He noted the uneven pattern, which he knew would make a match easier.
Crime library's Kathleen Ramsland writes in the Most Famous Bite Mark,
"In his expert testimony, Souviron described the bite mark on Lisa Levy as the jury examined the photographs. He pointed out how unique the indentation mark
was and showed how it matched the dental impressions of Bundy's teeth. He showed them the structure of alignment, the chips, the size of the teeth, and the sharpness factors of the bicuspids, lateral, and incisor teeth. Then he put up on a board an enlarged photo of the bite-mark and laid over it a transparent sheet with an enlarged picture of Bundy's teeth."
There was no question that Ted had made the bite marks on Lisa Levy's body. The photos would be the biggest piece of evidence the prosecution had linking Ted to the crime (Bell).
Finally, the chief consultant in forensic dentistry to New York City's Medical Examiner, forensic odontologist (dentist) Dr. L. Lavine, confirmed Souviron's findings. He testified that from the position and measurements of the bite mark he could tell that Lisa was no longer struggling when it was made. The jury was convinced by this expert testimony that Ted Bundy was the one who bit Lisa Levy (Lotter, the Capture of Ted Bundy).
And Forensic Hypnosis...
More than bite mark and DNA forensics were at work in the Ted Bundy case. Little known is that fact that forensic hypnosis helped put him in the electric chair.
Forensic hypnosis must be conducted by a trained professional who knows how to get information without leading a witness or accidentally implanting a suggestion or memory.
Secondly, very exacting procedures and standards must be met during the hypnosis session. Last, when the case goes to court the jury must consider the four dangers of hypnosis in deciding the case. The four dangers are: (1) suggestibility -- a hypnotist could "suggest" a race, height, eye color,...
(4) memory cementing -- a false memory seems so real to the witness that he develops false confidence in it (Look Into My Eyes: Forensic Hypnosis in Famous Court Cases).
On January 15, 1978 Nita Neary returned to her Chi Omega sorority house and saw a man running down the stairs, a club in his hand. She saw the profile of his face. Four girls living in the house had been brutally beaten; two of them died. One week later Nita was put into a hypnotic state and questioned. She selected a photo of Ted Bundy from a photo line-up.
Approximately one month later, on February 9, 1978, a man in a white van abducted, brutalized, and killed twelve-year-old Kimberly Leach. Clarence Anderson was the one eyewitness to the abduction which took place near Kimberly's school. Anderson underwent hypnosis twice to refresh his memory. Thereafter, he identified the man in the white van as none other than Ted Bundy, and the young girl as Kimberly Leach (Look Into My Eyes).
There is no doubt that forensics solved the Ted Bundy case, convicted him, and sent him to the electric chair. Would either the hypnotized witness testimony or the bite mark forensics alone have convicted him? Probably, the bite mark analysis would have. Had DNA analysis been available back then, it surely would have.
Bibliography
Bell, Rachel. "Crime Library: Ted Bundy." n.d. TruTV. 31 March 2009 .
"Look Into My Eyes: Forensic Hypnosis in Famous Court Cases." 2004. lifeloom.com: Mystery Magazine Web. 31 March 2009 .
Lotter, Karen. "Taking a Look at Human Bite Marks." 5 April 2008. suite101.com. 31 March 2009 .
"The Capture of Ted Bundy." 12 April 2008. suite101.com. 31 March 2009 .
