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Murderous Behavior: A Brief Biography Of Ted Bundy

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Born on November 24, 1946 Ted Bundy grew up to be described as a handsome, tall, and a intelligent young man. Whoever knew Bundy would have nevered guessed who he really was. (Biography Channel, 2012). For many years he had murderous tendencies in which his family members never catched on to. He killed for the first time at age fifteen and haunted the nation for the next ten years. (Biography Channel, 2012). Before execution Bundy confessed to thirty murders. His victims lived in six different states across the United States including: Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Florida. (Murderpedia). It took a few years for the police to link all the disappearances and the murders of these girls. As a result Ted Bundy wasn 't held accountable

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