If Ted didn't want to be executed he should have never murdered and tortured these young women and the child No mercy for monsters! Even when he escaped he continued to murder. He is unrepentant and irredeemable!
If he didn’t want to be executed, he should’ve taken the plea deal life in prison..but your correct also but he still had the chance to live after his monstrous crimes.
Hell, he was worse imagine if he wasn't such a crappy and reckless driver,who knows how many more people he would kill😮😮😅,!! Ted ⚡⚡🪑⚡take a seat, but, before that I sentence you. to Driver's Ed.
I think Cowart figured that if he didn't allow it then it would give Bundy more ammunition for a potentially successful appeal so he was covering all bases. I agree with you in that this witness was allowed to go on far too long with his own personal views, some of which were inaccurate with regards to electric chair executions I might add.
I think the jury was fully aware of what was being asked of them and what electrocution meant. It's not their concern how it affects the defendant. I myself and not a fan of the death penalty. Bundy loved being the center of attention, free to roam and kill. I believe as human beings the best punishment we could've inflicted would have been a lifetime sentence w/o parole in solitary confinement with no access to media or anyone else except prison guards and his attorneys. That may sound cruel, but to deprive him of everything he craved, it would break him and to me that's a justified punishment. I completely understand why he was executed. As Sheriff Katsaris said, he's probably burning in hell where he belongs.
I totally agree they should have locked him up in solitary with access to nothing and nobody for the rest of his life, would have been a real punishment instead of putting him 'out of his misery' by death. Or a step further, a jail cell full of bigger stronger male rapists who'd make him their bitch and force him to live in fear the rest of his days might be more fitting the crime.
I believe, under God's law, which stands even now and always will, that killing is wrong no matter the reason. I don't know God's law on lifetime incarceration. Case in point, John the Baptist was put in prison, but he did nothing wrong under God's law. He too received a death penalty and was beheaded. Maybe those who imprisoned him said he would be punished with hellfire too. He wasn't. God knew his message was true and he was sent to prepare the way for Jesus, who also received a death penalty. I am by no means comparing Ted Bundy to Our Lord nor John. The point I was making was about killing. Ted Bundy killed and in turn was killed. God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Kill" has no stipulations attached. It is absolute. Ted should have been incarcerated for the duration of his life and at the end of his life, come to the judgement of God, as do we all
thats why you dont go around like this disgusting excuse for a human being destroying peoples lives and brutaly committing heinous crimes against humanity. This is the price you pay
He is a good judge tge most fair and neutral judge ever ,he didnt call bundy down after guilty he didnt call him an animal or evil ,,the jury did that by finding guilt for a judge at the end to start making personal comments cheapens and begs the question was he neutral or a biased man throughout this trial .this judge is how ut supposed to be
the judge was as manipulated as the public were...he practically groomed Bundys ego when he told him what a shame he *went the other way ...in the final sentencing
@@harpsailorharp6716gg 🤔 it didn’t deter Judge Cowart from doing the right thing by sending Bundy to the chair which he whole heartily deserved. Cowart was human like everyone else in that trial. Bundy’s attorneys did more of an ego boost by making excuses. Hmm, I wonder what their thoughts were when he confessed? Oh yeah, he still didn’t deserve the death penalty.
@@harpsailorharp6716ggyou are wrong . The judge was a good human being who just expressed how unfortunate it was that a young man of such promise went the wrong way destroying the lives of many
When I think of a person who gets put to death for all the awful things they did in there life it dose not bother me one little bit as long as it’s known without question they in fact committed those crimes. What does bother me is an innocent person being cooked alive for a crime they didn’t commit which is a terrifying concept and has happens more then a few times in American history. In the case of this complete scumbag he deserved what he got and not enough in my opinion. Never forget that Bundy savagely beat “Kimberly Diane Leach”a 12 year old girl just about to start maturing into a young women to a bloody pulp then while in the act of rapping her her cut her throat! When they found that little girl it made brown men who have seen horrible things before weep 😢. Bundy ripped his own family apart that’s how much people meant to him and he did it for of all things perverted, sexual deviancy he was an animal they needed to boil alive in by inch on national tv for all to see so others like bundy feet the very thought of doing what he did,he was an animal who ripped women apart and was cutting them to peaces while they were still alive and would have done the same to all our daughters had he the chance so fk him and all like him let them burn 🔥!
