Theodore Robert Bundy was executed in Florida’s Prison’s electric chair on January 24, 1989 after brutally raping and killing dozens of young women between 1974 and 1978 (most likely earlier than that). The infamous serial killer was sentenced to capital punishment after brutally killing three young women in Florida (and countless others across the Pacific Northwest) and had been given the death penalty three times before he was finally killed. Bundy sat on death row for almost a decade when he was finally executed at 7:16 AM EST, and the event became a celebration of sorts for Floridians. On January 23, as the condemned man was spilling his guts in a last ditch effort to push off his execution, a crowd of almost 500 gathered outside the Florida Prison chanting phrases such as ‘die, Bundy, die’ and ‘burn Bundy, burn,’ drinking drank beer and holding signs that read ‘watch Ted fry, see Ted die!’ But not everyone was excited, there was also a small group of anti-death penalty protesters that didn’t want to see the event take place.
Bundy in prison with some of his fellow inmates. Photo courtesy of Supernaught.Ol’ Sparky, the electric chair at Florida State Prison. Bundy peering out from behind the bars at Florida State before he was executed. Photo courtesy of Hezakya News.A drawing of Bundy walking to the execution chair. A drawing of Bundy on his way to the execution chair. A drawing of Bundy in the execution chair. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think like an Elk.’ A drawing of Ted sitting in the electric chair.A picture from a Florida newspaper after Bundy was executed.The crowd outside of Florida State Prison before Bundy’s execution in the early morning hours of January 24, 1989. Photo courtesy of Fox 13 News.The crowd outside of Florida State Prison before Bundy’s execution in the early morning hours of January 24, 1989. Photo courtesy of Fox 13 News.News crews gathering outside of Florida State Prison before Bundy’s execution in the early morning hours of January 24, 1989. Photo courtesy of Hezakya News.A gentleman wearing a ‘Burn Bundy, Burn’ t-shirt outside Florida State Prison before Bundy was executed. Photo courtesy of Hezakya News.A picture taken the morning of Bundy’s execution.A picture taken the morning of Bundy’s execution.A picture taken the morning of Bundy’s execution.A picture taken the morning of Bundy’s execution.A picture taken the morning of Bundy’s execution outside Florida State Prison.A sign someone was holding outside Florida State Prison before Bundy was executed. Photo courtesy of Fox 13 News.A sign someone was holding outside Florida State Prison before Bundy was executed. Photo courtesy of Fox 13 News.A sign someone was holding outside Florida State Prison before Bundy was executed. A picture taken before Bundy’s execution.Some pro-death penalty demonstrators standing outside of Florida State Prison the morning of Ted’s execution.Some anti-death penalty protesters standing outside of Florida State Prison the morning of Ted’s execution.Some anti-death penalty protesters standing outside of Florida State Prison the morning of Ted’s execution.A sign hung in the window of a Florida musical instrument store the morning of Bundy’s execution.A sign hung in the window of The Phyrst, a bar in Florida on the morning of Bundy’s execution. Mrs. Bundy talking on the phone the morning of Ted’s execution. The hearse pulling out of Florida State Prison carrying Bundy’s remains after he was executed.The hearse driving Ted’s remains to the ME’s office after he was executed.A photo of Ted arriving at the Medical Examiners office after his execution.A B&W of Bundy after his execution.A close-up B&W of Bundy after his execution.A picture of Bundy, post-mortem. Photo courtesy of the Florida state Department of Corrections.Bundy after his execution.The top of Bundy’s head after his execution.Bundy’s legs after his execution.An article written the day Bundy was executed published by The Greenwood Commonwealth on January 24, 1989.An article written the day Bundy was executed published by The Enterprise-Journal on January 24, 1989.An article written the day Bundy was executed published by The Elizabethton Star on January 24, 1989.An article written the day Bundy was executed published by The Sun Times on January 24, 1989.Bundys death certificate. A mock obituary for Ted Bundy created by ‘theodorerobertcowellnelsonbundy.wordpress.com.’ The description reads: ‘I thought he deserved a proper obituary, not some sensationalized news article about the monstrous serial killer celebrating his death.’ An interesting opinion piece Bryan Kohberger’s mother sent to a newspaper about Ted Bundy’s execution, published by The Daily News on February 16, 1989.
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