Serial Killer Ted Bundy

Dr. V.V.L.N. Sastry

May 2020 · Dr. V.V.L.N. Sastry

About this ebook

Bundy's criminal behavior as a serial killer can be explained in terms of Freud's psychological theory. According to Freud, a person's behavior comes about as a result of interactions between three aspects of his or her personality including the superego, ego, and id. Id drives instinct and controls what a person does from birth. There are both constructive and destructive instinctual drives. A person's ego moderates his or her instinctual drive while the superego is needed for a person's development during which he or she learns the values of society. As Freud puts it, large portions of ego and superego can remain unconscious, making an individual unaware of whatever he or she is doing (Ahmed, 2012). Examples of unconscious experiences include disturbing memories and extreme sexual behaviors. If the person becomes aware of these unconscious experiences, he or she is likely to engage in destructive behavior. It can be concluded that Bundy's ego and superego may have been unconscious when he was committing initial criminal activities. However, when his awareness was restored, he responded by even more destructive behavior like when he decided to kidnap and kill more than one lady during the day (Ahmed, 2012). This book analyses the serial killer Ted Bundy.

About the author

Graduate in Technology, Dr.V.V.L.N.Sastry. Sastry, holds M.B.A, LL.M, ACMA (India), FCMA (CIMA, UK), M.Sc in Information Systems and Management from University of Roehampton, Ph.D in Banking, Ph.D in Computer Science, Ph. D in Financial Management, and Ph.D in Criminal Law and Public Policy from Walden University, U.S.A. Sastry, brings over 20 years of experience in the banking, investment banking, software industry and law. He is the author of more than 1000 published articles on varied subjects in the areas of IT, Banking, Finance, Economics and Law. He also has authored several books in the said fields. Rated among the top researchers in the worldwide applied academics by www.academia.edu, his applied research contributions are well received across the world.