Ted Bundy's reign of terror from beginning to end was horrific. While it is impossible to predict who will become a serial killer there are traits that appear to be similar in all killers. Ted Bundy is one of the worst serial killers in history. His antisocial personality and psychotic character made him feared across the country. After all was said and done Ted left behind a trail of bloody slayings that included the deaths of 36+ young women that spanned through four states. The biggest question in many people's mind was how someone as intelligent could do such a thing? Theodore Robert Bundy was born November 24th, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont to a 21 year old mother. When Ted was three years old, his Aunt said she awoke to find him slipping butcher knives into the bed beside her under the covers. She told him to leave and took the knives back. The older Ted got, it became more difficult to hide his family's identity and his secret mother. He was adopted by John Bundy and his new parents had four children together. From the beginning Ted did well in school. His teachers complimented him on his good grades. But they also commented on Ted's inability to control his violent temper.
Ted was active in Boy Scouts and attended church regularly. He also held a part-time job and made excellent grades. It was around this time that Ted began sneaking out of the house and peeping into windows. While Ted was on death row he once told an interviewer that he knew he was different from other people. Ted recognized that he did not have remorse the way other kids did so he learned to mimic normal emotions. It is likely that Ted killed his first victim while in his teens. A young schoolmate disappeared at this time. He is said to have begun his serial killings in his late twenties in 1974. However many people believe that he started earlier than this. He is said to be the suspect in numerous unsolved murders.
In January of 1974, an 18 year old student was found unconscious in...