Case Study On Crime Case Of Tad Bundy

Case Study
Psychology of crime

Case of Tad Bundy: A definition to the heartless Evil
Tad, full name Ted Robert, born in year 1946 on November24th. Ted a very popular
student throughout his primary school, but things did not remined same when he reached to high
school. He did no get that much attention in his high school days and he started to have trouble
leading to lower academic progress, low self esteem and he developed an issue of social anxiety
to high level. Ted then went to different colleges and he altered the degrees in his primary
schooling years. By the year 1974, Tad started to assault young college female students. This
continues for some time and lead Ted to committed to murder while he continued to rape assault,
and murder different females for long time. Ted was given death sentenced in 1989 where he
was given the capital punishment through electric chair. Till this that, Ted is still considered to
be the greatest dishonored criminal of the 20th century by its end.
In the present report different topics are discussed related with crime and criminal
psychology. First of all, the trait theory is discussed. Secondly, Eysenck’s three factor model and
personality theories are defined and discussed in detail. In the Eysenck’s three there is inclusion
neuroticism extraversion and psychoticism. Thirdly, observed investigation is presented in this
report which have examined that Eysenck’s Factor model has presented an extensive trait
approach in understanding both antisocial and criminal behavior of a person involve in
outrageous crime. In the essay the Eysenck’s Three factor model have established application to
the characters of Tad Bundy with relating them to the crime committed by him. With application
of this model has been found out the Ted was proven to have the traits in line of extraversion,
psychoticism and neuroticism. Lastly, the identification of weaknesses is done regarding the
application and analysis of trait theory in the given case of Ted Bundy. Another, limitation
discussed in this essay is related with other theories which could have been used regarding
detection of trait of Ted. Other theories are biobehavioral, moral development theories and
social learning evolutionary (Heyen, 2019).
Ted, was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1946 on November24th. “Ted” Robert Bundy
was a well known American rapist and serial Killer, who was the most notorious criminal of the
20th century. The biological mother of Ted was Eleanor Louise Cowell and the father bring
unknown in order to avoid dishonour to his family. Ted was raised by his grandparents as their
own son while her mother was introduced to others as his sister. He went to a difficult childhood
as compared to other children. Ted never in his childhood never liked his grandfather, as he had

an interest in pornography and an instable temper which he used to take out on Ted and Eleanor,
Ted’s biological mother. Moreover, Ted did not share a close connection and relation even with
his mother Eleanor and as he grew older, he became mature and developed negative feelings
towards his mother and how she kept lying to him and ruined his childhood. Ted also became
very curious about knowing his biological father and upon failing to understand, it further
affected his mental health and made him a negative person. When going to primary and high
school he was greatly influenced by his step-father despite the fact that he has never seen him in
real life(Williams, 2019). The primary school life of Ted was in contrast with his high school life
as during his primary school days Ted came across as an extremely confident and happy person
with excellent academic scores but as he grew older and entered high school there was a loss of
self-confidence, anxiety issues and unhappiness which means that Ted started to become an anti-
social element and that reflected in his personality. Having no friends in high school also
affected his mental health and social behaviour. Ted’s entry into university transformed him as a
person and all the positive emotions died the day he took admission into the university. Ted
graduated in the year 1965 and further got admitted into University of Puget Sound and later on
he transferred into University of Washington.to study Chinese. In the year 1967, Ted got
romantically involves with his university classmate called Stephanie Brooks. Soon he dropped
out from the university and then worked at various minimum wage jobs and later on also
volunteered in the election campaign of Nelson Rockefeller. Soon after that Stephanie ended her
relationship because she thought of Ted as an immature, childish and a person who lacked self-
confidence. Soon after the breakup, Ted identified that the woman he assumed to be the sister
actually turned out to be his mother which further affected his mental health and broke his trust
even more. Later on, Ted started seeing Elizabeth Kloenpfr and ironically she was one of the
four people who reported that Ted was a suspect in the Pacific Northwest murder. Ted was
always a studious kid and in the year 1973, he got admitted into the University of Puget Sound
Law School however, he stopped attending classes after few weeks of attendance and this is
where the news of disappearance of women started. Ted became a subject of local news and
because of that he found a place to hide somewhere outside the town in order to protect his
identity (Simon, 2015).
The officially recorded crime of Ted was recorded in the year 1974, which involved an
assault on an 18 year old girl called Karen Sparks who was a student and dancer in the

