Theodore Robert Cowell was an intelligent, attractive and motivated man. He was born in a home for unwed mothers in Vermont in 1956. His mother's name was Louise Cowell, but he was primarily raised by his grandparents. Theodore's mother married a man named Johnnie Bundy in 1951. He later decided to take his stepfather's name and became known as Ted Bundy. However, his name isn't the only thing that has changed. A few years later, he would be known as one of America's most notorious killers and rapists (Biography of Ted Bundy, page xx, n.d.). Eleanor Cowell was twenty-two when she had Ted and unmarried. At the time this was viewed in a very shameful way, especially since his parents were extremely religious. In order to hide that Ted was born out of wedlock, he was raised as the adopted son of his grandparents, then told that his mother was actually his sister. A few years later, Ted and his mother moved to Tacoma, Washington. It was then that she met and then married Johnnie Bundy, who became Ted's stepfather. After their marriage, they had several more children together. From the looks of it, it seems that Ted grew up in a good, contented working-class family (Ted Bundy - Biography on Bio, nd, p. xx). From a young age, Ted began exhibiting unusual behavior. He began to be fascinated by knives at the age of 3. He was described as shy but intelligent and did well at school but did not get along very well with his peers. Once he became a teenager, a darker side of him began to emerge. Ted liked to look into people's windows and thought nothing of stealing things (Ted Bundy - Biography on Bio, nd, p. xx). Criminal profile: Ted Bundy ...... middle of paper ...... car stolen for dimming headlights, once arrested he was placed in a jail in Glenwood Springs. He escaped a second time from this prison. He escaped this time and headed to Chicago, where he spent a short time, then settled into his new home in Tallahassee, Florida. He supported himself by stealing. Bundy began committing more murders after two and a half years without any murders. On February 9, 1978, Bundy's killing spree finally came to an end. He committed his last known murder at this time. On February 15, he was arrested for driving a stolen car and was quickly linked to several of his murders. In conclusion to Mr. Bundy's story, he was sentenced to two death sentences. Over time, he admitted to even more murders that he was not initially connected to. Bundy was executed on January 24, 1989 by the electric chair (Ted Bundy-Criminal Minds Wiki, nd, p.xx).