Is he still alive? Has he done anything else? He seems like a good caring and honest individual who has concern for others. He kind of reminds me of a pastor that I know.
Judge Cowart was extremely fair- almost to a fault, I can imagine the prosecutor thinking- when after Bundy's guilt was established, he (the judge) said a pretty humiliating thing to the prosecution, that he was inclined to let what the defense wanted happen based on the quality of the argument the prosecution made! When you think how many judges seem to favor the prosec., though they're not supposed to, I guess this shows that he is very fair, though some might say if anything he favored the defense because he was impressed with Bundy's intelligence.
it's that damned soundbite they always use, "you went a different way, partner." (understatement of the year). I felt pretty much the same way until Carol here posted a longer interview with the judge (and these court proceedings) which very clearly show that Cowart was a great judge and not at all "charmed" by Ted. EDIT: I think he made all those concessions to Ted (lighting, library access, etc..) to make doubly sure that he would not have any issues upon which to launch an appeal. He wanted it done right with no loopholes to slide through. This is just my opinion, of course.
That whole so called expert testimony was nothing more than a religious sermon. Completely inappropriate considering what the victims went through and their families seated in the courtroom. A serial killer and torturer cannot be rehabilitated ever You would think this trial was about the law and not the true despicable crimes committed by this monster.
Incorrect. They had this discussion at length during the actual video and the judge explained precisely what was and wasn't permitted as testimony, and why, under the contemporary legislation. It's not about your opinion on serial killers, it's about the process running as defined by law. The jury then weighs up what they have been told and comes to a decision. "A serial killer and torturer cannot be rehabilitated ever" - perhaps not, but that's not enshrined in legislation and is precisely what was up for debate in this phase of the trial. "You would think this trial was about the law and not the true despicable crimes committed by this monster" - no, this trial had to *follow* the law.
Okay…Bundy is a sick and miserable stain on humanity. His barbaric actions are widely acknowledged as antisocial and harmful to our collective ability to live a happy and productive life. Strapping a living man into a chair and cooking him with electricity is absolutely savage. A savage act that requires real humans to plan, execute, clean up, and process. It might feel good to think that some demented ghoul got what was coming. But that little dopamine hit comes at an exorbitant price. There had to be a part of Bundy who got off on the fact that, by conducting the foul ritual of state-sanctioned electrocution, he had dragged us all down to what had been a very lonely level.
The only time we see Bundy worried during the Chi Omega trial. During sentencing he seemed disinterested, but here when he's finding out what really happens during an electric chair execution his blink rate goes up. He tries to hide his fear but doesn't do it very well.
Poor Judge Cowert. He was looking like he either wanted to file his nails or take a nap. Meanwhile I thought it was awesome ! I've never seen this before. Caroll you bring it always ! ❤
While execution is sometime harder, it won't be an excuse for evil Bundy's case, he deserve it, to allow famillies of victims to find some pease! Justice always matter!
Each an every father who had this demon monster that murdered their beautiful little girl in the most horrible ways should be given their weapon of choice and carry out their justice on Ted Bundy!
@@jamielehman4934 you sound like an idiot.If my son or daughter did the disgusting things this monster did then I would not even claim them as my flesh and blood and I would want to take them out my dam self..It's ignorant assholes like you that support these pieces of shit
I agree with you and if he did this to my daughter I would have wanted to be able to have just one hour with him..He needs to be handcuffed to a wall like he did to one of his victims and I would do the same exact thing to him that he did to my daughter!!!!
42 years of trial practice leads me to conclude that our criminal justice system does not rise to the level of certainty required for the just imposition of the death penalty. Best to leave such "certainty" to the Taliban and their ilk.
