Ted Bundy Theory

Ted Bundy is one of those criminals that will never be forgotten with the stuff that he pulled off and the stuff he got away with. Ted changed his named and was previously known as Theodore Robert Cowell rather than Ted Bundy. Ted was born in Starke, Florida, located in the Jacksonville, Florida area. Ted grew up having a very confusing life, he was adopted by his grandparents and was always told his own mother was actually his sister. Although he was very smart he did a lot of damage in a few states before finally getting busted. When his family moved to Tacoma, Washington is when his life changed and things started to go downhill for Ted.
In the early years of Ted also known as Theodore was born when his mother was just 22 years of age and …show more content…
Another reason I feel like it falls under more than one category is because he never learned after his first run with the law, he escaped and started his killing spree all over again. The first theory I am going to list Ted Gundy under is the classical theory because he was well aware of his punishment if he got caught. Even though he was aware of it that did not stop him from committing these crimes, it was almost like he was addicted to the act of kidnapping and murdering people. He committed all of these crimes on his free will and had no help from anyone else. This theory was delivered from John Locke and I feel like it fits Ted Dundy perfectly.
The second theory I would list Ted Gundy under is psychological theory. I say this because he committed these awful crimes because it addressed certain needs he needed, needs that reminded him of his college girlfriend who broke up with him. I also list him under this one because his family who Ted did not really know exactly well could have helped cause these highly illegal behaviors that he participated in. Other theories could possibly fit into Ted Dundy’s description but I feel like these are the two most important theories that cover a lot of his life and how he went about