Theodore B. Bundy

A dashing man is asking a young woman for help. Could she have guessed that he meant to harm her? By the 1970’s it was proven that many young women were far too benevolent to determine what this man’s intentions were. These women would be found sodomized and badly beaten or maybe not found at all. This dashing, well-known man was Theodore Bundy. Bundy’s life diverges into his identity, criminal antecedents, and the tribunal’s management of his case. Bundy was considered charming and a handsome man; his intelligence allowed him to enroll in various educational institutions, including the University of Washington, Stanford University, and the University of Utah. Being in these institutions allowed him an ample selection of victims. “Bundy’s

While in prison, he was linked with homicides in several other states, including Washington and Colorado. He was also identified as a primary suspect by Carol Delaroche (surviving witness) in a police lineup. After enough evidence was collected, “On March 1 (1976) the judge pronounced Bundy guilty of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and sentenced him to one-to-fifteen years in Utah State Prison…” (“Ted Bundy” 37) Theodore managed to escape in January 1978, he settled in Tallahassee, Florida. Once there he began his last killing spree, murdering two Chi Omega Sorority Sisters. He was later apprehended while driving towards Pensacola, Florida (“Ted Bundy” 38). “In June 1979, a sensational trial, the first on national television, took place in Miami, Florida. Bundy was convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair for the sorority house murders of Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy.” (“Ted Bundy” 38)

Sorority Sister, Lisa Levy, was found alive, but nude and badly beaten, she died before arriving at the hospital. Her body served as crucial evidence. “At that time, no one noticed the deep bite marks on Levy's left buttock, teeth marks that would match Bundy's and would eventually be the evidence that convicted him.” (MacPherson) According to Clarkprosecutor.org the forensic scientists that studied Lisa’s body were able to show that the bite marks on her body were indeed Bundy’s and that

Later on, he realises that granting his attorney the use his childhood trauma would give believable reasons as to why he was deficient. “In 1987, in a desperate attempt to save himself, Bundy reluctantly allowed lawyers to argue that mental illness should have made him incompetent to stand trial.” (MacPherson) This attempt and numerous appeals were denied altogether and Bundy was sentenced to death on August 1, 1979. Bundy’s sentence was executed nearly ten years after he received it. Bundy’s death was via the electric chair, he was electrocuted on January 24, 1989. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Theodore Bundy’s sentence was determined by July 31, 1979, received by August 1, 1979, and executed on January 24, 1989; 4 warrants were issued corresponding his death and the county of conviction was changed from Columbia to