I really liked Margaret Good's argument here for Don Reed's testimony on the death penalty. As much as I can't stand her murdering psychopath of a client, I think she was a good attorney and unlike Ted's other attorneys, she vigorously defended her client in the best way possible. I also felt that she connected better with the jury. Interestingly, Margaret Good was hand picked by Bundy to be his defense attorney and you could tell that Ted seemed to connect with her more than his other attorneys.
even better than slick John Henry Browne? lol. that guy just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. hard to say why. Well, no it isn't that hard, actually. It's those damned silk scarves. :D he's a dandy of the first order.
That was a terrible move to tell people how harsh it is to be executed like they were supposed to care about ted people want him to have a hard time dieing
Whether you're in favour of capital punishmen or not, the electric chair is a weird form of execution when you think about it. Considering all the other options.
I agree. I don't see it so much as a deterrent but it's an effective way of ridding society of those who have committed heinous crimes, who cannot be reformed to return to everyday life without harming others. Bundy was always an escape risk, and his crimes were atrocious, so his execution was great, even if it was 10 years too late!
Well, preventing future crimes from the person executed yes but not as a general matter. Most multiple murderers like Bundy are so narcissistic and self important that the idea of getting caught doesn't occur to them. Mentally ill offenders are so consumed by delusions and fantasy as their primary motivation.
He practically applauded him during sentencing. He was a good ole boy and we will be better off when judges like that are gone. Gloating about how he wished he could’ve seen bundy as an attorney instead was wildly inappropriate and frankly appalling
@@Tsumami__I think you misunderstood. The judge meant he would have had a bright future as a lawyer if he hadn’t embarked on the dark path he did as he was clearly an intelligent man .
I believe they should call a witness like Mr. Reed for every life or death case bc it is important jurors know what sentence it is they are passing down. Most jurors/people I think don’t really know what it means to sentence someone to death in a way that they know they’ll be able to handle. I do believe however bundy was not someone who could have been rehabilitated no way.
I've always found what the judge said to Bundy in that infamous sentencing clip to be extremely inappropriate in light of what the victims and their families suffered, but seeing this puts it into a somewhat different perspective. The quote where he said, "I have no animosity toward you," to Bundy actually appears to be in response to Don Reed's account of the executed prisoner saying, "I find no fault with the system that sentenced me. I'm guilty and I'm ready to pay the penalty. I just want people to know I hold no malice toward anyone", at 22:26. The story goes onto Don Reed telling the arresting officer that it's a shame the young man isn't being given the opportunity for rehabilitation, and the arresting officer telling him, "you don't know him like I do. It'll be a pleasure seeing him die," after which Reed repeats the quote by the prisoner. The arresting officer has something of a change of heart following witnessing the man's execution. It appears the story affected the judge emotionally, just based on his body language. I think he may have also been sympathetic toward Bundy's mother. I don't personally think Bundy could have been rehabilitated, nor do I think he should have been given such an opportunity. I find it unfortunate his execution wasn't botched, actually.
Thanks for this one. So marvelous they allowed cameras in those proceedings. My brother, who was an attorney, argued in Florida that electrocution was cruel and unusual. Florida didn't agree with him at that time.
Reading Ann Rule's book "The Stranger Beside Me" - she says he basically picked the jury and ignored advice from a jury expert that was helping him. Maybe he thought cause none of his victims were black, black jurors would go easy on him. Not the case!
It was after reading The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule and seeing pictures of the victims that were brutally murdered that I became a fan of OLD SPARKEY.
Like O.J.? O.J.was famous unlike Bundy. O.J. killed in California, where they don't have the death sentence. Bundy killed for many years in many states which have the death sentence. Some of his victims were children.O J.. let his lawyers do their job and he didn't act like an asshole in court. Bundy who was NOT a lawyer acted like a lawyer in his trial and he mocked his lawyers many tjmes.
I would pay good money to know exactly what thoughts were racing through his head while that man is describing exactly how he is going to die a few years later. How many words in a picture they say, Bundy’s video clip could fill Doak Stadium with some still left over.
