Katie Ring

He had relationships.

and was even described as charming or even attractive, which I do not agree with, but that's what some people thought.

Regarding the fact that a lot of his actions seemed very calculated in not getting caught, we do see most serial killers creating kind of personas to hide their crimes.

But Bundy did take it further.

He tended to gravitate towards positions of authority.

He wanted to get into politics.

He studied law.

He volunteered with the Seattle Police Department.

These all gave him credibility and a sense of power.

But in my opinion, it's not supported by any facts.

But I believe that he did get kind of a thrill of being in these positions of authority, but also getting away with his crimes like right under their noses.

As we kind of discussed earlier in the episode, a lot of his victims did resemble his ex-girlfriend.

And one thing that I didn't know before I did this deep dive for this episode is that he actually won back that girlfriend that originally broke up with him.

And he won her back, proposed to her, and then completely ghosted her with no explanation.

And given his psychopathy and his narcissistic traits, that doesn't surprise me at all.

Many psychologists interpret that as an attempt to reclaim power and control.

So it's not about love.

It's kind of about winning and punishment.

So although he never said he chose victims that reminded him of his ex-girlfriend,

I think that there were something inside of him that did want to punish her.