When I went to Seattle my schedule was jam packed: I was there for EIGHT DAYS and barely had enough time to do everything (no wonder why I came home exhausted). I briefly considered taking a day trip to Oregon so I could retrace the last steps of Roberta Kathleen Parks and take some snapshots of Oregon State… but I couldn’t find the time. I’ll probably do a deep dive on her eventually and tie it into Taylor Mountain somehow but for now here’s a short piece from Kevin Sullivan about Ms. Parks along with some pictures.
“In 1974, Kathy Parks (1954-1974), originally from California, was a student at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. And it would be here, a little before 11:00 PM on May 6, 1974, that she would encounter Ted Bundy in the Memorial Union Commons cafeteria. And because it was closing at 11:00, besides a worker or two milling about, Bundy and Parks may have been the only two people still there. It seems certain no one noticed them. And her disappearance would remain a bit of a mystery for a number of years until Bundy conveyed to a writer in the third-person that Parks may have encountered her abductor in the cafeteria. He then spoke of convincing her to leave with him, and once the opportunity presented itself, he took control of her.
Later, investigators would interview Lorraine Fargo who stopped to speak with Kathy on the corner that is just across the narrow side street that runs beside the Memorial Union Commons. Lorraine was aware of the issues Kathy was having with her boyfriend (he wanted to settle down, she didn’t), and she asked her to come back to her room in Sackett Hall, but Kathy didn’t want to just yet. She wanted to walk around the campus, she told Lorraine, but promised to come over in a little while. As Lorraine watched Kathy cross the narrow street, she dropped a letter in the mailbox. That letter, postmarked May 7, 1974, was addressed to her boyfriend, Christy McPhee, telling him that she loved him and was looking forward to seeing him. She ended it by saying:
I’m feeling down right now, due to a combination of things, I suppose. To tell you the truth, I don’t even feel like finishing this letter. I think I’ll go for a walk outside a while. I’m sorry this is such a bum letter. I really am. But, after all, everyone has their ups and downs. This day has especially had its share of bad news. Well- I’m looking forward to seeing you – very much. When you come, please put your arms around me and make me feel like everything is OK. I really miss you. I’m needing the comfort of your presence now. I love you, Kathy
Bundy most likely kept Parks alive, tied up and gagged, for the 250-mile trip back to Washington State, where he soon killed her and dumped her remains on Taylor Mountain.”
An except from Kevin Sullivans, “The Encyclopedia of the Ted Bundy Murder” published in 2020.
Roberta is on second on the left, photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’A picture of a young Kathy Parks, courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’A picture of a young Kathy Parks.Kathy Parks in her school yearbook.Kathy Parks. Roberta Kathleen Parks. Kathy Parks. Kathy Parks yearbook.Another picture of Kathy showcasing her long, flowing locks. Kathy Parks. Kathy Parks. Kathy Parks. Kathy Parks and her boyfriend.Another picture of Kathy Parks and her boyfriend.Kathy holding a baby.A missing persons poster for Kathleen Parks.Kathy Parks father.A picture of Kathy’s Mom in her youth.Mrs. Parks before she passed away. An article about the disappearance of Kathy Parks.
The wake and funeral are over. I mailed out the last of the thank you cards over the weekend. My Mom now rests in her favorite spot: the living room with my Dad. And her little bird, Peanut. This is the part I worried about the most: the weeks after her death. When everyone else’s life moves on except ours. When people stop reaching out. Stop checking in. If anyone reading this knows my Dad. Or Sister. Or Niece… (but, mostly my Dad), please just say ‘hey.’ When my Uncle died last year my cousin told me at his wake that ‘she was holding up ok but her heart hurt for her Mom.’ I understand that now. My Dad is my rock. He was the one person I ‘never had to worry about.’ And now, he’s the one I lie awake in bed at night worrying about.
The following is a quick blurb from Elizabeth Kloepfer’s book ‘The Phantom Prince,’ published in 1981:
‘Coming so close to losing Ted made me realize how very, very much I loved him. I found the idea of working and putting him through law school appealing, but I could understand that taking on family responsibilities before he even started law school might be a real drag for him. Ted planned to start law school the winter quarter of 1970, but Temple University did not get his transcripts out in time, so he was held up for another quarter. I kept reminding him to check up on his application to be sure everything was in order, but he regarded my reminders as nagging, and whenever I tried to talk about law school, he changed the subject or brushed my questions aside with vague answers. When I began to realize the futility of nagging, I made the decision to shut up about it. Spring quarter of 1970 started and still no word about law school. ‘There seems to be some problem with my transcripts from Temple,’ Ted told me. ‘Why didn’t you call them?’ I asked. ‘I guess there are other problems,’ he said. ‘It’s too late to do anything about it now.’ I couldn’t figure it out. What other problems? I couldn’t keep from brooding about it. One day I dialed the law school telephone number a couple of times but hung up each time before anyone answered. What could I say? Finally, I called the admissions office. I began to explain about my friend who was supposed to start law school winter quarter, when I was interrupted by the woman I was speaking to. ‘All law school students start at the beginning of fall quarter,’ she said. ‘There are no exceptions.’ There must be some mistake, I told myself. Then it dawned on me whose mistake it was. I was livid by the time Ted showed up at my office to take me home. ‘How could you lie to me?’ I asked him. ‘I am going to start school for sure this summer,’ he said, ‘but I still have two years of undergraduate work left. I can understand if you can’t live with it.’
His calmness made me feel like a raving maniac. He’d lied to me, but hadn’t I lied to him the night we met in the tavern and I told him about making heart valves? But this lie about law school had gone on for six months. I had told everyone I now about my law student boyfriend. Maybe I had made such a big deal out of it that it was impossible for Ted to tell me the truth. I could understand his wanting to be something he wasn’t. I had those feelings, too. Maybe I made him feel that he wasn’t good enough as he was. There was no doubt in my mind that he would be a successful lawyer someday; it would just take a little longer than I’d counted on. I wasn’t about to give him up over this.’
An older picture of Temple University.An older picture of Temple University.An older picture of Temple University.A photo of John F. Kennedy in 1960 at Temple University. Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. A picture of Ted Bundy and Elizabeth Kloepfer in front of the fireplace at her apartment.An older picture of Molly Kendall, Liz’s daughter.
A more up-to-date snapshot of Molly Kendall, Liz’s daughter.
The newly updated cover of ‘The Phantom Prince’ written by Ted Bundy’s former flame Elizabeth Kendall/Kloepfer.
