In the familiar recounting of the Ted Bundy saga, his wife Carole Boone is often depicted as a vacuous woman, who married the killer because she was besotted with his good looks….
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An Interview with Rich Bundy, Part Two
A continuation of my conversation with Richard Bundy, Ted Bundy’s youngest brother.
An Interview with Rich Bundy, Part One
In April 2022 Ted Bundy’s youngest brother, Richard Bundy, kindly granted me an interview. Rich was only a few months shy of his 14th birthday when Ted was arrested, and for many…
The Presentence Investigation Report, 1976
In March 1976 Salt Lake City district court Judge Stewart Hanson ordered a presentence investigation report for Ted Bundy after his conviction in the Carol DaRonch kidnapping case. The judge wanted more information about Bundy’s life, as his clean-cut, law student exterior clashed with the violent crime he had been found guilty of committing. Don Hull with the Utah Department of Probation and Parole was assigned to investigate his background and reported the results to Judge Hanson before final sentencing.
The Police Interviews: Liz Kloepfer, 1975
Elizabeth Kloepfer had been Ted Bundy’s girlfriend for nearly six years by the time he was arrested in Salt Lake City. After he became a suspect in the DaRonch kidnapping and Kent…