Ted Bundy foi um dos serial killers mais notórios e intrigantes da história criminal. Nascido em 1946, Bundy cometeu uma série de assassinatos brutais e violentos nos Estados Unidos durante a década de 1970. Sua personalidade carismática e aparência atraente eram suas armas para atrair suas vítimas, muitas vezes jovens mulheres, para sua armadilha. Bundy era conhecido por sua habilidade em se passar por um homem educado e charmoso, o que tornava ainda mais difícil para as autoridades identificá-lo como um assassino em série.
O modus operandi de Ted Bundy era perturbador. Ele costumava se aproximar das suas vítimas fingindo estar com algum tipo de necessidade ou lesão, pedindo ajuda para carregar objetos ou oferecendo carona. Uma vez que as vítimas abaixavam a guarda, ele as dominava e cometia atos de violência extrema, muitas vezes seguidos de necrofilia e mutilação dos corpos. Bundy era conhecido por sua frieza e falta de empatia, demonstrando um comportamento psicopático ao longo de seus crimes.
A história de Ted Bundy é um exemplo chocante do mal oculto por trás de uma fachada aparentemente normal. Sua habilidade em se passar por uma pessoa comum e seu perfil aparentemente carismático o tornaram um dos assassinos em série mais aterrorizantes da história. Bundy foi condenado à morte e executado na cadeira elétrica em 1989, deixando um legado sombrio que ainda fascina e intriga estudiosos e curiosos sobre a mente criminosa. Querendo conhecer mais sobre a historia do Ted Bundy? Selecionamos para você os livros que contam a história desse serial killer, veja a sugestão dos livros em português e em inglês que nossos editores selecionaram para você!
Quando Ann Rule conheceu Ted Bundy em um centro de atendimento de prevenção ao suicídio, ela não fazia ideia de que aquele rapaz simpático e inteligente ― que sentava ao lado dela e de quem até chegou a receber um cartão de Natal ― se tornaria um dos serial killers mais proeminentes da história. Ted Bundy confessou ter matado ao menos 36 mulheres nos Estados Unidos durante os anos 1970. Para estudiosos do caso, a contagem final é ainda maior. Ele pode até ter salvado vidas pelo centro de prevenção, mas ceifou outras dezenas quando ninguém estava olhando. Inúmeras famílias ficaram sem respostas, e ele foi executado em 1989 na cadeira elétrica. Mas estas informações todo mundo conhece. Chegou a hora de saber mais. Ted Bundy: Um Estranho ao Meu Lado é o livro de true crime mais aguardado pelos darksiders e chega como um clássico na coleção Crime Scene®, da DarkSide® Books. Ann Rule ― que teve uma extensa carreira publicando livros e reportagens sobre casos criminais ―, divide uma experiência que ninguém, em sã consciência, gostaria de ter: a proximidade com um serial killer e a descoberta de sua verdadeira face. Em Ted Bundy: Um Estranho ao Meu Lado, mergulhamos nas memórias de Rule através de um viés inusitado e assustador. Após mudar de emprego e começar a cobrir casos criminais, Rule se viu diante de um mistério envolvendo mortes consecutivas de mulheres, até que, anos depois, quando estava escrevendo um livro sobre essas mesmas vítimas, a verdade veio à tona. Rule levou anos para aceitar e assimilar o fato de que o homem que havia causado tanto horror era o mesmo com quem havia passado sozinha os turnos da noite no trabalho. Em 2003, em uma entrevista ao Houston Chronicle, ela afirmou: “Por muito tempo eu nutri esperanças de que ele fosse inocente, de que, de alguma forma, isso tudo não passasse de um erro terrível”. Sua experiência alterou drasticamente seu projeto: ela não mais estava escrevendo sobre um assassino misterioso, e sim sobre alguém que havia conhecido pessoalmente. Equilibrando sua vivência pessoal cheia de descrenças, temores e conflitos e seu papel como repórter investigativa, Rule explora a dualidade de Bundy com uma intimidade ímpar. De um lado, um homem charmoso e carismático que dividia planos sobre reconquistar uma antiga namorada; de outro, um psicopata que nutria um ódio fervoroso por mulheres e vivia uma vida de mentira. O clássico best-seller de Ann Rule é o olhar mais profundo e detalhado sobre Ted Bundy que um leitor de veia investigativa irá encontrar. E em 2019 ainda estreia o filme Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, com Zac Efron e Haley Joel Osment no elenco, narrando a história de Bundy a partir da perspectiva de Elizabeth Kloepfer, namorada de longa data do psicopata; e também a série documental Conversando com um Serial Killer: Ted Bundy, com gravações de áudio do próprio Bundy feitas no corredor da morte. Ainda acha que conhece bem todas as pessoas que convivem com você? Pense de novo. Algumas verdades moram nas profundezas e, às vezes, só conseguimos ver aquilo que os outros querem nos fazer enxergar.
