Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy
Marel Respress
Columbia College
Professor Judith Revels
Criminology SOCI 321
Abstract This research paper will explore the life of a serial killer named Ted Bundy. We will look at the cause and effects of him becoming a serial killer. We will also discuss the different criminology theories behind Ted Bundy’s actions. Based on what was discovered in the research no one theory can explain the action of Ted Bundy as a serial killer. The remainder of the paper is laid out as follows: biography of Ted Bundy, introduction, discussion of crimes and theories, and the conclusion.
Biography of Ted Bundy Theodore Robert Cowell later known as Ted Bundy was the son of Eleanor Louise Cowell; his father was not in his life. He was born in Burlington, Vermont, on November 24th, 1946; a Caucasian male. He was raised in a middle class family environment. His mother was a department store clerk. During Bundy’s early childhood, he and his mother resided with his psychologically challenged grandfather in Philadelphia. Due to society and the way unwed mothers are viewed; Bundy was led to believe that his grandparents were his mother and father and that his mother was his sister. Ted Bundy and his mother moved to Tacoma, Washington where she met and married John Culpepper Bundy; a hospital cook. She had four more children and Bundy spent most of his time babysitting his siblings. He was very detached from his stepfather. In school he did not fit in with the other children and had no friends. According to Lohr, as a teenager, he was a thief, and showed great interest in images of sex and violence but this was not enough for him. He never really had a feeling of belonging in society. He made good grades and earned a scholarship to college. In college he met his first true love but she dropped him and he became devastated, and research shows that his victims were look alike to her. He needed more in order
to fulfill his desires.
Marel Respress
Columbia College
Professor Judith Revels
Criminology SOCI 321
Abstract This research paper will explore the life of a serial killer named Ted Bundy. We will look at the cause and effects of him becoming a serial killer. We will also discuss the different criminology theories behind Ted Bundy’s actions. Based on what was discovered in the research no one theory can explain the action of Ted Bundy as a serial killer. The remainder of the paper is laid out as follows: biography of Ted Bundy, introduction, discussion of crimes and theories, and the conclusion.
Biography of Ted Bundy Theodore Robert Cowell later known as Ted Bundy was the son of Eleanor Louise Cowell; his father was not in his life. He was born in Burlington, Vermont, on November 24th, 1946; a Caucasian male. He was raised in a middle class family environment. His mother was a department store clerk. During Bundy’s early childhood, he and his mother resided with his psychologically challenged grandfather in Philadelphia. Due to society and the way unwed mothers are viewed; Bundy was led to believe that his grandparents were his mother and father and that his mother was his sister. Ted Bundy and his mother moved to Tacoma, Washington where she met and married John Culpepper Bundy; a hospital cook. She had four more children and Bundy spent most of his time babysitting his siblings. He was very detached from his stepfather. In school he did not fit in with the other children and had no friends. According to Lohr, as a teenager, he was a thief, and showed great interest in images of sex and violence but this was not enough for him. He never really had a feeling of belonging in society. He made good grades and earned a scholarship to college. In college he met his first true love but she dropped him and he became devastated, and research shows that his victims were look alike to her. He needed more in order
to fulfill his desires.
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