This is the house at 4143 12th Avenue in Seattle where Ted Bundy lived while he was living in the University District of Seattle. Bundy moved in September of 1969 after only recently returning to Washington after a six month stay in Philadelphia (where he attended Temple University). The house at the time was a rooming house, meaning it has multiple tenants that shared the same facilities. Back during the time of the murders it was known as the “Rogers’ Rooming House” and was owned by Ernst and Frieda Rogers. This house is located in the heart of the University District, and Bundy would have blended in with the other students beautifully. The fence that is currently around the outside is there to prevent “true crime tourists” from trespassing on the property. I had to hold my phone above the fence and was just waiting for someone to shoo me away. There was construction right in front of the house, and the workers had no idea what I was looking for. Bundy lived on the second floor for four years until he left for Utah on September 2nd, 1974. We think Bundy started his crime spree while he was living here in January of 1974. He attacked his first known victim, Karen Sparks, in a house that was less than half a mile away. That site was in visual distance to The Sandpiper, where Bundy met his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. While he was giving one of his third-person “pseudo-confessions”, Bundy tip toed around the concept that he may have picked Brenda Carol Ball up at a bar and brought her back to his rooming house. Once there, they had “consensual sex” before he strangled her to death in her sleep. If he was telling the truth (and that is a big IF), then it means that Bundy murdered at least one of his victims at this location.
In the early morning hours of January 4th, 1974, Ted Bundy brutally assaulted college student Karen Sparks at 4325 8th Avenue NE in the University District of Seattle; she was his first known victim. Miraculously, he didn’t kill her, but he did leave her with numerous long-term injuries that she still struggles with to this day. The house she used to reside in no longer exists as it was torn down sometime in 1985 to make way for a new four-story apartment block called ‘Westwood Apartments.’
Karen Sparks in high school. Karen Sparks. Karen Sparks.Karen Sparks.Karen Sparks.Karen Sparks. Karen Sparks.Karen Sparks.Karen Sparks. Karen Sparks bedroom after she was attacked.Karen Sparks bedroom after she was attacked.Karen Sparks bedroom after she was attacked.Karen Sparks bedroom after she was attacked. Karen Sparks bedroom after she was attacked. The original apartment Karen Sparks was assaulted, photo courtesy of Tiffany Jean.A photo of where Karen Sparks old apartment was, April 2022.A photo of where Karen Sparks old apartment was, April 2022.A photo of where Karen Sparks old apartment was, April 2022.A photo of where Karen Sparks old apartment was, April 2022.
On July 14th, 1974, Ted Bundy abducted two women from Lake Sammamish state park in Issaquah, Washington. That bright and cheerful afternoon, Bundy approached Janice Ann Ott and Denise Marie Naslund in broad daylight and asked them to assist him unload a sailboat at his parent’s house. Bundy donned a fake sling and explained that his arm was injured and that he was unable to unload it by himself. He also claimed that his parent’s house was ‘just up the hill.’
The abductions of Ott and Naslund occurred separately, just four hours apart. On both of these occasions, he convinced his victim to get into his Volkswagen Bug and accompany him to his sailboat, which in reality did not exist. Once his victims got into his car, it is likely that he immediately drove them to a secluded dump site in Issaquah known as Tiger Mountain and murdered them. This is the same site where Ott and Naslund’s skeletal remains were discovered roughly two months later.
Janice Ann Ott was abducted at around 12.30 PM; three and a half hours after her abduction Bundy returned to look for a second victim, Denise Naslund. At roughly 4:30 PM, he approached Denise Naslund by the restrooms and, using the same technique he used with Ott, was able to convince her to help him as well.
During the investigation into the disappearance of Ott and Naslund, it emerged that a man calling himself “Ted” had approached multiple women at Lake Sammamish that afternoon in 1974. Bundy’s decision to kidnap two women within four hours of each other was a brazen deviation from the norm. Because of this, many Bundy Scholars have speculated that he was attempting to “increase his high” by attacking two women at the same time. In other words, it is speculated that he may have incapacitated Janice Ott, gagged her (not killing her) and then returned to the park to search for a second victim. Although Bundy did insinuate that one had to watch the other die, this “confessin” was during one of his third-person pseudo-confessions to Stephen Michaud. We also know that Ted was a narcissist and a habitual liar who loved to paint himself as a bold and highly-intelligent serial killer. Therefore, we need to be extremely careful about taking his word as fact.
It has been hypothesized that Bundy tied Ott to a tree and then left her there. The area in question was pretty secluded and it is fairly unlikely that someone would have stumbled upon her, especially if she was gagged. Another plausible theory is that Bundy murdered Ott before he returned to Lake Sammamish with his second victim. There is a noticeable gap between the abduction of Ott at 12.30 PM and Bundy’s return to the park at around 4 PM and if we take into account the length of the journey between the park and the dump site, then it means that he was with Ott for 2-3 hours. That seems like a lot of time if the original plan was to kidnap two women and then attack them at the same time. His decision to hunt for a second victim may have also been driven by other factors. For example, an event may have occurred during the murder of Janice Ott which prevented Bundy from achieving sexual gratification. At this point in time we’ll most likely never really know.
Janice Blackburn-OttJanice Blackburn-OttJanice Ott and her husband Jim.1974 was an eventful time for 23 year old Janice: she not only graduated from Eastern Washington State College, but she also had to come to terms with her husband moving away to California for school. She remained in Issaquah and worked as a probation case worker at the King County Youth Service Center in Seattle.Denise Marie Naslund.An old, aerial photograph of Lake Sammamish State Park, photo courtesy of King County Archives.This aerial map of Lake Sammamish state park shows the exact locations where Bundy approached Janice Ott and Denise Naslund. It also pinpoints the general area where Bundy’s VW Beetle was parked. Bundy approached Ott at 12.30 PM while she was sunbathing on the beach. Then, four hours later, he lured Naslund away from the restrooms by the parking lot. In 2022, the restroom in question no longer exists, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.The afternoon of the abduction Bundy parked his VW Beetle in the middle of the car park, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.This aerial image of Lake Sam shows where Denise and her friends were sitting. Additionally it highlights the location of the restrooms, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.On July 14th, 1974, Ted Bundy abducted two women from Lake Sammamish state park in Issaquah, Washington, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.An aerial photograph of the park from 1977; not much about it has changed, photo courtesy of oddstops.com/USGS.This map from the King County Sheriff’s Office shows the exact locations where Bundy approached several women, photo courtesy of oddstops.com. A Google Maps Street View image of the parking lot at the park; during the abduction of Ott, Bundy’s VW was parked beyond the cars that are circled in red, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.It would have taken roughly 10-15 minutes to drive between Lake Sam and the dump site at Issaquah. The route in question is about four miles long. Driving this exact same route yesterday it was eerily close, he truly was fearless.A newspaper article about the disappearance of Ott and Naslund.Following Ott and Naslund’s disappearance, the police released a composite sketch of the suspect. After Liz saw it in the newspaper along with the name “Ted” she immediately began to suspect that it was him, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.An off-duty DEA agent named Kelly Snyder was at Lake Samammish that day. He was close enough to witness Bundy approaching Janice Ott. “I noticed a guy that was walking down the beach. A young man. Probably in his mid-to-late twenties. He was wearing white shorts and they had a red stripe, which immediately caught my eye. When he got close, I noticed he had really curly hair and his left arm was in a sling. It piqued my interest because every time he approached a woman, or a group of two or three women, he was getting turned down. And I just kept watching him and he eventually ended up being right in front of me, where he approached a young girl. She was a young and attractive blonde girl. And he asked her… words to the effect of… ‘I need some help.’ She’s saying that she just got here… So obviously, going through her mind is ‘I’d like to help you out, but I’m here to relax.’ He kept on and on and on, and he talks her into whatever he talked her into. He said something about a catamaran. And ultimately, she gets up… reluctantly… because her head is down and she is like ‘I can’t believe I’m doing this.’ And then she started walking back past me. She had this frown on her face, like, ‘I’m helping this guy when I should be enjoying myself on the beach.’ And the end the result is she’s no longer with us because she was a nice person.” Photo courtesy of oddstops.com.A picture of a younger Eleanor Rose, Denise’s Mother.Mrs. Eleanor Rose, Mother of Denise Naslund taken on July 28, 1974. Denise was studying to become a computer programmer and worked part time to help pay her way through night school. Mrs. Rose said Denise had the kind of helpful nature that could place her in danger with the man who called himself “Ted.”This is Eleanor Rose, the mother of Denise Naslund. Ms. Rose left her daughters bedroom the same as it was in 1974 for many years after her abduction. Regarding her daughters abduction Ms. Rose has said, ‘I don’t think anything will ever been the same again or anywhere near it. Part of me is gone and I don’t know what I’m going to do.’ Denise was the last of the known eight ‘Ted’ victims in Washington state.Dr. DE Blackburn and his wife while in Seattle looking for their daughter, taken on July 28, 1974.James Ott is showed here on August 18, 1974 posting the first of hundreds of missing posters asking for information about Janice, who had been missing for five weeks at that point. He posted this it in front of the King County Juvenile Court, which had offered office space as well as the part time help of a probation officer, Carol Hasman, to the ‘Janice Ott Committee to find the Missing Woman.’Police arrive at Lake Sam, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.A still image from a video taken at Lake Sam the day Ott and Naslund were abducted from. Just about 40,000 people visited the state park the afternoon of Ott and Naslunds disappearance. It was sunny and the temperature ranged between 80 to 90 degrees, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.At around 4:30 PM, Denise Naslund went to the bathroom by the parking lot and never came back. It wasn’t long before her boyfriend and friends realized that something was wrong. Don’t forget that only four hours earlier Janice Ott went missing at the same park. Due to the fact that a few other women had recently gone missing in the Seattle area, everyone was well aware that a predator was on the loose, so the authorities immediately responded to the scene, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.A Picture of a VW parked in the front row of cars at Lake Sammamish on Sunday, July 14, 1974. Behind it is a line of police vehicles blocking it, as they dealt with a problem pertaining to a biker gang that was taking place close to where the car was parked. The photo appears to have been taken in the afternoon, obviously before Denise Naslund was led away by Bundy. Years later, when Bob Keppel questioned Bundy about the photo (Keppel believed it was Bundy’s Bug), Bundy recognized the scene and said “law-breakers,” insinuating that he knew what was happening there. What follows is from the record: Keppel: “Is that you? It’s Lake Sammamish State Park, 1974. The tree, cops roll in and take care of the …” Bundy: “Law breakers.” Keppel: “Ya?” Bundy: “Well, I mean, we’re in the ballpark.” By saying “law breakers” and telling Keppel he was in the ballpark, Bundy was admitting he had personal knowledge concerning what was taking place. When Keppel asked him about the car, believing it was his and wanting him to admit it, Bundy responded “Well, I—is it?” Bundy knew that wasn’t his car, but he was telling the investigator he was in the ballpark, meaning hid own Beetle was nearby. Photo courtesy of oddstops.com.One picture taken at the park that day Ott and Naslund vanished that shows a light colored VW Bug in the background, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.The police showed up at the park to deal with a group of bikers, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.A sign at the entrance of Lake Sammamish Park, April 2022.Beach at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Beach at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Beach at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Beach at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Concession stand at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.A sign at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Beach at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Beach at Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.Lake Sammamish Park, 2022.
The Bundy Family First Home, 2022. On May 19, 1951 Johnny and Louise Bundy got married in Tacoma, Washington and shortly after purchased their first home located at 1620 South Sheridan Avenue in Tacoma, WA. Previously, Ted and his mother had lived with his great uncle’s place at 1514 South Sheridan Ave in Tacoma. Ted was only four years old when he moved into the home with his new family and it wasn’t long before his half sister Linda was born in 1952. Louise and Johnny began their life together in this four bedroom house shortly after they got married in May of 1951. Shortly after their union little “Teddy Nelson” officially became known as “Theodore Robert Bundy.” In 1953 the Bundy’s welcomed Glenn into the world and to accommodate their growing family moved to 658 North Skyline Drive in Tacoma. This would ultimately become Ted’s main childhood home until the family moved in 1968 to 3214 North 20th Street in Tacoma.
A very young Ted Bundy. Bundy has always claimed to have had a completely normal, almost uneventful childhood; however a closer analysis determined he was an awkward child who had a hard time figuring out who he was. What is brought up most often is Teds “origin story”: it’s common knowledge in the True Crime community that Bundy was born illegitimate. He had no idea who his real Father was and back in the 1940’s when he was born it was far more scandalous than it is now and it really seemed to have a deep effect on Ted’s psyche and the way he viewed the world. He thought Louise was his sister and his Grandparents were his parents.Two pictures of Ted as a young child.Bundy has always claimed that he had a completely normal, an uneventful childhood. His friends and family often backed up this claim. But a closer look reveals he was a socially awkward child who sometimes crossed the lines of propriety, morality and legality. Though the suspect behavior exhibited by a young Bundy has been seen in others who didn’t go on to rape and murder numerous victims, his childhood offers some clues as to how he became a serial killer.Theodore Robert Cowell was born on November 24, 1946, to Eleanor ‘Louise’ Cowell at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers located in Burlington, Vermont. His father’s identity was unknown to him and is still unconfirmed to this day. Ted’s birth certificate listed his Father as a mystery man named Lloyd Marshall that Louise claims was a salesman and Air Force veteran, but Louise later changed her story claiming she’d been seduced by a sailor whom she knew as Jack Worthington. Like Mother, like son, is it possible Louise could have been misleading about the identity of Teds Father: investigators could find absolutely no proof that anyone by that name existed in either Navy or Merchant Marine archives. Some family members suspected that Bundy was fathered by Louise’s own violent, abusive father, Samuel Cowell however he was eventually cleared by DNA analysis.A picture of Ted with his grandfather, Samuel Cowell in the summer of 1950. In interviews Bundy spoke warmly of his maternal grandfather and claimed that he “identified with, respected, and clung to” Samuel. However in 1987, other family members came forward and admitted to attorneys that Cowell was actually a maniacal bully as well as a bigot that hated “blacks, Italians, Catholics, and Jews.”Little Teddy with a snowman.From an early age it seemed Bundy showed a keen interest in the dark and twisted. Louise’s younger sister Julia recalled one time where she’d taken a nap and woke up to discover she was surrounded by knives with a three year old Ted standing over her, smiling.Ted with his adopted Father Johnnie Culpepper Bundy. He had a strained relationship with his stepfather and resented the fact that he was a blue collar working man with no higher education..By the time Ted reached his teenage years he earned a reputation in his community as a peeping Tom, a habitual liar, and a thief. He was arrested twice on charges of burglary and auto theft but those were later dropped and expunged from his record due to good behavior and his youthful offender status.Ted in approx 3rd/4th grade.Ted in approx 5th/6th grade.A young Ted Bundy out fishing, taken in September of 1962.Ted at a boy scout event.Ted shooting a rifle at a boy scout event.A young Ted Bundy poses with two childhood friends.From left to right: Sandra, Glenn, Louise, Sandra, and Ted.Front Row: Linda (b. 1952), Richard (b. 1961), Sandra (b. 1956). Back Row: Ted (b. 1946), Glenn (b. 1954).Bundy Family First Home, April 2022.Bundy Family First Home, April 2022.Bundy Family First Home, April 2022.I was able to dig up a better picture where the property was a little better maintained and you can actually see the house.
