The Ted Bundy Netflix Series

This President’s day weekend went differently as planned, to say the least. Everything was seemingly normal until Saturday morning, when norovirus hit three of my roommates, one after the other. I spent the whole day traveling from apartment to apartment to escape my friends who were dropping like flies to the disease. Currently, I am spending the night in a hotel while my apartment gets disinfected. Because I’ve had more time alone than usual, I resorted to Netflix to cure my boredom. After some browsing, I decided to watch “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes”. Once I started, I couldn't stop. Embarrassingly enough I had never heard about Ted Bundy, the serial killer, and I was extremely disturbed by how he fooled so many people and was able to escape prison on two separate occasions. 


The first thing that intrigued me about the documentary was how much our technology has advanced since the 1970s. Although the police sometimes had blood samples, and witnesses who even knew his name was Ted, the lack of technology and inefficient communication between states led him to kill many undetected for a very long time. Even more mind boggling to me was the fact that a police station in Florida had no idea that they had arrested the most wanted fugitive in America because Ted would not share his true identity. If someone were to escape jail today, they would never be able to get on a commercial flight and go undetected simply due to the media that currently exists. 


Another disturbing aspect of the documentary was how Ted Bundy seemed like a normal guy. He was a political activist, an aspiring lawyer, and a relatively charming man. Because of this relatively normal side of him, he had convinced many people that he was innocent, and his mom even stayed by his side the entire time. He was able to look people straight in the eye and act offended when they accused him of the crimes he had truly committed. It was not until a day before his execution that he admitted to murdering, sexually assaulting, and burying 30 young women. 

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 19, 2019 at 4:08 PM

    I've watched the first episode and can't decide if it's for me. I started it because I heard about and watched the trailer for the movie version that's coming out. Are you planning on watching that?

    -- Brendan Graniez

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  2. Jaren AunanFebruary 19, 2019 at 7:01 PM

    I have heard a lot of people talking about this docu series! I will definitely have to watch it. I don't know much about Ted Bundy so it will be interesting to hear the story. It's crazy to think that he was able to get away with all of this - what a psychopath!

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  3. AW340February 20, 2019 at 3:28 PM

    I've been hearing a lot about this series and how hooked people get on it. I've been considering watching it for a bit but of course, school and life gets in the way. Definitely an interesting summary that you provided and I'll try to make a little more time to at least watch a bit of it now. I think it's especially interesting how he managed to appear outwardly normal but he was in fact incredibly disturbed.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2019 at 10:45 PM

    I had never heard about Ted Bundy either and was also shocked about the charming front he gave to the public. If you liked this series, I recommend the Jinx on HBO and the Innocent Man on Netflix.

    -Kaela

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  5. -February 20, 2019 at 11:55 PM

    I also started watching the Ted Bundy series on Netflix. It is definitely worrying how he seemed so normal and unlike a serial killer.

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  6. C's Calm Cool and Collected BlogFebruary 21, 2019 at 4:18 PM

    I also watched this documentary and it was the most ridiculous thing I've ever watched. I also find it interesting how fascinated our country is with serial killer stories and how we glorify these people.

    -Christian

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