University of Washington and it seemed like Ted enjoyed it so he developed a technique or a
strategy to pick up student hitchhikers and approach other women by asking them for a lift and
help. Ted always had a pretty face which made it much easier for him to approach girls and
women and just a month after first assault, Ted’s first murder got confirmed and once again the
victim was another student of University of Washington and this is when he came into the eyes
and records of the local police stations and other media houses.
Over the course of next Case of Tad Bundy: A definition to the heartless Evil
Tad, full name Ted Robert, born in year 1946 on November24th. Ted a very popular
student throughout his primary school, but things did not remined same when he reached to high
school. He did no get that much attention in his high school days and he started to have trouble
leading to lower academic progress, low self esteem and he developed an issue of social anxiety
to high level. Ted then went to different colleges and he altered the degrees in his primary
schooling years. By the year 1974, Tad started to assault young college female students. This
continues for some time and lead Ted to committed to murder while he continued to rape assault,
and murder different females for long time. Ted was given death sentenced in 1989 where he
was given the capital punishment through electric chair. Till this that, Ted is still considered to
be the greatest dishonored criminal of the 20th century by its end.
In the present report different topics are discussed related with crime and criminal
psychology. First of all, the trait theory is discussed. Secondly, Eysenck’s three factor model and
personality theories are defined and discussed in detail. In the Eysenck’s three there is inclusion
neuroticism extraversion and psychoticism. Thirdly, observed investigation is presented in this
report which have examined that Eysenck’s Factor model has presented an extensive trait
approach in understanding both antisocial and criminal behavior of a person involve in
outrageous crime. In the essay the Eysenck’s Three factor model have established application to
the characters of Tad Bundy with relating them to the crime committed by him. With application
of this model has been found out the Ted was proven to have the traits in line of extraversion,
psychoticism and neuroticism. Lastly, the identification of weaknesses is done regarding the
application and analysis of trait theory in the given case of Ted Bundy. Another, limitation
discussed in this essay is related with other theories which could have been used regarding
detection of trait of Ted. Other theories are biobehavioral, moral development theories and
social learning evolutionary (Heyen, 2019).

Ted, was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1946 on November24th. “Ted” Robert Bundy
was a well known American rapist and serial Killer, who was the most notorious criminal of the
20th century. The biological mother of Ted was Eleanor Louise Cowell and the father bring
unknown in order to avoid dishonour to his family. Ted was raised by his grandparents as their
own son while her mother was introduced to others as his sister. He went to a difficult childhood
as compared to other children. Ted never in his childhood never liked his grandfather, as he had5
to 10 years Ted Bundy had molested, raped and murdered more than 30 women and girls. Ted
was caught by the police in the year 1977, but Ted being the notorious criminal found a way to
escape the prison cell not once but twice in the same year. Ted appeared in the court of law
several times and used his law enforcement knowledge and sharp skills he somehow eradicated
the crimes committed by him and always proved himself to be innocent. Ted went through
various psychiatric examinations and the results always varied as some results showed him as a
bipolar person whereas other results displayed Ted as a mentally ill person who needs to be
shifted into an asylum. Although, the police and government states that the total people murdered
by him were 30 but according to media reports and general public, the number definitely
exceeded 50 but being the smart criminal he is, the police officials failed to identify the dead
bodies of other people.
Later on, Ted also confessed about being a thief and how he was an expert in shoplifting
things and he also state that he liked the idea of shoplifting because it allowed him to have any
things he wants without paying a single penny for it. This was the first sign indicating that Ted
was a psychopath and had no understanding of his actions.
Ted died on January 24, 1989 at the age of 42 through electric chair and it was reported
by the police officers that hundreds and thousands of citizens danced, sang and set off fireworks
when he was executed.
The major theory alongCase of Tad Bundy: A definition to the heartless Evil
Tad, full name Ted Robert, born in year 1946 on November24th. Ted a very popular
student throughout his primary school, but things did not remined same when he reached to high
school. He did no get that much attention in his high school days and he started to have trouble
leading to lower academic progress, low self esteem and he developed an issue of social anxiety
to high level. Ted then went to different colleges and he altered the degrees in his primary
schooling years. By the year 1974, Tad started to assault young college female students. This

