Ted Bundy Research Paper

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Ted Bundy Fatima Aman Criminal Profiling American Public University Ted Bundy Do you know who was Theodore otherwise known as “Ted” Robert Bundy? Is it even known when this notorious criminal of the 20th century actually committed his very first murder ever? In fact it is not even know where in which his very first murder was actually committed. Theodore “Ted” Bundy was a murderer who for a very long time operated in the shadows of life, not allowing anyone or anything to get in the way of his vicious spree of murders and ensured that he was not caught for a long period of time. But was he this way from the beginning? Did he show signs through his life growing up prior to his first murder that would have been a sign to those in his life that there was something very wrong in his head? Prior to understanding him as a serial murderer, his Modus …show more content…

With this we will absolutely be able to understand him as a whole, hopefully with no doubt as to not only who he was a person but also what his criminal profile truly was. We will now take a dive into the life and actions of Theodore Bundy from the day he was born, through his murderous life, to the day in which he was executed. The date is November 24, 1946, the location is Burlington Vermont where a unmarried, twenty two year old women by the name of Eleanor Cowell gave birth to her son then named Theodore Robert Cowell. Not long after he was born, his

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