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He was placed in a jail in Glenwood Springs, from which he escaped on December 30, 1977, by somehow getting his hands on a hacksaw and $500 and getting out through a crawlspace. By the time the jail staff realized that he was missing, he had already made his way to Chicago. After then spending some time at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and in Atlanta, he settled at Tallahassee, Florida on January 8, where he supported himself through shoplifting and purse snatching. On January 15, 1978, Bundy committed his first murders in almost two-and-a-half years. He broke into the Chi Omega sorority at the Florida State University, raped, strangled, and bludgeoned students, Lisa Levy, and Margaret Bowman. Two other students were also attacked but survived. The same night, he attacked another woman eight blocks away, she also survived.

On February 9, 1978, Bundy committed his last known murder. He abducted 12-year-old Kimberly Leach outside her school, raped and killed her and tried to hide the body in an abandoned hog shed. On the morning of February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and was quickly linked to the sorority murders. In the end, Bundy received two death sentences; one for the sorority murders and one for the murder of Kimberly Leach. Two pieces of evidence proved crucial: a set of bite marks on Lisa Levy's buttocks and the testimony of a Chi Omega resident who hadn't been present at the killings and saw Bundy leave the building. Bundy spent the better part of the 1980s fighting his sentence. During this time, he was interviewed by FBI profiler Robert Ressler, who found him uncooperative, and married Carole Ann Boone, a former co-worker, and had a daughter, ~~Rosa~~, with her in October 1982 ~~(they would later divorce in 1986)~~. When Bundy talked about the murders, he always did so in third-person and speaking hypothetically. As the execution date came closer, Bundy confessed to more murders for which he hadn't previously been conclusively linked to. In October 1984, Bundy contacted the Green River Task Force and offered personal insights on the case, which hadn't been solved at the time.

On February 9, 1978, Bundy committed his last known murder. He abducted 12-year-old Kimberly Leach outside her school, raped and killed her and tried to hide the body in an abandoned hog shed. On the morning of February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and was quickly linked to the sorority murders. In the end, Bundy received two death sentences; one for the sorority murders and one for the murder of Kimberly Leach. Two pieces of evidence proved crucial: a set of bite marks on Lisa Levy's buttocks and the testimony of a Chi Omega resident who hadn't been present at the killings and saw Bundy leave the building. Bundy spent the better part of the 1980s fighting his sentence. During this time, he was interviewed by FBI profiler Robert Ressler, who found him uncooperative, and married Carole Ann Boone, a former co-worker, and had a daughter, Tina, with her in October 1982. When Bundy talked about the murders, he always did so in third-person and speaking hypothetically. As the execution date came closer, Bundy confessed to more murders for which he hadn't previously been conclusively linked to. In October 1984, Bundy contacted the Green River Task Force and offered personal insights on the case, which hadn't been solved at the time. At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, Bundy was executed by electric chair. His last words were "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends." In May of 2012, John Henry Browne, who defended Bundy during his final trial, claimed in a memoir describing his conversations with Bundy that he claimed to have killed over 100 people and that his first victim had been a man.

By 1989, in order to save his life Bundy finally began confession to all his crimes and stating that there were more victims. Florida Governor Bob Martinez refused to allow this and gave the order to carry out the execution. The day before his execution, Bundy was granted interviews with Detectives and FBI agents regarding his crimes. Bundy also gave a video taped interview with Dr. James Dobson, a Christian evangelical and founder of Focus on the Family. In the interview, Bundy blamed violent pornography as the roots of his crimes and would claim that violence in the media would be a catalyst for making more people into violent offenders. At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, Bundy was executed by electric chair. His last words were "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends." In May of 2012, John Henry Browne, who defended Bundy during his final trial, claimed in a memoir describing his conversations with Bundy that he claimed to have killed over 100 people and that his first victim had been a man.

