Optional Primary Research. I decided to find documentaries on two of the most notorious serial killers Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. The first documentary I watched was “Biography: Ted Bundy: The Mind of a Killer (1995).” Ted Bundy was a boy scout‚ a college graduate‚ a law student‚ and a star in Washington State politics. Growing up‚ Ted was told that his actual grandparents were his mother and father and that his actual mother was his older sister. His grandmother (mother)
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Theodore “TED” BUNDY CASE Theodore “Ted” Bundy‚ the serial killer that was born as Theodore Robert Cowell‚ on November 24‚ 1946 killed between 1973 and 1978. He escaped from county jail two times before his last apprehension in February 1978. After so many years of so many denials‚ he eventually confessed to over thirty murders. Even though the actual number of murder victims is not known. It is estimated that the range of victims is from twenty-six to hundred. The wide-ranging estimate is thirty-five
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Murray’s theory. These views can help a person understand the motivations of others. In the case of Ted Bundy‚ using these viewpoints can help understand the reasons behind his motives for becoming a serial killer. Psychoanalytic view At an early age‚ Ted Bundy became interested in disturbing objects such as knives (bio. True Story‚ 2013). This was only the beginning however. As a teenager Bundy began looking through people’s windows and stealing (bio. True Story‚ 2013). In an interview before
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in U.S. history. Ted Bundy screamed in horrible pain and pleaded his innocence as he was killed by the electric chair. He was so evil that he tried to use one of his victims to try to stop the killing. This plan failed and we all saw how evil he truly was. The government considers Ted Bundy a serial killer‚ rapist‚ kidnapper‚ and necrophile. He assaulted and murdered many women and young girls through the 1970’s. Some people believe Ted Bundy may have started sooner. Ted Bundy spent almost a decade
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Ted Bundy was born Theodore Robert Cowell to Louise Cowell on November 24‚ 1946‚ at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers in Burlington‚ Vermont. After eight weeks at the home Louise returned to her parent’s house in Philadelphia to raise her new son. For the first several years of his life Ted Bundy thought his grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister. In 1951‚ Louise and Ted Bundy moved to Tacoma Washington; and Louise married Johnnie Bundy‚ a military cook. Despite his parental
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Ted Bundy was born at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers which is now known as the Lund Family Center in Burlington‚ Vermont on November 24th 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell. His father’s identity was never fully determined but his birth certificate says his dad is was a salesman and an Air Force veteran named Lloyd Marshall‚ but Elizabeth later claimed that she was seduced by a sailor who she says she thinks his name was Jack Worthington. Years later they would come to discover that there was
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The Case Study of Ted Bundy Theresa Matson PSY410 November 7‚ 2011 Nichelle J. Gause‚ LPC‚ NCC The Case Study of Ted Bundy Ted Bundy was a charismatic‚ handsome person‚ while at the same time he was a pathological liar and one of the country’s worst serial killers. His life was headed for trouble from very early on‚ an unstable home life‚ interest in crimes‚ killing and sexual assault‚ and feeling alone and forgotten. His low socioeconomic status was cause for concern for him and his
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educational purposes rather than for personal entertainment. I started to drift off as the narrator began describing a man named Theodore Robert Bundy as an intelligent‚ articulate‚ and charming member of society‚ but what woke me up and held my attention for the duration of the film was the narrator’s abrupt change in tone and the coldly stated fact that “Ted Bundy raped and murdered scores of women by strangling and mutilating his victims.” This seemingly perfect man is one of the most infamous serial
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Bundy found pleasure in provoking the police and teasing the media. Scientists are still hesitant of the total of victims Bundy killed‚ due to the fact that he never completely confessed (Salem 91). Bundy used this as an excuse to be kept alive‚ alleging that he would reveal more of his crimes; he even claimed to be unique and tried to convince scientists
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psychological perspectives the actions of the serial killer‚ Ted Bundy‚ can be analysed and an incentive for his crimes can be inferred. Through the behavioral perspective‚ motives for Ted Bundy’s murders can be observed and linked to anything that he was exposed to. Ted Bundy’s mother‚ Louise Cowell‚ was unmarried when she had Bundy. To avoid the humiliation that was usually associated with birth out of wedlock‚ Bundy’s maternal
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