1. THEODORE ROBERT
"TED" BUNDY
WOULD YOU DATE HIM?
By: Sarah James
George Mason University
2. “ T ED BUN DY IS A CHARM ER, HE’LL CHARM T HE
S H O E S R I G H T O F F O F Y O U. ”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqRi5MAjOY
3. Born: Theodore Robert Cowell
Name: Theodore Robert Bundy
Nickname: “Teddy”
Birth Place: Burlington, Vermont
Birthday: November 24
Height: 5 10”
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Education: BA in Psychology from
the University of Washington with
honors, attended UPS Law
School, both with full scholarships
4.
5. INTERESTING FACTS
Vegetarian
Had a measured IQ of about
124, signifying superior intelligence
Helped in the capture of the Green River
Killer
Had been groomed by the Republican
Party for local political office
Won a summer scholarship to Stanford
First majored in Chinese studies at UPS
6. Bundy’s Family History:
One of five children
Christian background
Grew up in Tacoma, Washington
His mother, Louise met his
stepfather, Johnny Culpepper
Bundy, at an adult singles night at
Tacoma's First Methodist Church
10. HIGH SCHOOL YEARS
Bundy was a very shy young
man throughout high school.
This led for him to not have too
many friends and rarely dated.
11. COLLEGE
Bundy first attended the University of Puget
Sound and did well academically, although in
his sophomore year Bundy transferred to the
University of Washington to escape the
financially well off students of UPS. He came
from a nonwealthy family and was looking to
make a name for himself. He then grew out
of his shyness and excelled in his
classes, while impressing his professors, and
graduated with honors from the University of
Washington.
12. “He distinguished
himself academically in
both courses and was
extremely bright, always
well-dressed, very
mature.” -Ronald Smith, current director
of Clinical Psychology Training, who taught Bundy as
a student in two psychology courses.
13. HARD WORKER
Bundy held many jobs during
college to support
himself, including stocking
shelves at Safeway and working
at a local department store as a
shoe clerk.
14. “He was able to inspire
confidence in others,” -head
of the Psychology
Department, Dr. Smith
15.
16. PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
Bundy wrote his honors
thesis on the topic of mental
illness and conditional decision
making.
17. SUICIDE PREVENTION
HOTLINE
Bundy volunteered at the
Suicide Prevention hotline, which
was a nonprofit organization. The
24-hour hotline was on Capitol
Hill where he saved many lives via
the telephone giving advice on
issues of domestic violence and
suicide.
18. “I thought he was
a very nice young
man, very smart,” –
Anne Rule, coworker at the
Crisis Center
19.
20. POLITICAL GENIUS
Bundy was hired to work on the re-election
campaign of Dan Evans, Washington’s
republican Governor at the time. Evans was re-
elected and gave Bundy the job of being the head
of Seattle’s Crime Prevention Advisory
Committee. He then assisted the chairman of the
Washington State Republican Party. Bundy was
then appointed assistant state chairman of a
political organization supporting the presidential
candidacy of Republican Nelson Rockefeller.
21.
22. GIVING BACK
While involved with the
Republican Party Bundy
volunteered at rape crisis
centers in Seattle, Washington.
24. LAW SCHOOL
Chairman of the Washington State
Republican Party. Davis loved
Bundy, describing him as
"smart, aggressive ... and a believer
in the system." Bundy was accepted
into the law schools of UPS and the
University of Utah on the strength of
letters of recommendation from
Evans, Davis, and several UW
psychology professors.
26. ROMANTIC
"Sitting across the table from him I
was surprised at how easy he was to
talk to and how easily we laughed
together. He had a smile that made
me smile back and beautiful clear
blue eyes that lit up when he smiled.
He had thick eyelashes, a strong
jawline, rich curly hair, and a nice
body.” - ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth
Kendall
27. RELATIONSHIP HISTORY
Divorced from Carole Ann
Boone
Had one daughter with her,
named Rosa
Wrote her letters everyday for
three years
Mother has full custody of his
daughter
31. SELF-SUMMARY
Intelligent Psychology major
Political genius
Law student
Romantic
Dedicated
Love volunteering
Father
Hard Worker
Oh and good looking
32. REALLY GOOD AT…
“Stopping a girl with his heartbeat.”
Dancing
Skiing
Debating
“ I use the minutes and hours as
fruitfully as possible. I live in the
moment… in the essence to use it
productively as I can,” – Ted Bundy
33. VULNERABLE
Dr. Louis Jolyon West, director of
the Neuropsychiatric Institute at
UCLA and an expert on child
abuse, listened to audiotape
interviews of Ted Bundy.
Afterwards, West stated
"Somewhere in that man's
boyhood, a woman beat his
heart with a stick."