== Known Victims ==

=== Washington ===

# Lonnie Trumbull; Seattle (6/23/66)

# Lonnie Trumbull; Seattle (6/23/66)

# Kathy Devine; Seattle (11/25/73)

# Kathy Devine; Seattle (11/25/73)

# Lynda Ann Healy; University of Washington (2/1/74)

# Lynda Ann Healy; University of Washington (2/1/74)

# Donna Manson; Evergreen St. College, Olympia (3/12/74)

# Donna Manson; Evergreen St. College, Olympia (3/12/74)

# Susan Rancourt; Central Washington St. College, Ellensburg (4/17/74)

# Susan Rancourt; Central Washington St. College, Ellensburg (4/17/74)

# Brenda Baker; Seattle (5/25/74)

# Brenda Baker; Seattle (5/25/74)

# Brenda Ball; Burien (6/1/74)

# Brenda Ball; Burien (6/1/74)

# Georgeann Hawkins; University of Washington (6/11/74)

# Georgeann Hawkins; University of Washington (6/11/74)

# Janice Ott; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74)

# Janice Ott; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74)

# Denise Naslund; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74)

# Denise Naslund; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74)

=== Oregon ===

# Kathy Parks; Oregon St. (5/6/74)

# Kathy Parks; Oregon St. (5/6/74)

=== Utah ===

# Nancy Wilcox; (10/2/74)

# Nancy Wilcox; (10/2/74)

# Melissa Smith; Midvale (10/18/74)

# Melissa Smith; Midvale (10/18/74)

# Laura Aimee; Lehi (10/31/74)

# Laura Aimee; Lehi (10/31/74)

# Debbie Kent; Bountiful (11/8/74)

# Debbie Kent; Bountiful (11/8/74)

# Susan Curtis; Brigham Young University (6/28/75)

# Susan Curtis; Brigham Young University (6/28/75)

# Nancy Baird; Layton (7/4/75)

# Nancy Baird; Layton (7/4/75)

# Debbie Smith; Salt Lake City (2/?/76)

# Debbie Smith; Salt Lake City (2/?/76)

=== Colorado ===

# Caryn Campbell; Aspen (1/12/75)

# Caryn Campbell; Aspen (1/12/75)

# Julie Cunningham; Vail (3/15/75)

# Julie Cunningham; Vail (3/15/75)

# Denise Oliverson; Grand Junction (4/6/75)

# Denise Oliverson; Grand Junction (4/6/75)

# Melanie Cooley; Nederland (4/15/75)

# Melanie Cooley; Nederland (4/15/75)

# Shelley Robertson; Golden (7/1/75)

# Shelley Robertson; Golden (7/1/75)

=== Idaho ===

# Lynette Culver; Pocatello (5/6/75)

# Lynette Culver; Pocatello (5/6/75)

# Jane Doe; Boise (9/21/74)

# Jane Doe; Boise (9/21/74)

=== Florida ===

# Lisa Levy; Tallahassee (1/15/78)

# Lisa Levy; Tallahassee (1/15/78)

# Margaret Bowman; Tallahassee (1/15/74)

# Margaret Bowman; Tallahassee (1/15/74)

# Kimberly Ann Leach; Lake City (2/9/78)

# Kimberly Ann Leach; Lake City (2/9/78)

== Legacy ==

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*According to Bundy's Florida Defense Team, Bundy was offered to plead guilty by the Florida prosecutors. Had Bundy taken the deal, he wouldn't have been executed and instead given a firm 75-year prison sentence.

