Reddit reviews The Only Living Witness: The true story of serial sex killer Ted Bundy

Bundy was asked if 34 was an accurate number, and he responded add one digit to that, leading to speculation of 130+ victims.

In Defending the Devil his appeals lawyer reveals he confided 35, though a conclusive list of victims was never forthcoming, as he hoped to use this as leverage against the death penalty (and also psychopathic power games.)

To find the silver lining, it was exactly the failure of that approach that led Gary Ridgeway, a far more dangerous killer, to cooperate with authorities to spare himself the death penalty.

Also I wouldn't say compulsive liar per se; I'd say someone for whom truth has no objective meaning. A liar knows he's lying; a sociopath compartmentalizes.

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Keppel

Michaud & Ainsworth

Nelson

IIRC in The Only Living Witness, Michaud & Aynesworth marvelled over the hundred of miles Bundy traveled during his killing years. It helped that he was driving his Beetle because of the volume of fuel that would have been required.

https://www.amazon.com/Bundy-Murders-Comprehensive-History/dp/0786444266

https://www.amazon.com/Only-Living-Witness-serial-killer/dp/1928704298


If you like a bit of fictional drama, read Rules book. Kind of funny how a nobody becomes a writer. she simply took known data in a multitude of killings, took gossip, had it printed and housewives ate it up.

It's no wonder reality TVB is so big :)

Stick with the meat and the people who had access. Those are the people the other 2 books use for their narrative.

I'm sure you're finished with your class now but, if you are still interested in the topic of Mr. Bundy, you may want to read Stephen Michaud's "The Only Living Witness".

It's an absolutely fascinating read that follows Bundy's journey from the Pacific Northwest, to Colorado, and finally into Florida. Along the way, Michaud details each killing and ensures to add speculation as to other murders at the time that could or could not be attributed to Mr. Bundy.

Hope you did well on the paper!

If you find Bundy specifically interesting, try The Only Living Witness by Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth. I've read The Stranger Beside Me and this blew that book out of the water.

https://www.amazon.com/Only-Living-Witness-serial-killer/dp/1928704298

> There is not a record of every single thing you do in life

If you have to put words in my mouth then you don't have much of an argument. I never stated that. What I did state is that there's no record of her filing a police report about this abduction, rape and attempted murder. You would think that she would have notified the police after this event happened or at some point between the event and now - which she never has.

Ted Bundy often used a ruse to lure his victims into an area where he could then control their actions. He almost exclusively used an object knock the victim's unconscious. In every body recovery the victim had massive head injuries of the type that might be lethal or cause permanent injury. This is true with his first victim and his last. He didn't like to mess around with bodies that fought back. This woman's story doesn't match up to his motis operandi at all and is in fact a wild deviation.

So I don't buy this story at all. There's even a book titled the Only Living Witness and this woman isn't her.