In the early hours of January 15, 1978, serial killer Ted Bundy assaulted four women at the Florida State University Chi Omega sorority house using a wooden log; killing 21-year old Margaret Bowman and 20-year old Lisa Levy, and injuring 21-year-old Kathy Kleiner and 21-year-old Karen Chandler.[1] Bundy then broke into a home on Dunwoody Street and attacked FSU dance major Cheryl Thomas eight blocks away from the Chi Omega house, who survived.[2]
| Florida State University Chi Omega murders | |
|---|---|
 Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman, the two victims murdered in the attack | |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Date | January 15, 1978; 48 years ago |
| Target | Women at the Florida State University Chi Omega sorority house |
Attack type |
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| Weapons | Wooden log |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrators | Ted Bundy |
Bundy had escaped from jail in Colorado on December 30, 1977, two weeks prior. The FSU murders would be, along with the murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach, the only murders Bundy was convicted of, although he later confessed to murdering at least 30 women and girls.[3] Bundy was sentenced to death for the FSU murders in July 1979.[4]
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- ↑ "Chi Omega survivor of Ted Bundy murders: 'I was asleep' when evil opened door 'and attacked me'". ABC News.
- ↑ "Ted Bundy bludgeoned and almost killed me. I resolved he would not ruin my life". The Guardian.
- ↑ "What to know about serial killer Ted Bundy and his rampage of violence". Associated Press.
- ↑ "What to Know About Ted Bundy, the Notorious Serial Killer". The New York Times.
General and cited sources
edit- Sullivan, Kevin M. (2009). The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History (Paperback ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4426-7.
- Dekle, George R. Sr. (2011). The Last Murder: The Investigation, Prosecution, and Execution of Ted Bundy (Hardcover ed.). Santa Barbara, California: Praeger (Imprint of ABC-CLIO). ISBN 978-0-313-39743-1.
- Rule, Ann (2009). The Stranger Beside Me (Paperback; updated 2009 ed.). New York City: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-1-4165-5959-7.