Ted Bundy
By: Taylor Pederson
Background
Born on November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont, at a home for unwed mothers
Grew up thinking his mother was his sister and his grandparents were his parents
Was active in high school with academics, church and Boy Scouts, but was never comfortable getting along with other kids
Background Cont’d
Began a serious relationship with a woman, but she broke up with him because he was immature.
Later met the same woman but with a much more serious manner
They were shortly engaged but Bundy ended it
The women Bundy targeted often had long dark hair like this woman
The CrimeTed Bundy is rumored
to have killed over 100 women over four-five different states
Earliest murder was in 1974 when he was 27
Trial #
1
Bundy was arrested on August 16, 1975, in Salt Lake City, for failure to stop for a police officer
After finding a crowbar and handcuffs, he was arrested for Ms. DaRonch’s kidnapping and was sentenced 15 years
While awaiting more possible sentencing from his murders in Colorado, he escaped from the prison library
Trail
#2 February 9, 1978 Bundy
was arrested for driving a stolen car in Florida
He was taken to Miami for the murders of Levy and Bowman, two sorority girls he broke in and killed on January 15th 1978
Was also tried for the murder of Kimberly Lech, who he abducted, raped and then killed on February 9, 1978 in Lake City, FL
Why He Did ItTed Bundy personally believes that he became this way because of pornography
Others believe he did it because of his devastating breakup or finding out about his family problems
Sentence Sentenced to death on two different cases
At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, 42-year-old Ted Bundy was executed in the electric chair in Florida
Bundy’s Victims
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAHgJFPcOvY
News
Article
Florida High Court Refuses To Put Off Bundy Execution
APPublished: January 21, 1989
The State Supreme Court refused today to postpone the execution of the killer of a 12-year-old girl, rejecting defense lawyers' plea to let lower courts decide whether he was sane when he was tried.
The case for the defendant, Ted Bundy, was argued by the lawyer James Coleman, who later told reporters: ''He wasn't able to assist his lawyers. In fact, he sabotaged a lot of what they were trying to do.''
Mr. Coleman was expected to appeal to the Federal courts.
Mr. Bundy is scheduled to be executed at 7 A.M. Tuesday for kidnapping and killing the girl, Kimberly Diane Leach.
Resourc
es http://crime.about.com/od/serial/p/tedbundy2.htm
http://www.mysterycrimescene.com/ted-bundy.html
The End