I appreciate how you take Bundy off the criminal mastermind pedestal. An important step is to stop romanticizing serial killers through the media. Thank you.

I have an interesting take on this subject. After my husband and I were married 20 years, he started to change. He drove like a maniac, began to have strange sexual desires, amoral, violent. A marriage counselor suggested we get him a brain scan because of his personality changes. The neurologist diagnosed him with Fronto temperal Degeneration with Behavioral Varient, or bvFTD, a rather rare form of dementia completely different from Alzheimer's. It can strike people as young as in their 20's. It gradually destroys the areas of the brain responsible for empathy, insight, executive thinking, impulse control, and the ability to understand consequences, all the while they function and seem to be making these bad decisions themselves. It is progressive until they develop ALS type symptoms that ultimately kills them. I told the neurologist he seemed like a psychopath, he told me they can seem that way. I also asked if he had a split personality because he would act like himself, then do something horrible. He said no, he has a different personality. His face would change and his blue eyes turned dark. Before I knew what was wrong with him I told him that he wasn't my husband and that I no longer knew who he was. He passed away from it a year ago. My husband's actions had a physical cause, he had been a good man before. I wonder if some of these killers have brain damage or abnormality that causes their deviant behavior. Maybe they are evil, or maybe they can't help it, like my husband. The brain controls everything, and it is still largely a mystery.

@Dr. Todd Grande I have seen someone's eyes turn black once in my life. It was a very chilling and frightening experience. The iris does not change colour, however the pupils dilate so that the eyes seem fully black. Intense emotion triggers this response - such as rage or fear. I have since heard the term: 'the black eyes of narcissism'. Believe me, eyes can turn black.

TB was a senior in my high school when my sister was a sophomore. My social sciences teacher, Mr. Savitz had a black and white 8x10 picture posted on his classroom door, which I believe ended up in the yearbook. Mr.S said that TB was a quiet student. Not a particularly good or bad student. He said if anything he tried very hard to not bring attention to himself, even when bullied he was compliant. In the picture are students acting like a normal high school class when the teacher is absent. Two guys are tossing a football. Some are lined up by the window talking. A few furiously working on their homework. A few sitting on desks talking and laughing with students behind them. Everyone is animated and active except TB. He is sitting in the center desk, hand folded on the desk with a far away look in his eyes and a pleasant smile on his face. He’s absolutely still, not inner acting with anyone. It’s a telling picture, and absolutely creepy. I think you’re very accurate. Mr. Savitz said he put up the pictures to remind his students that evil can reside in the most innocuous people and to watch what people do, not just what they say. If anything was special, I believe he practiced being invisible. I believe he enjoyed knowing his horrible secrets and in his seemingly thoughtful moments would relive his crimes.

Ted Bundy was a 1st year law student. It's frightening to think he could have been a lawyer if he was never caught. Bundy's escape from jail in Aspen was a real embarrasment to law enforcement.

One of the things that sets Ted apart from a lot of serial killers is that he didn't target people with risky lifestyles such as prostitutes or runaways. He targets people that should have been safe in the areas where they felt comfortable.

I’d like to change one thing in particular about your analysis. Ted was a peeping Tom before he started murders. And he was a petty thief. He stalked his victims. Located them in his favorite hunting ground, college bars, followed them “peeped” in on them, to know if they had a boyfriend, stole underwear and picked his time to be a helpless guy with a broken limb needing help. There’s also a theory that a very young child in his neighborhood went missing & no trace of her was ever found. Ted was in his middle teens & a paperboy in that area. The girl had something wrong with her that woke her up a lot at night. She would go to the front room where the piano was under the open window & play it. Ted often talked to her as he went by delivering papers. Officials did question Ted, but he denied he saw her that day. He was already a peeping Tom. Like people that intentionally harm animal, I believe there’s a connection between his twisted childhood (relatives in mental health facilities, possible incest, abusive grandfather, mother was his sister& grandparents his parents), petty theft & peeping Tom activities can & do lead to bigger crimes. So while he wasn’t caught or his history unknown until trials he was needing bigger & better crimes for his satisfaction. JMHO

I watched dozens of kids get picked on by the masses in grade school, and several in High school. Some had impaired speech. Then I knew several who had been severely abused sexually, as well as excessively violently abused...in and out of foster homes. I, myself, was an early childhood victim of incestual abuse at the hands of my oldest sister. As well as needing to be taken to the emergency room for 12 stitches on my thumb pad ...from being thrown out of moms way...landing on a glass- top coffee table..at age 9...My reflexes ...extended my arm..to avoid hitting the it face-down. Then of course ....shook and slapped to the floor..for breaking that expensive table. And ..never once ...did the thought of random violence ..much less harming an innocent female ..ever cross my mind. It is the responsibility of the abuse victim to seek a healthy response to his trauma. Therapy was the route I took.

