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Ted Bundy: The Suave Serial Killer Theodore Robert Conwell, more commonly known as Ted Bundy, was born on November 24, 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell in Burlington, Vermont. He was considered an illegitimate child because his mother was not married and didn’t even know for sure who the father was. Her parents were very religious and to prevent the social stigma of the bastard child, raised Ted as their own and told him that his mother was his sister. As a toddler, Ted was known to have an…

accepted, but did not enroll until the fall of 1974. During the summer of 1973, Bundy felt confident enough to reunite with Stephanie Brooks again, now being twenty six years old. While on a business trip to California, he took Brooks out to an expensive dinner and won her over. She loved the man Bundy had become and the two got engaged soon after (Serial Killers 16). Brooks thought they were going to get married, but Bundy abruptly cut off all ways of contact with her. This was his revenge for…

Theodore Robert Cowell was born on the evening of November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont. His mother was Eleanor Louise Cowell and never met or knew his birth father. Bundy’s mother and Ted would eventually move to Tacoma, Washington where his mother met Johnny Culpepper Bundy; Johnny soon after married Ted’s mother and also adopted Ted as his own child, Bundy becomes Ted’s last name. While living in Tacoma and now in his teenage years, Bundy would search trash cans and open cars for pictures…

Duke Ellington is an originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and band leader who composed thousands of scores over his 50 year career. Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899 In Washington, D.C. At the age of 7 he started learning piano and got the nickname duke. He wrote his first composition ‘soda fountain rag’ at the age of 15. He was awarded an art Scholarship in the Pratt institute in Brooklyn, New York, Ellington followed his passion for ragtime…

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life, he was often late and was an unreliable worker. She finally broke off the relationship in 1968. Ted was devastated after the split, and became depressed and introverted once more. To add to his state of depression, he found out that Eleanor Louise Cowell was actually his mother, and not his sister. This deeply affected Ted because his whole childhood was now a lie. Ted, now determined to win back his ex-love Stephanie, took to his studies. He was willing to do anything in his power to gain…

Theodore Robert Cowell or as many people would refer to him as Ted Bundy, was a notorious serial killer and rapist who was born on November 24th 1946 and was executed by an electric chair on January 24th 1989. Ted 's ' mother Eleanor Louise Cowell gave birth to him in Burlington, Vermont. When Ted was born, Eleanor left Ted for three months and returned to Philadelphia. Later, Teds ' grandparents pretended to adopt Ted and said that Eleanor was his sister. Many people believed that Bundy was a…

Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880 at a military base in Little Rock, Arkansas. His dad, Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, was a war hero. His mother was Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur, and her brothers had fought during the civil war. Douglas MacArthur was born into a military family and was expected to be great. He had two brothers, both of whom died when he was fairly young. As a child, Douglas and his family moved around to different army stations very often. MacArthur said,…

The character of Mrs. Mallard Brently is the central figure in the story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. The story goes thus that her husband Brently, who is in the railway, is killed in an accident, while her sister, Josephine Brently's friend, Richards, come to console her, as she is a heart patient. She reconciles with the situation but then suddenly Mr. Brently appears on the door. This sudden appearance of her husband causes cardiac arrest and kills her in her own house where the…

to Eleanor Louise Cowell a single unwed mother. His father identity was never known with certainty. His birth certificate assigns paternity to a salesman and Air…