This book is the very personal story of Ann Rule's relationship with the serial killer, Ted Bundy. The unique thing about this edition is that it is a talking book with Ann Rule reading her story. It is fascinating; I could hardly put it on pause. Rule's matter-of-fact speaking voice is a great counterpoint to the horrors she recounts.
At the end, Rule writes insightfully about Ted Bundy. She is convinced that he could never have been healed. He was manipulative, brilliant, and dangerous. Unhampered by a conscience, Ted was into instant gratification, that did not fill him up. He needed women, but he felt he could control and manipulate them. Ted planned and plotted to humiliate Stephanie (his first girlfriend) after she once rejected him, but it wasn't enough when he dumped her (and got his revenge). Most of Ted's victims seemed to look like Stephanie.
Ms. Rule is eloquent in her sorrow for Ted Bundy and his victims. I look forward to finding more of her books; she has a wonderful way about her descriptions and insights.
At the end, Rule writes insightfully about Ted Bundy. She is convinced that he could never have been healed. He was manipulative, brilliant, and dangerous. Unhampered by a conscience, Ted was into instant gratification, that did not fill him up. He needed women, but he felt he could control and manipulate them. Ted planned and plotted to humiliate Stephanie (his first girlfriend) after she once rejected him, but it wasn't enough when he dumped her (and got his revenge). Most of Ted's victims seemed to look like Stephanie.
Ms. Rule is eloquent in her sorrow for Ted Bundy and his victims. I look forward to finding more of her books; she has a wonderful way about her descriptions and insights.