I love how Dr. Grande basically roasted the jail security he escaped from 😂 “...you’d think they would talk about people not escaping. that seems to be a central concept to what a jail does... I would say not escaping would be really high on their list of goals each year.”

I think Bundy's seen as 'special' because he was arguably the first killer to go against the stereotype. Nowadays, we're taught that *anyone* could be a potential murderer, regardless of how they outwardly appear. But in the early 70's, most people expected only an uneducated, unwashed, anti-social weirdo could be dangerous. I think Bundy's still regarded as important in criminology is because his M.O. had a large impact on how criminal investigations are carried out; particularly homicides.

Yes, Bundy was special. He destroyed our innocence. He proved that, as Shakespeare said, “a man may smile, and smile, and be a villain” . I’m of an age with Ted. Before Ted the only serial killer we’d known was Jack the Ripper, and he’d been dead a long time. Our mothers told us to be careful of strangers, and we knew strangers were ugly, and menacing and we’d recognise them in an instant. Take care of yourself, don’t take lifts with men you don’t know, don’t walk across a field on your own at 1am. We thought we knew how to keep ourselves safe. And then came Ted. Ted whisked a woman away from her friends in broad daylight, in a park filled with thousands of people. And later the same day he came back and did it again. He somehow inveigled a woman out of a hotel containing hundreds of people, including her own husband. And no-one saw him do it. He took young women, again in broad daylight, from their college grounds. These were women who looked like us, nice young women, attractive, intelligent, just stopping for a moment to help a nice-looking young man. And you know why he fascinates us? Because he horrifies us. Because, if I’d spotted a friendly, handsome young man in the university car park, one arm in plaster, dropping all his books, I’d have helped him too.

I lived next door to Georgann Hawkins and was a sorority sister with her. Having walked the alley where she was taken by TB, I can attest that it was a very typical route back and forth for most of us. I know all the main players that were involved with her abduction in that we were on site and witnessed the police and anxiety. It was very frightening, and having no idea who "TED" was as he had not abducted the girls at Lake Sammamish, we were, however, aware the college girls were disappearing. There were no bodies found but we conducted our lives more carefully after Georgann. The frats would escort us back and forth to class...but after a few months, life got back to normal. I personally walked alone at night, hid a key to our sorority under a rock for after hours, and propped doors open to let friends in and out. When the Chi Omega murders happened, we were shattered as well as realized that our behaviors could have easily led to a similar slaughter. Our sleeping quarters were a few steps from the back door and at least 20 girls bunked in that room. He would have had a field day if he knew. Bundy got away with it because he knew the cops were not communicating very well with each other...and when the heat was turned up with his name and pic in the paper, he took off for Utah, where he picked ups here he left off in the Seattle area. All of his "hunting" grounds were blocks from each other...and where I spent many years. Even today, the area looks very much like it did in the 70s...the alley has not changed much at all!

"I never met Ted Bundy." Probably a good thing.

What makes me sick is the women who threw themselves at him even after knowing what he did.

An interesting analysis. Ted Bundy is the epitome of the warning you should give your kids that killers can be clean cut and relatively attractive. I saw his mother in a video today and he looked just like her. It’s amazing that he could look so differently to people depending on his personality in the moment. The police were really inept in those days, letting him escape not once but twice! I bet he couldn’t believe his luck. Anyway, those poor girls, they had terrifying deaths.

My dad could be quite abusive when I was younger. Once when he went to hit me I saw his eyes go black (obviously pupils dilating). Was really scary and have never forgotten it.

Maybe his pupils dilated through arousal when he spoke about his crimes giving the appearance of turning black?

3:30 Eyes going from blue to black means that his pupils fully enlarged. A cat will always fully enlarge pupils to the point that the eye color disappears, all being black, when it is in a predatory mood. Ted Bundy's eyes behaving this way when talking about crimes indicates that those crimes and reliving them by thinking about them did put him in a predatory state. Important observation!!

What he meant by Bundy’s eyes “turning blue to black” was how wide his pupils got. Peoples’ pupils dilate when they see things they’re interested in, or what they desire. As he spoke of his crimes, he “saw” them in his mind. His eyes were affected by his reliving them.

When I was a kid I could hardly wait for the weekend ski report given by the same young woman. I was a kid and kind of looked up to her. He came in thru a window I think and murdered her. It changed my world and I was terrified that he was lurking around the area.

Your videos are extraordinary: Not a shred of sensationalism, just facts, just knowledge. Thank you so much for educating us.

Bundy always thought that he was the smartest guy in the community and had real contempt for law enforcement. Yet it was an ordinary traffic violation spotted by an ordinary cop that took down Bundy. ha ha.

Great analysis, as always! There’s one thing that no one discusses and know little about and that is who was his biological father. He may be the missing link to why Bundy was who he was.

