Intelligent And Serial Killer: Ted Bundy
In this busy world today, there is always constant exchanges going on between people. The average person walks past 36 serial killers in their lifetime! One of the most notorious serial killers was Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was born November twenty fourth, nineteen forty six in Burlington, Vermont and died in Florida State Prison. He was convicted of murdering 38 women, one being 12 year old, Kimberly Leach. Ted Bundy was an intelligent and charming man (“Crime Museum”) with a deadly downfall that lead to his ultimate demise.
Looking at Ted Bundy’s life, aspirations, and intelligence, no one would have guessed he was a serial killer. Most often, the serial killer is bright, appealing, and cordial. Ted Bundy mastered all of these characteristics (“Crime Museum”). Behind every serial killer is most likely a twisted background (Gendes 89-90); this is clear looking at Ted Bundy’s misfortunate childhood. His parents were Samuel and Eleanor Cowell. Samuel was both his father and his grandfather. Eleanor had Bundy out of wedlock. She gave out random names of distant men claiming they were the father in a pitiful attempt to mask the debauchery that her father had committed to her. Due to Bundy and Eleanor’s “Christian” upbringing, her parents could not bear to have their good name foiled by a pregnancy out of wedlock. So to mask reality, they told Bundy that Eleanor was his sister, and the grandparents raised him as their own. With Bundy’s confusing childhood, Ted did not have the easiest, or best, life by any means. At the young age of 12, Ted Bundy started to read and watch pornography. He would go through the neighbour’s trash cans searching for pornographic images. He would also peek through neighbours’ windows hoping to see a woman undress. These are early signs and actions of a future serial killer (“A Transcript of Ted Bundy’s Final Interview”). Ted Bundy described in his last interview how he believed that pornography led him to commit the horrible acts he executed.
Looking at Ted Bundy’s life, aspirations, and intelligence, no one would have guessed he was a serial killer. Most often, the serial killer is bright, appealing, and cordial. Ted Bundy mastered all of these characteristics (“Crime Museum”). Behind every serial killer is most likely a twisted background (Gendes 89-90); this is clear looking at Ted Bundy’s misfortunate childhood. His parents were Samuel and Eleanor Cowell. Samuel was both his father and his grandfather. Eleanor had Bundy out of wedlock. She gave out random names of distant men claiming they were the father in a pitiful attempt to mask the debauchery that her father had committed to her. Due to Bundy and Eleanor’s “Christian” upbringing, her parents could not bear to have their good name foiled by a pregnancy out of wedlock. So to mask reality, they told Bundy that Eleanor was his sister, and the grandparents raised him as their own. With Bundy’s confusing childhood, Ted did not have the easiest, or best, life by any means. At the young age of 12, Ted Bundy started to read and watch pornography. He would go through the neighbour’s trash cans searching for pornographic images. He would also peek through neighbours’ windows hoping to see a woman undress. These are early signs and actions of a future serial killer (“A Transcript of Ted Bundy’s Final Interview”). Ted Bundy described in his last interview how he believed that pornography led him to commit the horrible acts he executed.