Nobody knows who Ted Bundy's father is. Lloyd Marshall, an Air Force veteran, is identified as his father on his birth certificate. Later in Bundy's life, however, his mother, Eleanor Louise Cowell, revealed that his birth father was a sailor named Jack Worthington. Many people believe Cowell lied about Bundy's father because she wanted to conceal one of her darkest secrets, that her father, Samuel Cowell, raped and impregnated her. There is no indication that Samuel Cowell fathered his grandchild. ¹⁾

Ted Bundy graduated from high school and enrolled in college in 1965. He began his education at the University of Puget Sound (UPS). The prospective assassin worked at UPS for almost a year before transferring to the University of Washington, where he enrolled in a Chinese language intensive program in 1966. Around this period, he met a young lady known by a variety of pseudonyms from Bundy's biographies, but she is most popularly known as Stephanie Brooks. Bundy dropped out of the University of Washington in 1968 and began working for minimum wage. Brooks ended their relationship around this time, citing Bundy's immaturity.²⁾

Ted Bundy was born on November 24, 1946, in the United States. He was born at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers by his mother. He then moved to Philadelphia to live with his maternal grandparents. His birth mother reared him as if he were their son, and his grandparents nurtured him as if he were their son. The reason for this was that the family did not want to face any societal disgrace. Some claim Bundy discovered the truth after a cousin presented him his birth certificate. Others claim he discovered the truth on his own in 1969, when he discovered his birth certificate. ³⁾

Ted Bundy and future true crime novelist Ann Rule worked together at a suicide prevention hotline in Seattle before Bundy became a serial killer in his early adulthood. He was in college and dating “Stephanie Edwards” at the time. Ann Rule would later be among many who were surprised to learn about Bundy's secret existence. When asked about her time with Bundy, Rule claimed that he was highly competent at his volunteer job and quite helpful to the calls. He, she claims, assisted numerous callers and saved hundreds of lives. ⁴⁾

Many people who have studied Ted Bundy and the elements that led to his serial killer ways feel that one of the factors was Bundy's grandfather, Samuel Cowell. Bundy's relatives said his grandfather was notorious for his violent temper and fixation with pornography. According to reports, his grandfather showed Bundy his extensive collection of pornography, which featured violent sex acts. Many people feel that this is what sparked Bundy's infatuation. Furthermore, some individuals believe that Samuel not only was Bundy's birth father, but also molested him as a child.⁵⁾

Janice Ott and Denise Nusland, two ladies who attended a picnic at Lake Sammamish Park in July 1974, went missing during the event. In the Netflix documentary “Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,” interviewers from the cases indicate that the disappearances provided them with obvious details. First, they discovered that the suspect was a male who was injured, as evidenced by a cast on his arm, and that he needed assistance loading his sailboat. The police were able to obtain a sketch of the culprit thanks to witnesses at the park. ⁶⁾

Ted Bundy was raised in Tacoma, Washington. Extreme Contracting, a construction business, just won the bid to rebuild Bundy's childhood house. They began working in September 2016 and instantly discovered weird occurrences within the property. While some employees claimed to have heard doorknobs jingle, others claimed to have heard knocking on the door but found no one on the other side. Over the course of seven months, the crew noticed at least 30 weird incidents, including two notes scribbled in the house, one saying “leave” in sawdust and the other “help me” in dirt in the basement. ⁷⁾