Antisocial Personality Disorders: Ted Bundy

When we hear the name Ted Bundy most of us think of a psychopathic, delusional man but what did Bundy suffer from, if anything? Ted Bundy suffered from antisocial personality disorder and here’s why. According to Mayo Clinic, “Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is a mental condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. People with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for their behavior.” Symptoms of antisocial personality disorder are being able to act charming, being good at flattering other people’s emotions, lying and/or fighting, …show more content…
All his life he was surrounded by women, thinking his grandparents were his parents and that his mother was his sister. The only real man Ted had in his life as a young kid was his grandfather who he believed was his father. According to allegations it was believed that his grandfather was rather abusive towards Ted’s mother and negligently fathered Ted but this is still questionable. Ted’s mother remarried while he was only four years of age. Ted finally had a father figure involved in his life but he never seemed to show interest bonding with him and remained emotionally detached. According to Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth’s book, Ted Bundy: Conversations with a killer, “Ted became increasingly uncomfortable around his stepfather and preferred to be alone.” His desire to be …show more content…
On January 31, 1974, Lynda went missing from her shared home near the University of Washington where Ted attended school. When police were investigating Lynda’s bedroom they found evidence of blood trace in certain places but were not convinced that Lynda had been a victim of “foul play,” therefore no real evidence was taken nor did they find out who kidnapped Lynda from her bedroom that night. During that spring and summer, more young women students started disappearing. As stated previously, the majority of girls vanishing were quite similar to Ted Bundy’s former girlfriend, Stephanie Brooks. According to the article on Ted Bundy’s “Killing Spree,” “all the girls were white, slender, wearing slacks at the time of disappearance, had hair that was long and parted in the middle and they all disappeared in the evening.” Ted was not only focused on his studies in school but also focused on a type of girl who would be chosen to be his next victim. When police became involved in the situation they interviewed college students who informed them of a suspicious man who was seen wearing a cast on his arm or leg. In a documentary called “The Deliberate Stranger,” Ted was seen trying to capture girls by asking them for assistance with his car, a VW bug that he had “trouble” starting. Other witnesses reported seeing a man with the same description in the same area where other victims were taken from.

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