Throughout history, criminal investigators have encountered different forms of serial killers. One of the many famous serial killers in the twentieth century was Theodore Robert Bundy (Ted Bundy). Ted Bundy was responsible for the Chi Omega killings and many more. When people think of serial killers, they visualize some dirty, crazy, looking individual that would stand out from everybody else. In Ted’s case this was different. Ted Bundy was a very smart individual who had attended college at various colleges, studying law and finally receiving his degree in psychology from the University of Washington. He had volunteered for the Republican Party in California for a Governor campaign. His family and friends considered Bundy as a funny, charming, good looking, and a nice guy. Bundy’s motive for the killings are still questionable but professional psychologist believe that his actions were provoked by the findings that his family had been lying to him for years. The psychiatrist also stated, “The pathological need to defy authority, to manipulate his associates and adversaries, supplies him with thrills. He takes pride in his celebrity status. His dealings with the criminal justice system are dominated by psychopathy. It could be argued that Bundy is effective in concealing his criminal activities-more accurate to say that he is of two minds on the issue-he attempts to conceal and reveal his involvement (Eagger, 155)”. The start of college Bundy was believed to find out that his mother was grandmother and his sister was his mother and that he was born out of wedlock. This was around the time the killings had begun. Bundy’s good looks, charms, and intelligence were his method of operation (Modus Operandi). Ted would impersonate himself as an individual needing help. He would place cast on his arm or leg and would struggle with things to make it seem as if he needed help. Looking helpless and using his good lo...
