Ted Bundy: A Killer in the Archives

Stolen VW Inventory, 1978

Updated with new color photographs of the stolen orange VW's contents.

A Conversation About the Riverman, 1984, Part 9

"I think the Pierce County people are missing a bet. I just get the feeling the guy is working out of Pierce County. Don’t ask me why. It’s the pattern of where the bodies are. Coffield worries me a little bit. And these other disappearances that you've been telling me about in Pierce County....

Questions

If you were going to interview Richard Bundy (Ted’s youngest brother) what questions would you ask him?

Have they Found the Killer of the Lookalike Girls?

Ted's first detective magazine feature in Inside Detective, March 1977. 

(I had to buy the magazine to copy it, and I'm not much of a collector. So if anyone wants to buy it, send me a message!)

Content Exclusivity?

Hi all, I wanted to get your feedback on whether I should eventually post content to my other platforms outside of Patreon (of course only after subscribers have seen it first). I noticed a lot of other channels do this.

If so, how much time should pass before outside distribution?

A Letter from Carole Boone, 1978

March 7, 1978, 9PM

Adorable One:

I arrived home tonight feeling distraught at missing your call, to find a letter from your sweet self. The first in a long while. It was written February 28 but postmarked March 4 (broke for milk, minerals, and a call from Costello). Did you...

Media Gag Orders, 1978

In full, the court order Bundy was referring to when he shouted "I'm gagged you're not!" at Ken Katsaris.

Florida Timeline, 1978

A detailed timeline of Ted's proven movements throughout Florida for the brief time he was free, illustrating his locations and stolen credit card shopping sprees.

Suspect Profile

Unfortunately I don't know the context for this. If I had to guess, it was probably the original entry for Ted Bundy in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC), or HITS-- the Washington State Attorney General's Homicide Investigation Tracking System: 2022-02-19 06:10:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Det. Thompson's File, 1975-1977

Salt Lake County Sheriff's detective Jerry Thompson's notes to the file on Ted, spanning between October 1975-June 1977.

A Conversation About the Riverman, Part 8

Keppel: You don’t believe in this theory that some people have, that they [serial killers] have no remorse?

TB: Oh no. No. I don’t believe that. I don’t believe that theory at all. Alcoholics who I’ve known suffer a great deal of remorse. That doesn’t stop them from drinking. Some...

Leslie and Danny Parmenter

The Parmenter siblings' statements to police and depositions in the Kimberly Leach murder trial. 

Various Magazine Articles

A collection of important Bundy-related magazine articles from the past several decades.

Leach Trial Exhibits & Testimony

Sorry for the recent lack of posts... I was on a much-needed vacation.

I've uploaded Bob Dekle's presentation slides (as seen in his lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qllnay9ZWv0) from the Kim...

The Washington Investigation Summary, 1975

An interesting summary of the WA police's investigation of Ted's whereabouts at the time of each murder, and his potential links to each victim. 

1987 Competency Hearing Clips

Includes courtroom sketches, prosecutor statements, and Bundy being dropped off and picked up from court. Mostly without sound.

Most interesting to me was the way Ted gets back into the prison van- watch at 00:45 to see what I mean.

Seattle Times, 1980

The collected articles written by Richard Larsen for the Seattle Times in 1980. They mostly cover the Leach trial in Jan-Feb, and his book release later that year. 

A Conversation About the Riverman, 1984, Part 7

"I left out parts of my number-one ruse or lure, would be the-- well, I don’t think it’d be my number one, necessarily. Maybe number two would be the police badge. You know that commands a lot of power. At least initially, until the cover is blown. I mean, Bianchi and his cousin stretched tha...

Appeals Timeline, 1979-1986

A timeline of the Bundy death penalty appeals actions, compiled by David Von Drehle. Courtesy U. of Albany.

Lynda Healy's roommates, 1974

The original statements Lynda's roommates gave to police following her disappearance.

Letters

A compilation of Bundy letters (1975-1989) I've collected from various sources, mainly auction houses such as Supernaught, Death Merchant, RedRum, the Alcatraz East Museum collection, and private collectors.

The first collection are from the estate of Mary DeLong, "a woman in Washingto...

The Washington Confession, 1989, Part 4

The final portion of the Washington confession to Bob Keppel. Corresponds to pages 52-68 of the transcript.
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TB: So let me just tell you I'm, I know that, that part of her is buried up in there, but nothing identifiable, probably just literally bones. The head, however, the skull, wou...

Closing Statements, 1979

"The prosecution would have you believe that she saw a complete face, but even Nita Neary in describing what she did to get those sketches said: "His head was down. I didn't see his eyes. I didn't see his eyebrows, I didn't see a jaw line." What she sees under hypnosis, "what I remember is his no...

Utah Press Conference, 1989

*Re-uploaded*

"I believed him. I was there... I know he's responsible for those two girls we talked about.
I do believe that he wants to tell the families that he's sorry."
--Dennis Couch, the Utah investigator who heard Bundy's confession in 1989

Salt Lake County Sheriff Pete ...

The Washington Confession, 1989, Part 3

"Bob, they're going to get me sooner or later... ah... heh... You don't need to worry about that. But you've been after this for fifteen years. A couple months is not going to make any difference. That's what I have to say."

Most of this portion of the interview is Ted begging for Washingto...

The Tallahassee Crime Scenes Report, 1978

Deposition (by Bundy) and reports from the Leon County Sherriff Sgt. William Gunter on his forensic inspection of the Chi Omega, Dunwoody St., and The Oak apartments. 

The Deposition of Nancy Dowdy, 1978

The Bundy-conducted deposition of Nancy Dowdy, which took place in the Leon County Jail on October 30, 1978.

Bundy: Have you ever heard the name Theodore Bundy before?

Dowdy: Yes.

TB: What: do you associate with that name? What do you know about Theodore Bundy or what...

The Washington Confession, 1989, Part 2

The Washington confession to Bob Keppel, with Bill Hagmaier and Diana Weiner present. Corresponds to pages 18-40 of the transcript I posted earlier, in case you'd like to follow along. The second of four parts.

The Killing of Kimberly Leach, 1979

Kim arrived on time, as usual, on a raw, rainy Thursday morning at the Lake City Junior High School She forgot her purse in her homeroom when she went to her first class. During the class, her teacher suggested she go back for her purse because such articles had a way of disappearing recently. Ki...

The Making of a Monster, 1989

"In dialog with Christian colleagues, he convinced himself that the Devil, not dirty pictures, made him kill. This satanic revelation came from an intimate of Bundy's who wanted the story told:

'Ted believed that he was demonically possessed,' the source said. 'It began in colleg...