Ted Bundy

Theodore Robert Bundy (November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who between 1974 and 1978 killed numerous young women in Washington, Utah, Colorado and Florida. His total number of victims is unknown. Bundy confessed to 30 murders but estimates run above 100. Bundy is often considered the quintessential or prototypical serial killer because of the number of victims and his well-publicized escapes from jail?indeed, the term serial killer was devised in part to qualify his crimes.

Dramatic portrayals

Four TV movies have been based on his life.

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• The Deliberate Stranger, aired in 1986. Mark Harmon played the lead role as Bundy.
• Directed by Matthew Bright, The Story of Ted Bundy, was released in 2002. It starred Michael Reilly Burke as Bundy.

• The Stranger Beside Me, based on Rule's biography, aired in 2003, starring Billy Campbell as Bundy and Barbara Hershey as Rule.
• In 2004 the A&E television network aired a movie adaptation of Keppel's 1995 book The Riverman, starring Cary Elwes as Bundy and Bruce Greenwood as Keppel.

In his novel The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris based the character of Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in part upon Bundy. (His other inspirations were Gary M. Heidnik, Edmund Kemper, and Ed Gein.) Like Bundy, Bill would put his arm in a sling, approach the women he intended to murder by asking for their help carrying something, and then incapacitate them. Also, the relationship between Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling was in part based on Bundy's interviews with Keppel.

Related Topics:
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris - Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb - Gary M. Heidnik - Edmund Kemper - Ed Gein - Hannibal Lecter - Clarice Starling

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