In a series of death row interviews done shortly before his execution, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy gave a third-person "confession" of his many murders. This definitive book on Bundy was recently made into a Netflix documentary. What goes on in the mind of a serial killer? Drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with the handsome, charismastic Bundy, whose grisly killing spree left at least 30 young women dead across seven states between 1974 and 1978, this chilling exposé provides a shocking self-portrait of one of the most savage sex murderers in history. Speaking eerily in the third person, Bundy reveals appalling details about his crimes, discloses how he attracted his victims, explains how he methodically disguised his acts, and recounts his two daring jailbreaks. Bundy also offers his thoughts on other infamous serial killers, including John Wayne Gacy and Son of Sam.
The inspiration for the five-part Amazon Original docuseries Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer Now in paperback, this updated, expanded edition of The Phantom Prince, Elizabeth Kendall's 1981 memoir detailing her six-year relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy, includes a new introduction and a new afterword by the author, never-before-seen photos, and a startling new chapter from the author's daughter, Molly, who has not previously shared her story. Bundy is one of the most notorious serial killers in American history and one of the most publicized to this day. However, very rarely do we hear from the women he left behind--the ones forgotten as mere footnotes in this tragedy. The Phantom Prince chronicles Elizabeth Kendall's intimate relationship with Ted Bundy and its eventual unraveling. As much as has been written about Bundy, it's remarkable to hear the perspective of people who shared their daily lives with him for years. This gripping account presents a remarkable examination of a charismatic personality that masked unimaginable darkness.
Not all monsters lurk in shadow, and sometimes the truest evils hide in plain sight. The story of the most popular serial killer to ever ravage the United States tells of such a case: when the world was forced to see the creature behind the charm. For history remembers Ted Bundy for two things: his grisly murders, and the circus surrounding his trial. During the seventies Ted Bundy terrorized, raped, assaulted, and murdered dozens of young women across seven states before he was finally caught and executed. But the story of Ted Bundy is much bigger than the scope of his crimes or the depth of his depravity, as it lies in the stories and memories of his victims, and the lasting effect this malicious monster had on the collective psyche of a nation. The life and crimes of Ted Bundy are reexamined in Ted Bundy: A Serial Killer Among Us, a new and comprehensive biography of the captivating killer who terrorized a nation. Giving close consideration to the effects of his trial and the media surrounding it, this book offers up new ways to consider and condemn the man inside the monster.
The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy ""Do you think I killed those girls?" Ted Bundy asked me this question after we had completed the final interview. We were standing in the corridor outside my office and Ted was about to return to his cell. It was an unusual question to ask... I was caught off guard by the question." "...With this question, Ted had put me in a lose-lose situation. My best option might have been to tell him that I couldn't, or wouldn't, answer his question. However, I said to him, "I don't know, but if you did, I believe you will do it again." I'm sure it wasn't what he wanted to hear. He didn't say anything. He turned and walked back to his cell. In future conversations we had together he never again asked that question." " ...Putting all the information I had gleaned from the test data as well as the phone conversations and the personal interviews with Ted... I concluded that it was my opinion that Ted's personality fit the crime for which he was found guilty. I submitted my report to the court. Then all hell broke loose." - from The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy Many books have been written about Bundy, but rarely have we had the opportunity to understand the inner workings of his mind. Now, Dr. Carlisle shares the step-by-step psychological assessment process regarding how he determined that Bundy was indeed a violent person and would likely continue to kill if he was set free. Book four in the Development of the Violent Mind series.
In this revised, updated and expanded edition, the author explores the life of Theodore Bundy, one of the more infamous--and flamboyant--American serial killers on record. Bundy's story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information about several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair.
Ted Bundy is one of the most notorious serial killers in recent US history. Born in 1946, Bundy murdered a number of young women in the 1970s, eventually confessing to 36 murders, although it is likely that he committed many more than that. A smooth talking psychopath who would approach his victims in public before abducting and killing them, he was executed in Florida's electric chair in 1989, having gained a certain notoriety during his trial as a result of his apparent charm and good looks. The True Crime Shorts series is intended to give the reader a short, concise account of some of the most gruesome crimes in modern times. Each book provides the reader with the essential facts concerning a serial killer, along with analysis that tries to comprehend their motives; no distractions, just the essential facts, allowing the reader to master the case in the shortest time possible.
