Name: Ted Bundy and The Unsolved Murder Epidemic
ISBN: 978-3-031-21418-9

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Matt DeLisi ⁰

Matt DeLisi
1. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
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Brings to life Bundy's criminal career to illustrate how crime can be better understood outside of the numbers
Offers fresh perspectives on policy issues based on 25 years of practitioner, research, and consultant experience
Provides suggestions for clearing the backlog of unresolved murders

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-ix

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Introduction
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 1-11
The Dark Figure of Crime
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 13-32
Asymmetry
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 33-47
Clinical
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 49-72
The Entity
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 73-95
Timeline
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 97-121
The Open Road
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 123-145
Unsolved
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 147-164
No Body, No Crime
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 165-183
What Would Have to Be True?
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 185-200
Resolution
- Matt DeLisi
Pages 201-213
Back Matter

Pages 215-230

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About this book

This book revisits the life and crimes of Ted Bundy. It seeks to reconcile the contradictions and controversies about his life that underscore the broader US unsolved murder problem, one that is estimated at between 250,000 to 350,000 open, unresolved, or cold cases. The incidence of crime is far greater than is captured by official statistics; most offenses are never detected, a concept known as the dark figure of crime which is explored here. Drawing on 25 years of practitioner, research, and consultant experiences with the most violent criminals, this book offers solutions toward clearing the current backlog of unsolved murders in the United States many of which were never reported and disproportionately perpetrated by offenders like Bundy. This compelling book speaks to students, academics and readers interested in true crime, serial murder, homicide and criminal justice.

Keywords

Criminal career
Homicide
Murder
Serial killer
Serial murder
Sexual violence
True crime
Criminal justice
criminology theory
Criminal behavior
Victims
Psychopathy
Forensic psychology

Authors and Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

Matt DeLisi

About the author

Matt DeLisi is Distinguished Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Professor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, USA. A renowned scholar, Professor DeLisi is one of the most influential and prolific criminologists in the world with over 460 scholarly publications including 33 books on an array of topics in the social, behavioral, and forensic sciences. He has provided expert services and consultation on capital murder and multiple-homicide offender cases in multiple federal and state jurisdictions. In 2013, Professor DeLisi testified to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee and consulted on criminal justice policy to a variety of federal stakeholders including the United States Attorney General, National Institute of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and others. For eight years, Dr. DeLisi served as a research specialist with United States Probation and Pretrial Services and engaged with scores of practitioners in the federal judiciary and correctional spheres.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Ted Bundy and The Unsolved Murder Epidemic
Book Subtitle: The Dark Figure of Crime
Authors: Matt DeLisi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21418-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-21417-2Published: 07 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-21418-9Published: 01 February 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 230
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Criminal Behavior, Criminology Theory, Crime and Society, Victimology, Forensic Psychology, Crime Control and Security

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