HIST 4950 Final Study

HIST 4950 Final Exam Study Guide

  1. The colonial era produced two institutions that later produced modern prisons: ___ and ____. As for convicted offenders, ___ was used.

Jails (for impending trial, debtors, religious/political offenders); workhouses (for vagrants, paupers, property crime; cure for idleness); corporal punishment 

  1. As the process of colonization expanded, England saw shipping vagrants to colonies rather than workhouses as having a double-use: ___ and ___.

Indentured servants; fiercely loyal to England (after Revolution, sent to Australia)

  1. Quakers of Pennsylvania were credited with substituting ____ for corporal punishment and combining the prison and workhouse.

Imprisonment (not idleness but hard labor); cellular separation→ modern prisons

  1. What were the qualities of the Pennsylvania System?

Prisoners in strict isolation and silence, prisoner reform

  1. Prison building efforts in the U.S. came in three major ways:

Jacksonian era (1830s–40s), Progressive Era (1890s–1920s), 1970s

  1. In the Jacksonian era, what came into existence that conveyed recognition of differentiation of severity for criminals?

Penitentiary, asylums, almshouses

  1. What were penitentiary goals in the Jacksonian era (in order)?

Revenge, retribution, deterrence, incompacitation, rehabilitation

  1. What new instruments were introduced in the Progressive Era?

Parole, probation, indeterminate sentencing (rewards for good behavior); conflict-lease system (esp. Black men)

  1. In the 1970s, there was an unprecedented expansion of prison construction and imprisonment on state/federal level. Police were expected to prevent crimes (“peace and service”) rather than react to them. This included the practices of…

Profiling, stop-and-frisk, etc.

  1. True or False. Americans have historically believed in the natural goodness of man.

True

  1. Huge increases in crime rates and incarceration in the 1970s led to a deemphasis on ___, and more emphasis on ___.

Rehabilitation; facility control

  1. What are some of the problems with rehabilitation efforts (incapacitation now favored)?

Opportunity for inmate conflict, divert fiscal/personnel resources, labor intensive

  1. What resources are available for death penalty opponents?

Expert witnesses, appeals; activist judges; wrongly-convicted-felon stories

  1. Organized crime emerged from ____ in American ___ centers.

Ethnic street gangs (e.g. Italians, Jews, Eastern European immigrants after Civil War); urban

  1. The Progressivist Movement saw rich people sympathizing for desperately poor people, as well as democratic reform like the 17th amendment (direct election of senators, secret ballot) and 19th amendment (women’s suffrage). However, scholars agree the PM catalyzed organized crime, primarily because of what amendment?

18th amendment (Prohibition); Volstead Act (Americans cannot drink alcohol) → speakeasies, bootlegging, alcohol empires

  1. ___ was an Italian immigrant who built an extensive underground empire in Chicago. He was murdered by his right-hand man, ___, who expanded the empire into bootlegging. 

Big Jim Colosimo; Johnny Torrio (had run a brothel under Colosimo)

  1. ____ was considered the first boss of organized crime.

Johnny Torrio (ran it like a business); within two years, he was grossing $3.5 bill a year ($25 bil in today’s standards); chose truces/sharing with other syndicates, avoided violence; retired after three years and went to Italy

  1. Who was Torrio’s chief lieutenant known for violence, hard-drinking, heavy-smoking, and womanizing (eventually replacing Torrio)?

Al Capone; had more than 1,000 people murdered in 6 years

  1. What happened in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1929)?

Capone’s henchmen nearly exterminated a rival gang led by Bugs Moran (Irish gang); Moran fled

  1. Mob bosses did not like the attention Capone was attracting, so they made the decision to eliminate him in the ____. 

Atlantic City Conference of 1929 (notified IRS/Elmer Irey of Capone’s unpaid taxes) → Capone sent to Alcatraz

  1. Who was given credit for starting the NYC mob (mainly illegal gambling)?

Arnold Rothstein (Jewish); murdered by rival gang for failing to pay $300k lost in card game

  1. Who were some of the people employed by Rothstein?

Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, Frank Castello, Meyer Lansky

  1. In 1929, the mob leaders’ conference in Atlanta created the ___. They were concerned mainly about infighting that was cutting into profits. Who was called to serve as mediator, predicting that Prohibition would end and they should expand into other areas?

