The brutal reign of Ted Bundy lasted from the year 1974 to 1978, and according to Crime Museum, within that time period, he took the lives of 30 individuals. Even though he confessed to killing the aforementioned number of people, it is widely believed that his kill count was higher. Apart from murdering his victims, he even took part in various horrific crimes that mostly involved rape and kidnapping.
Officials arrested Bundy in 1975. However, he shockingly escaped twice. Authorities recaptured him in 1978 and, ultimately, he received three death sentences. His reign of terror ended when he was executed in Florida State Prison in Raiford on January 24, 1989. Furthermore, the mode of execution used on him was the electric chair.
In the year 1980, an author named Ann Rule wrote a biography about the serial killer titled The Stranger Beside Me. She described Bundy as, “A sadistic sociopath who took pleasure from another human’s pain and the control he had over his victims, to the point of death and even after.”
The serial killer was born on November 24, 1946, and his mother’s name was Eleanor Louise Cowell. However, the name of this biological father was never confirmed.
Ted Bundy’s victims
According to All That’s Interesting, below are some of Ted Bundy’s victims. Furthermore, the victims’ passing months and years are also mentioned.
- January 1974: Karen Sparks
- February 1974: Lynda Ann Healey
- March 1974: Donna Gail Manson
- April 1974: Susan Elaine Rancourt
- May 1974: Roberta Kathleen Parks
- June 1974: Brenda Carol Ball And Georgann Hawkins
- July 1974: Janice Ann Ott And Denise Marie Naslund
- October 1974: Nancy Wilcox
- November 1974: Carol DaRonch And Debi Kent
- January 1975: Caryn Eileen Campbell
- March 1975: Julie Cunningham
- April 1975: Denise Lynn Oliverson
- May 1975: Lynette Culver
- June 1975: Susan Curtis
- January 1978: Margaret Elizabeth Bowman And Lisa Levy
- February 1978: Kimberly Leach