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 He was placed in a jail in Glenwood Springs, from which he escaped on December 30, 1977, by somehow getting his hands on a hacksaw and $500 and getting out through a crawlspace. By the time the jail staff realized that he was missing, he had already made his way to Chicago. After then spending some time at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and in Atlanta, he settled at Tallahassee, Florida on January 8, where he supported himself through shoplifting and purse snatching. On January 15, 1978, Bundy committed his first murders in almost two-and-a-half years. He broke into the Chi Omega sorority at the Florida State University, raped, strangled, and bludgeoned students, Lisa Levy, and Margaret Bowman. Two other students were also attacked but survived. The same night, he attacked another woman eight blocks away, she also survived.
-On February 9, 1978, Bundy committed his last known murder. He abducted 12-year-old Kimberly Leach outside her school, raped and killed her and tried to hide the body in an abandoned hog shed. On the morning of February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and was quickly linked to the sorority murders. In the end, Bundy received two death sentences; one for the sorority murders and one for the murder of Kimberly Leach. Two pieces of evidence proved crucial: a set of bite marks on Lisa Levy's buttocks and the testimony of a Chi Omega resident who hadn't been present at the killings and saw Bundy leave the building. Bundy spent the better part of the 1980s fighting his sentence. During this time, he was interviewed by FBI profiler Robert Ressler, who found him uncooperative, and married Carole Ann Boone, a former co-worker, and had a daughter, Rosa, with her in October 1982 (they would later divorce in 1986). When Bundy talked about the murders, he always did so in third-person and speaking hypothetically. As the execution date came closer, Bundy confessed to more murders for which he hadn't previously been conclusively linked to. In October 1984, Bundy contacted the Green River Task Force and offered personal insights on the case, which hadn't been solved at the time.
+On February 9, 1978, Bundy committed his last known murder. He abducted 12-year-old Kimberly Leach outside her school, raped and killed her and tried to hide the body in an abandoned hog shed. On the morning of February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and was quickly linked to the sorority murders. In the end, Bundy received two death sentences; one for the sorority murders and one for the murder of Kimberly Leach. Two pieces of evidence proved crucial: a set of bite marks on Lisa Levy's buttocks and the testimony of a Chi Omega resident who hadn't been present at the killings and saw Bundy leave the building. Bundy spent the better part of the 1980s fighting his sentence. During this time, he was interviewed by FBI profiler Robert Ressler, who found him uncooperative, and married Carole Ann Boone, a former co-worker, and had a daughter, Tina, with her in October 1982. When Bundy talked about the murders, he always did so in third-person and speaking hypothetically. As the execution date came closer, Bundy confessed to more murders for which he hadn't previously been conclusively linked to. In October 1984, Bundy contacted the Green River Task Force and offered personal insights on the case, which hadn't been solved at the time. At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, Bundy was executed by electric chair. His last words were "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends." In May of 2012, John Henry Browne, who defended Bundy during his final trial, claimed in a memoir describing his conversations with Bundy that he claimed to have killed over 100 people and that his first victim had been a man.
-By 1989, in order to save his life Bundy finally began confession to all his crimes and stating that there were more victims. Florida Governor Bob Martinez refused to allow this and gave the order to carry out the execution. The day before his execution, Bundy was granted interviews with Detectives and FBI agents regarding his crimes. Bundy also gave a video taped interview with Dr. James Dobson, a Christian evangelical and founder of Focus on the Family. In the interview, Bundy blamed violent pornography as the roots of his crimes and would claim that violence in the media would be a catalyst for making more people into violent offenders. At 7:06 a.m. on January 24, 1989, Bundy was executed by electric chair. His last words were "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends." In May of 2012, John Henry Browne, who defended Bundy during his final trial, claimed in a memoir describing his conversations with Bundy that he claimed to have killed over 100 people and that his first victim had been a man.
 == Known Victims ==
 === Washington ===
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Lonnie Trumbull; Seattle (6/23/66) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Lonnie Trumbull; Seattle (6/23/66) </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Kathy Devine; Seattle (11/25/73)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Kathy Devine; Seattle (11/25/73)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Lynda Ann Healy; University of Washington (2/1/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Lynda Ann Healy; University of Washington (2/1/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Donna Manson; Evergreen St. College, Olympia (3/12/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Donna Manson; Evergreen St. College, Olympia (3/12/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Susan Rancourt; Central Washington St. College, Ellensburg (4/17/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Susan Rancourt; Central Washington St. College, Ellensburg (4/17/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Brenda Baker; Seattle (5/25/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Brenda Baker; Seattle (5/25/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Brenda Ball; Burien (6/1/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Brenda Ball; Burien (6/1/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Georgeann Hawkins; University of Washington (6/11/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Georgeann Hawkins; University of Washington (6/11/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Janice Ott; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Janice Ott; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Denise Naslund; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Denise Naslund; Lake Sammamish St. Park (7/14/74) </p>
 === Oregon ===
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Kathy Parks; Oregon St. (5/6/74) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Kathy Parks; Oregon St. (5/6/74) </p>
 === Utah ===
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Nancy Wilcox; (10/2/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Nancy Wilcox; (10/2/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Melissa Smith; Midvale (10/18/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Melissa Smith; Midvale (10/18/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Laura Aimee; Lehi (10/31/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Laura Aimee; Lehi (10/31/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Debbie Kent; Bountiful (11/8/74)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Debbie Kent; Bountiful (11/8/74)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Susan Curtis; Brigham Young University (6/28/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Susan Curtis; Brigham Young University (6/28/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Nancy Baird; Layton (7/4/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Nancy Baird; Layton (7/4/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Debbie Smith; Salt Lake City (2/?/76) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Debbie Smith; Salt Lake City (2/?/76) </p>
 === Colorado ===
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Caryn Campbell; Aspen (1/12/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Caryn Campbell; Aspen (1/12/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Julie Cunningham; Vail (3/15/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Julie Cunningham; Vail (3/15/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Denise Oliverson; Grand Junction (4/6/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Denise Oliverson; Grand Junction (4/6/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Melanie Cooley; Nederland (4/15/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Melanie Cooley; Nederland (4/15/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Shelley Robertson; Golden (7/1/75) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Shelley Robertson; Golden (7/1/75) </p>
 === Idaho ===
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Lynette Culver; Pocatello (5/6/75)  </p>
+# <p align="justify">Lynette Culver; Pocatello (5/6/75)  </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Jane Doe; Boise (9/21/74) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Jane Doe; Boise (9/21/74) </p>
 === Florida ===
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Lisa Levy; Tallahassee (1/15/78) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Lisa Levy; Tallahassee (1/15/78) </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Margaret Bowman; Tallahassee (1/15/74) </p>
+# <p align="justify">Margaret Bowman; Tallahassee (1/15/74) </p>
-# <p style="text-align: justify;">Kimberly Ann Leach; Lake City (2/9/78)</p>
+# <p align="justify">Kimberly Ann Leach; Lake City (2/9/78)</p>
 == Legacy ==
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 *According to Bundy's Florida Defense Team, Bundy was offered to plead guilty by the Florida prosecutors. Had Bundy taken the deal, he wouldn't have been executed and instead given a firm 75-year prison sentence.
+[[Category:List]]
+[[Category:Male]]
+[[Category:Serial Killer]]
+[[Category:Fanatics]]
+[[Category:Imprisoned]]
+[[Category:Kidnapper]]
+[[Category:Perverts]]
+[[Category:Torturer]]
+[[Category:Charismatic]]
+[[Category:Psychopath]]
+[[Category:Homicidal]]
+[[Category:Tricksters]]
+[[Category:Sadists]]
+[[Category:One-Man Army]]
+[[Category:Traitor]]
+[[Category:Mastermind]]
+[[Category:Hypocrites]]
+[[Category:Liars]]
+[[Category:Master Manipulator]]
+[[Category:Arrogant]]
+[[Category:Criminals]]
+[[Category:Provoker]]
+[[Category:Murderer]]
+[[Category:Egotist]]
+[[Category:Mentally Ill]]
+[[Category:Animal Cruelty]]
+[[Category:Abusers]]
+[[Category:Faux Affably Evil]]
+[[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:Rapists]]
+[[Category:Mutilators]]
+[[Category:Fugitives]]
+[[Category:FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]]
+[[Category:Control Freaks]]
+[[Category:Emotionless Villains]]
+[[Category:Thief]]
+[[Category:Wolves in sheep's clothing]]
+[[Category:Wrathful]]
+[[Category:Misogynists]]
+[[Category:God Wannabe]]
+[[Category:Barbarians]]
+[[Category:Tragic]]
+[[Category:Obsessed]]
+[[Category:Thugs]]
+[[Category:Misanthropes]]
+[[Category:Execution]]
+[[Category:Chaotic Evil]]
+[[Category:Evil vs Evil]]
+[[Category:Anti-LGBT]]
+[[Category:Hijackers]]
+[[Category:Deaths in prison]]
+[[Category:Adulterers]]
+[[Category:Posthumous]]
+[[Category:Internet Memes]]
+[[Category:Fallen Heroes]]
+[[Category:Satanism]]
+[[Category:Republican Party villains]]
+[[Category:Xenophobes]]