Most people suggest that Bundy, and most serial killers, are sociopaths, and that, while they may be able to intellectually process the difference between right and wrong, they have not internalized the societal cues that make them feel bad for breaking societal taboos. However, in post-interview discussion of his interview with Bundy, psychologist James Dobson makes a very interesting point. James Dobson says, "It was not difficult for the Nazi warlords to find people to do the kind of things that Ted Bundy did. I mean, they found them by the thousands in society," (the Jeremy Kyle Show, 1989). He suggests that the human capacity for violence is oftentimes just below the surface, waiting to be exploited. Therefore, Bundy's explanation that his exposure to violent pornography is what pushed him from a normal man into a violent serial killer lends some credence to Dobson's position.
It appears that Bundy committed a variety of different types of crimes. Some of his crimes were very well-organized and well-planned, and he took steps to hide the victims' bodies and otherwise hide his crimes. In this way, Bundy would...
However, his mental processing did appear to go through some type of devolution as he progressed. Towards the end of this crime spree, he began to be less circumspect in his behavior. Once he was in Florida, he may have been able to escape detection, flee the country, and escape prosecution. However, he engaged in violent assault and murder spree, assaulting five women in a single night. He appeared to be more disorganized at this point in time. The variety in Bundy's known crimes suggests that serial killers are not as subject to rigid classification.
References
Jenkins, J.P. (2011). Ted Bundy biography. Retrieved February 22, 2012 from Biography
website: http://www.biography.com/people/ted-bundy-9231165
Montaldo, C. (2012). Serial killer Ted Bundy. Retrieved February 22, 2012 from About.com website: http://crime.about.com/od/serial/p/tedbundy.htm
The Jeremy Kyle Show. (1989). Ted Bundy interview. Retrieved February 22, 2012 from YouTube website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g8eJLHLcWQ&feature=related
