Story map · 1974–1978
Ted Bundy
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.
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Abduction · February 1, 1974
Healy's apartment (University District, Seattle)
February 1, 1974. Lynda Ann Healy was abducted from her basement apartment in Seattle's University District. Over the following months, young women vanished from campuses across Washington and Oregon.
Abduction · March 12, 1974
The Evergreen State College, Olympia
In March, Donna Gail Manson left her dormitory at The Evergreen State College in Olympia to attend a jazz concert and never arrived.
Abduction · July 14, 1974
Lake Sammamish State Park, Issaquah
July 14, 1974. Janice Ann Ott and Denise Marie Naslund were abducted hours apart from a crowded beach at Lake Sammamish State Park. Witnesses described a man named "Ted" with his arm in a sling.
Recovery site · March 1, 1975
Taylor Mountain
In March 1975, forestry students found the remains of Lynda Healy, Susan Rancourt, Kathy Parks and Brenda Ball on Taylor Mountain, east of Issaquah.
Abduction · November 8, 1974
Fashion Place Mall, Murray
By then Bundy had moved to Salt Lake City for law school. On November 8, 1974, posing as a police officer, he lured 18-year-old Carol DaRonch into his car here. She escaped, and her identification of him later sent him to prison.
Abduction · January 12, 1975
Wildwood Inn, Snowmass Village
In January 1975, Caryn Eileen Campbell disappeared from a hallway of a ski lodge in Snowmass Village, Colorado.
Arrest · August 16, 1975
First arrest, Granger, Utah
In August 1975 a Utah Highway Patrol officer arrested Bundy in Granger. In 1976 he was convicted of kidnapping Carol DaRonch.
Other · June 7, 1977
Pitkin County Courthouse, Aspen
Charged with Caryn Campbell's murder, Bundy jumped from a window of the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen in June 1977 and was recaptured days later. That December he escaped from jail again and reached Florida.
Crime scene · January 15, 1978
Chi Omega sorority house, Florida State University
January 15, 1978. Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy were killed at the Chi Omega sorority house near Florida State University in Tallahassee. Two other students were injured and survived.
Abduction · February 9, 1978
Lake City Junior High School, Lake City
On February 9, twelve-year-old Kimberly Leach was abducted from Lake City Junior High School.
Arrest · February 15, 1978
Final arrest, Pensacola
Six days later a Pensacola police officer stopped Bundy driving a stolen Volkswagen and arrested him after a struggle.
Prison · 1980
Florida State Prison, Raiford
Convicted of the Chi Omega murders and of Kimberly Leach's murder, Bundy spent nearly nine years on death row here and was executed on January 24, 1989.
The full record
Victims, every location, and all sources are on the Ted Bundy case page.