Organized Crime Commission (syndicate); Johnny Torrio

  1. Who facilitated the mob business over Scotch and Canadian whiskey even after Prohibition ended?

Joseph P. Kennedy (fusion of illegal and legal behavior)

  1. Who was arguably the most corrupt mayor in NYC history?

Jimmy Walker

  1. In 1932, what mob leaders attended the Democratic Party Convention in Chicago? Who did they support?

Lucky Luciano, Frank Castello; supported FDR (allowed organized crime to flourish)

  1. Who came to NYC, cracking down on gambling and prostitution and causing Castello to move his gambling empire to New Orleans?

Fiorello Laguardia

  1. What prominent Louisianan politician was Castello in ties with?

Huey P. Long (Castello helped him cover up underaged girl’s pregnancy scandal); Long had a cut in the profits

  1. To run operations in Louisiana, Castello tapped ___ (a local boy) to handle it. 

Carlos Marcello (born in North Africa on a ship; sent to Angola for narcotics; pardoned by O.K. Allan governor)

  1. ___ came into office in 1952, moving against slot machines and illegal activities, forcing it underground. 

Robert Kennon

  1. Organized crime via ___ began to get control of gambling operations. 

Labor unions (Wagner Act—union dues were paid, magnet for organized crime)

  1. Who was the individual that was a part of the Teamsters Union (e.g. truckdrivers, entertainers, etc) that linked mobs and unions, moving organized crime into everything (laundry, grocery stores, etc)?

Jimmy Hoffa

  1. Who was the chief District Attorney in NYC that narrowly missed being elected president twice, cracking down on mob and big-name targets?

Thomas E. Dewey (focused on prostitution; drove Luciano out of NYC); fabricated a lot of prosecution charges against Luciano

  1. Who were the three victims in the JFK assassination?

JFK (of course), George Connelly (Texas governor, survived), police officer

  1. Who killed JFK?

Lee Harvey Oswald; born in New Orleans, defected to USSR, acquainted with David Ferry and Clay Shaw (killed by Jack Ruby→ no trial)

  1. Who was appointed by LBJ to investigate JFK murder (concluding only one person involved)?

Justice Warren (though case had cover-ups, misinformation, mishandling of autopsy reports, evidence disappearances—including Kennedy’s brain)

  1. What were the three theories of the people behind JFK’s assassination?

Mob (JFK tough on crime); Cuba (after Op. Mongoose); Coup 

  1. True or False. Justice Warren’s case of JFK led to a strengthened trust of the American government.

False

  1. What was the original story of Malcom X’s assassination?

Three men (members of Nations of Islam that Malcom had left) shot him

  1. Which of the three accused men confessed to Malcom X’s assassination?

Thomas Hagan/Mujahid Abdul Halim (said others were innocent)

  1. The other two accused of Malcom X’s assassination (both maintain innocence):

Norman Butler/Muhammad A. Aziz, Thomas Johnson/Khalil Islam

  1. Who killed MLK Jr. while he was speaking on a balcony of the King’s Lorraine hotel?

James Earl Ray (shot from bathroom window across hotel); supported segregation, alleged to have been a hitman (possibly for government itself)

  1. Who killed RFK in a crowded passageway in a hotel in LA?

Sirhan Sirhan (allegedly disliked RFK’s support for Israel)

  1. What is the methodology/ID for spree killers?

Committed by 1–2 individuals at 2 or more locations within 30-day period; frequently includes other types of felonies in same period; identity typically learned during spree

  1. What is the methodology/ID for mass murderers?

4+ people murdered during an event with no cooling off period in close geographic proximity; identity typically not learned until caught; one or more individuals, or cults

  1. ____ was born in 1941 to a father that demanded perfection and emotionally/physically abused his children. He was extremely intelligent, an excellent marksman, and got honorably discharged from the marines (after almost being court martialed; hated marines afterwards). 