continues for some time and lead Ted to committed to murder while he continued to rape assault,
and murder different females for long time. Ted was given death sentenced in 1989 where he
was given the capital punishment through electric chair. Till this that, Ted is still considered to
be the greatest dishonored criminal of the 20th century by its end.
In the present report different topics are discussed related with crime and criminal
psychology. First of all, the trait theory is discussed. Secondly, Eysenck’s three factor model and
personality theories are defined and discussed in detail. In the Eysenck’s three there is inclusion
neuroticism extraversion and psychoticism. Thirdly, observed investigation is presented in this
report which have examined that Eysenck’s Factor model has presented an extensive trait
approach in understanding both antisocial and criminal behavior of a person involve in
outrageous crime. In the essay the Eysenck’s Three factor model have established application to
the characters of Tad Bundy with relating them to the crime committed by him. With application
of this model has been found out the Ted was proven to have the traits in line of extraversion,
psychoticism and neuroticism. Lastly, the identification of weaknesses is done regarding the
application and analysis of trait theory in the given case of Ted Bundy. Another, limitation
discussed in this essay is related with other theories which could have been used regarding
detection of trait of Ted. Other theories are biobehavioral, moral development theories and
social learning evolutionary (Heyen, 2019).
Ted, was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1946 on November24th. “Ted” Robert Bundy
was a well known American rapist and serial Killer, who was the most notorious criminal of the
20th century. The biological mother of Ted was Eleanor Louise Cowell and the father bring
unknown in order to avoid dishonour to his family. Ted was raised by his grandparents as their
own son while her mother was introduced to others as his sister. He went to a difficult childhood
as compared to other children. Ted never in his childhood never liked his grandfather, as he
hadside the essay is trait theory. Trait theory has a wide scope and it includes various sub
theories like personality traits, Eysenck’s three factor model, the big five and individual traits. In
the view point of Simon, (2015) personality is a combination of various characteristics and
qualities that form a person’s unique identity. Every individual has a unique identity and
appearance that defines their personality.
The Eysenck’s 3 factor theory is considered to be an imperative theory in field of trait
psychology. The model mainly emphasises on detailed account of causes of traits by uniquely

combining genetic, psychophysiological, neurological & environment factors. The Eysenck’s
three stage model comprises of psychoticism (P), extraversion (E) and neuroticism (N). All these
three dimensions are extremely unique and specific. The extraversion and neuroticism were
among the first 2 dimensions invented by Eysenck. Eysenck (1994) has argued that extraverts are
aggressive and short tempered. They also look for positive simulation in order to get relieved and
avoid boredom in their lives. On the other hand neuroticism refers to negative attitude and
mentality. According to Simon, (2015) neurotics are extremely possessive, moody, tense and
depressed. For instance, problems like headaches and digestive problems. In the view point of
James,(2019) neuroriticsm mainly arises through autonomic nervous system (ANS) and thus it
has been proved that neurotics have instigated strong and lasting reactions over environment
related stress. According to Wattis, (2018) psychoticism is mainly related to levels of dopamine
and its effects include low conditionability and low levels of monoamine oxidase.
Over the years there has been extensive research related to Eysenck’s 3 factor model and
according to Cale (2006) the Eysenck initially conducted psychometric equipment for testing his
assumptions regarding the PEN. The equipment was called Eysenck Personality questionnaire
(EPQ). The instrument includes thirty two psychoticism related questions, twenty three for
extraversion and twenty for related to neuroticism thus comprising of total one hundred
questions. The most recent study conducted by Cale (2006), on Eysenck’s 3 model resulted in
criminal or antisocial behaviour. It was also discovered that extra version includes measures
related to neuroticism, sociability included negative emotions & psychoticism involved
impulsive attitude. Therefore, it was identified that Cale’s analysis were logical from the past
observations that were conducted. Psychoticism had strongest link with anti-social behaviour
because 98 percentage of samples produced positive effect followed by Neuroticism had 2nd
largest association with over 84% and lastly it included extraversion with 73% samples
producing positive impact. Thus, it was identified that factors with highest relation towards
crime and illegal activities was psychoticism. According to Cale (2006), psychoticism is
concerned with characteristics like aggression, anti-social and hyper behaviour. Moreover,
extraversion behaviour includes sociability and the anti-social people failed to secure positive
results. Also, the neuroticism was concerned with offending along with the major role of ANS.
The Heyen, (2019) argued that the ANS fluctuated according to the type of offender. Increased
ANS reaction mainly relates to emotional crimes because they have a slow performing ANS,

