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40 Disturbing Facts About Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy - Joe Berlinger

14. He Escaped To Freedom During His Trial

Pitkin County Courthouse, Aspen, Colorado where Ted Bundy escaped by jumping from the second story window on June 7, 1977. Vidor/ Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

Ted Bundy used all the advantages he could think of while serving as his lawyer during his late 1970s and early 1980s trial in Florida. While he acted as his attorney, the judge allowed Bundy not to be locked up in shackles during his trial. This loophole proved to be a mistake when Bundy asked if he could be excused to use the law library during a break so he could study his case. The judge allowed this, but while Bundy checked things out in the library, he found a window and escaped.

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