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Rule, Ann. The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story. Signet, 2000.

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On November 24, 1946, single mother, Eleanor Louise Cowell gave birth to her son at a home meant for unwed mothers.

Quote #1: "The maternity home was referred to by waggish locals as 'Lizzie Lund's Home For Naughty Ladies.'" (pg.8)

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Bundy's mother had been living with her family in Philadelphia, however, due to the stigma at the time for people in her situation, it was easier for her and Ted to move away and live with family in Washington. In an attempt to give her son a better chance away from the Cowell name, his name was changed to Theodore Robert Nelson. The two settled in Tacoma, Washington. Louise later met a man named Johnnie Culpepper Bundy. They were soon married, and her son was now a Bundy.

Quote #2: "He was not yet five when he had a third name: Theodore Robert Bundy." (pg.9)

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As a kid Bundy was raised calling his mom his sister, and his grandparents "mother" and "father." He knew something was wrong with the situation but it would take years for him to fully learn the truth. Other than his odd family dynamics, he was considered to be a typical student and young man. Although, there are instances when, even when he was in high school, where people would describe him in drastically different ways. Starting from a young again Ted Bundy was showing very different sides of himself to different people.

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In 1967, Ted met a women named Stephanie. Ted had always liked her and had wanted to be with her. And she did feel the same at a certain time. When she graduated college though, Stephanie left for school in another state, hoping to have broken things off with Ted. However, Ted's relationship with Stephanie—like every relationship he had with women—was incredibly complicated, convoluted, and messy.

Quote #3: "...but she sensed that Ted was foundering, that he had no real plans, no real prospects for the future."

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In 1969 Ted met a women named Meg. They began dating soon after and would be together for many years to come. Even though Ted was with Meg, he never seemed to be truly over Stephanie. Nonetheless, Meg fell in love with Ted and would be standing by his side during a lot yet to come.

Quote #4: "Although his relationship with Meg Anders has been a steady and, to Meg, a committed one for four years, Ted had had no one but Stephanie on his mind..." (pg.42)

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During the beginning half of 1974, university women were either found beaten in their homes or had disappeared in Washington and Oregon. Joni Lenz (who survived), Lynda Ann Healy, Donna Gail Mason, Susan Elaine Rancourt, Roberta Kathleen Parks, Brenda Carol Bell, Georgann Hawkins, Janice Ott, and Denise Naslund were all young, college aged women, with long brown hair and a middle part. They were all victims of Bundy.

Source #1: An article about Bundy's first victims: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/remembering-the-washington-victims-of-ted-bundy-the-serial-killer-spotlighted-in-new-movie-and-netflix-docuseries/

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In August of the same year, Bundy got into the University of Utah Law School and moved out there. Nancy Wilcox, Melissa Smith, Laura Aime, Carol DaRonch (attempted kidnapping), Nancy Baird, Debby Kent, and Sue Curtis are all either confirmed or believed to be victims of Bundy in Utah.

Quote #5: "Debby Kent's parents were left to face a bleak, tragic Christmas season, just as Melissa Smith's and Laura Aime's were. Carol DaRonch was afraid to go out along, even in the daylight." (pg.128)

Source #2: An Article that discusses the Utah killings: https://www.ksl.com/article/46473207/looking-back-at-ted-bundys-utah-confession-30-years-ago#:~:text=Bundy%20later%20told%20Washington%20police,and%20as%20late%20as%201976.

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In January of 1975, Bundy was now in Colorado. Caryn Campbell, Julie Cunningham, Denise Oliverson, Melanie Cooley, and Shelly K. Robertson are all confirmed victims of Bundy in Colorado.

Source #3: An article that describes Bundy's crimes and shows that they were greatly impactful for the area: https://www.uncovercolorado.com/famous-murders-in-colorado/#:~:text=Murder%20and%20Escapes%20of%20Serial%20Killer%20Ted%20Bundy&text=Traveling%20in%20Colorado%2C%20Bundy%20allegedly,loose%20for%20about%20a%20week.

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On August 16th, 1975 Bundy was pulled over and arrested in Utah. He had been speeding away from a police officer and the many suspicious attributes about, and items in, his car was cause for his arrest on burglary suspicions. This arrest could be considered a catalyst for all of Bundy's subsequent arrests.

