This is part two of surviving victim Carol DaRonch’s witness testimony in the Third District Court in Salt Lake City, February 23, 1976. In it she is cross examined by attorney John…
Trial Transcript: Carol DaRonch, Part I, 1976
The following is Carol DaRonch’s testimony under direct examination by Deputy County Attorney David Yocom on Monday February 23, 1976. The examination is from the transcript of Case No. 28629 in the…
SOLVED: Rita Patricia Curran, 1971
UPDATE 2/21/2023: Rita Curran’s tragic 1971 murder has been SOLVED with DNA evidence– and the killer was not Ted Bundy.
The Idaho Confession, 1989
On January 18, 1989, I was contacted by Bob Keppel, Chief Investigator for the Washington Attorney General’s Office, and informed that Ted Bundy was possibly going to provide information regarding murders committed in Idaho. On January 19 and 20, 1989, I had several telephone conversations with Diana Weiner, an attorney purportedly representing Mr. Bundy in civil matters. As a result of these conversations, an interview with Ted Bundy was scheduled for Sunday, January 22, 1989, at 11:00 am to take place at the Florida State Prison…
The Bundy Volkswagen, 1973-1975
The story of Ted Bundy’s infamous ’68 Volkswagen Beetle, as told through police reports and impound photographs.
The Utah Confession, 1989
This is my transcription of Ted Bundy’s confession to Salt Lake City Sheriff’s Detective Dennis Couch, dated January 22, 1989. Utah victim names mentioned in this confession include Nancy Wilcox, Debra Kent,…
Case File: Denise Lynn Oliverson, 1975
Excerpts from the Grand Junction, Colorado Police Department’s missing persons case file on Denise Lynn (Nicholson) Oliverson. Ted Bundy confessed to Denise’s murder on the day of his execution in 1989. Her body has never been found.
The Unconfirmed Cases: Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry, 1969
This is an installment of my ongoing “unconfirmed” case study series. All of these cases have been connected to Ted Bundy in some way, whether by active investigation or later speculation, but…
Photos: The Things He Left Behind, 1977
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve, 1977, Ted Bundy escaped through a poorly welded light fixture opening in the ceiling of his cell at the Garfield County Jail, where…
About Replevin: The ‘Murder Kit’ Fiasco from an Archivist’s Perspective
Recently TMZ broke the news that Zak Bagans, host of the of premium cable “reality” show Ghost Adventures, is in a “tug of war” over the Ted Bundy “murder kit,” as well…