It is believed by many that a person's childhood contributes to the life they lead and molds them into the person they become. As shown in Marillyn Shadow's biography of Ted, he was born to Eleanor Cowell and an unknown father. His grandparents raised him as if he was their own and he believed that his biological mother was actually his sister, since she gave birth to him at a young age. As a child, Ted suffered abuse from an uncle and his biological grandparents. Later on, soon after he discovered that Eleanor was his mother and not his sister, Eleanor married a man named Johnny Bundy and she then took Ted away with them and changed his last name to match hers. As a teenager, Ted became interested in pornography, did not have friends (nor did he want any), and he was convicted of petty crimes such as shop lifting. Some experts believe that his first murder was Ann Marie Burr when he was fourteen years old, but he never did admit to her murder.
Personally, I think a person's background has a lot to do with who they become. Of course, I do not think that being abused as a child is an excuse for murder. There is no excuse for that. But there is a lot of evidence in psychology that proves how a person is raised affects who they become. Shadow says, "It is believed that Ted Bundy's childhood contributed to the essence of the innate want to the nature of his killings." Ted did not receive love from the people he thought were his parents, and then when he found out who his mother really was he also found out that there were a number of men who could be his father and on top of that his step father wanted nothing to do with him. I can see how this could lead to depression or even domestic violence, but not murdering dozens of innocent women. The fact that he was attractive yet had no friends in high school should have struck someone as odd, but then again nobody ever thought this quite young boy would become a notorious serial killer.
Shadow, Marillyn. "Ted Bundy, The Serial Killer." Quazen. N.p., 28 Aug 2008. Web. 25 Mar 2010. http://quazen.com/reference/biography/ted-bundy-the-serial-killer/.
Personally, I think a person's background has a lot to do with who they become. Of course, I do not think that being abused as a child is an excuse for murder. There is no excuse for that. But there is a lot of evidence in psychology that proves how a person is raised affects who they become. Shadow says, "It is believed that Ted Bundy's childhood contributed to the essence of the innate want to the nature of his killings." Ted did not receive love from the people he thought were his parents, and then when he found out who his mother really was he also found out that there were a number of men who could be his father and on top of that his step father wanted nothing to do with him. I can see how this could lead to depression or even domestic violence, but not murdering dozens of innocent women. The fact that he was attractive yet had no friends in high school should have struck someone as odd, but then again nobody ever thought this quite young boy would become a notorious serial killer.
Shadow, Marillyn. "Ted Bundy, The Serial Killer." Quazen. N.p., 28 Aug 2008. Web. 25 Mar 2010. http://quazen.com/reference/biography/ted-bundy-the-serial-killer/.
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