You can see that at 15 minutes Bundy is made to listen to an expert describe in very graphic painful detail what happens to a condemned man in the electric chair. I think this is a little justice for descriptions of the method of death awaiting his victims he would have inflicted upon some of them. You can see him process the image and he has a look of, while maybe not complete fear, definitely very uncomfortable concern. I am glad he had to sit through that, and hopefully he had an occasional nightmare of the blood vessels exploding on the hand as the volts smashed it’s way through his body leading right to years later when he got to hang out with old sparky.
The idea that Bundy would ever be rehabilitated is laughable. This witness offers nothing of relevance to say in this case. Anecdotal stories are interesting, but ineligible for any legitimate consideration. Before the death penalty is abandoned, murder of the innocent unborn should be abolished.
14.23 onward look at Bundy as he processes the reality of how horrific a death this is gunna b 4 him!! Totally deserved mind u (he was one of if not the worst ever)
Thanks, Carol for posting these video. Even if this old guy is delusional. You, and I were victims of a repeat offender. Mine did serve time but the Military has no parole system. They just put you in the brig for a year then kick you out.
I like the fact that this gentleman believed in human redemption and that those men who were commuted to prison were able to do something meaningful with their lives. However, there was no redemption for a man like Bundy especially when you view how he destroyed human life so easily. If anything can be learned here it is the fact that the death penalty was intended for men exactly like Bundy. He didn't take a life by accident or self defense. He purposely stalked and destroyed these young girls with impunity and his own twisted sexual desire.
c'est désagréable de voir la partialité de ce juge et ses moqueries sur l'avocate de l'accusé, elle a choisi d'accepter de le défendre et il n'y a pas lieu de se moquer d'elle quoiqu'ait fait l'accusé.
5:07,..these arguments are incredible prescient and absolutely RELEVANT! How Judge Cowart missed this argument is unreal! I like Cowart, yeah, yeah yeah I know,..he’s a good ole boy type,…yet one with honorable convictions in how Justice is meted out, exercised, as we dictate it in our courts. 8:17,…This argument was absolutely relevant, contextual!NOT just Legislative!
Some woman crocheting during a lull in the trial? I believe the exact same instance occurred by women sitting on the revolutionary jury during the French Revolution. Jus sayin' In both instances lives were at stake.
Who are the murderous fiends who feel free to take the lives of others in our society? Yeah, who - exactly? Well we know it’s them - but It looks like it’s us too…
" in some cases there a smell of burnt flesh " Bundy's scalp was extensively burnt right down to his skull, you can actually see where the skin melted, below the skull cap he wore in the execution. That's some serious heat at that voltage. Shame he couldn't feel it.
I think it was by the late 90s or early 2000s when Texas started to give out mandatory life sentences. Prior to that inmates had the possibility for parole. Never really understood that with how "tough on crime" Texas is.
Ill give it to the defense. They tried the absolute best they could to 1. Get this monster off. And 2. Try to get the death penalty off the table. They did every single thing they could reasonably do to save teds life. But the jury was smarter than all them people trying to save him. Thank you jurors.
I'm totally against the death penalty, on the grounds that far too many people have been wrongly convicted. It also does not appear to have had any effect on the number of murders in the US. It is not a deterrent. I could not serve on a jury which had the option to recommend the death penalty.
Can u imagine, being wrongly convicted for a crime and being sentenced to death for it too. I wonder what the last moments of their life is like, what are they thinking knowing they will die for a crime they never committed. Terrifying to think of ever being in that situation
I think if we made an example out of people like child molesters it would help and did something like a mandatory minimum sentence of capital punishment, but with the ability to win an appeal to serve life in prison only if the severity of their crimes being less intense. There's no acceptable way that crime could be committed but there are some people who are total monsters and there are those with the ability to actually feel remorse and understand what they've done. They shouldn't be forgiven but at least spared their lives. I think the same system should go for most violent criminals, it needs to be more direct.
