Ted Bundy

Also known as: Theodore Robert Bundy, Theodore Robert Cowell, Chris Hagen

Active: 1974–1978
Region: Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Idaho and Florida, USA
Status: Executed
Victims: 20

Ted Bundy abducted and murdered young women and girls in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Idaho and Florida between 1974 and 1978. He was arrested in Utah in 1975, convicted of kidnapping Carol DaRonch, and escaped twice from custody in Colorado before killing three more people in Florida in 1978. He was arrested in Pensacola, convicted of the Chi Omega murders in Miami and of the murder of Kimberly Leach in Orlando, and was executed at Florida State Prison on January 24, 1989.

Victims

We remember the people whose lives were taken.

Lynda Ann Healy, 21 · February 1, 1974
A University of Washington student.
Donna Gail Manson, 19 · March 12, 1974
A student at Evergreen State College; her remains have never been found.
Susan Elaine Rancourt, 18 · April 17, 1974
A student at Central Washington State College.
Roberta Kathleen "Kathy" Parks, · May 6, 1974
An Oregon State University student; sources differ on her age (20 or 22).
Brenda Carol Ball, 22 · June 1, 1974
Georgann Hawkins, 18 · June 11, 1974
Janice Ann Ott, 23 · July 14, 1974
Denise Marie Naslund, 19 · July 14, 1974
Nancy Wilcox, 16 · October 1974
Disappeared in Holladay, Utah; her remains have never been found.
Melissa Anne Smith, 17 · October 18, 1974
Laura Ann Aime, 17 · October 31, 1974
Debra Jean Kent, 17 · November 8, 1974
A Viewmont High School student; a partial remain found in 1989 was identified as hers by DNA in 2015.
Caryn Eileen Campbell, 23 · January 12, 1975
A registered nurse.
Julie Lyle Cunningham, 26 · March 15, 1975
A ski instructor in Vail; her remains have never been found.
Denise Lynn Oliverson, · April 6, 1975
Her remains have never been found; sources differ on her age (24 or 25).
Lynette Dawn Culver, 12 · May 6, 1975
A junior high school student in Pocatello; her remains have never been found.
Susan Curtis, 15 · June 28, 1975
Attending a youth conference at Brigham Young University; her remains have never been found.
Margaret Elizabeth Bowman, 21 · January 15, 1978
A Florida State University student.
Lisa Janet Levy, 20 · January 15, 1978
A Florida State University student.
Kimberly Dianne Leach, 12 · February 9, 1978
A student at Lake City Junior High School.