The Amazon series Falling For a Killer was the best and most interesting documentary I've seen on Ted Bundy. The one thing I find most interesting and unsettling about him is the strange phenomena described by those who knew him. One man-- a police officer in Florida, if I'm not mistaken-- described a very unpleasant feeling when he met Bundy, a feeling of "frustration and doom", which he said from then on became an indicator that someone in his presence was a murderer. Bundy's longtime girlfriend described his eyes appearing strange and "close together" the night of the Lake Sammamish murders. His lawyer described him suddenly becoming "dark" in appearance when he discussed his murders with her. In another documentary, the reporter who interviewed him described a strange white line that would appear across his face when he was talking in 3rd person about the murders. I personally don't think it's paranormal, but I have experienced similar pscyhic phenomena as that described, particularly the sense of frustration and doom around someone who had killed someone; I do believe there must be a scientific explanation, maybe simply the transmission and reception of extremely low frequency brainwaves from one person to another. But I also believe that the other people experienced what they described in his presence; it actually makes me wonder if maybe he was possessed by a demon, and I'm a very skeptical person who thinks there must be a scientific explanation for everything, and I ordinarily do not entertain the notion of demons. There has been speculation Bundy's grandfather was actually his father. It makes me wonder if such an extreme and peculiar epigenetic and genetic trauma could influence someone to become a killer, like some kind of genetic malfunction like DNA gone haywire and attempting to short-circuit itself.

I think at the time Ted Bundy was special. The 1970’s was an innocent time. Young women often thought that a dangerous killer looked and acted different. Like an Ed Gein. A social misfit that lived on the edge of town in a run down shack. Bundy was the complete opposite. He was socially acceptable, even somewhat handsome and well educated. He was charming and women liked and trusted him. He guessed correctly that women are helpful and empathetic and would help a struggling man on crutches or who had a caste on his arm. Plus there was no such thing as DNA, no CODIS, no internet. There weren’t even fax machines. News traveled slowly and Bundy benefitted from this. Police departments rarely shared information from county to county let alone state to state. So Ted remained undetected. It took a while before the murders in Washington could be connected to the ones in Utah and Colorado. Ted was extremely mobile. The police had never worked on a case like his. He became the new face of evil, a nice normal college boy and Eagle Scout was a cold blooded killer. In that way, Ted Bundy was special

I was briefly involved with an individual who displayed many narcissistic/sociopathic traits. On one occasion he became enraged in a way I’d never witnessed with anyone and he threatened to kill me. His face seemed to change & his very pale blue, almost gray eyes, turned completely black. My assumption was that his pupils dilated completely. It was genuinely terrifying and in a way I’d never experienced before, flight kicked in. I literally ran! It was one of the most frightening moments of my life. I still feel a sense of panic when I think about it, my heart is racing right now. Thanks for the excellent content Dr Grande!

Bundy also hid behind the “promising student role.” When things heated up too much in one area, he was able to move to another area and continue his “studies” there.

Saw an interview with his younger brother felt badly for the man! He's had a hard time being related to a serial killer!

The fascination comes from him seeming so likable, genial, intelligent, social and looking like the boy next door. It's his packaging that made him dangerous. We think we can tell when someone is 'off' and most people did not get that signal from him at all. He ticked all the boxes of normal: looks, education, volunteer work, relationships. His charisma was such that even the judge at one sentencing had praise for him -- it's horrifying how he manipulated with his charm. That was his most dangerous weapon.

I absolutely respect how you present no ego when discussing cases. You never try to say that you are absolutely correct or that you know more than others in your profession. I wish more doctors would develop this type of humility. Kudos to you Doc.

Anyone who is interested in learning more about Bundy, should read "The Stranger Beside Me" written by Anne Rule(famous author of true crime who worked beside Ted at a suicide prevention hot line). She is/was my favorite true crime author during the 70's-80's. Believe she wrote the very famous book "Small Sacrifices". Thanks for your info Dr. G! There was a rumor that Bundy inquired about which state imposed the death penalty and was told Florida, indicating that he wanted to be stopped.(?) I was in college when he was active...it was very scary time.

Hey Dr. Grande! I love your videos, and I am a subscriber. Thanks for making great content. I wanted to comment on your remarks around 11:55 where you compare the duties of a prison and their priorities to the duties and priorities of a "for profit business". Indeed preventing escape is high up on their priorities... but the MAJOR difference is that the "Customers" of the jail have one singular priority and that would finding ways to escape. Even if they don't act on it with attempts, I am positive that every prisoner thinks about ways to do so. Apply that to your analogy and assume that every customer of this "for profit business" has a goal of decreasing sales, or profit... then the objective of this "for profit business" just got a whole hell of a lot harder. Just a thought. Keep up the awesome work! - Brad

Dr. Grande is a great speaker; notice he never uses interjection words like "umm, ahhh" etc, which really allows his speech to flow and helps keep the viewers' interest. I try to do that, but it's more difficult than one would think.