Charles Whitman

  1. In May 1966, Whitman’s mother divorced her husband, who would continue to harass them. As a result, Whitman began to abuse amphetamines, complaining of excruciating headaches afterwards. In the summer, he would go on to commit what?

Spree killing: mother, wife, 14 college students at Austin campus atop a tower (sniper); 31 wounded; had a tumor found in autopsy

  1. What was created as a result of Whitman’s sniping incident?

Swat teams

  1. Who was known as the Howard Johnson Sniper?

Mark Essex (claimed to be subject to intense racism)

  1. The individual mentioned above would go AWOL from the navy, involve himself with Black Panthers, and was friends with convicted racist and robber Rodney Frank. Who were his victims of his spree killing (Dec. 31, 1972–Jan. 7, 1973)?

19-yr-old black police cadet (wounded others); went to Howard Johnson hotel and shot 19 people before subdued by helicopter barrage

  1. ___ was an American teenager that murdered 11 people in Nebraska and Wyoming between Dec. 1957–Jan. 1958, accompanied by his girlfriend, ___.

Charles Starkweather (dead people all on same level; shotgun); Carol Ann Fugate

  1. What happened to these individuals?

Starkweather executed in Nebraska; Fugate spent 17 years in jail

  1. What is the FBI definition of serial killers?

Committed 3+ murders in more than a month, cool off period; deviant sexual motive

  1. What is the National Institute of Justice’s definition of serial killers?

Two or more murders with a psychological motive and sadistic sexual overtones; not as inclusive of female serial killers and some males (e.g. Zodiac Killer), also psychotic killers (driven by hallucinatory voices)

  1. What is the prototype definition of serial killers?

Resembles most evident types of serial killings; kills multiple individuals over an extended period of more than 30 days with cooling off periods

  1. Who is generally regarded as the first modern serial killer?

Jack the Ripper

  1. What modern methods resulted from the first modern serial killer?

Manhunt; forensic material from crime scene; suspect profiling and surveillance

  1. How many known serial killers in the 20th century were located in the U.S.?

76% (15% were women)

  1. One of the earliest known serial killers in America (1880s–1908) was ___, who collected insurance policies, robbed people of valuables, and left no witnesses. 

Belle Gunness (killed at least 13, possible 42); never captured

  1. Who was the Gorilla Man/Landlady Killer?

Earl Nelson (first KNOWN American serial sex murderer of 20th century); strangulation, necrophilia (at least 22 victims in West Coast and cities)

  1. Who was the sadomasochistic killer, aka the Grey Man, who, at age 64, reached the height of his killing spree?

Albert Fish (serial rapist of young boys, e.g. Bill Gaffney); heard voices after wife left him; preferred people that were intellectually disabled and black people

  1. Who was the most famous victim of Albert Fish?

Grace Budd (abducted, killed, eaten); took multiple zaps to kill him in execution

  1. Serial killings came in the handful around what time period?

Roaring 20s/eve of Depression

  1. ___ was sent to a reform school, beaten and raped, and would bounce from crime to jail his entire life. While incarcerated, he would become extraordinarily strong and quickly learned he could rob, rape, and kill men with his strength. He would enter and leave the army several times (with dishonorable discharges) and carry his crimes with him around the world (U.S., Mexico, Africa, England, etc).

Carl Panzram (changed name to Jefferson Davis); stole from William Taft; arrested for theft of jewelry in August 1928→ sentenced to death for killing prison laundry foreman; 21 confirmed kills

  1. ___ was abused by his mother, a neurotic alcoholic, and his homicidal older sister. No one noticed his troubled upbringing, and he killed his grandparents at the age of 15 (released from prison at age 21 for good behavior). His M.O was picking up college co-eds, taking them to isolated areas, decapitating them and engaging in necrophilia. He eventually confessed to police, and he would plead for death by torture.

