Katie Ring

And despite Bundy's claims, it seemed like whatever was going on in that household did have an effect on him psychologically.

One night in 1950, when Ted was just three years old, his teenage aunt Julia recalled waking up and seeing him standing next to her bed.

But he wasn't there because he couldn't sleep or to ask for a glass of water.

As Julia squinted in the darkness, she saw Ted with a huge smile on his face and then realized she was surrounded by butcher knives.

Of course, I'm not a psychologist, but this is not something that a three-year-old generally thinks to do on their own.

They learn by copying behaviors they've seen.

So to me, this would indicate that something very wrong was going on in that house.

Luckily, Ted didn't try and hurt Julia that night.

But even with these signs that something was clearly wrong, his family didn't get him any help.

In fact, things only got less stable for him over time.

In 1951, when Ted was just four, he and Louise, who was still pretending to be his sister, left Philadelphia and moved to Washington State.

It was supposed to be a fresh start, but it was a confusing adjustment for Ted.

Remember, he still thought his grandparents were his biological parents.

To him, it seemed like his older sister was separating him from his mom and dad.

This was just another moment of perceived betrayal that he'd remember for the rest of his life.

And things only got more confusing from there.

Shortly after moving, Louise met a guy named Johnny Bundy at church, but it wasn't long before things got serious.

They got married after just a few months of dating and Johnny even adopted Ted.

But Ted never really accepted Johnny as his father.

He thought he was unintelligent and resented him for not being able to provide him with the expensive clothes and items that he wanted.