This little blue house located at 658 North Skyline Drive in Tacoma is where Ted Bundy spent the better part of his childhood years living with his mother, stepfather and four half-siblings. Before they lived here the Bundy family resided at 1620 South Sheridan Avenue also in Tacoma. The Bundy’s moved into their new residence in 1953 when Ted was about six to accommodate their growing family: his mother (Louise) and stepfather Johnny had 4 other children together. Ted himself said that Johnny loved and raised him as his own and he didn’t treat him any differently because he wasn’t blood.
Because both of his parents worked and his Mothers attention was largely focused on his younger half-siblings, Ted had a lot of freedom to wander the streets and get into trouble. He was a bit of a loner who never had many friends, and seemed to prefer to keep to himself most of the time. Bundy admitted in multiple interviews with detectives and journalists that during this time he was a peeping Tom that enjoyed sneaking out late at night and prowling around his neighborhood looking for women undressing. It was at this time that Bundy claims he started drinking so perhaps it was liquid courage that helped fuel his perverse desires so early on in his life. In addition to peeking at women undressing through their windows, he also enjoyed roaming around his Tacoma neighborhood searching through people’s garbage for discarded hardcore pornographic magazines. He was also on the lookout for things to steal and would take pretty much anything that wasn’t nailed down..
Shortly before his execution, Bundy told a psychiatrist about some of the autoerotic activities he engaged in when he was only 13 years old: according to Bundy, he liked to go into the woods at the back of his house, take off his clothes and then run around. Hahaha just a random thought but I wonder if anyone ever saw him. The world may never know…
David Truong purchased the old Bundy house in 2017; he originally planned on purchasing it to “flip it” and sell it for a profit. It wasn’t until after the papers were signed and the house officially became his that he learned of its strange history. While the house was being remodeled the contractors reported so many strange events that pastors were called to bless it.
Although Bundy’s first confirmed murder did not happen until 1974 with the tragic death of Lynda Ann Healy, he is still considered to be a suspect in the 1961 disappearance of eight year old Ann Marie Burr. Little Ann Marie lived at 3009 North 14th Street in Tacoma roughly five miles away from Teds North Skyline Drive home. It is worth pointing out that the Bundy’s first home was also close to the Burrs house as well. Fourteen year old Ted was The Burr Family’s paperboy at the time of the abduction, and to help strengthen the argument police found a footprint outside of Ann Marie’s window that fit the profile of a teenager. During his later teenage years Bundy attended Woodrow Wilson High School (now called Silas High School) roughly a mile and a half away from their home. Bundy lived at this North Skyline residence until 1966 when he moved to McMahon Hall at the University of Washington. However, there is some local folklore and gossip around the University of Puget Sound regarding where Bundy lived at his time there: I asked the manager of the campus coffee shop if she could give me any good Bundy tidbits and she reported that he “lived at Schiff Hall during his time at their law school.” Unfortunately, after excitedly running over there and taking a dozen and a half pictures it turned out to be campus legend, as my research tells me that Bundy still lived with his parents during his time at the University. I’m posting those pictures anyway, so deal with it. In 1968 Johnny and Louise sold this house on North Skyline Drive and moved a little over three miles away to 3214 North 20th Street in Tacoma.
A desiccated carcass of a bird sits behind a tiny door in a basement bedroom of the remodeled childhood home of serial murderer Ted Bundy in Tacoma.Bare, unfurnished living room at 658 N . Skyline Drive in Tacoma.An older photograph of what the basement looked like before it was remodeled and updated.In 2017 the contractors who did remodeling work on the house claimed that writing kept appearing in dust on the floors (specifically “leave” written on a bedroom floor and “help me” on a basement window). They also reported that furniture would fall over by itself: a heavy dresser located in the second story hallway wall somehow tipped itself over and fell onto the floor while the crew was downstairs. They claimed that it takes “at least one strong man to pull it out and there was no way it could have fallen on its own.” Another time the crew unlocked the house to find every door inside slightly ajar. Cellphones and other electronics would also occasionally get unplugged then immediately die. Eventually the paranormal activity in the home got so bad Clopton brought in two priests to bless the house; in addition to the blessing they suggested that the construction crew write Scripture verses on the walls before they paint/wallpaper over them and play Christian music while working.The living room before it was remodeled in 2017. Please be aware that the house was also renovated in 1996, therefore Bundy Scholars cannot be 100% sure that this is what it looked like when Ted lived here. Johnny and Louise sold the property over 50 years ago 1968 so it is very likely that the house as a whole has seen a variety of changes over the years.Real estate broker James Pitts III standing in Ted Bundy’s old bedroom. Gauging by the thin, narrow window in the top of the room Bundy’s was most likely resided in the basement of the house.The living room before it was remodeled in 2017. Note that the house was also renovated in 1996. Therefore, we cannot assume that this is what it looked like when Ted lived here. His family sold the property back in 1968, which was over 50 years ago. It is extremely likely that this room has seen a number of changes over the years.658 N. Skyline Drive after it was remodeled in 2017.In 2017 the former home of Ted Bundy was bought, flipped, then sold.Looking out onto the North Skyline Dr from the living room window; this photo was taken after the remodel.The backyard at the Bundy’s home on N. Skyline Drive; If you look next to the garage you can see the garden that Bundy would have played in as a child. I’m not sure when this picture was taken.An shot of the Bundy’s backyard taken in 2015 by author Kevin M. Sullivan.A Google Street View image of the property from 2012. “I don’t ever remember seeing Ted,” said Hope Murry, a neighbor who grew up a few houses down from the Bundy’s. She remembers playing with Ted’s younger sisters Linda and Sandra and that Louise often babysat her. One time she went to their house to play however was told to stay away from Ted’s bedroom because he had the measles. “They were a really nice family,” Murry said.This 1,400 square foot house located at 658 North Skyline Drive in Tacoma Washington is where Ted Bundy grew up with his mother, stepfather and four half-siblings. Bundy spent most of his childhood and adolescence living at this residence in the 50’s and 60’s.A Google Street View image of the property from 2012. “I don’t ever remember seeing Ted,” said Hope Murry, a neighbor who grew up a few houses down from the Bundy’s. She remembers playing with Ted’s younger sisters Linda and Sandra and that Louise often babysat her. One time she went to their house to play however was told to stay away from Ted’s bedroom because he had the measles. “They were a really nice family,” Murry said.A side view of the Bundy’s house from the street corner.Washington State contractor Casey Clopton brought his eleven year old daughter with him the first time he went to check out the little blue house on North Skyline Drive in Tacoma. He reported that she immediately didn’t