Violent Mind

The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy

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Pub Date 21 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 30 Mar 2018

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Ted Bundy was convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping. But was he violent?

In March 1976, Ted Bundy was convicted of the aggravated kidnapping of a young woman near Salt Lake City, Utah. Bundy had not been accused or convicted of any violent crime except this one. No one knew then how many women Bundy had murdered, and many thought him incapable of doing so.

Dr. Al Carlisle was part of the 90-Day Diagnostic team at the Utah State Prison when Bundy was sent there after the trial. Dr. Carlisle’s assignment was specific: Determine to the best of his ability, without being biased by any of the reports previously done, whether Ted Bundy had a violent personality. The judge would use this information in deciding whether Bundy should serve time or be released on probation.

In Violent Mind: The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy,Dr. Carlisle takes the reader step by step through this previously-unpublished evaluation process, and shows how he concluded that Bundy had the capacity to commit aggravated kidnapping, and perhaps much worse.

Many books have been written about Bundy, but rarely have we had the opportunity to understand the inner workings of his mind. Now, Dr. Al Carlisle shares the step-by-step psychological assessment process regarding how he determined that Bundy was a very violent person and would likely continue to kill victims if he was set free. The assessments that led to Bundy’s incarceration are being published for the first time.

Violent Mind contains never-before-seen interviews with Ted Bundy and those who knew him, including a letter Bundy wrote to Dr. Carlisle that has been locked away for more than 40 years.

Ted Bundy was convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping. But was he violent?

In March 1976, Ted Bundy was convicted of the aggravated kidnapping of a young woman near Salt Lake City, Utah. Bundy had not...


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I have read nearly all the books on Ted Bundy, and thought that there wasn't much to add on the subject. This book however does have valuable insights, and adds to your understanding of his crimes and mindset. Definitely worth reading.

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This psychological analysis of Bundy is disturbing, both because of what it shows about a mass murderer and what it does not. Even after such a close analysis of the subject, where it was apparent that something is genuinely wrong with him, psychology cannot answer all the questions of how or why. Even scarier, how was it that so many intelligent people sincerely and passionately believed that Bundy was innocent? And how many more deeply disturbed individuals might be out there now, similarly deceiving people?

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Years ago, for assigned reading, I read a Bundy biography. It was upsetting, to say the least. I was interested in this book, as it was written by someone who actually studied the subject. The book provided insight into the mind of a murderer. The author thoroughly explained the various psychological tests that he administered to the subject. He detailed the results of the test and provided copies of answers written in the subject's own handwriting, as well as a typed report of the answers. The book was interesting but not one that I would read a second time.

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🌿Review time!
🌿Al Carlisle - "Violent Mind: The 1976 Psychological Assesment of Ted Bundy"
🌿This time I read a non-fiction book and it's not rare of me to read true crime but I read this one in a record winning time - one day! I got this eBook as a gift and I didn't know how much I wanted to read it before I started reading it.
🌿I haven't read about Ted Bundy explicitly before except for "The Phantom Prince" which I was lucky to get as a digital temporary version. The book shook me in all kind of ways and it really fascinated me too. That's why I opened this book right away.
🌿I haven't read any other Carlisle books but I have to say I just might start reading his other publications.
🌿Now, this book isn't boring or dry. Far from it. While Al explains how he drew conclusions from interviews with Ted and those close to him, he also provides parts of those interviews and even adds letters Ted wrote to him from prison.
🌿"The Phantom Prince" gave me a pretty deep insight of what kind of a person Ted was and I knew majority of his life and crime from other general true crime books so I didn't really expect this book to show me anything new but it really did. Al lays down everything he knows, every detail he sees as important and this was just one amazing read.
🌿One thing I never understood, which was confirmed by several people from Ted's background, that people, and girls mostly, saw him as handsome. Sorry gals, Ted is a one man I probably will never find handsome and that's not because he killed people, I just don't understand how so many women and girls fell for him 😂
🌿Do I recommend this book? Definitely. One of the most interrsting reads of this year despite the year being still young! 🌿My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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