Interesting vid. Ted got away with so much because he wasn't a grubby, inarticulate, loner freak. He looked like the guy all dad's wanted their daughter's to marry, and Ted could really pour on the charm when necessary. My grandmother, to her dying day, doesn't believe he did all those crimes (lived by where the murders took place in Florida), because "People who look like "that" don't commit those kinds of crimes." A shower, clean clothes and charm lets you get away lot. Lol...oh grandma..

Man, I love to listen to someone intelligent talk sensibly and give an unbiased review of the evidence, allowing me to form my own opinion! Thanks for your fascinating non-sensationalist discussion of these cases. I wish UKposts had a lot more like you!

He was a chameleon'; college, jobs, Senator's interest, lawyer prospects, a girlfriend, family that loved him. He was no Manson, John Gacy, Ramirez, just from a different class. He doesn't have a fan club, the interest is in what we can learn and also trying to understand what made him tick so to speak. We do find it fascinating that we can be so fooled by the mask. I am so happy you mentioned his rage. He never admitted to it and I believe when he found out his Mom wasn't his real Mom, he felt lied to and deceived, but maybe enraged. I don't believe he was impulsive, but methodical, organized like you said. He was like a patient cat with a plan on the prowl. You did a good job on this one. Still so much to learn...

This gentleman’s voice is so reassuring.

“Not escaping would be high on a jail’s to-do list” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I always looked at Ted Bundy as a person who despite any mental incapacity still knew the difference between right and wrong. I believe most of the time he would create a rouse to entrap his victims. I think the fact he could avoid capture became his motivating factor to move around freely. I think this was a huge reason he thought he was special. In documentaries I saw when he was in prison, he was always bragging about the fact he thought he was the best serial killer out there offering his services to help law enforcement deal with other serial killers. He was primarily a legend in his own mind.

I think Ted did indeed exploit the zeitgeist of the 1970’s. It was a much more permissive time and a guy like him could easily have flown under the radar. I also agree that he held no specific mystique other than being an improvisational con man.

"I would say not escaping would be really high on their list of goals..." That was dead-pan comedy gold! Intentional or not, it really made me laugh hard!

Ted Bundy was pretty criminally sophisticated for the time. And he was cunning. But, there's no way he'd be able to get away with a fraction of the things he did nowadays.

thank you for your insightful videos and your effort, Dr. Grande. my personal theory on Bundy always was, that part of his murder spree motivation was his own inability to actually get anything done - in life, career, studies, etc. like the weirdest and most perverted form of procrastination one could imagine, because he could either put a lot of work, effort and concentration into things that would actually get him somewhere or get instant gratification by murdering people and feeling "superior" instantly. on the other hand, I have no idea how the minds of "special" psychopaths work. maybe my mind just wants to understand something that is inexplicable anyway.

Dr. Todd Grande, I don't know how I found you but you are an amazing person/Dr. . The way you tell ur stories are so fascinating! They are horrible tragedies but to hear u explain it, makes a lot of sense. You have definitely done alot of research/homework on ur subjects!! I can sit all day and listen to ur videos and learn alot more or clear up what I have heard. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us!

As a therapist, I truly enjoy your videos. You have a very logical, factual, and ethical videos! Thank you for being a true role model for the mental health community

He definitely had a type in mind. One of the college students he picked up whom he was apparently going to attack expressed disappointment that she had cut her hair. As a result, he delivered her safely to her destination.

I was in junior high school when they executed Ted Bundy. It was early in the morning before the bell rang. A few students had portable Walk Man radios. When the news was announced, all of the kids broke into cheers and applause. Then a couple of minutes later, the bell rang and we all walked into the crowded walkways. It was a sunny day in South Florida. The school was an open-air school. It was warm, humid and bright.

It is hardly imaginable that Bundy suffered from bipolar disorder. I worked in a psychiatric hospital. I worked with exactely these people. In the phase of mania they are soooo striking that people really bring them to a hospital. In the phase of depression....well, they hardly talk and mostly stay in bed, hardly eat. That does not go well with Ted Bundy.

So how about an analysis of the women who flirted with him knowing what he did.

Eyes can go from blue to black when pupils dilate. The blue color would "disappear" as the Iris diminish in size. This would typically occur during a sympathetic surge occurring with excitation (as in a fight or flight response). If the Bud man was excited as he spoke then his eyes would appear to go from blue to black.