like it and became afraid. ‘She burst into tears and said that she felt ‘weird,’ Clopton told the News Tribune. He went on to say that she ‘didn’t like it there.’Ted Bundy’s Childhood Home, 658 North Skyline Drive, Tacoma Washington 98406; taken April 20, 2022.Ted’s childhood home.Ted’s childhood home.An aerial photograph of the neighborhood surrounding the neighborhood Ted Bundy grew up in.The former residence of Theodore Robert Bundy was built in 1946 by Charles and Pauline Kelly; it currently has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The house itself is 1,431 square feet in size where the entire property is 6,969 square feet. In 2017 the house sold for $334,700 and according to Zillow the property was worth over $500,000 in 2021.A photograph of Johnny Culpepper and Louise Bundy. Ted did not care much for his stepfather even though Johnny loved and accepted him as if he were one of his own.. According to family friends, Ted would often try to instigate Johnny into arguments and fights; he also frequently complained to friends that his adoptive father “wasn’t bright” and that he resented him for not being wealthy and well educated. This picture was taken in the Bundy house, that is their living room in the background.
Georgann Hawkins was born on August 20, 1955 in Sumner, Washington to Warren and Edith Hawkins. She had an older sister named Patti and both girls were brought up in an upper middle class, Episcopalian household. Affectionately nicknamed ‘George’ by family and friends, Mrs. Hawkins described her daughter as a ‘wiggle worm’ because she was always full of energy and was unable to sit still. Georgann seemed to be universally adored by everyone around her, and she was always surrounded by a close-knit group of friends. At one point in her early childhood Hawkins went through a bout of Osgood-Schlatter Disease, which is described as painful inflammation found just below the knee that is made worse with physical activity and made better with lots of bed rest. One or both knees can be affected by this disease and flare-ups may occur after the initial episode has passed. Thankfully it never came back after George’s initial bout (although she was left with several small, barely noticeable bumps just below her patellae).
Despite her health challenges, Georgann went on to become a star athlete at Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington: she was on the swim team in her early years but eventually gravitated towards cheerleading, winning numerous medals and competitions while on her high schools cheerleading squad (where she cheered all four years). In addition to her impressive athletic accomplishments, Hawkins was also a straight A student throughout the entirety of her academic career. During her senior year in 1973, Georgann was awarded with the title of princess to the royal court of the annual Washington Daffodil Festival. As Daffodil Princess, she traveled around Washington State with the other court members and their ‘duties’ involved being interviewed by newspapers, meeting children, riding in parades, attending concerts, and signing autographs at charity events. Georgann even gave a speech in the spring of 1973 addressing lawmakers at the Washington State Legislature.
Patti Hawkins went to Central Washington University in Ellensburg, which is the same school that Susan Rancourt attended before she was abducted by Bundy in April 1974. Georgann originally planned on following in her sisters footsteps and attending CWU as well, however her mother was strongly against it; she wanted her younger daughter to attend college at the University of Washington Seattle Campus, which was only about 30 minutes away from Sumner. Agreeing to this arrangement, Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins paid for Georgann’s tuition, books, room and board. To earn some extra spending money, she worked in Seattle throughout the summer, occasionally returning to her family home on weekends. The final time Georgann saw her parents was on Mother’s Day weekend of 1974.
Georgann’s freshman year at the University of Washington was a busy one: she joined the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and decided to major in either broadcast journalism or reporting. Despite having some troubles with a Spanish course she maintained a straight A GPA and found love with a Beta Theta Pi fraternity brother named MarvinGellatly. Georgann planned to return to her parents house for the summer on June 13th and had plans to start a summer job on Monday, June 17th.
At the time of her disappearance in spring 1974, Georgann stood at a petite 5’2” and weighed a mere 115 pounds. She has long chestnut hair that went down her back and big, doe-like brown eyes. Earlier on the day on June 10th, Hawkins called her mother to tell her she was going to study as hard as she possibly could for her next days Spanish final so she wouldn’t have to retake it later. But before hitting the books she went to a party, even imbibing in a few mixed cocktails. But, because she needed to study didn’t stay long; Hawkins did mention to a sorority sister that she was planning on swinging by the Beta Theta Pi House to pick up some Spanish notes from her boyfriend. She arrived at the frat at 12:30 AM on June 11 and stayed for approximately thirty minutes. After getting the notes and saying goodnight to her beau, Georgann left the fraternity house for her sorority house, which was only about 350 feet away.
Although typically a very safe and cautious young woman, Georgann thought nothing of this short walk that she took hundreds of times before, as it was in a well lit and busy area. While on her way of what should have been just a quick jaunt home, a friend called out to her from his window and she stopped to chat for a few minutes. She said goodnight to him and continued her short walk back to her dorm. Hawkins sorority sisters knew something wasn’t right when the typically reliable George didn’t arrive home two hours later. One of them even called her boyfriend, who informed her that she left his place at around 1 AM. After hearing this, the sister woke the housemother, and together they waited up for Georgann until morning. When morning came and she still didn’t arrive home they called Seattle police, and because of the recent disappearance of fellow University of Washington student Lynda Ann Healy, they immediately sprung to action. They later were informed that one of the other housemothers had awoken that night to a high pitched scream: she thought it was some people joking around and went back to sleep. Bundy confessed to Georganns murder moments before his execution, and though he was foggy on some of the more specific details he distinctly remembered how kind and trusting she was. He went on to say that he asked her for assistance carrying his briefcase to his car (because of his prop cast), and she happily obliged. As Bundy was approaching the young coed he pretended to fumble with the briefcase he was carrying. This was a common practice Bundy used in order to gain his victims trust and get them to lower their defenses; he later switched things up a bit and used an arm sling during his Lake Sammamish abductions (most likely because he couldn’t drive with a ‘broken leg’). As she bent over to put the briefcase in his vehicle, Ted grabbed a conveniently placed crowbar and knocked her out with a single blow to the head. He then put George’s tiny body in the passengers seat of his car and drove off into the night, never to be seen again. Haewkins briefly regained consciousness and in her confused state asked Bundy if he was there to help study for her Spanish exam. He then knocked her unconscious again, pulled his VW Bug over to the side of the road near to Lake Sammamish State Park and strangled her using a piece of rope. Before his execution he claimed that part of her remains were included in those found at his Issaquah dump site.
