Elizabeth Kendall

Ladd & Lass, formerly ‘The Sandpiper Tavern.’

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It’s a story most Bundy fans know well: in September 1969 Elizabeth Kloepfer was new in Seattle, and one night along with her friend and fellow Utah transplant Mary Lynn Chino went to a small college bar called The Sandpiper, where she met Ted Bundy. The two went on to have a tumultuous, on again/off again six year relationship, and Ted played a big part in raising Kloepfer’s young daughter, Molly. Over the years The SandPiper Tavern has changed hands (and names) a few times, and most recently has been dubbed ‘Ladd & Lass Brewing.’

The outside of The (former) SandPiper Tavern, now called ‘Ladd & Lass Brewing.’ I took most of these pictures in April 2024 when I went to Seattle for the second time, and this time around I was able to go in and have (half) of a beer, as I am not a big drinker but at the same time wanted to be able to say I had a drink here.
The entrance of Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.
A picture taken the first time I went to Seattle, looking from the outside in, taken in April 2022.
Another picture taken the first time I went to Seattle, looking from the outside in, taken in April 2022.
The brew room at Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.
A shot of the front part of Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.
Another shot of the front part of Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.
Another part of the brewery room at Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.
The back part of Ladd & Lass Brewing. Photo taken in April 2024.
A close up of the side wall at Ladd & Lass Brewing. Photo taken in April 2024.
The back part of Ladd & Lass Brewing, by the bathrooms. Photo taken in April 2024.
The front part of the bar, photo courtesy of Yelp and was uploaded by the user ‘Nick L.’
A picture of a wall of the brewery with the beers on the wall at Ladd & Lass Brewing, taken from Yelp and posted by user ‘Jessica Z.’
A picture of the tasing menu from Ladd & Lass Brewing, taken from Yelp and posted by user ‘Erica W’ on March 29. 2025.
A picture of the beer cooler, where customers can take beverages with them when they go. Picture taken from Yelp and posted by user ‘Marcus S.’

Elizabeth Kloepfer, Letter To Don Hull, March 16, 1976.

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Below is a copy of a letter that Ted Bundys one time girlfriend Liz Kloepfer sent his probation officer Don Hull, voicing her annoyance that detectives were prying into his personal life. It is part of Judge Stewart Hanson’s private collection and was digitized and sent to Maria Serban by Sean Papanikolas, Stewart’s grandson.

Elizabeth Kloepfer’s March 16, 1976 letter to Don HullDownload

Ted, Liz, and Molly.

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I was able to find a few pictures of Ted, Liz, and Molly these past few days and I wanted to share them here. Ted and Liz had a tumultuous relationship that began in September 1969 and eventually fizzled out after his kidnapping conviction in 1976. Both Liz and Molly are alive as of December 2024 and they reside in Seattle, Washington.

