Summary
This book revisits the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. It seeks to reconcile the contradictions and controversies about his life that underscore the broader US unsolved murder problem, one that is estimated at between 250,000 to 350,000 open, unresolved, or cold cases. The incidence of crime is far greater than is captured by official statistics; most offenses are never detected, a concept known as the dark figure of crime which is explored here. Drawing on 25 years of practitioner, research, and consultant experiences with the most violent criminals, this book offers solutions toward clearing the current backlog of unsolved murders in the United States many of which were never reported and disproportionately perpetrated by offenders like Bundy. This compelling book speaks to students, academics and readers interested in true crime, serial murder, homicide and criminal justice. .
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Dark Figure of Crime
Chapter 3: Asymmetry
Chapter 4: Clinical
Chapter 5: The Entity
Chapter 6: Timeline
Chapter 7: The Open Road
Chapter 8: Unsolved
Chapter 9: No Body, No Crime
Chapter 10: What Would Have to Be True?
Chapter 11: Resolution
Author Biographical Sketch
References
Index
Endnotes.