Edmund Kemper (does NOT fit serial killer profile (voluntarily confessed/turned himself in, quit killing voluntarily, requested harsh punishment))

  1. Who was the Boston Strangler? Why was he not considered a serial killer?

Albert Desalvo; frenzied pace between 1962–1964 before killings ended; killing of women did not fit any pattern; arrested two years after last victim killed

  1. What did the Boston Strangler confess to?

2,002 SAs, taped confession being Boston Strangler; stabbed to death in jail

  1. Who was the Clown Killer?

John Wayne Gacy; remains of 27 boys found in hidden room beneath his house; admitted to 33 victims

  1. How was the Clown Killer considered to have lived a double life?

Normal relationship, active civic member, entertained children; sadistic killer

  1. Who was the Green River Killer, who had the highest-rated killings ever identified?

Gary Rideway (July 1982–March 1984: 2 bodies a month); painted cars for living; killed prostitutes (he called them “trash”)

  1. John Douglas was brought in to help identify the Green River Killer, developing a serial killer profile. What characteristics did he define in this perpetrator profile?

Broken home, mentally/physically abused by mother; high-school dropout, marital problems, shy/insecure; healthy, white male with addictions; conservative car, likes hunting and fishing

  1. Who was the Atlanta Child Killer?

Wayne Williams; M.O killing young black men (thought to be KKK, but actually a young black man himself); no criminal record/history of violence

  1. What evidence was used to catch Wayne Williams?

Loud splash→speeding station wagon→ body found→ Wayne arrested; fibers on victims same as carpet in parents’ home and station wagon; witnesses; murders allegedly stopped after arrest (yet, 7 young black men were murdered later years)

  1. In 1896, the ___ was founded to provide info to agencies across the country to identify known criminals.

National Bureau of Criminal Identification

  1. Following the McKinley assassination, the U.S. was believed to be under the threat of ___. Because of this, President TR instructed his attorney gen. ____ to do what?

Anarchists; Charles Bonaparte must organize autonomous investigative service to report to the attorney general→ Bureau of Investigation created

  1. What was the Bureau of Investigation’s original task under its first chief, Stanley Finch?

Make surveys of houses of prostitution (White Slave Trafficking Act/Man Act)

  1. In 1932, the Bureau of Investigation was renamed, eventually called the FBI. Who was the main director at the time? What did the FBI do under his direction?

Herbert Hoover (limited to 10 year service); targets of Public Enemy Era, KKK, bootlegging, counter-espionage, Japanese American intern camps

  1. The FBI came under criticism for using criminals for information, being accused of turning a blind eye to the crimes of their informants, such as ___.

Whitey Bulger (villainous, from Boston; beaten to death by other inmates)

  1. What event(s) led to the infamous bombing of the OK city building (FBI and the government were perceived as enemies)?

Ruby Ridge standoff (Randy Weaver shootout: wife and son killed); Waco Siege of Branch Davidians (tank rammed building→ 26 children killed in fire)

  1. What is the assumption of the fundamental right to a jury of peers?

People are sympathetic to accused but have a desire to protect society

  1. True or false. Strong evidence in a case guarantees the jury will convict.

False (jurors may be impacted by cultural/political pressure, personal experience, or simple persuasion)

  1. The ____ case (June 12, 1994) exemplifies the neutralization of a jury, where the suspected killer was acquitted for the murder of his ex-wife (Nicole) and Ron Goldman.

O.J. Simpson

  1. What was the inculpatory evidence of the O.J. Simpson case?

O.J. had tried to flee; strange reaction to news of wife’s death; was not called to the stand by defense attorneys; made no effort to find the killer; photos of Simpson wearing shoes that matched crime scene prints

  1. What was the circumstantial evidence (indirect proof that allows for a logical inference to exist) of the O.J. Simpson case?

