He was intelligent, articulate, and handsome. In a horrific killing spree, Ted Bundy massacred more than thirty-five women over the course of five years, becoming one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. He grew up believing his grandparents were his parents and his single mother was his older sister. He was not very good at forming relationships and had a lot of conflicts with his stepfather and enjoyed conditions of violence and sex as a child. Ted shoplifted as a teenager and enjoyed being above the law. He was generally very shy and gained a lot of popularity and self-esteem in high school thanks to his good looks. It was there that he met his high school girlfriend, Stephanie Brooks, who he became obsessed with, but the relationship didn't last very long because she didn't feel the same way about him and therefore broke up with him . Depressed by the breakup, Ted dropped out of college and returned home to his family where he discovered the truth about his biological mother. This left Ted in a state of confusion about his identity and he felt betrayed by the women in his life. He returned to high school where he and Stephanie got back together, but right after she agreed to marry him, he broke up with her in revenge. After this charade, his killing spree began, luring young women with lies, kidnapping them, raping them, physically abusing them and killing them. The first theory to explain some of Ted's behaviors is that of Maslow's hierarchy of needs which focuses on describing the stages of growth in humans. using the terms physiological, security, belonging, self-esteem, self-realization and self-transcendence. Ted had the necessities of life and shelter, and was therefore content with his physiology...... middle of paper ...... more powerful or affording greater status. Bundy had detailed hero fantasies that eventually developed into sexual possession. Dr. Carlisle also stated that “Bundy’s criteria for determining right or wrong have gradually changed over time. What was wrong for him as a child might have been acceptable in his early teens and then desirable in his late teens. » Conclusion: Ted Bundy was a monster who refused to accept his crimes and repeatedly tried to delay his execution. He confessed to committing horrific acts of butchery and necrophilia, numerous crimes, and leaving behind an unprecedented number of victims to an investigator. Bundy's delaying tactics finally ended on January 24, 1989, and he was executed at 7 a.m. His body was cremated and spread across the same mountainous region of Washington state that served as a dumping ground for the bodies of his victims..