I've always been drawn to criminal psychology so I watch every movie, bio, interview, or crime story on all the diff serial killers. Just to form my own personal, non professional assessment. I agree that Bundy wasn't an evil genius but simply thrived in an era of limited investigative means. I'm astonished though how the ppl in his circle were so stunned when they learned what he'd done. I know we don't generally look at ppl we know and think I wonder if he could be a murdering rapist but Bundy's eyes were absolutely bat sh*t crazy, without already knowing he was bat sh*t crazy. His eyes screamed it and I don't understand how they didn't notice that something was seriously off about him. Even being a master manipulator. Manson has the same eyes. I do have a theory of the possible root cause of his twisted mind though. His father was very hard and abusive and he couldn't please him no matter what he did. I think it beat down his self confidence and made him feel powerless and weak. Add his first love, his college girlfriend that he adored and did everything in his power to make her happy. They got engaged and happily told everyone all about it. Only for her to dump him, leaving him devastated, heartbroken, humiliated and angry. I believe that anger and humiliation manifested into rage. Most of his victims shared a striking resemblance to her. I feel that the animal in him satisfied his lust for her by raping women that reminded him of her then he felt powerful and dominating by killing them but really he was killing her over and over since he couldn't actually kill her for real. I'm not insinuating that it's her fault at all, she has a right to change her mind about being with them. Just believe that was a main cause of his mental break. Oddly enough he had a long term girlfriend for over a decade that he seemed madly in love with, for as much as he could love anyway and he adored her little girl and never harmed either of them, however he had troubles in the bedroom performing when they were being intimate but he had no issues when raping women which I find very interesting. Almost like he didn't want to make their love impure by being with her in the same intimate way as the women he hated and had no respect for. Very fascinating circumstance. I don't find him clever, he even returned to the bodies of some of the women he killed for many days afterwards raping their corpse. Returning to their location is actually one of the stupidest things a person could do. He just believed he was smarter than everyone else and wouldn't be caught. He was wrong!!!! Oh and dogs didn't seem like him at all and would get worked up and agitated if he was near them. Red flag! If someone is upsetting to a dog or a horse that normally are fine with being around ppl.... RUN, they sense evil minds. 😁

I love you Dr. Todd Grande! Anywho, maybe we are overestimating the staff at the Jail that left him alone for 17 hours. The late Ann Rule wrote about her friendship with him when she worked beside him at a Suicide Prevention & Crisis Centre in Washington state. She said that not only did he seem to have a lot of empathy but that he was very protective of her and would walk her to her car after a shift. I was also working in Suicide Prevention & Crisis Centre at the time, in the 80s, & her book spooked all of the staff at the Crisis Centre. We had some very strange & toxic volunteers there too but none like Ted Bundy! There was a movie from the 80s about him showing how he lured his victims and that they all had straight, long brown hair parted in the middle. Of course there was the usual child abuse "excuse" that was considered but it didn't explain his misogyny or the type of victim he chose. For example, was his abusive grandfather effeminate with straight, long brown hair parted down the middle? All these serial, rapists and mass murderers with their misogyny and rage against females yet their childhoods seem to typically be abuse my the males in their families. So how is this explained? My father, uncle, grandfather abuse me and I grow up to despise and take out all my rage on females! It doesn't make sense. Also the vast majority of people who are abused &/or bullied grow up to become rapists, killers or terrorists. For example, Jesus had a very stressful life, right from the beginning his life was in danger and he didn't grow up to be a mass murderer, neither did Mohammed, or Ghandi, etc. Keep up with your wonderful analysis and wicked sense of humor!

Excellent presentation, very spot on about Bundy. I have been studying him since 1985. Glad I found this channel. Also, the thing that bothers me is people know who he is, but no one seems to think about the victims. I can name every girl when I see their pictures, which states the were from and specifics about how they were taken. I can't imagine their last hours. Thank you Dr for this speculation.

We can always count on Dr Grande to give a balanced, well thought out and level headed look at things. Great video Dr Grande!

“People not escaping”. 😂😂 I love your dry sense of humor especially when talking about such a gruesome topic. I have read lots of books about Ted Bundy and I throughly enjoyed your video.

In 1978,I placed Bundy in a cell at Escambia Co.Jail Pensacola, while I worked as a Correctional Officer ,he always looked entirely different ,a true change artist, he was brought in with a leg brace,he was termed a rabbit,he would not escape Fl.

I appreciate your appraisal that Ted Bundy wasn't too extraordinary as far as serial killers go. I have had quite a few discussions over the years with a lot of folks who believed he did have "ultra human" abilities but I never thought so. Part of that may be because I'm a recovering alcoholic of 29 years and can identify with a lot of the narcissism and manipulative personality traits he had. Thanks again

The description of his blue eyes turning black brought back memories of my abusive ex (Bipolar 2). I used these same words to describe the dramatic physical change as mania set in. The rage totaly transformed him into a different person, even physically. His face would contort and his crystal blue eyes would turn black. Now that i'm thinking about it I believe they did actually become more black from pupil dilation. Quite an effect. Terrifying to witness.

