Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who confessed to killing numerous young women between 1974 and 1978. He would bludgeon and strangle his victims, and also engaged in rape and necrophilia. In 1978, Bundy was suspected of killing two young women, Lisa Levy and Martha Bowman. Investigators found an odd bite mark on Lisa Levy's buttock. A dental impression was taken of Bundy's teeth without his consent and compared to photographs of the bite mark. A forensic dentist testified that the unique structure and alignment of Bundy's teeth matched the bite mark, providing crucial evidence that led to Bundy's conviction.

1. Ted Bundy’s Final Bite Mark

2. State of Florida v. Ted Bundy
Evidence, various pictures
from trial
Ted Bundy, was an
American serial killer
who murdered numerous
young women between
1974 and 1978.
He confessed to 30
murders, however the
total amount of victims
remains unknown. He
would bludgeon his
victims, then strangle
them to death. He
engaged in rape and
necrophilia.
The Most Famous Bitemark Case of the Twentieth
Century

3. Ted Bundy’s Final Bite Mark
Murder is not just a crime of lust or violence, it
become possession. They are a part of you…[the
victim] becomes a part of you, and you [two] are
forever one…and the grounds where you kill them or
leave them become sacred to you, and you will
always be drawn back to them…

4. At the night of January 15, 1978 The Murder of Lisa Levy and
Martha Bowman, two young girls, was reported by a witness.
Both girls were brutally killed, using a wooden club. A man,
wearing a blue knit cap was seen to leave the premises of, Lisa
Levy and Martha Bowman. Witness, Nita Neary, reported a man
running out of the house with a cloth-covered log. The
investigators described the murder, as a ‘violent, brutal attack’
Lisa Leavy was raped, strangled and
beaten on the head. Martha Bowman
was strangled with a pair of
pantyhose and severely beaten on
the head. Neither was found to be
struggling.

5. No solid evidence was found at the crime scene, which meant that the
room had been wiped clean. Ted Bundy was known for his accuracy, and
the investigators presumed that Lisa Levy and Martha Bowman were one of
latest Bundy’s victims. However their presumptions weren’t a hard evidence
for a conviction.
The attacker had taken his weapon with him, which meant that item of
evidence was also missing from the crime scene collection.
The investigator had collected evidence such blood type, a few print
smudges, and sperm samples, however all proved inconclusive.
Yet another piece of evidence was found, that later became the
centerpiece of the trial: an odd bite mark on the left buttock of Lisa Levy.
She had also been bitten on the breast, but this mark on her buttock was a
much better impression.
One police officer laid a yellow ruler against the abrasion and several
photograph’s were taken. His presence of mind might have made all the
difference between conviction and acquittal of the most notorious killer in
America to date, because the tissue specimens were lost by the time of the
trial.

7. The investigators requested suspect to provide a dental impression so that they could
use the impression for comparison with the suspicious bite mark, but Bundy refused.
The investigators obtained a search warrant that authorized them to get the impression
in any possible way; a surprise trip was organized to prevent Bundy from grinding his
teeth down in an effort to disguise his bite.
An experienced dentist from Coral Gables, Dr. Souviron took several photographs of
Ted Bundy's front upper and lower teeth and gums. An uneven pattern was recorded,
which would make a match easier to make.
A lawyer was sent in by Bundy, for
assistance after Dr. Souviron took
the stand in the court. The lawyer
had made a request for the bite-
mark evidence be thrown out of the
case, because there had been no
grounds for the warrant. The judge
had ruled it admissible.

8. The tissue from Lisa Levy's buttock had been destroyed in all the analyses; however the
photograph with the ruler still remained.
Dr. Souviron described the bite mark on Lisa Levy’s buttock as the jury examined the
photographs. The unique indentation marks were outlined and showed how it matched
the dental impressions of Bundy's teeth.
Doctor outlined the structure of the unique alignment, the chips, the size of the teeth,
and the sharpness factors of the bicuspids, lateral, and incisor teeth. The comparisons
of both Bundy’s teeth structure and the photograph of the bite-mark were put up on a
board as an enlarged photo and laid over each other using a transparent sheet
Transparent overlays

9. Dr. Souviron went on with the case, explaining that there was a double bite
involved: The attacker had bit once, then turned sideways and bit again. The top
teeth remained in the same position, but the lower teeth left two rings. Twice as
much evidence was obtained in order to prove his case.
When questioned by the defense, Souviron explained that several experiments
were done, using model teeth to be assured of the standardization of his
analysis. Later in the case, the lawyer pointed out that the ruler in the photo had
been lost, however Dr. Souviron countered with the obvious fact that it once had
existed because it was in the photo.
The bite mark was on the
body of a victim
Wax bite exemplar

11. Illustration of Ted Bundy's teeth structure, and illustration of bite-mark of
Lisa Levy's buttock

12. VICTIMS