A Comparison Of Ted Bundy And Jeffrey Dahmer

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As children, our parents tell us that monsters do not exist. The truth is that they do exist and they live among us, masquerading as one of us. Two examples of these monsters are serial killers Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. A serial killer is classified as a person who kills three or more people, in separate events, over a time frame of a month, with “cooling off” periods in between. While Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer both share a sick twisted mind and a penchant for killing, differences in their upbringing, personality, and preferences drastically set them apart. Theodore “Ted” Bundy was born Theodore Robert Cowell on November 24, 1946 in Burlington Vermont. He began his life as his mother’s shameful secret. Eleanor Louise Cowell (known as …show more content…

He dropped out of college in 1968 and worked a series of minimum wage jobs. He also volunteered at the office of Nelson Rockefeller’s presidential campaign and attended the Republican National Convention as a Rockefeller delegate. Not long after, Brooks ended the relationship due to Bundy’s immaturity and lack of ambition.[ "Ted Bundy." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Mar. 2014. Web. 03 Nov. 2014.] Bundy was devastated and it is believed that it was around this time he discovered the truth about his parentage. He re-enrolled at the University of Washington to study psychology and became an honor student who was well liked by many. While studying psychology he also volunteered at a rape crisis hotline. In 1973, while on a business trip to California for the Washington Republican Party, he met up with Stephanie Brooks once again. She was impressed with the more mature, goal oriented Bundy, and they began a romantic relationship once again. However, he soon broke things off and it is speculated that it was an act of …show more content…

Dahmer was fascinated and did not hesitate to touch or pick them up. According to Lionel Dahmer, he was "oddly thrilled by the sound they made. His small hands dug deep into the pile of bones.” At the age of six, it was discovered that he needed surgery to fix a double hernia. Following his surgery, which coincided with the birth of his brother,there was a drastic change in the once happy, bubbly, outgoing child. Lionel Dahmer states "he seemed smaller, somehow more vulnerable... he grew more inward, sitting quietly for long periods, hardly stirring, his face oddly

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