anonymous, but there are a few that reveal some stories that they experienced when coming in contact with Ted.

Ted Bundy was one the most well-known textbook psychopaths, who was characterized as a sexual psychopath due to him sexually assaulting his victims, whom were all white, thin, single, females. Psychopathic personality traits that Bundy exhibited according to the PCL-R scale were, intelligence, and superficial charm. Bundy’s charm was first noted DR Carlisse, whom was the psychiatrist who evaluated Bundy after his first arrest, His charm was used to reel in his victims by pretending to be injured by wearing crutches of arms slings, during his political campaign, and in his failed attempt to evade arrest and the death penalty. He was a timid and insecure person due to being of middle class in a classroom full wealthy students, and having a dependency

Back in the 1970’s, a man named Ted Bundy admitted to killing 36 people and potentially could have killed over 100 people all just because he “wanted to” (Hammon). I did not want to look into the mind of someone who wants to kill but I wanted to look into how more men are reported to feel this way rather than women. I looked into the differences of men’s and women’s minds in terms of crime. Men and women have many alike traits, but there are many differences that separate them in the crimes that they commit.

Ted Bundy was a rapist, serial killer and necrophilia who targeted young girls and women. He killed across the states of America and once caught denied all killings until years later he admitted to 30 plus homicides. He started in the early 70’s and continued to 76’ before being put to death. Officials never found the true number of killings and victims. Bundy was a very manipulating man and acted towards his victims as if he cared for them to gain their trust. He approached his victims as if he was a local authority or just a random person and would take them to more private places to kill and torture them. He was known to go back to the places he committed the murders and perform sexual acts toward the victims. He kept several body parts

Have you ever heard of a notorious murderer who consistently commits a crime with no hesitation? Whether you have or not, you are in for a rude awakening. Ted Bundy is one of the most well-known serial killers in America. He is a rapist and a necrophile who assaulted several women during the 1970’s. His persona and deranged character made him fearful across the United States. He was born to a single mother who told him that she was his sister. His grandparents raised him and convinced him that they were his parents throughout his childhood years. People portrayed Bundy as a charming, intelligent, and an appealing person. How could Bundy be so violent if his peers thought otherwise of him? The question will forever remain anonymous. Because of his actions, Ted Bundy is a sadistic, unemotional, and insane criminal

Many of his victims resembled his ex girlfriend—attractive students with long, dark hair. He usually killed his victims by raping them before beating them to death. There is not an exact number of women Bundy killed. Most sources say that he began his killings around 1974. Around this time, many women in the area of Seattle and Oregon went missing. Stories were circulating about some of the victims last being seen “in the company

The objective of this case study is to examine the personality of one of the most notorious serial killers in modern history, Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was alleged to have humiliated, tortured and murdered at least 50 women. Possibility more, but the true number will never be known. Because Ted Bundy kept the true number of his victims to himself and refused to inform authorities of the exact number of his horrific deeds, before he was executed on January 24, 1989 (Wikipedia, n.d.).

In this case study I have focused on Ted Bundy’s case, the most dangerous serial killer of his time at U.S.A. His case is solved through Forensic Odentology and is very famous case. His victims are mostly young and adult females. At the beginning of late 1970s he was considered as highly intelligent but cruel man that involve in murdering of females. He kill approximately 35 females but the exact number of his victims are not exactly known. Bite mark case was the only evidence that shows that Bundy is involved in all these 35 plus murders.