From above detailed research it has been identified that Eysenck’s 3 factor model
developed unique trait approach that help both the criminal & anti-social behaviour. The theory
helped in identifying different kind of traits and their various consequences.
Throughout the entire life, Ted Bundy has committed a lot of heinous crimes like
kidnapping, molestation and murder of more than 30 women thus it has to do with various
factors and traits like his dark childhood where his grandfather assaulted him and also when he
found out that actually his sister is the actual biological mother and this further instigated
negative feelings in his mind towards her own parents. All these frustrations kept on compiling
and further turned him into a serial killer, kidnapper and a rapist. Ted’s failed relationships with
Stephanie Brooks also played an important role in making him an emotionless and cold hearted
person. Ted Bundy’s life and attitude can easily be linked with Eysenck Three Factor Model.
Before entering the university Ted was social, confident and happy person but still there were
some negative traits within him like bullying, dominance and assertiveness which were clearly
visible in his future actions. Adding to that, the psychoticism is 2nd highest trait that describes
Bundy because before killing university students Ted had already become an aggressive, cold
hearted, self-cantered and un-emphatic person which displayed his psychoticism trait because he
started losing control of himself. Lastly, Ted also depicted the neuroticism trait which is the
lowest of all because he did not felt any guilt, regret, depression and emotions after murdering
the innocents. Also, according to Paoletti (2017) Ted even had sex with the dead bodies of the
victims after killing them which states that Ted had not control on his senses and his emotional
and mental capacity had almost died.
Lastly at the end of the essay, it can be identified that there have been some weak points
and also there are some recommendations to improve it like the first weakness involves
Eysenck’s 3 factor model traits which include super traits like extra version, psychoticism and
neuroticism. In relation to the story of Ted Bundy and the traits that occurred in the form of
psychoticism, extraversion & neuroticism. The major primary trait related to Ted was
psychoticism because throughout his entire life he displayed the behaviour of a psychoticism
more than extraversion. Another weakness included selection of theories because the choosen
theory is trait theory that include the Eysenck’s 3 factor model.
Recommendations for improving overall analysis includes theory of evolution, moral
development theory and behavioural theories. The major focus of the article has been Ted Bundy

and the trait theories that applied to him among extraversion, psychoticism & neuroticism. Also,
extensive study has gone into personality & Eysenck’s 3 factor theory as it has helped to
understand both criminal & anti-social behaviour. In the end, the other weaknesses that have
been identified throughout the essay involve traits for Eysenck’s 3 factor model that are related
with Ted Bundy and how he included all the negative traits in in his personality like being anti-
social and emotionless. The main reason behind development of these traits was the miserable
childhood of Ted Bundy as he was cheated by his own biological mother, assaulted by his
grandfather and unknown of his father. Moreover, Ted was a failed lover and compliance of all
these factors killed his emotions, self-awareness, feelings and made him a psychopath.

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