Witness saw him get into his Bronco; Limousine driver saw Bronco missing in driveway; Bronco ran stop signs blocks from Nicole’s house; bumping on wall of Simpson’s guest house (Simpson out of breath when someone checked on him)

  1. What was the forensic evidence of the O.J. Simpson case?

Hair, fibers from Bronco, blood droplets (his at crime scene, Nicole’s at his house, in Bronco, and on socks); reunited pair of gloves (his house and crime scene); shoeprints matching Simpson’s

  1. In 1965, approximately of homicide cases were cleared; in 2017, _ were cleared.

80%; 60%

  1. What is the national average for homicide deaths per 100,000 deaths? LA average?

National: 6.2; LA: 19.2

  1. What are some of the challenges facing the U.S. in unsolved cases?

Police agencies stretched thin, lack resources; cold cases harder to solve; dramatic rise in number of serial killers

  1. True or false. Serial killers are easier to identify if their killings are prolific.

True (whereas methodical serial killers are slower/over long periods of time)

  1. How did the Grim Sleeper serial killer get his name?

20 years between serial killings (1980s, 2000s); DNA→ Lonnie David Franklin Jr.

  1. What is CODIS?

Combined DNA Index System; database of DNA used by FBI

  1. Who was the truck driver caught in California for serial killings based on DNA evidence found by multiple county police stations?

Joseph DeAngelo

  1. Serial violent offenders will start deviant behavior at an earlier age. What is the escalation of crimes they may commit in their lifespan?

Shoplifting→ petty burglaries→ SA in 20s → murder in 30s (e.g. Boston Strangler, John Wayne Gacy, etc)

  1. What characteristics are typically found in prototype serial killers?

Abusive childhood (except neglect) → lead to habituation, pain tolerance, aggression → lust typology (killing/raping for sexual gratification)

  1. What is VICAP?

Violent Criminal Apprehension Program; patterns of violent crime for better communication between law enforcement (cross-jurisdiction)

  1. What was the FBI’s Highway Serial Killings Initiative launched in 2004?

Raise awareness of interstate serial killers (esp. truck drivers)

  1. Who were the two mass murderers involved in the Columbine Massacre, CO, on April 20, 1999?

Eric Harris (considered psychopath), Dylan Klebold (depressed); 12 students and 1 teacher murdered; 2 dozen injured; new security protocols in schools

  1. What is the IARDT (created after Columbine Massacre)?

Immediate Action Rapid Deployment Tactic: four-person team advances on shooter in diamond-shaped wedge; neutralize shooter as rapidly as possible

  1. What difficulties are there when attempting to prevent school shootings?

Society frowns on excessive monitoring of people; ready availability of weapons; media celebrates the events; social media offers lessons; lack of identifiable patterns (most challenging problem)

  1. What are some of the common traits of psychopaths?

Ruthlessness, masking with charm/lies, failure to feel, egocentric; nature leading, nurture following (born with predisposition, exacerbated by abuse or neglect)

  1. ____ was 64 years old when he killed 60 people and injured hundreds in Los Vegas shooting in 2017.

Samuel Paddock

  1. ____ killed 33 people, including himself, at VA Tech Uni on April 16, 2007. What was his diagnosis?

Cho (deadliest school shooting at the time); severe depression and selective mutism; IARDT used

  1. Who was the perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting?

Adam Lanza (killed 20 children, six adults); depression and Aspergers, killed himself

  1. What made the school shooter of Marjory Stoneman school in Parkland, FL (2018) different from the other mentioned school shooters?

Nikolas Cruz tried to get away (instead of killing himself)

  1. What are cult crimes?

Mass murders that are frequently religiously inspired or obsessed with the dead

  1. Who was the “Narco-Satanist” that practiced palo mayombe (animal sacrifice) and later human sacrifice in Mexico City? What was his plan for his ultimate spell?

