40 Disturbing Facts About Ted Bundy

Trista - February 4, 2019

14. He Escaped To Freedom During His Trial

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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13. Bundy Hid For Nearly A Week

After escaping from the law library, Bundy hid around the area for nearly a week before authorities captured him again. Even though Bundy fractured his ankle when he jumped from the second story of the building, he walked through Aspen getting rid of his outer layer of clothing. Bundy then broke into a hunting cabin where he took a gun and some food. From there he wandered around the forest, missing two trials which would have led him to his desired location. Six days later, a cop spotted a weaving car and, upon pulling the vehicle over, found Bundy.

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12. He Escaped A Second Time

Ted Bundy found a way to escape a second time, this time while living in prison. One day, Bundy noticed a one square foot wide hole in the corner of his cell’s ceiling. He then lost about 35 pounds and escaped on December 23, 1977. To make it look like he was sleeping in his bed, Bundy piled files and books under his blanket. Authorities never found him until a couple of months later, on February 15, 1978. During this time, we know he murdered at least two college women and brutally beat a few others.

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11. Bundy Bit His Victims

While Ted Bundy did many cruel things to his victims, biting was one of them that eventually helped put him in prison. Nearly all of Bundy’s victims, that are acknowledged to be his anyway, had bite marks all over their body, including the breasts, stomach, and butt. Bundy bit one of his victims so hard that he took off her nipple. To connect Bundy to his crimes, he received an impression of his teeth, which matched the bite marks on his victims.

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10. Ann Rule Wrote A Book About Ted Bundy

Ann Rule wrote about many true crime stories and this included killers. One of her most popular books was about Ted Bundy and his life as a serial killer. Rule, who worked with Bundy at the suicide prevention hotline, titled her book, The Stranger Beside Me. The story received publication in 1980 and quickly became a best seller. In the text, Rule also discusses her reaction to Bundy’s crimes, which included not believing he committed the crimes.

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9. Bundy Trained For His Killing Binges

Whether he treated murder like a sport because of his obsession or, to him, it really became a sport is unknown. What we do know is that Bundy trained for his killing sprees. He even had what he called an “off-season” where he would pick up different women and then let them go to keep his skills fresh. To Bundy, killing was like basketball or cooking and required regular practice.

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8. Ted Bundy Had A Fan Club While On Trial And In Prison

Several criminals have a fan club once they become famous. One of the most notable of these criminals, other than Charles Manson, is Ted Bundy. Even though Boone and Bundy remained married for the beginning of his final prison stay, women swarmed around everything Bundy. They would send him letters writing about how much they loved him and stood by him. Thousands of women around the United States called him hot and sexy.

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7. Bundy Received The Death Penalty

On February 10, 1980, the day after Ted Bundy proposed and married Carole Ann Boone while she sat on the witness stand citing his innocence, the judge handed Ted Bundy his sentence. For the third time, the judge gave Ted Bundy death by electrocution. Both Boone and Bundy became irate and yelled, continuing to proclaim his innocence. However, nine years later, the third death sentence would go through.

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6. Bundy Had A Daughter With Boone And Possibly Other Children

A year after Bundy and Boone married in court, Boone gave birth to a daughter, whom they named Rose. The Netflix documentary, “Conversations with Ted Bundy: The Ted Bundy Tapes” discussed that some feel that Ted Bundy. However, four years later, Bundy admitted to multiple murders making Boone divorce him. Since then the daughter changed her name and lived out of public eye. While this is Bundy’s only known daughter, many people believe he fathered more children.

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5. Netflix Released A Documentary About Ted Bundy

On January 24, 2019, the streaming service Netflix released season one of the Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. This is a documentary series which features interviews of Ted Bundy while he sat on death row. Season one features four episodes that include archival footage and present-day interviews from those involved with Ted Bundy along with audio recordings. While the series seems to be a great hit on Netflix, it has also received a fair amount of criticism. Nonetheless, it’s a way to get inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, if you want to.

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4. Once Again, Women Say Ted Bundy Is Hot

Recently, Netflix sent out a note asking for women to stop talking about how hot Ted Bundy is. The streaming service tweeted that there are thousands of hot men on Netflix and very few of them are serial killers. The streaming services do not understand why women are discussing the hotness of Ted Bundy, through creating memes, after viewing their documentary, Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. However, for some of these women, the meme could relate to Zac Efron, who is starring as Ted Bundy in an upcoming movie.

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3. People Celebrated After Ted Bundy Died

While some people protested the execution of Ted Bundy, most people celebrated his death. The man of pure evil finally received his death sentence, and by 6 a.m. the morning of his execution, people buzzed to the fence of the Florida State Prison. That morning, at least 500 people showed up around the time Bundy got his head shaved. Some people sold t-shirts about the event while others created “smoked” Bundy burgers to sell. In the Netflix documentary, interviewees state that people chanted “burn Bundy burn” and set off fireworks.

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2. Two Days Before His Execution Date, Bundy Confessed To 30 Murders

In the Netflix documentary “Conversations with A Killer” Bundy discusses they were able to come up with 30 murders he committed within seven states, which included California, Washington, Florida, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, and Colorado, between the years 1973 and 1978. After being asked, Bundy admitted to burying roughly ten of these victims. Hagmaier then asked Bundy around how many of the victims he beheaded. Bundy responded by guessing about 6 out of the 30. During this time, Bundy spoke about how he practiced necrophilia for the first time.

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1. Ted Bundy Received Execution By The Electric Chair

On the day of his execution, Bundy talked to Hagmaier about how he didn’t want them to kill him and said killing him is just society’s way of getting an eye for an eye. While people partied and awaited news of his death outside, Bundy continued to pray and read his Bible. During this time, Bundy started to show remorse by crying. Witnesses to Bundy’s execution state in the Netflix documentary that when Bundy walked into the death chamber, he looked white as a sheet. Ted Bundy died on January 24, 1989, at the age of 42.

Where did we find this stuff? Here are our sources:

“The Rumors About Ted Bundy’s Mom and Dad Are Very Disturbing”, by Meghan Demaria, Cosmopolitan, AUG 25, 2021

“Who Was Ted Bundy’s Father — A War Veteran, A Sailor, Or His Actual Grandfather?” by Sharon Lynn Pruitt, Oxygen, January 24, 2019

“Who Was Ted Bundy’s Mom, Eleanor Louise Cowell?” by Katie Serena, All That’s Interesting, June 19, 2019

“Does Ted Bundy’s Childhood Hold The Key To His Madness?”, by Katie Serena, All That’s Interesting, June 25, 2019

“Ted Bundy Trivia: 33 interesting facts about the serial killer.” Evita Gorgorni, Useless Daily. May 2017.

“10 Odd Facts About Ted Bundy.” The List Love. September 2014.

“15 Little Known Facts About Ted Bundy That Will Chill You To Your Core.” Beverly Maier, Thought Catalog. April 2018.

“Contractors claim bizarre events at home where killer Ted Bundy grew up.” Gabe Cohen, Komonews. May 2017.

“Former defense attorney claims serial killer Ted Bundy confessed to ‘murdering more than 100 people and his first victim was a MAN'” Emily Anne Epstien, Daily Mail. May 2012.

“Ann Rule, 83, Dies: Wrote About Ted Bundy (a Friend) and Other Killers.” William Grimes, New York Times. July 2015.

“Ted Bundy and 9 Other Famous People Who Couldn’t Handle Law School.” Aleksi Tzatzev, Business Insider. October 2012.