Bundy's Bachelor Pad
The Serial Killer: Theodore Robert Bundy (November 24, 1946-January 24, 1989). Using the disguise of an authority figure, or pretending to have some physical impairment to gain trust from unsuspecting victims, Bundy kidnapped, raped and murdered at least 30 young women during the 1970s. After killing his victims, he would perform sexual acts on their corpses. He confessed to decapitating at least 12 women and keeping their severed heads as mementos in his refrigerator. In 1975, after Bundy was arrested and jailed in Utah for aggravated kidnapping and attempted criminal assault, he became a suspect in a list of unsolved homicides in some surrounding states. While facing murder charges in Colorado, Bundy escaped to Florida where he committed further assaults. For the Florida homicides, Bundy received three death sentences and was executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford. Because of his habit of targeting college-aged women with long, dark hair, Bundy became known as "The Campus Killer."
The Apartment: Built in the late 1800s, the rooming house where Ted Bundy lived is on 1st Avenue, close to downtown Salt Lake City and the University of Utah. It is located in the Greater Avenues neighborhood, and Bundy lived in Apartment #2 between September 1974 and October 1975. At the time, Bundy was attending the University of Utah Law School after graduating from the University of Washington. A fire escape can be found on the right side of the building, that of which Bundy was said to have used when coming home late at night. An outdoor entrance to the cellar is located on the left side of the house. Tenants at the time said Bundy would visit the cellar frequently, but they did not find this suspicious since he was the designated property manager. During a police inspection of his dwelling, authorities found a book belonging to Bundy containing illustrations of various forms of torture. Before his execution, Bundy confessed to killing two of his victims in this apartment.
The Floor Plan: Based on my research, the floor plan below is a guesstimate of how it looked when Bundy lived in the apartment during the mid-1970s. It's changed considerably over the years, but according to the testimonies from people who knew Bundy at the time, there are a few things to note:
1) The apartment number has been changed from #2 to #5.
2) The foyer did not include a hall closet like it does today.
3) Unlike today, you had to go through the bedroom to get to the bathroom.
4) The bathroom was larger than it is now, and the space included a clawfoot bathtub.
5) Bundy owned a large butcher block table that he kept in his tiny kitchen.
6) Bundy attached meat hooks to the ceiling of his kitchen to provide a place to hang pots and pans.
7) Bundy supposedly kept a butcher's knife in a drawer of a desk in this apartment.
8) The tenant across the hallway from Bundy asked him to serve as best man at his wedding.
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