Adolfo Constanzo (partner Sarah Aldrete); ultimate spell: kill intelligent American student (victim was Mark Kilroy)

  1. ___ was born in 1934 and was severely neglected by an alcoholic mother. After being released from prison in 1967, he would gain 100 followers (mostly young middle-class women) that did hallucinogenic drugs and prophesied a race war.

Charlie Manson

  1. In this cult (mentioned above), what was the Helter Skelter plan?

Black people would win race war, unable to rule effectively→ Manson family rule world

  1. Manson went looking for a big record producer known as ___, hoping to get him to sign a deal with him.

Melcher

  1. Who were the followers of Charlie Manson?

Charles “Tex” Watson, Patricia Krenwinkle, Susan Atkins, Lesley Van Houten, Linda Kasabian (driver)

  1. Who was perhaps the only murder victim Charles Manson himself committed?

Black drug dealer (ripped off, killed) → Spahn Ranch turned into armed camp

  1. What happened to the music student (allegedly rich) that Manson tried to recruit?

Held hostage for two days→ killed because he refused (“Political Piggy” with paw print in blood on wall to frame Black Panthers); one of the perpetrators arrested

  1. On August 6, 1969, what did the Manson cult do?

Killed everyone in Melcher’s home (including Sharon Tate, pregnant; Jay Sebring hair stylist; Abigail Fulger and boyfriend); “pig” written on door

  1. The Manson followers (including Manson) commit another murder the following day:

Leno LaBianca and wife (grocery store owners); “War. Piggy. Healter Skelter”

  1. The investigative teams did not work together on the Manson case at first. The killers were first arrested for ___. How did their suspicions get raised?

Car theft; Susan Atkins bragged about involvement, 10-yr-old boy found .22 pistol near crime scene, discarded bloody clothes; all convicted and sentenced to death

  1. What happened to 6-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey on Dec. 25, 1996?

Found murdered, strangled, blow to head, SA’ed in basement bedroom; rambling ransom note found; no justice

  1. Who was Jimmy Hoffa?

A leader of Teamsters’ Union, sent to jail→ released early on condition he would not be involved in any union activities until 1980, but resisted→ Mafia threatened him→ Hoffa disappeared from Red Fox Restaurant (meeting place with mafia)

  1. Who were the three victims of the West Memphis 3 case?

Stevie Branch, Michael Moor, Christopher Byers (8-year-olds); found in drainage ditch naked, hogtied with shoestrings, beaten, sexually abused

  1. Who were the suspects for the West Memphis 3 case before the three that were convicted?

Two white teenagers (one drove ice cream truck); “Mr. Bojangles,” disoriented black man left bloody smear in a Bojangles restaurant; later Terry Hobbes (stepfather of one of the convicted)

  1. Who were the three convicted?

Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, Jessey MissKelley (believed to be in a satanic cult)

  1. What plea did the convicted teenagers take?

Alford Plea (plead guilty, maintain innocence)

Bayou Dilemma: As Louisiana as Crawfish Pie

  1. Why did nonunanimous jury verdicts in felony cases receive criticism in LA (overturned in 2018)?

Originates from racist Constitution of 1898; benefited Bourbon Dems w/free labor

  1. What happened in Apodaca v. Oregon 1972?

Ruled states were free to apply a nonunanimous verdict rule

  1. What happened in Ramos v. Louisiana 2020?

Overturned Apodaca v. Oregon decision; 14th amendment guarantees made applicable to states (doctrine of incorporation)

  1. Which case in 1880 triggered LA to pass nonunanimous jury law?

Strauder v. West Virginia (black men can’t be excluded from jury service)

  1. What was the “Ironclad Oath” formed by radical Republicans?

Disenfranchise LA white voters by requiring oath they never supported Confederacy

  1. What made Louisiana unique in the 1896 election/populist revolt?

Instead of teaming with Democrats, the Pop. party teamed with Republicans against Bourbon Democrats

  1. Which LA district led the state in rural homicides and lowest conviction rates?

25th (Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa)

  1. ___ exacerbated violence in LA in 1890s by not confronting prevailing criminals/crimes.

