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In the 1970s, Ted Bundy, a convicted serial killer, horrified the country with his violence. Bundy, who was born in 1946, portrayed himself as a well-educated, sophisticated, and bright individual. He briefly attended law school and studied psychology. Even though he was previously suspected, he managed to evade suspicion for a considerable amount of time.
As per People, beginning in 1974, Bundy committed killings in a number of states, including Florida, Washington, Oregon, Utah, and Colorado. Although he admitted to murdering 30 young women, authorities and investigators have long thought that the true number may be significantly higher.
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, a documentary on Netflix, tells Bundy's criminal story using death row audio, archival material, and interviews. The show demonstrates Bundy's psychological manipulation of victims and authorities as well as his manipulation of the legal system.
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The truth behind Ted Bundy's murders, explored
According to the FBI, Ted Bundy's murders were planned and organized, with him targeting young women who looked similar to him. According to FBI documents and the book The Only Living Witness, Bundy would frequently entice victims to his car by pretending to be injured or wearing casts.
He would strike the victim once they were in isolation, usually hitting them on the head with a hard instrument, and then drive them to a distant place where they would be killed.
Bundy frequently returned to the crime scene, investigators discovered. According to Ann Rule's book The Stranger Beside Me, Bundy returned with the remains and used them to conduct atrocities. Many of the victims had had their heads chopped off, and in some cases, the skulls had been discovered in different locations.
Investigations were perplexed by the fact that some remains were never located and that these sites were frequently only recognized after Bundy confessed.
Since there was no agency collaboration in the 1970s, Bundy's offenses in several jurisdictions made investigations more difficult. According to a 1989 US Department of Justice report, the lack of a centralized database and varying procedures made Bundy difficult to capture.
His frequent travel and slight changes in modus operandi confused investigators and made it difficult to profile him.
During his trial and imprisonment, Bundy used confessions as a bargaining chip. According to the documentary Conversations with a Killer, he would seek postponements of his execution or special treatment in exchange for information.
He often spoke about the murders in the third person and withheld important details. Until just before his execution, he continued to give piecemeal confessions and hinted at "additional" victims whose names or locations were not disclosed.
The true number of Ted Bundy's victims may never be known
The FBI is among the institutions that have admitted that it is uncertain how many people were actually victims of Ted Bundy. Incomplete investigations resulted from Bundy's interstate travel, conflicting admissions, and incomplete body identifications, according to a 2008 FBI case assessment.
The profiles of several women who disappeared in the 1970s matched those of Bundy's known victims, but the absence of physical evidence and the condition of the remains prevented closure of the cases.
In addition, Bundy's deliberate manipulation of the facts concealed the true number. According to retired homicide investigator Robert Keppel, Bundy would only confess to murders that served his purpose.
As per the FBI, he had alluded to more than 30 murders before his execution in Florida, but he had refrained from giving specifics. In the 1970s, a lack of agency cooperation and inadequate forensic technology prevented many prospective victims from being recognized.
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes is available for streaming on Netflix.
