The Stranger Beside Me Essay

In The Stranger Beside Me, Ted Bundy is notorious for his good looks and his intelligence which described by a few ladies that they were seen or were talking to a tall, slender, handsome looking man. However, aside from using his looks to lure his victims, another method was claiming to be temporarily handicapped. They described it as, “a man who had one arm in a sling and a metal brace on his finger (Rule, 2000, pg72)”. In the beginning it was difficult to pinpoint how exactly Bundy lured his victim but after observing the disappearance of multiple girls it was obvious that Bundy used the temporarily handicapped trick. The first approach involved Bundy being on campus at night with an armload of books and dropping them in hopes of getting

When investigators are notified of a homicide event they are to instruct the first official officer of their duties that is keeping all witnesses in place, preserving the crime scene, avoid using any telephones or devices within crime scene, and keeping a entry log of whomever walks in or out of the crime scene. Prior to arriving at the crime scene the investigators should be ready with a notebook or steno pad to make note of their time of arrival, address of location, method of transmission, their own rank and shield number, list of anyone present, and any other observations they might have linked to the incident. They are encouraged to take lots of photos especially a photo before entering the crime scene as it can aid in providing any necessary information if needed. Obtaining all video surveillances if any are a must and if there are any deaths at the scene, investigator’s job is to confirm the death along with a detailed report of what the victim looks like, what they are wearing, and their conditions. In addition to arriving at the crime scene, the investigators are to be respectful of the first official’s officers there and give a proper introduction like the example shown in the textbook, “Hi detective so and so and I assume you are the first