Sheriff McMichael (predecessor and successor F.P. Mix had similar results)

  1. The 1899 murder of ___ became the face of the regional legal system. 

Avery Draughon (paraded, beaten, and killed by three brothers through town); ten witness accounts did not stop jury from reaching not guilty verdict

  1. With coerced jurors prevalent, the need for ____ convictions grew in LA.

Nonunanimous


The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy

  1. What vehicle was Ted Bundy known for driving during his serial killings?

A Volkswagen bug (typically brown)

  1. Who was Ted Bundy’s mother? How did he refer to her?

Eleanor Louise Cowell; called his “sister” (he was a bastard child); she changed his family name to Nelson, then Bundy after she married Johnnie Bundy

  1. Who was Ted Bundy’s first love and later became the model for his targeted victims?

Stephanie Brooks (they both liked skiing; wealthy, ambitious, broke up with Ted→ he had intense humiliation and desire for vengeance)

  1. Who became Ted Bundy’s wife?

Meg Anders (toddler daughter Liane, friend Lynn Banks); disliked Sharon Aver (Ted’s other lover)

  1. Where did Ann Rule and Ted Bundy work together?

Seattle Crisis Clinic

  1. Who was the girl known as the first survivor of Ted Bundy (shortly after he rejected Stephanie after their engagement)?

Joni Lenz (Jan. 1974); attacked w/metal rod in basement bedroom

  1. Who were the known Bundy victims between Jan.--July of 1974 discussed at the meeting of PD representatives at Evergreen State College?

Joni (survived), Lynda Healy, Donna Gail, Susan Rancourt, Kathy Devine, Brenda Carol Ball, Georgeann Hawkins

  1. What was the typical profile of the Bundy victims 1973–1974?

Long hair (parted in middle), white/fair, intelligent, slender; vanished within week of midterms/finals at local colleges

  1. Which two girls went missing from Lake Sammamish State Park July 14, 1974?

Janice Ott and Denise Naslund; first time Ted gave his name, witness descriptions→ composite drawing; bodies found Sept. 8, 1974

  1. Ted moves to Uni of Utah, committing more murders. Who were the Oct.--Nov. 1974 victims?

Melissa Smith, Laura Aime, Debby Kent, Carol DaRonch (Ted impersonated cop, she escaped)

  1. What was the significance of the location of Taylor Mountain in WA?

Bundy discarded victims’ skulls there

  1. Who were the Colorado victims in early 1975?

Caryn Campbell (Wildwood Inn), Julie Cunningham, Denise Oliverson, Melanie Coolie, Shelley Robertson

  1. What happened with Bundy’s first arrest?

Aug. 16, 1975→ evaded Utah Highway Patrol Bob Hayward, arrested

  1. What was Bundy arrested for in Salt Lake City in October of 1975?

Aggravated kidnapping/attempted critical assault (DaRonch case) → Judge Stewart Hanson delivers guilty verdict, Bundy sentenced 1–15 years

  1. When and where did Ted escape custody (first time)?

Charged with Campbell murder→ escaped courthouse at Aspen, CO June 7, 1977; captured June 13

  1. When and where did Ted escape custody (second time)?

Jan. 8, 1978: Ted carved hole ceiling of cell in Garfield County Jail, CO→ fled to Florida (changed name to Chris Hagen and Ken Misner)

  1. Who were the victims of the Chi Omega House attack (Jan. 14, 1978)?

Kathy Kleiner & Karen Chandler bludgeoned, survived; Lisa Levy (bite marks) & Margaret Bowman killed; not far from there, Cheryl Thomas attacked, survived

  1. Who was the youngest victim of Bundy (after the failed Leslie Parmenter attempt)?

Kimberly Diane (12, taken from school); body found in pig pen in woods

  1. ___ was the judge in charge of the murder cases alleged against Bundy.

Judge Edward D. Cowart; July 1779: Ted given death penalty three times