Jon Franklin Carson.

Jon Franklin Carson was born on August 5, 1944 to Walter and Margot Marie Magdalena (nee Strosahl) Carson in Carroll, Iowa. After relocating with his family to Washington state as an infant, at the time of his death he was about to enter his junior year at Lincoln High School in Seattle, and he was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Seattle and the Explorer Scout Post 111. Jon drowned on July 18, 1960 at the age of fifteen after he had gotten fatigued after trying to ‘swim underwater from one end of a private pool to another then back;’ he is buried at the Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park in Seattle.

Jon Carson from the 1960 Lincoln High School yearbook.
The Carson family in the 1950 census.
Jon Carson’s death certificate.
An article about the drowning death of Carole Ann Boone’s brother published in The Kitsap Sun on July 19, 1960.
An article about the drowning death of Carole Ann Boone’s brother published in The Tri-City Herald on July 19, 1960.
An article about the drowning death of Carole Ann Boone’s brother published in The Seattle Daily Times on July 20, 1960.
The final resting place of Jon F. Carson.
Walter H. Carson’s birth certificate.
Where the Carson family lived at the time of Jon’s death, located at 11003 Palatine Avenue North in Seattle, WA.
Walter H. Carson’s WWII draft card.
Walter and Margot Carson’s affidavit for a marriage licence.
Carole Ann Boone’s mother, on the far right.
Carole Ann Boone’s mother, Margot.

Ted, Carole, and Rosa.

I came across quite a few pictures of Ted and his family these past few days and I wanted to share them here. Carole Ann Boone passed away in a retirement home in Seattle in 2018, and where I do know some details about Rose/Rosa’s adult life I will not disclose anything out of respect for her privacy. I was hesitant about including her face in some of these but I found them all quite easily on the public domain.

A rare picture of baby Rosa by herself, photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted holding Rosa as a baby. I’ve seen her referred to as both Rose and Rosa.
A happy family: Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
Ted, Jaime Boone, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa. Sometimes her face is blurred out, and other times it isn’t.
Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
Ted and Rosa. Imagine the only time you ever saw your father was under the watchful eye of a prison guard.
A rare picture of Rosa by herself, photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted and Rosa.
Just ates. He looks so ghastly in this picture.
Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
Ted and his daughter.
Carole Ann and Ted.
Carole Ann and Ted.
Ted and Carole Ann.
A young Ted before his time in prison aged him, photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted in prison. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Jean.
Another picture of Ted in prison. Photo courtesy of Supernaught.
Ted looks quite a bit heavier than he normally does in this picture.
Ted with some other FSU inmates. Photo courtesy of Supernaught.
Ted in prison. Photo courtesy of the FB group ‘TB’s Crowbar Magazine.’
Another shot of Ted in prison. Photo courtesy of the FB group ‘TB’s Crowbar Magazine.’
A shot of a magazine article about Ted, Carole Ann, and Rosa.
A picture of Carole Ann Boone taken shortly before her death.