Quote #6: "It was the first time in his adult life that Ted Bundy has ever been arrested, and it had been such a chance thing." (pg.148)

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When Bundy was arrested for the burglary charges, there was not enough evidence to keep him for really anything. Therefore, he was released, however, Utah police had him on constant watch.

Quote #7: "Ted Bundy would never again be out of the constant attention of law enforcement agencies. He was not in jail, but he might as well have been." (pg.152)

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During February of 1976 Bundy was put on trail for the kidnapping and assault of Carol DaRonch. He was convicted and sentenced in June of that year to fifteen years in prison. While in Utah State Prison, he was found with a hidden away stash of tools for escape.

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By 1977, Bundy was on trial for many of his other crimes, he was also representing himself in these cases. While at a preliminary hearing in Colorado, he was allowed up to the courthouse's library so that he could research the law. In this room he was under very little watch and because he was his own attorney, allowed to not wear his handcuffs or shackles. He jumped out of a second story window and ran into the surrounding Aspen mountains.
For six days he remained free and managed to survive in the woods. He was then captured and sent back to Utah.

Quote 8: "On the street outside, a women passing by was startled to see a figure dressed in tans and browns suddenly leap from a window above her. She watched as the man fell, got to his feet and ran, limping, off down the street." (pg.251)

Source 4: A detailed source accounting the time: https://hiimted.blog/the-cbi-escape-investigation-1977/

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After the gathering of supplies, lots of time, planning, and effort, Ted Bundy once again escaped confinement. He had obtained money, sawed a hole in his ceiling, lost a lot of weight, and waited until most of the staff was on leave for Christmas—including the the Chief Jailer—so that he could climb through the walls, steal clothes from the Chief Jailer's apartment, and walk out of Glennwood Spring Jail. Staff at the jail did not see that he was gone until seventeen hours after, by then he had already made his way to Chicago.

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Once out of jail, Bundy stole a car, hitch hiked, bussed, and flew all the way to Florida. There, he made a new identity and tried to live as an average citizen. However, his want to do evil overpowered that. This monster would kill more.

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On January 15, 1978 Bundy broke into a sorority home on the Florida State University campus. There he brutally assaulted and killed Margret Bowman and Lisa Levy. Kathy Kleiner and Karen Chandler were both attacked as well, fortunately they did survive. He then left the sorority house and went to a duplex nearby, also home to FSU students. There he attacked Cheryl Thomas, she also managed to survive. All of these tragedies happening in one night was a shock to everyone.

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The day after an attempted kidnapping of a fourteen year old, on February 9th, Bundy lured a twelve year old into his stolen van. Kimberly Dianne Leach's body was found in a state park, seven weeks later. She was the last person that he was ever able to take from the world.

Quote 9: "Kimberly Leach was the same age that Meg Ander's daughter had been when Ted Bundy was first arrested in Utah..." (pg.313)

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On February 15, 1978 Bundy was pulled over by a Pensacola Police Officer on suspicion of the stolen car he was driving. In this car was a lot of evidence that linked him to the things he'd done. After a struggle, the officer had unknowingly captured one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and was taking him to jail.

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Bundy was tried in different cases for the murders in Florida. Throughout 1979 he was tried and convicted for the murders of Margret Bowman and Lisa Levy, the attempted murder of Kathy Kleiner, Karen Chandler, and Cheryl Thomas, for which he was given the death sentence. Later he was also convicted of the murder of Kimberly Leach, and again given the death sentence.

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After his conviction, but before his death, Bundy tried many things. Further escapes, appeals to the court, different confessions and pleas, etc. He confessed to different detectives about more murders that he committed, ones that had not been 100% pinned to him previously. Although he attempted a lot of different angles, and courts got delayed, and dates moved back and back, nothing worked for him in the end.

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On January 24, 1989 Ted Bundy was executed by the electric chair.

Quote 10: "It was the signal. Ted Bundy was dead. It was 7:16 a.m." (pg.534)

Source 5: A source about last parts of his life: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a27033615/how-did-ted-bundy-die/