The day after her brutal murder, Bundy returned to check on Georgann’s body and discovered that one of her shoes was missing. He immediately began to worry that it had fallen off in the parking lot during the abduction and that someone might remember seeing his car parked in the area. Ted was also worried people were going to piece things together because just two weeks prior he had attempted the exact same abduction technique on a different young woman but something spooked him and he decided against it. He was terrified that this unknown woman might come forward and mention the strange encounter if Hawkins belongings were discovered in the same parking lot. The morning after Hawkins abduction, law enforcement taped off the alley and searched it thoroughly for any evidence… but they left the parking lot where Bundy first approached her untouched. Because of this oversight, he was able to return at roughly 5 PM the next evening and retrieve the missing shoe as well as both of Georgann’s earrings that were misplaced as well.
Bundy also claimed he returned to Hawkins body again on June 14th, and at that point made the decision to cut off her head. His third (and final) post-mortem visit to her remains occurred about a week or two later, when he came back to ‘see what was going on.’ During his death row confession, Ted also hinted at acts such as necrophilia so who knows what he meant when he said he went back to ‘see what was going on’ with poor Georgann’s corpse. While going through the bones recovered from the Issaquah dump site, forensic experts found a femur they strongly thought to be Hawkins but is considered ‘impossible to identify.’ It’s also been said that Bundy himself admitted that one of her femur bones discovered at the Issaquah dump site was Georgann’s, but this statement has never been confirmed.
I’ve always wondered about Georgann Hawkins’ family and how they coped with the loss of their daughter. Many family members of other Bundy victims have been vocal with their opinions regarding Bundy’s fate and what happened to their loved ones (specifically Lynda Healy’s sister (Laura) was active in the Amazon mini-series “Falling for a Killer” as well as Susan Rancourts Mom and Sister) but it was tough for me to find anything about Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins. I did stumble across an article Georgann’s mother did with “Green Valley News” titled “Georgann Hawkins died at the hands of Ted Bundy, but that’s not how her mom wants her remembered” that was published on June 11, 2014. In it, Mrs. Hawkins fondly remembers her daughter, saying that “she was a very self-confident little girl … she wasn’t vain, she wasn’t arrogant and she wasn’t snooty. That’s why kids liked her.” She went on to say that her daughter was an avid swimmer who was active in the Brownies (however swimming eventually fell to the wayside once she discovered boys). Years after Theodore Robert Bundy was executed for his crimes against humanity by the State of Florida Georgann’s friends held a memorial for her at their alma matter: Lakes High School. Warren and Edie Hawkins did not attend. She explained, ‘my feeling at the time was, ‘What was it for,’ you know? It wasn’t going to help me any.’ She went on to elaborate that she didn’t keep in touch with anyone in her daughters life nor did she want to. Over the years many newspapers and magazines reached out to the Hawkins family for interviews about their beloved daughter but they turned them all down (aside from a single sentence Edie gave to the associated press after Bundy was executed, saying ‘I’ve never, ever, ever dwelt on how she died. I didn’t want to know how she died’). She didn’t like the idea of anyone making money off the death of her daughter.
THIS was an incredibly eerie experience for me. I felt a lot of sadness and fear at this particular site. When my Google Maps alerted me when I came to the supposed exact location (figured right down to latitude and longitude) I didn’t linger long, plus there was a cop just sitting there, watching the area.
Georgann Hawkins sophomore picture from the 1971 Lakes High School yearbook.Georgann Hawkins junior picture from the 1972 Lakes High School yearbook.Georgann Hawkins in a group cheerleading picture from the 1972 Lakes High School yearbook.Georgann Hawkins and a friend from the 1972 Lakes High School yearbook.Georgann Hawkins senior picture from the 1973 Lakes High School yearbook.A photo of George from the 1973 Washington State Daffodil festival.As Hawkins had previously lost her key to the house, Dee Nichols, Hawkins’ roommate, had been waiting for the familiar rattling sound of small stones hitting the window, signaling her to run downstairs to let Hawkins into the house. When Hawkins failed to return by 3:00 AM, Nichols became concerned, and informed the housemotherPhoto courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’Georgeann Hawkins from her high school cheerleading days.Georgeann and her pom poms, Lakes High school.Georgeann Hawkins and the Lakes High School cheerleading squad pose for a yearbook photo.Photo courtesy of the Lakewood Historical Society.A photo of Georgeann Hawkins for her high school yearbook.Georgeann Hawkins top left, 1972.A b&w photo of Georgeann Hawkins.Bundy’s statement regarding the identity of the partial skeletal remains being those of Georgann Hawkins has never been confirmed. Although Hawkins is presumed dead, she is still officially listed as a missing person and no public records indicate that she has been declared legally dead.During his death row confessions, Bundy claimed he decapitated Hawkins and buried her head 25-50 yards from the rest of her body, and buried it roughly 10 yards from the roadside on a rocky hillside. He stated that a leg bone and vertebrae found with two other victims belonged to Georgann. However, Bundy’s confession has never been confirmed and Hawkins’ case remains open.Georgann and Phyllis Armstrong.Georgann Hawkins, 1973 (I’m not sure why but this is my favorite picture of Georgann. She seems so confidant and sure of herself, I’m envious of people like that).Phyllis Armstrong and Georgann Hawkins (the two in the front). Bundy went on to tell Seattle Detective Robert Keppel that Georgann was quite lucid in the car, and that ‘she thought she had a Spanish test the next day, and she thought I had taken her to help tutor me for a Spanish test. It was kind of odd. An odd thing to say.’Phillis Armstrong and Georgann Hawkins, 1973.The 1973 Daffodil Royal Court visit the WA Senate (Georgann is at the top right).Georgann Hawkins in the Seattle Police Files.Georgann and her Father, Warren.At the time of her abduction (because of Hawkins’ near-sightedness) Seattle Police theorized that if the perpetrator of her abduction had been surreptitiously lurking in the shadows of the alleyway and had overheard Hawkins’ name after overhearing her friend refer to her by her nickname ‘George,’ that he could have easily called to her using her nickname as means to lure her in his direction. This would have given her abductor the chance to overpower and silence her. However, no witnesses reported seeing or hearing any signs of a struggle at the time of her disappearance. As Georgann was walking the 350 foot walk home from her boyfriends fraternit, Ted Bundy approached her using crutches and faking a limp. He often used this technique to appear more vulnerable and less dangerous, thus helping garner sympathy from his victims and earn their trust.Hawkins was nearsighted, and typically wore eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct her vision, although she had neither in her possession at the time of her disappearance. Her roommate told police that the reason why Hawkins did not have her eyeglasses or contact lenses with her that evening was because ‘she’d worn her contacts all day to study, and after you’ve worn contact lenses for a long time, things look blurry when you put glasses on, so she wasn’t wearing them either.Georgeann Hawkins at a party during her freshman year at the University of Washington in 1974.Georgann Hawkins with Phyllis Armstrong (fellow Daffodil Princess and student at the University of Washington). Photo of Georgann Hawkins and friends from the Seattle Police Files.Photo courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’A photo of Georgann Hawkins from the Seattle Police Files.Newspaper clipping of photographs of Ted Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins and her father. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Police Files.A B&W photo of the alley where Georgann was abducted, 1974.A photograph of where Georgann stopped to briefly chat with a friend through his window minutes before her abduction.A B&W photo of Georgann Hawkins dorm room taken in 1974.Alley where Georgann Hawkins was abducted from in B&W, 1974.The morning after Georgann’s abduction, students and news crews started to gather at Greek Row.A photo taken at Taylor Mountain upon the discovery of Bundy’s dump site, courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’Taylor Mountain, courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’Taylor Mountain, courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’A photo of the possible burial site of Georgann Hawkins, courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’A photo of the possible burial site of Georgann Hawkins, courtesy of ‘hi: I’m Ted.’A computer generated map of the crime scene of Georgeann Hawkins in 1974.A newspaper clipping about the abduction of Georgann Hawkins.Diagram of the crime scene surrounding the abduction of Georgann Hawkins as it was in 1974, photo courtesy of King County Archives.A 1965 map of Issaquah, photo courtesy of King County Archives. This aerial photograph is from 1977: the blue line shows the route that Bundy and Georgann walked the night of her abduction. Photo courtesy of OddStops.1. Georgann leaves her boyfriends fraternity, the Beta Theta Pi House. 2. As Hawkins is walking back to her sorority house, Bundy approaches her on crutches and asks for help carrying his briefcase to his car. 3. Once they are in the parking lot, he hits her over the head with a crowbar and kidnaps her. Photo courtesy of OddStops.A map of the Issaquah crime scene from King County Archives.A hand drawn map of the Issaquah dump site with the alleged location of Georgeann’s body labeled. This was drawn by Bundy in 1989 before he was executed. From ‘Terrible Secrets’ by Bob Keppel and Michaud.Hand-written notes surrounding Georgann Hawkins murder case. During Bundy’s abduction of Hawkins he misplaced both of her hoop earrings as well as one of her shoes. Luckily for him, he was able to retrieve all three items the next evening while the police was busy investigating other crime scenes.Georgann Hawkins Missing Persons Photo.News Bulletin released by the Seattle Police Department regarding the mysterious disappearance of Georgann Hawkins.An article about Georgann published by The News Tribune on December 12, 1972.A photo of Georgann (front row to the far left) published in The Tacoma News Tribune on February 18, 1973. Photo courtesy of Julia Larina and her group ‘The Study of the material for educational purposes and research: TRB.’ Georgann featured in The Tacoma News Tribune on February 22, 1973.An article about Georgann published by The Tacoma News Tribune on March 4, 1973. Photo courtesy of Maria Serban.A newspaper article about the disappearance of Georgann Hawkins.An article about Georganns disappearance from the Statesman Journal (a local paper from Salem, Oregon), published in June 1974.A newspaper article about the disappearance of Georgann Hawkins.A newspaper article mentioning the disappearance of Georgann Hawkins.A newspaper article about the disappearance of Georgann Hawkins.An article about Georganns disappearance published by The Tacoma News Tribune on June 13, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Ellensburg Daily Record on July 24, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Vancouver Sun on July 25, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Bulletin on August 7, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokane Chronicle on August 7, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Daily News on September 8, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Ellensburg Daily Record on September 10, 1974.A newspaper article about the disappearance of Georgann Hawkins published by The Bulletin on September 11, 1974. A newspaper article about the disappearance of Georgann Hawkins published by The Ellensburg Daily Record on September 11, 1974. A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokane Chronicle on September 25, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Lodi News-Sentinel on September 25, 1974.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Ellensburg Daily Record on September 25, 1974.fA newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Ellensburg Daily Record on October 16, 1974.
A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokane Chronicle on October 16, 1974.
A newspaper article about Kathy Parks that mentions Georgann Hawkins published by The Eugene Register-Guard on March 7, 1975.A newspaper article about Kathy Parks that mentions Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokane Chronicle on March 7, 1975.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Lewiston Tribune on March 8, 1975.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Eugene Register-Guard on March 10, 1975.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The News Tribune on March 18, 1975.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokane Chronicle on August 28, 1978.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokane Chronicle on August 28, 1978.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokesman-Review on August 28, 1978.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Deseret News on August 28, 1978.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Lewiston Tribune on August 28, 1978.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokesman-Review on August 19, 1979.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Edmonton Journal on September 8, 1979.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Ellensburg Daily Record on July 2, 1986.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokesman-Review on July 2, 1986.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Longview Daily News on July 2, 1986.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Corvallis Gazette-Times on July 2, 1986.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The St. Petersburg Times on January 26, 1989.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Ocala Star-Banner on February 6, 1989.A newspaper article mentioning Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokesman-Review on August 7, 1995.A newspaper article about a memorial service for Georgann Hawkins published by The Spokesman-Review on February 6, 1989.Gravel roadway at the Issaquah dump site, September 1974. Photo courtesy of King County Archives.The ‘little dirt road that went up the hill, across some railroad tracks’ and entrance to the dump site in Issaquah, from September 1974. Photo courtesy of King County Archives.Sight of Georgann Hawkins Abduction, 2022.Photo of the alley where Georgann was abducted, April 2022. Photo of the alley where Georgann was abducted, April 2022. Photo of the alley where Georgann was abducted, April 2022. Photo of the alley where Georgann was abducted, April 2022. Photo of the alley where Georgann was abducted, April 2022. Ted Bundy lured Georgann Hawkins to this parking lot, hit her over the head then abducted her. During the attack, he hit her head with such force that both of her hoop earrings flew off as well as one of her shoes. However, Bundy was able to retrieve these the next evening while the police were busy investigating the alley and searching local parks. According to his confession in 1989, he observed the police from afar and watched as they cordoned off the alley but completely overlooked the parking lot. The following quote from Bundy’s confession in 1989 confirms the location of this lot: ‘About halfway down the block I encountered her (Georgann) and asked her to help me carry the brief case, which she did. We walked back up the alley, across the street, turned right on the sidewalk in front of the fraternity house on the corner, rounded the corner to the left, going north on 47th. Well, midway in the block there used to be a… y’know… one of those parking lots they used to make out of burned-down houses in that area. The university would turn them into parking lots… instant parking lots. There was a parking lot there… (it had a) dirt surface, no lights, and my car was parked there.’Georgeann’s dormitory, photo taken in April 2022. Georgeann’s dormitory, photo taken in April 2022. Silvia Storaasli, left, Jamie Mayberry Rogers, right, and Sarah Williams, foreground, share tearful memories of Georgann Hawkins at a tribute at Lakes High School in suburban Tacoma on February 5, 1989.A photo of Mrs. Edie Hawkins taken for the Green Valley News in 2014, who commented: ‘I haven’t thought about forgiving him. How could you forgive somebody who hurts your child? I’m not that gracious an individual.’
