This book revisits the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. It seeks to reconcile the contradictions
and controversies about his life that underscore the broader US unsolved murder problem one
that is estimated at between 250 000 to 350 000 open unresolved or cold cases. The incidence
of crime is far greater than is captured by official statistics most offenses are never
detected a concept known as the dark figure of crime which is explored here. Drawing on 25
years of practitioner research and consultant experiences with the most violent criminals
this book offers solutions toward clearing the current backlog of unsolved murders in the
United States many of which were never reported and disproportionately perpetrated by offenders
like Bundy. This compelling book speaks to students academics and readers interested in true
crime serial murder homicide and criminal justice.
