Theodore Robert Bundy known as Ted Bundy

Theodore (Ted ) Bundy

The infamous Ted Bundy was born as Theodore Robert Cowell on November 24 , 1946 to Louise Cowell (Bell , 2008 . He was born after his mother had spent three months in a Vermont home for unwed mothers , and soon after his birth he was taken to his grandparent 's home to be raised as their child (Bell , 2008 . In 1951 , following a move to Washington , his mother married a military cook named Johnnie Culpepper Bundy (Bell 2008 . Ted was given his last name and became Ted Bundy . He was later

joined by four siblings and although his step-father tried to treat Ted as his own son , they never developed a close relationship (Bell , 2008 In later interviews he credited his mother with great intelligence and teaching him his grasp of the English language (Michaud , 2000

During his school career he maintained good grades and a sophisticated appearance , but in early school was picked on for being shy . He was involved in extra-curricular activities such as skiing and politics (Bell , 2008 . He developed his first real romantic relationship during college in 1967 . He was obviously much more interested in her than she was with him and in 1968 , after graduating from college , she broke up with him , leaving him devastated (Bell , 2008 . After the break-up , Ted dropped out of school and lost interest in many other activities (Bell 2008

Once he recovered from the disappointment of the break up and shortly after a confirmation that his sister was really his mother , he became more determined and focused as well as less shy (Rule , 2000 . He returned to college majoring in psychology , began looking at law schools and became involved in politics (Bell , 2008

Around this time he met a divorcee a few years older than him , with a child , with whom he had a five year relationship . She was a single mother who was much more to him than he was her (Bell , 2008 During the relationship he became involved again with his former girlfriend . When it became evident that she was in love with him , he broke off all contact with her as a way to get revenge for her previous break-up with him (Bell , 2008

During the early years there were a few signs of his psychotic nature but no one recognized them , until he had become one of the nations 's most well known serial killers of all time . Some people stated having an uneasy feeling about him and others said they suspected him of thievery , but could not prove it . He did have a juvenile record of suspected burglary and car theft (Rule , 2000

In December of 1973 a young girl 's body was found . She was fifteen year old Kathy Devine , who had told her friends she was running away They had last seen her get into a pickup truck with a man (Rule , 2000 The police assumed she had been killed by the man who had given her a ride and that...