This is the residence where Ted Bundy attacked and abducted his first known murder victim, Lynda Ann Healy in February of 1974. Healy was born in 1952 to James and Joyce Healy and resided in an upper middle class Newport Hills neighborhood in Bellevue, Washington (a suburb of Seattle). The Healy’s had three children: Lynda was the oldest, then Laura, then youngest brother Robert. Lynda was a slender 115 pounds, with long brown hair, blue eyes, and a strong personality to compliment her kind nature. According to the book “The Only Living Witness,” by Hugh Aynesworth and Stephen Michaud, Lynda was 21 years old at the time of her murder and was a student at the University of Washington, majoring in Psychology. She also loved volunteering and working with children with disabilities. Lynda was an above average student who loved learning; she was also a talented musician and photographer, and was rarely seen without her camera.
On Thursday, January 31st, 1974, Lynda borrowed her roommates car to go shopping for a family dinner she was preparing the next night and returned with her groceries at roughly 8:30 PM. Shortly after, Lynda and her roommates went drinking at a popular bar called Dante’s Tavern located at 5300 Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle. The bar was a five minute walk from Lynda’s apartment, and the friends ordered two pitchers of beer between the four of them; however they didn’t stay out too late because Lynda needed to be up at 5:30 AM to be at her job giving the ski report for a local radio station. A number of sources report that Bundy used to go to the bar often and it is hypothesized that he first saw Lynda there then followed her home. In the early morning hours of February 1, 1974, Bundy broke into Healy’s basement room. He beat her, took off her bloody nightgown (making sure to neatly hang it up in her closet), dressed her in blue jeans, a white blouse, and boots, then carried her off into the night, never to be seen again. It is theorized that Bundy only took clothes to make it appear as if Lynda left on her own, and we’ll most likely never know the truth.
A few hours later, Lynda’s alarm clock went off at 5:30 AM and continued to buzz for another half hour until her roommate Karen Skavlem woke up. Upon inspection, Karen could see that the room was completely normal and nothing looked out of place, so she turned off Lynda’s alarm clock and left.
Later that day, Lynda’s boss called the house asking where she was: his model employee didn’t show up to the station that morning for work. It was at that point that the roommates started to become concerned that something could be wrong. When Lynda’s parents showed up for dinner that evening and were informed about their missing daughter Mrs. Healy immediately called the police.
During a search of the room, police noted that everything was extremely neat and tidy, including her bed being perfectly made, hospital corners and all. Lynda’s roommates found this incredibly strange, as she usually didn’t make her bed when she had to leave early for work. It wasn’t until after police lifted up the bedspread that they spotted blood on the pillow and parts of the bed sheets. The location of the blood on the upper part of Lynda’s bed and nightgown suggests that Bundy incapacitated her by hitting her over the head with a blunt object, most likely while she was sleeping. It is not known if Lynda was dead or alive when her attacker took her from the house. At this point in the investigation, it was very clear that something terrible had happened to Lynda Ann Healy.
For the next 13 months, Lynda’s case remained unsolved. Then, in March of 1975, two forestry students from the Green River Community College discovered her skull and mandible on Taylor Mountain, where Bundy frequently went hiking. During a search of the site, police discovered the partial remains of four women, including the mandible of Lynda Ann Healy. The police were able to confirm her identity by comparing the lower jaw bone to her dental records.
By now, the police were well aware that there was a sadistic killer targeting women in the Seattle area. It wasn’t until Theodore Robert Bundy was arrested in November of 1975 for the attempted kidnapping of Utah resident Carol DaRonch outside of a bookstore in a shopping mall that the pieces of the puzzle all came together and he became the chief suspect in Healy’s murder.
The former apartment where Lynda Healy lived, photo courtesy of oddstops.com.A photo of some of the Healy children.Lynda with a very large cat.A photo of some of the Healy’s with their dog.A photo of some of the Healy children.Some B&W pictures of the Healy family.Lynda Ann Healy.Lynda Ann Healy.Lynda Ann Healy and a fish she caught.Lynda Ann Healy.Lynda Ann Healy.Lynda Ann Healy.Lynda Ann Healy and her Mother.Lynda with her mother and some of her siblings.Lynda and some of her brothers, photo courtesy of Amazon Prime.Lynda with her brother unboxing Christmas presents, photo courtesy of Amazon Prime.Lynda and one of her brothers at Christmas, photo courtesy of Amazon Prime.A young Lynda Healy, photo courtesy of Amazon Prime.A picture of Lynda with a camera; her friends and family said she was an avid photographer and rarely left home without it.Lynda painting her apartment.Lynda’s bedroom in her apartment in Seattle. A photo of the crime scene of blood on Lynda’s bed.Bloodstains were visible on Lynda’s pillow.The side door provided quick and easy access to the basement.The Old Dante’s Tavern.Dantes Tavern before it caught fire and was demolished.The inside of the old Dante’s Tavern.The infamous “Bundy booth” at Dante’s.Dante’s in flames. The parking lot where Dante’s once stood, April 2022.A search team at Taylor Mountain.Captain Mackie.A chart of Bundy’s Seattle victims.A still image from a news story investigating Lynda’s disappearance.Lynda’s roommates.Lynda read the ski report for a local radio station.A clipping from The News Tribune published on July 28th, 1974, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.The basement window to Lynda Healy’s bedroom.An aerial map that shows the quickest route between Dante’s Tavern and Lynda Healy’s house; she lived about two blocks away, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.The Taylor Mountain dump site where Bundy dumped Lynda’s body; a search team discovered her lower jaw bone in the area circled in red, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.An aerial image of Lynda’s apartment compared to where Liz Kendall lived, photo courtesy of thisinterestsme.com.Lynda Ann Healy’s old apartment, April 2022.Lynda Ann Healy’s old apartment, April 2022.Lynda Ann Healy’s old apartment, April 2022.Lynda Ann Healy’s old apartment, 1974.It’s strongly suspected Bundy carried Healy out this side door.An article about the disappearance of Lynda Ann Healy, published by The Seattle Times.A newspaper about the disappearance of Lynda Healy.The gravestone of Lynda Healy.
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