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After reading and studying several cases, I decided to focus my discussion post on the Ted Bundy case. This case was very interesting, and I learned a lot. Due to studying this case, I think that I would like to someday be able to administer assessments to help Theodore Robert Bundy was a serial murderer who confessed to about 30 crimes perpetrated in several locations throughout America between 1974 and 1978.  (Wikimedia Foundation, 2022).  Ted Bundy is possibly the most brutal and renowned serial killer in recent US history.  According to Khan (2024), his story exemplifies how traumatic experiences in infancy may have a lasting influence on adulthood, changing one’s personality and impacting life decisions. According to Wikimedia Foundation (2022), Bundy had a tough upbringing; he had a troubled connection with his stepfather, and his timidity made him an easy target for bullying. Bundy’s IQ and social abilities allowed him to have a successful academic career, and he had several seemingly common emotional relationships with women. Bundy led a double life. Between 1974 and 1978, he went to college, had a political career, and maintained a long-term relationship while attacking and murdering at least 30 women and killing at least 20 others. (Khan, 2024) According to Khan (2024), Bundy would imitate authority persons, such as police officers and firefighters, to earn the trust of his victims.  He often strangled or bludgeoned his victims and then disfigured them after they died.  Bundy’s case was intriguing since he was charismatic and eloquent.  Many others questioned how a clean-cut law student with no criminal record could be responsible for scores of deaths.  He managed to elude capture for decades by leaving almost no evidence behind.  (Wikimedia Foundation, 2022).

According to Khan (2024), Bundy scored 39 out of 40 on the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) during his psychiatric examination. A semi-structured interview and a review of “collateral information” were used to complete the 22-item inventory of his recorded behavior and observed personality characteristics. It is used to discriminate between those with antisocial personality disorders and those with psychopathy, determining whether they should be hospitalized in the criminal justice system.   Following his first arrest, Bundy was assessed by a forensic psychologist, Dr. Al Carlisle, who was assigned by the court. Carlisle employed a variety of tactics, including the Thematic Apperception Test. According to the Wikimedia Foundation (2022), serial murderer Ted Bundy was questioned by Dr. William Carlisle, who proposed that a variety of variables might have led to Bundy’s merciless attitude, which was developed and impacted by his childhood experiences.  Dr. Carlisle questioned people who knew Bundy and discovered that he lied, violated rules, stole, and changed personalities like a chameleon.  His mental health records indicated the existence of narcissistic personality disorder, as well as a disordered attachment style, but no evidence of medication use.  (Wikimedia Foundation, 2022).

References:

Khan, Somayya (2024). A Notorious Killer: Ted Bundy. Journal of Medicine and Healthcare. ISSN: 2754-451. https://www.onlinescientificresearch.com/articles/a-notorious-killer-ted-bundy Links to an external site.

Wikimedia Foundation (2022) Ted Bundy. Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy#Death_row,_confessions_and_executionLinks to an external site.

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Wikimedia Foundation (2022) Psychopathy checklist. Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy_ChecklistLinks to an external site.

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