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Description edit
The ex-fiancee of Ted Bundy, writing under a pen name, tells the story of her 6-year relationship with him.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Elizabeth Kendall (not her real name): Our narrator
- Ted Bundy: Elizabeth's lover and fiancee
- Angie: A close friend of the author's and Ted's
- Kim Anderson: The author was very stung when this women proved to be the only one on Ted's prison-visitors' list
- Ann Rule: The author characterizes her as Ted's boss, not his co-worker, and as a caring and motherly sort
- Tina: The author's daughter, a product of her brief first marriage; she and Ted had some great times together
Quotes edit
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“Writing this book has been like having a tumor removed from my brain.”
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“I was sick of thinking about anal rapes, strangulation with nylon stockings, beautiful healthy daughters torn away from their familles. The world was a sick, sick place and I was profoundly sorry that I had brought my beautiful, innocent child into it.”
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“I didn't write to him. What could I say? "Dear Ted. Hope you're enjoying jail. I helped put you there. Love, Liz."”
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“I am . . . capable of holding a hundred different points of view on any one idea at a time. There is no real me.”
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“Utah. Isn't that in Wyoming?”
Ted Bundy -
“It developed into a war of nerves. The police staked out my house and followed us. When Ted and I stepped out on the porch to go somewhere, so many unmarked police cars started up that it sounded like the beginning of the Indy 500. We would drive down the street singing "I love a parade" at the top of our voices...”
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“I shall love you with every long-haired beauty I see...”
Ted Bundy
First Sentence edit
Monday, March 1, 1976.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in True Crime: Serial Murder. (community list)
This book is in True Crime: The People Left Behind. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Kendall (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 364.15230924
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