Serial Killer Ted Bundy

In this paper I will examine Bundy's crimes, his background and possible motivations, and some explanations of his behavior, including his own explanation, a diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder, and relevant research on serial killers.

Ted Bundy was born in 1946 to Louise Crowell, an unwed mother from a strict Christian home in Philadelphia. Louise went to the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers in Burlington, Vermont, to have the baby; she then returned to Philadelphia, leaving Ted there for three months before taking him to live with her and her parents, Sam and Eleanor Crowell. They lived there for the next four years, during which time Ted was told that he was actually Sam and Eleanor's son, and that Louise was his sister. Ted said that he never believed this lie, and that he became certain he was right when he and Louise moved in 1950 to Tac

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out his crimes. His only regrets about these attacks seem to be that they were badly thought out and therefore placed him in a great deal of danger. He said, "The risks I was taking - considering, you know, my professional possibilities - it was ridiculous." (Michaud & Aynesworth, 1989, p.33) There was not at this time, nor was there ever, any mention of remorse for the victims or their families. His sole concern throughout, by his own admission, was for his own personal success and safety (Michaud & Aynesworth, 1989). Bundy describe the killings as cyclical at first, with periods of "remission" after each crime. Eventually, though, he gained more control and confidence and therefore needed no recovery time at all. Thus, his schedule of murder could be based entirely on opportunity, and risks, including the factors of publicity and public/police awareness. Despite al of this, Bundy spoke of himself as a "nominally normal individual somewhat subordinated to bizarre desires," whose repeated brutal assaults and murders were "just a small, small portion of what was predominantly a normal existence." (Michaud & Aynesworth, 1989, p.115). Minimizing murder to an unimportant hobby, as Bundy implied, displays a shocking lack o
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