A young Elizabeth.
A young Elizabeth Kendall.
Liz at her college graduation from the University of Utah, taken in 1968.
Liz standing in front of her fireplace in her University District apartment.
A picture of Liz taken at he POE, at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Liz at work.
A young Liz.
Liz.
Liz and a young Molly.
Another shot of Liz and Molly taken outside in the sunshine.
Liz and Molly.
A picture of Liz and Molly taken at the Pacific Science enter in Seattle, 1970.
Liz and Molly at Molly’s baptism. Ted was late because the night before he abducted Brenda Ball.
Ted and Molly watching the ‘veg-o-matic man’ at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, 1970.
Ted and Molly fishing for rainbow trout in Flaming Gorge, UT in 1970.
Molly playing with the hose with Ted in the background; picture taken in July 1970 in Green Lake, Seattle.
Molly and Ted walking out of his parents cabin in Green Lake, Seattle; picture taken in July 1970.
Ted and Molly baking cookies at Green Lake in Seattle, 1970.
Ted swinging Molly around in Flaming Gorge, UT; picture taken in 1970. The Flaming Gorge is a popular recreation area that spans Utah and Wyoming that features a reservoir, dam, and scenic landscape.
Ted and Molly driving a boat.
I couldn’t find another copy of this, I don’t know why Molly’s face is covered up and the other childs isn’t.
Ted and Molly on a carousel at the Seattle Center, 1970.
Ted spraying water on Molly and the neighborhood children.
Ted. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted playing with Molly. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Another picture of Ted. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Another picture of Ted. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted, Molly, and Liz. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted and Molly playing by the water. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Ted and Molly playing outside.
Ted teaching Molly how to ride his bike, picture taken in Green Lake in 1970.
Ted teaching Molly how to ride a bike.
Another picture of Ted teaching Molly how to ride a bike.
Ted and Molly at Christmastime in Ogden in 1970.
Another shot of Ted and Molly in Ogden at Christmastime in 1970.
Ted and Molly celebrating Christmas at Green Lake in 1970.
A picture from Molly’s fifth birthday. Ted made the banner. Taken at Green Lake in Seattle, 1971.
Christmas Day in Utah, 1974.
Christmas Day in Utah, 1974.
Ted and Molly around Christmas in 1974. Picture taken at the Hardware Ranch in Utah.
Ted and Molly in their ‘hippie clothes; picture taken in Seattle’s University District in 1975.
Ted swinging Molly around in the University DIstrict in 1975.
Molly putting barrettes in Teds hair during a visit to Seattle. Taken in June 1975 at Liz’s apartment in the University District.
Ted and Molly outside of Liz’s residence in the Universtiy disctict in Seattle, 1975.
Ted and Liz on the lake, about to go waterskiiing, picture taken at Flaming Gorge, UT in 1970. Flaming Gorge is a 91-mile-long reservoir created by damming the Green River in 1958, and is known for its sapphire blue water and is a top destination for boating, fishing, and other water activities.
Ted, Liz, and Molly visiting family in Ogden, UT. Picture taken in 1970.
Ted and Liz at Hood Canal in Washington. Picture taken in 1973.
Ted carrying Liz on his back.
Liz hugging Ted from the back. Does that sweater look familiar? It was the one he wore during his first escape in 1977.
A picture of Ted and Liz; her father is on the other side of her.
Liz and Ted sunbathing.
Ted and Liz.
Ted and Liz in front of a fireplace, picture taken in Ogden, UT in December 1974.
Ted and Liz in Flaming Gorge, Utah in 1975.
Liz laying on Ted’s waterbed in his room at the Rogers Rooming House in Seattle. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Liz, Ted, and Molly on a vacation visiting Liz’s family in Ogden, taken in 1970.
The trio on horses outside of the Liz’s childhood home in Ogden, UT.
Ted tickling Molly, picture taken in December 1974.
Ted and Liz on a trip to the zoo with Molly.
Ted, Liz, and Molly.
Ted and Liz sharing a kiss.
Ted and his little brother Richie on a camping trip.
Ted sitting in front of Liz’s fireplace.
Ted jumping for joy and his first camping trip with Liz; picture taken in 1970 at what would later turn out to be his Issaquah burial site.
Ted playing with his hair.
Ted waking up from a nap at Green Lake in Seattle, 1971.
Ted in 1972.
Ted at Hood Canal, WA in 1973.
A young Ted wearing a suit.
Ted waterskiing.
Ted holding a dog.
A picture of Ted taken in 1972.
Ted taking a nap on Liz’s childhood bed at Christmastime in Utah, 1974.
Ted playing Frisbee on the beach.
An action shot of Ted playing Frisbee on the beach.
Ted in Wyoming on his way to Flaming Gorge, UT.
Ted, smoking. Photo courtesy of ‘Ted Bundy: I was Trying to Think Like an Elk.’
Molly with her biological dad.
A young Molly.
A picture of Molly from high school.
Molly.
Liz Kloepfer.
Liz featured in a news special about Bundy.
Liz after her relationship with Bundy, taken in the 1980’s.
Liz.
Liz.
Liz Kloepfer.
Liz Kloepfer after her relationship with Bundy.
Elizabeth Kloepfer.
Elizabeth Kloepfer.
Liz and Molly in a promotion photo for Amazon’s, ‘Falling for a Killer.’