Ted Bundy

Murder is the most vindictive crime society can commit. As individuals in society, the belief of being born a murderer is false. No one is born a murderer; society gives birth to that murderer. In Ted Bundy's case the lack of parental guidance and constant rejection of women contributed to him evolving into a vicious serial killer. Bundy was a man who let his fantasies run his life, he believed that life was a game. All this contributed to making Bundy revengeful, bitter, and not quite mentally stable. Bundy took countless numbers of young female lives in the 70's. This man seemed to have a highly unstable personality and was often confused in life, some have suggested that, "Bundy was insane and that he should have been in a mental institution." Bundy was executed in 1989 in Florida for his crimes, but the real question is what really made this vicious man tick? Ted Bundy went down in history as one of the most brutal serial killers of the 20th century (AP 10).

Ted Bundy was born on November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont in a home for unwed mothers. His 22-year-old mother Eleanor Louise Cowell felt forced by the norms of society to have her parents raise Ted as their own and she portrayed herself to be her son's older siste

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Bundy was extremely depressed over their breakup, and to make matters worse Bundy learned the true about his "sister", that she was really his mother. ) He put handcuffs on her and he threatened her with a gun, she managed to get away and escape with some people passing by in a car.

The remains of Kathy Devine were found on December 6, 1973 which the police had immediately began an investigation. Although, a psychiatrist had concluded after talking with Bundy year's later, that his grandfather was an abusive brute or even worse. Farther investigations had found that hairs from Campbell and Smith were found in Bundy's VM Bug. Bundy was deprived of security and guidance at a very young age and was subjected to constant rejection. This was in an addition to turning point in Bundy's behavior. The was connection was made to the previous attempted kidnappings, Bundy was convicted of the attempted kidnappings and sent to prison after DaRonch and a friend of Kent's picked Bundy out of a lineup. This individual could place barriers around himself alone, which eventually drove Ted to psychopathic behavior. When Ted turned four, his mother, Louise took him with her and moved to Tacoma, Washington where she married Johnnie Bundy. Many years before, society had a difficult time tracking these murderers down and understanding them.

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