Dr Grande, I love your videos, they are always so objective, and informative, thank you ❤ I probably would've been one who was killed, in interviews and stuff he did always seem super normal to me, maybe a bit charismatic and charming. He didn't look bad, yeah I'd have been roped into it with how I was codependent/dependant for most of my life. He was the one that got me interested in killers because of how normal he did seem to me, it made me feel like "well anyone could be a killer," and then dove into research on it in partial effort to keep myself safe. I've learned after 14 years of researching that there is no one trait, no one sign that can tell you who someone is, but always follow your intuition bc most of the time these people give off creepy vibes. Now that I've been in therapy for over a decade i realize, Bundy was not normal he was creepy, I just didn't have my alarms properly installed so to speak.

I love how you have none of the arrogance that some mental health professionals seem to have and are honest about your own limitations. in other words you tell it like it is. My experience with professionals in psychology and especially psychiatry have had me view them largely as those who do a lazy job of making diagnostic labels out of other's misery that needs to be fixed. DSM is a good example that shows this history.

I think what made Ted Bundy so "special" is the fact that he had charisma. He was good-looking, educated, smiling: all together charming handsome necrophiliac psychopath.

This is seriously my new favorite YT-channel. I've watched like 10+ videos of yours, just today.

I'm going through some of your earlier videos, Dr. This is a good one!

Dr. Grande, I was wondering if you could analyze both the serial killer Wayne Adam Ford (The I-5 Interstate Killer) and that of Richard Allen Davis - who murdered Polly Klaas. Another case to analyze would be the Josiah Lawson murder in Arcata, California in Humboldt County. Three missing person cases are that of Kevin Collins in San Francisco (early 80's), Sharlene Rosser from Eureka, California in Humboldt County (late 80's), and that of Karen Mitchell, who was also from Eureka, Humboldt County, California.

I liked that you were sure to add that you cant be diagnosing someone unless you are around them for a significant time. ~

Hi , My name is Reo, I am a licensed therapist in northern Ca, I really enjoy your channel, Keep up the great work.

I find you the Best at analyzing people than other Doctors Ive watched. You have an amazing insight and explain well of observation instead of assuming facts that know one really knows as truth. Where do you think the Rage comes from in serial killers?? Love your videos!!

Hi I always find your Synopsis of the different cases that You cover very interesting and thorough. I also enjoy your use of empathy and understanding. Thank you Dr Grande. 👍😁

Blue to black eyes. Probably his eyes became extremely dialated when talking about his crimes because he was aroused.

I saw a movie with Mark Harmon portraying Ted Bundy. I was very young, but it has stayed with me my entire life. I started out to become a clinical psychologist and neded up as an RN in psychiatry. I am always amazed how personable a narcissist or psychopath can be..

My parents both drank alot and faught all time. Breaking things. My dad skinned a coon alive when I was 5 years old as I watched. He also put me behind a 22 riffle and made me shoot a pig that we were going to butcher. Even though I was crying he made me keep shooting. In my early teens I was mean to animals, held a kitten under water, poured bleach and other chemicals into cats eyes. Later teen years into early 20s I used people and women. I'm 52 now and have family, never harmed anyone. I have more empathy for my farm animals now than I do people. I like being alone although crowds don't bother me. I'd just rather spend the day to myself when I can. Guess I was one of the lucky ones who found a way through life and never felt the impulse to hurt anyone. I have fantasized about what I would do to a criminal that hurt my wife or daughter, I wouldn't have no problem ending them.

What struck me was that he had a doting mother who believed him innocent until the very end.

"If you're in a meeting at a jail, you would think they would talk about people not escaping. That seems to be a really central concept to what a jail does. As a matter of fact, it's hard to think of many other important tasks that they really do." I don't know if you meant to be funny, but this dry utterance makes me laugh out loud! You would think... great videos btw.

You might enjoy Ann Rule’s book she knew Bundy before he was a known killer. If I recall the book is called the stranger beside me, she was a cop for years before she became a writer.

Y'all might find this interesting. I grew up in Seattle and knew Denise Naslunds family. Ted either couldn't remember where he buried Denise or he wouldn't say. Denise's Momma hired a psychic to locate her daughter. The psychic came within 50ft of where they eventually found Denise. It was such a blessing to Denices Mom that she was able to put her daughters body to rest and have closure before Mrs.Naslund passed herself.

Thank you. Your coverage helps us understand some of the people we deal with on a regular basis. It is instructive.

One of his female relatives reported that he surrounded her with knives while she was sleeping - he was very young - maybe 3 years old. His predeliction for violence started early.