According to FBI profilers, who see serial killers work up close and personal, the state of the bodies and the terrible things done to the victims while alive, the death penalty would be far more effective of carried out immediately after sentence, the way many other countries do. No lingering on death row rorting the system for 30 years with appeals costing multi millions. They will die of old age before the are executed. Death row prisoners don't work either to earn their keep like other prisoners do. In other countries with the death penalty there is no bail, no parole, no new trials.........no appeals.
@@l.pmoonstone5067 The hanging of Timothy Evans in England in the early 1950s is the best example of that (see the movie 10 Rillington Place). He was given a posthumous pardon, but a lot of good that did!
Fascinating. Hard for me to listen about an execution, I'm not sure about the death penalty. I always put myself in their place and it terrifies me. Of course, I can't imagine doing anything that would put me there either.
Have you ever put yourself into the place of any of the victims? They never did anything to put themselves into vulnerable positions other than trusting the wrong person. What murderers do to their victims is far worse than what we inflict upon convicted criminals.
Death penalty is a torture of human. No one is allowed to kill someone and yet it is a punishment in a modern democracy. What a contradiction to sentence someone for killing and to kill him.
He should have also explained another reason why the condemned is required to have his head covered with a hood, because in some cases the eyeballs explode or they might eject out of their sockets!😮🎉🎉🎉
Back then the jurors had no idea the name Ted Bundy would be the first to have the name serial killer named after him in 1974 by Robert Ressler at an academy in the United Kingdom…to them it probably was just a high profile case involving a monster…the ones who are still living sure has a story to be told…back then and this being the first trial ever broadcasted they actually show the jury…also you see during the breaks during the start of the trial Bundy walking around like he’s not the one on trial…in todays time he sure wouldn’t be walking around freely. I watch one video were a warden or correction officer said that Bundy was calm when he was led to the chair but on another video one of the correctional officers said he whined like a baby and had to be helped walking to the chair…not to mention him whine when they put vaseline up his rear then put a diaper on him. Also i have a video which I’m sure you can find it on UA-cam that shows him leaving that state park backing out of his parking spot…i have always wonder did he kidnap the first girl or second and was in his car or was he just stalking his prey.
LOLOLOL. Dude talking about some condemned kid and says he was a "fine looking fellow" and pictured him on a college campus somewhere. Ironic Ted Bundy was the same according to some and ended up on a college campus.
I LOVE this Judge!!!!!! Hes fair,and NOT being manipulated by Bundy!. WHAT ABOUT DEVISTATED FAMILIES!!????? WHAT ABOUT THE DISMEMBERED BODIES,AND FOUL SMELLS FROM HIS APARTMENT!!??
I am on the fence on capital punishment...I think more people would be against it if life in prison actually meant that, but I have read a lot of interviews with victims of relatives who said later the execution of the criminal didn't bring them the closure they were hoping for. Others say the opposite.
He was found guilty. This is the sentencing phase. The defense called this guy who witnessed many executions. He also wrote a book about executions being cruel. This was to get a life sentence instead of the DP
Best Judge ever! Owning his Chair,Power,Justice..and upholding the Law!! Hes not being "blindfooted" by these "life imprisonment" dumbarses!! Capital punushment us needed,im very sorry to say!
I think it was because they were just determining whether or not his testimony would be admissible. Can't have the jury hearing something that might not make it into the trial. Again - this is just a guess on my part.
@@cautionTosserThe jury absolutely SHOULD be appraised of how we, as a Nation, mete out Death sentences… The decay of the human soul is manifest in its use of capital punishment.
If Ted didn't want to be executed he should have never murdered and tortured these young women and the child
No mercy for monsters!
Even when he escaped he continued to murder. He is unrepentant and irredeemable!
If he didn’t want to be executed, he should’ve taken the plea deal life in prison..but your correct also but he still had the chance to live after his monstrous crimes.
And yet innocent people get executed all the time by mistake.
Wasn't Mr Bundy's fault. Women drove him to murder them. Women are the 2nd cause for murder, 1st is religion.
