The Bundy Murders by Efford Phyllis

Author:Efford, Phyllis [Efford, Phyllis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-08-26T07:37:37+00:00

7. Out of the Shadows

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a move which may have seemed a bit odd, read the name and address of the suspect aloud while Bundy stared at him. Following this, he questioned why he was in the area (just driving around, Bundy told him) and reminded him of the several traffic violations he’d just committed. He told Bundy to remain next to his unmarked vehicle while the veteran lawman — the younger brother of Captain Pete Hayward of the Salt Lake County Sheriff ’s Office homicide squad — walked over to the VW Beetle for a look inside.

Using his flashlight, the first thing he noticed was the passenger seat, detached and lying in the back seat. In its place were a brown gym bag, apparently open, with the contents, the tools of the trade of murder, spilling out.

Those contents, as described by a deputy in Bundy’s initial arrest report, were

“one nylon white rope approximately 7' in length. One tan with dark brown stripe ski mask. One brown cotton glove with a leather hand grip, one Sears model 6577 pry bar, one black leather ski glove, one pair of panty hose with eye and nose holes cut out, one box of Glad trash bags, one every [sic] Ready captains brand flashlight, one piece of orange wire, 4' in length, one ice pick The contents of Ted Bundy’s murder kit laid bare for the world to see (courtesy Salt Lake County Sheriff ’s Office, and King County Archives).

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with a red handle, eight strips of white sheet material cloth different lengths.”2

Discovered later in the trunk was a pair of handcuffs.

As Hayward was eyeing the strange contents of the satchel Bundy had with him, Sergeant John Fife and Deputy Steven Twitchell arrived on the scene, soon followed by Detective Daryle M. Ondrak. Bundy remained friendly and calm throughout the experience and according to the officers, he consented to a search of his car. He would later deny this, but this too is no doubt a lie; merely Bundy’s lame attempt at casting a stain on their investigation and the case they would soon build against him.

The implements in his car, his attempt to evade Hayward, and his inability to answer even the basic question as to why he was in Granger at that late hour (he lied about seeing a movie at a local drive-in which wasn’t even playing there) guaranteed him a trip to the Salt Lake County jail. Hayward, who had every intention of arresting the driver of the fleeing VW from the moment he stopped him, informed Bundy of his intentions. “I’m going to arrest you tonight for evading an officer, Mr. Bundy, but I intend to ask the county attorney for a complaint against you for possession of burglary tools.”3

Bundy was then whisked to jail, booked, photographed, and released on his own recognizance. His murder kit, which he’d never see again, was admitted into evidence and locked away. Before Bundy left the station for the short walk to his

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