Timeline of locations

February 1, 1974
Healy's apartment (University District, Seattle) (Abduction, approximate area)
Lynda Ann Healy was abducted from her basement apartment in Seattle's University District. A month earlier, on January 4, 1974, Bundy had attacked another student, Karen Sparks, in the same neighborhood; she survived.
March 12, 1974
The Evergreen State College, Olympia (Abduction)
Donna Gail Manson left her dormitory to attend a jazz concert on campus and never arrived.
April 17, 1974
Central Washington State College, Ellensburg (Abduction)
Susan Elaine Rancourt disappeared while walking to her dorm after an evening meeting on campus (now Central Washington University).
May 6, 1974
Oregon State University, Corvallis (Abduction)
Kathy Parks left her dormitory to meet friends for coffee at the Memorial Union and never arrived. She was killed in Washington.
June 1, 1974
Flame Tavern area, Burien (Abduction, approximate area)
Brenda Carol Ball disappeared after leaving the Flame Tavern in Burien, near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
June 11, 1974
Alley near Hawkins's sorority house (University District, Seattle) (Abduction, approximate area)
Georgann Hawkins was abducted from an alley behind her sorority house near the University of Washington.
July 14, 1974
Lake Sammamish State Park, Issaquah (Abduction)
Janice Ann Ott and Denise Marie Naslund were abducted hours apart from a crowded beach at the park on the same summer afternoon.
August 1974
Bundy's apartment (Salt Lake City) (Killer's residence, approximate area)
Bundy moved to Salt Lake City in August 1974 to attend the University of Utah law school, and was living there when he was arrested in 1975.
September 6, 1974
Recovery site near Issaquah (Recovery site, approximate area)
Hunters found the remains of Janice Ott and Denise Naslund near a service road about 2 miles east of Lake Sammamish State Park. Bundy later identified other remains found there as those of Georgann Hawkins, who is still officially listed as missing.
October 1974
Holladay, Utah (Abduction, approximate area)
Nancy Wilcox was last seen in Holladay, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Her remains have never been found.
October 18, 1974
Midvale, Utah (Abduction, approximate area)
Melissa Anne Smith disappeared after leaving a pizza parlor in Midvale. She was found nine days later in the mountains at Summit Park.
October 31, 1974
Lehi, Utah (Abduction, approximate area)
Laura Ann Aime disappeared on her way home from a Halloween party in Lehi. Hikers found her in American Fork Canyon on Thanksgiving Day.
November 8, 1974
Fashion Place Mall, Murray (Abduction)
Posing as a police officer, Bundy lured 18-year-old Carol DaRonch into his car. She escaped, and her later identification of him led to his 1976 conviction for aggravated kidnapping.
November 8, 1974
Viewmont High School, Bountiful (Abduction)
Hours after the DaRonch attempt, Debra Jean Kent disappeared after leaving a school play here to pick up her brother.
January 12, 1975
Wildwood Inn, Snowmass Village (Abduction)
Caryn Eileen Campbell disappeared from a hallway of the Wildwood Inn (now Wildwood Lodge). She was found on a dirt road near the hotel on February 17.
March 1, 1975
Taylor Mountain (Recovery site, approximate area)
Forestry students found the remains of Lynda Healy, Susan Rancourt, Kathy Parks and Brenda Ball on Taylor Mountain, east of Issaquah, where Bundy often hiked.
March 15, 1975
Vail, Colorado (Abduction, approximate area)
Julie Lyle Cunningham disappeared while walking from her apartment in Vail to meet a friend.
April 6, 1975
Grand Junction, Colorado (Abduction, approximate area)
Denise Lynn Oliverson disappeared while riding her bicycle to her parents' house in Grand Junction.
May 6, 1975
Pocatello, Idaho (Abduction, approximate area)
Lynette Dawn Culver was abducted outside Alameda Junior High School during her lunch break.
June 28, 1975
Brigham Young University, Provo (Abduction)
Susan Curtis disappeared while walking back to her dormitory during a youth conference on the BYU campus.
August 16, 1975
First arrest, Granger, Utah (Arrest, approximate area)
A Utah Highway Patrol officer arrested Bundy in Granger, a Salt Lake City suburb. In 1976 he was convicted of kidnapping Carol DaRonch and sentenced to one to fifteen years in the Utah State Prison.
June 7, 1977
Pitkin County Courthouse, Aspen (Other)
Charged with Caryn Campbell's murder, Bundy jumped from the courthouse law library window during a hearing and was recaptured days later. On December 30, 1977, he escaped again from the Garfield County jail in Glenwood Springs and fled to Florida.
January 15, 1978
Chi Omega sorority house, Florida State University (Crime scene, approximate area)
Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy were killed at the Chi Omega house near FSU. Karen Chandler and Kathy Kleiner were injured and survived, and Cheryl Thomas survived an attack in her apartment a few blocks away the same night.
February 9, 1978
Lake City Junior High School, Lake City (Abduction, approximate area)
Kimberly Leach was abducted from Lake City Junior High School after leaving her homeroom.
February 15, 1978
Final arrest, Pensacola (Arrest, approximate area)
Pensacola police officer David Lee stopped Bundy, who was driving a stolen Volkswagen, and arrested him after a struggle. He was one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives at the time.
April 1978
Near Suwannee River State Park (Recovery site, approximate area)
After a weeks-long search, Kimberly Leach was found near Suwannee River State Park, northwest of Lake City.
June 1979
Chi Omega trial, Miami (Court / trial, approximate area)
Moved to Miami (Dade County Circuit Court) because of pretrial publicity, the first trial in the U.S. televised nationally ended on July 24, 1979, with Bundy convicted of the Bowman and Levy murders and three attempted murders. He was sentenced to death a week later.
1980
Florida State Prison, Raiford (Prison)
Bundy spent nearly nine years on death row here and was executed in the electric chair on the morning of January 24, 1989.
January 7, 1980
Orange County Courthouse, Orlando (Court / trial, approximate area)
Bundy was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Kimberly Leach on February 7, 1980, and sentenced to death on February 10. This was the sentence ultimately carried out.

Sources

Each location also lists its own sources in the data file.