The public was fascinated by him because he was charming, handsome, articulate. He was a studying to be lawyer, he volunteered on a suicide helpline with true crime author Ann Rule. She said she had thought of him as a friend, kind caring, trustworthy. Definitely the 1970's with all its limitations helped him.

Your dry sense of humor is awesome. The argument that a prison or jail should have “ inmates not escaping” at the top end of their “ to do” list had me dying

I like how you give us facts instead of giving only opinions but you also put in your own little opinions enough to the point we’re people understand what side you’re coming. Amazing channel I love your work

It was the perfect storm. Genetics, abuse at a young age, bullied, the trauma surrounding his sister/mother.

The comment in the documentary about Bundy's eyes turning from blue to black I believe was referring to pupil dilation. I found that journalist's observation really interesting because pupil dilation is a sign of sympathetic arousal. It suggests that recounting his killings excited him in a way that normally occurs when we talk about something thrilling or someone we love.

I think your interpretation of bipolar disorder is a very interesting one. It’s almost like your only experience with bipolar patients is in a clinical setting or In institutions. Bipolar people are very capable of being calculating, executing plans, and organizing. I am sure you are fully aware that this is typically known as the CEO’s disease or the creatives disease. We are still learning about the impact this disorder has on people it effects. Often when bipolar patients are treated from a young age and grow up in healthy environments we turn out fine. We learn how to use mania and we know how to manage depression. Some of us take medications and go to therapy and some of us opt for just therapy. Most people I am around are never aware of my mania as I am a teacher and high energy is beneficial in my profession. Be careful with your DSM definitions because I think a lot of that thinking is so outdated, and myself and others just do not relate. I find the data about command hallucinations highly suspect too. What sample of people did they use for that piece of data? I think it is disingenuous and unfair to the people that suffer from these illnesses to have them be characterized in such a way.

I am a 2nd year psych student right now and we aren’t doing online classes as much, so we rely on modules. I am in here to further find information to describe Ted Bundy in terms of Fromm’s syndrome of decay. So this helps a lot, thank you so much Doctor! :)

"The pupil can change size with certain emotions, thus changing the iris color dispersion and the eye color. You've probably heard people say your eyes change color when you're angry, and that probably is true." (source: Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute)

Im from Seattle and turned 21 in 1974. I had long hair, parted in the middle, everyone did. It was also dark. I spent a lot of time in the University District, including having a part-time job in a clothing shop on the main drag. The owner was very cool and didn't care if the Black Panthers sold their paper on the sidewalk outside her store. Id hang around outside on my breaks to get some fresh air, and got to know them pretty well. They did not deserve the their rep. They provided community service and developed a free milk program and augmented school lunches..... I started taking a stack of papers every so often to sell. I'm white, and let's just say, although Seattle is known for being progressive, it practiced segregation. I had this crumpled bag where I put money from paper sales . My parents were divorced , and I lived with my mom. Imagine her response when she found a bag pretty full of change, bills, and a few copies of the Panther Paper I'd saved in my room. I got home about midnight that night, and she was waiting outside. She was whisper yelling the whole way in the house . She was an FDR liberal, and she actually collapsed on the couch from relief when I told her I was selling newspapers for the Black Panthers, instead of running numbers for a bookie jount.....which was what she'd come up with while waiting. I kind of liked the thought. All she said was, "Do not EVER go anywhere in a car with those fellas." They probably did have guns. Anyway. This is a hard memory. A very good friend since Jr. High was one of Bundy's victims. I was at her house five days before she disappeared. As young women kept disappearing that looked just like me, I cut my hair and left for Hawaii with 2 girlfriend's. I returned in late June, and July 5th, I got the paper from the front porch with a headline about the 2 missing young women who wemt missing from Lake Sammamish the day before. I read quickly and they did not know each other. My heart sank. The next day their pictures were in the paper, and I recognized one , who lived in the next block, and would smile or wave since Id often pass by in my car.She'd only lived there a short time. Ann Rule, who was s famous true crime writer, and wrote about Bundy, lived about 3 minutes from us. Here house was in s very nice, but low key area. Woodsy, gated street. with obscured, but large monitors. Her house was way down the side of s bluff surrounded by Puget Sound, with only access an elevator requiring a code. She also had 4 Dobermans

Yes, the eyes can change from blue to black, obviously it is about dilating the pupils, which is extremely interesting. Eckhard Hees explains in "Betraying Eyes" that a feeling of excitability leads to dilation of the pupils, even four times the normal state, which would certainly give the impression that the eyes have changed color.

