Ted Bundy's VW goes on display at D.C. crime museum . . .

[f1reverb]

Full story . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021803532.html?hpid=sec-artsliving

"Ted Bundy's VW goes on display at D.C. crime museum, but should it?

By Philip Kennicott

Friday, February 19, 2010

Even under a thin, black shroud, the lines of a vintage '68 Volkswagen Beetle were unmistakable.

And when the cloth came off, at a bizarre unveiling ceremony Thursday at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, it took work to be surprised by what was underneath it: an unprepossessing tan Beetle, with a sunroof, looking a little worse for wear with touches of rust, fading paint and a few missing pieces of metal trim.

The tires looked as if they still had a few thousand good miles in them. Inside the cab, the interior had that quintessential old Bug smell -- like burning latex -- as if the rubber flooring was always smoking a little from the heat underneath.

But this wasn't any Beetle. This was Ted Bundy's Beetle, the car into which he lured his victims and in which he killed many of them during a terrifying serial killing spree in the 1970s." . . .

[jgerock]

Yep - I read that article with interest while eating my breakfast. Per the article, his '68 was equipped with an optional sunroof. I wasn't aware he drove a VW.

Seriously scary stuff.

[RIMSPOKE]

CREEPY . I WONDER WHY THEY SAVED THE CAR ?

I GUESS IF THEY PUT IT ANYWHERE , IT SHOULD BE IN A CRIME MUSEUM .

[Jim_75Sahara]

The ubiquitous Beetle: probably perfect for Bundy to 'fit in' & gain the confidence of his victims.....creepy. Made me think of the black 320i owned by Dylan Klebold - one of the Columbine H.S. murderers. It showed up on EBay a few years later with a sick-o description of the car by the seller. The item got pulled before the auction ended.

[2761377]

wonder if randy kraft's toyota is available- there's a creepy car for you. the passenger seat was soaked with blood, of a type that did not match the victim he was caught with. they say his tally was 67 by a list he kept and was found in the trunk.

counseling daughters to avoid sexual predators is natural, almost. telling your teenage son to watch out is just wrong.

why does america have so many serial killers? i never hear of them elsewhere.

robert w.

[72Golf]

The Russians had a real winner. Check out Andrei Chikatilo, the Rostov Ripper.

And then there was that pig farmer in Vancouver BC.

And then....

Not just a US phenom.

[fiftytakedowns]

Look Up Joesph Fritzl

When i was in sweden he was HUGE news, (from austria)

[gsr977]

Is that blood on the front boot?