What is Ted Bundy's motive for killing?

Answer 1

It is still unclear as to what 'makes' a serial killer. It is thought to be a combination of 'nature and nurture'. It is a complex problem with no easy solutions. Genetics and environment under the right circumstances can produce the likes of Ted Bundy. As a young child Bundy showed some very disturbing behavious that were a red flag for what was to come. This is true with most serial killers. Looking into their childhoods, there are similarities that cannot be easily dismissed as coincidence. Although there are many people that have less than perfect childhoods yet they become upstanding and law-abiding citizens. That is why serial murder is still mostly a mystery.

With Ted Bundy in particular, he claimed his obession for pornography turned him into a killer. It does not seem surprising that he blamed an outside source, when the real problem was inside him. If any good can come of such a tragic life, Bundy as a research subject was valuable to bring understanding to his unique kind of killer.

Answer 2

In his interview on the day before his execution, he sited that the core, burning motivation to kill was motivated by his unquenchable addiction to pornography. He said that viewing pornography started at an early age and it soon reached a point where viewing it was not enough. The thought of now acting out his erotic passions outweighed his sense of morality, logic and reason. His only sense of twisted logic & reasoning kicked-in when after raping his victim, killed them so as to leave no witness behind to identify him. This resulted in the initial and subsequent murders of various woman and girls.

//I think clarity is needed. The above answer is Bundy's version of the killer within. Pornography does not turn men (or women) into serial killers. The reason Bundy killed was inside of the man. Something in his genetic makeup when mixed with his environment of early childhood created the monster. It may be true that some serial killers do enjoy pornography, possibly because it may feed into their fantacies, the more violent, the better. But make no mistake, Ted Bundy, and only Ted Bundy, was responsible for the murders of so many women. He even had a name for it. The killer was refered to by Bundy as the 'Entity'. The Entity was Ted's scapegoat. Officially, it was a way to disassociate from what he can't or won't face up to. This is not uncommon in killers.

The above answer states that only hours from the electric chair and Bundy still will not take responsiblty for his crimes. Ted Bundy is not only the 'poster child' of serial murder, but the epitomy of antisocial personality disorder.

Answer 3

Because he was a sex and porn addict who also enjoyed the thrill of killing. "You feel the last bit of breath leaving their body. You're looking into their eyes. A person in that situation is God!" -Ted Bundy (on the joy of murder)

Answer 4

As far as anyone can tell Bundy killed only women. Even Bundy himself, who was talkative in the hope to delay his date with the electric chair never even hinted that he could have killed any men. It really wasn't his style. So it is safe to say that no Bundy killed only young women.

Answer 5

Psychopaths need no motive. It's a psychological disorder that compels them to kill, while there may be triggers (didn't like how someone smelled, someone picked a fight with them, etc). The motive itself can be excused with some manner of social commentary or poor upbringing, the truth remains that the brain chemistry is not adequate for the psychopath to function in society and ultimately leads them to kill.

Answer 6

There is no singular cause for making a serial killer. It is a very complex topic with many unanswered questions. It is thought that it may be a combination of nature and nurture, or genetics and environment.

Answer 7

Bundy didn't grew up in a abusive childhood, unlike other serial killers, who grew up in abusive childhoods.

Bundy was doted and loved very much since young.

He claimed that violent pornography played a role in his crime.

Answer 8

There are still many unknowns in the field of serial murder. But what seems to be prevalent in most serial killers is the need for control. Bundy loved to watch the life go out of his victims eyes as he strangled them. For those few brief moments he had the power to take the life of another. Although it makes no sense to a normal person it made perfect sense to him and had he not been caught he would have continued to kill.

Answer 9

Bundy said that he was the kind of man who was born to kill. That was his only explanation.