Great video Dr G! This thing about "his eyes changed color" is actually seen often in martial arts classes. What it actually is, is that your eyes completely dilate. This is an involuntary response when someone is scared or ready to attack. The eyes dilate wide in order to take in more "data". Same thing with an adrenaline rush ... that is your body getting ready to fight or run. I myself have witnessed the "black eyes" in martial arts class, and have also been told: "Your eyes turned black and you got really scary, etc." People love to glamorize this type of thing. Cat's eyes do this also, just before they attack. If you stare down a housecat and annoy it, and it's the kind of cat that likes to attack, bite and scratch, you'll see this in the eyes a second before they pounce and attack you. So, no, he didn't have special powers to change his eye color.

Whenever I see footage of him he always strikes me as being very pleased with himself, even when he talks with a smidgeon of remorse, it's almost as if he's in awe of his own cleverness at having got away with so many murders. Plus, he doesn't look like your typical bogeyman...I wouldn't call him handsome, personally, but y'know ... I always thought he looked like a bit of a slimeball.

I remember listening to an interview on the radio with Ted Bundy right before he was to be executed. The interviewer asked him "what can women do to stay safe?" He answered: park in well lit and don't park to far away from doors in large parking lots" Don't walk between cars. (All fairly common sense things). He also said that because of the new found freedoms that women had in the 1970's made them more of a target - walking alone, living alone etc. I always remembered his advice and i pass it on to other females. Also read the book "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin DeBecker.

Him being so self-aware is very interesting to me. There is a video I watched, where Bundy gives advice about what parents should do to prevent their children to turn out like him. He actually pointed out very valid things. He said watching porn triggered his violence. He had started with normal porn but over time he had to watch more and more specific kind of porn to get the same "effect". It also led him to have obsessive thoughts etc. So his advice was, keep your children away from porn. Its interesting as, every action starts with a "thought" an idea. That can become an obsession and led you to start to give in to it and act on it. It can be something harmless or harmful. Most religions does condemn the porn watching, and todays science has shown what kind of bad effects porn can have on an individuals perception of him/herself, the world, and others, the view on sex etc. Bundy was of course an example of an extreme case.

You can tell this is one of your old videos. You're so much more polished in your new videos. Keep up the great work, DR. 👍

Did anyone see the 60 minutes episode about the researcher who did brain scans on serial killers for research and found that they all had similar damage in one area of the brain? The researcher then, on a whim, did a scan of his own brain and found his was almost the same as theirs. He was shocked. Then why wasn’t he a serial killer? All he could surmise was that he grew up in a large Italian family that hugged each other and were positive to one another. I’ll try to find it. I’m not discounting anyone else’s experiences and information in posting this. Just found it fascinating.

"I don't see him as that special. " Exactly. You're on the money Dr. G

I would argue that the Kai omega instance was indeed organized. Because he literally indicated that one would have to look at his own actions that make him stand out with his particular patterns and you would wanna make changes to evade recognition and capture. So basically he was saying he changed his M.O. on purpose to throw off the scent of him. Kimberly Leech too she was much younger than his usual victims. So when the crimes happened in Florida, nobody's first thought was oh this is the work of Ted Bundy and put out the word about his description and whatnot. It was "well played" on his part. The only reason he was captured again and for the final time is that Dumb luck was on our side again when he got randomly pulled over even though he was identified as John doe and successfully hid his identity for a while he finally revealed himself in exchange for a phone call to his girlfriend. Also the eyes turning black. It's the pupils dialating making the eyes appear completely black due to arousal and excitement. What's creepy about that is that they said this would happen when he was giving the account and details of the assaults/murders. Meaning him just talking about it, reliving the experience gave him the same arousal and sexual gratification over and over again. Remember the instance during the trial when he was cross examining the officer on the scene and was so clearly trying to relive his experience by asking him to recount every single nuanced detail about the crime scene and the position of body and the body parts and arms just questions after questions in excruciating detail that were completely irrelevant to "his own defense". The fact the judge indulged him especially that obscene scenario is just mind boggling and devastating that he was enabled by the court to have his little fetish moment for himself. And I'm gonna bet you his eyes were "black" at that moment too. Yuck 😖

You really presented a great description of Bundy. I was a young adult at the time. In the 70s, I would have helped someone without hesitation. He was fascinating because he was the first known serial killer. Thanks for another great analysis.

Ted Bundy's "eyes went from blue to black" could be true, as when one is excited or sexually aroused the pupils enlarge and make the eyes appear darker as a result.

I personally think it was a complete ego trip with Bundy, almost like acting some theatrical role.

Very interesting Dr Grande . Like you said, and I agree, the time these crimes occured (70’s ) had a great deal to do with the fact, not only Ted Bundy but also the other serial killers, were able to commit many murders. I think the first part of the 80’s had also many serial killers. Social media had also an influence. I mean a great deal. But for him in particular I think the fact that he was really good looking facilated him to approach women.

He did a lot of window peeping, then following people home, then knocking women unconscious but not killing them. But he wasn’t caught for these activities. He also did a lot of shoplifting and petty theft, again not ever arrested for it. So I think he met both levels.