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Rhonda Stapley

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Rhonda Stapley

The Woman Who Escaped Ted Bundy - and Why She Told Her Story
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The descriptions of Ted Bundy's crimes would turn even the strongest stomach. The infamous serial killer confessed to a wide array of gruesome, cruel assaults and murders, as well as many that were likely never uncovered. With the upcoming film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile putting the spotlight back on Bundy's spree, there's one tale that has only recently come to light: that of Rhonda Stapley, a woman who escaped an attack by Bundy in the 1970s and was never counted among his victims until recently.

Warning: descriptions of violent assault follow.

In a 2016 interview with a Utah news station, Kutv, Stapley shared her story for the first time. According to her, the attack happened on Oct. 11, 1974 - 42 years before she finally spoke publicly about her traumatic experience. At the time, she was a young woman starting pharmacy school. While waiting for a bus one day,...
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  • 4/13/2019
  • by Amanda Prahl
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