@@KurdtC-nn3ov Na. Not anymore .But ice try.
Bundy gets to listen to the man describe in detail what he's facing...good deal
Bundy deserved nothing but the chair he was horrendous this really was another stall to escape the chair....... He was as bad as it gets.....
Hell, he was worse imagine if he wasn't such a crappy and reckless driver,who knows how many more people he would kill😮😮😅,!! Ted ⚡⚡🪑⚡take a seat, but, before that I sentence you. to Driver's Ed.
Judge:
Don't shake your finger at me young man......
🤣🤣
I wish judges were still like that.
They should have been clipping Bundy's hair while this was being discussed.
I can’t believe the Judge allowed this witness to go on with his personal views to the extent that he did. Completely different case.
I was thinking the exact same thing as I watched it.
It's a sentencing hearing
I think Cowart figured that if he didn't allow it then it would give Bundy more ammunition for a potentially successful appeal so he was covering all bases. I agree with you in that this witness was allowed to go on far too long with his own personal views, some of which were inaccurate with regards to electric chair executions I might add.
Love how Judge Cowart swings on his chair while the guys describing the seriousness of the electric chair😂
Looks like he's thinking what to have for dinner that night lol
Thank you for posting. I appreciate it Ms DaRonch. Bless you.
I think the jury was fully aware of what was being asked of them and what electrocution meant. It's not their concern how it affects the defendant. I myself and not a fan of the death penalty. Bundy loved being the center of attention, free to roam and kill. I believe as human beings the best punishment we could've inflicted would have been a lifetime sentence w/o parole in solitary confinement with no access to media or anyone else except prison guards and his attorneys. That may sound cruel, but to deprive him of everything he craved, it would break him and to me that's a justified punishment. I completely understand why he was executed. As Sheriff Katsaris said, he's probably burning in hell where he belongs.
I totally agree they should have locked him up in solitary with access to nothing and nobody for the rest of his life, would have been a real punishment instead of putting him 'out of his misery' by death. Or a step further, a jail cell full of bigger stronger male rapists who'd make him their bitch and force him to live in fear the rest of his days might be more fitting the crime.
Agree.
I believe, under God's law, which stands even now and always will, that killing is wrong no matter the reason. I don't know God's law on lifetime incarceration. Case in point, John the Baptist was put in prison, but he did nothing wrong under God's law. He too received a death penalty and was beheaded. Maybe those who imprisoned him said he would be punished with hellfire too. He wasn't. God knew his message was true and he was sent to prepare the way for Jesus, who also received a death penalty. I am by no means comparing Ted Bundy to Our Lord nor John. The point I was making was about killing. Ted Bundy killed and in turn was killed. God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Kill" has no stipulations attached. It is absolute. Ted should have been incarcerated for the duration of his life and at the end of his life, come to the judgement of God, as do we all
thats why you dont go around like this disgusting excuse for a human being destroying peoples lives and brutaly committing heinous crimes against humanity. This is the price you pay
You can't say you don't like the death penalty and then say you're fine with someone getting it.
Interesting to think that Bundy was getting a glimpse of his future during this testimony…karma eh?
He is a good judge tge most fair and neutral judge ever ,he didnt call bundy down after guilty he didnt call him an animal or evil ,,the jury did that by finding guilt for a judge at the end to start making personal comments cheapens and begs the question was he neutral or a biased man throughout this trial .this judge is how ut supposed to be
the judge was as manipulated as the public were...he practically groomed Bundys ego when he told him what a shame he *went the other way ...in the final sentencing
@@harpsailorharp6716gg 🤔 it didn’t deter Judge Cowart from doing the right thing by sending Bundy to the chair which he whole heartily deserved. Cowart was human like everyone else in that trial. Bundy’s attorneys did more of an ego boost by making excuses. Hmm, I wonder what their thoughts were when he confessed? Oh yeah, he still didn’t deserve the death penalty.
@@harpsailorharp6716ggyou are wrong . The judge was a good human being who just expressed how unfortunate it was that a young man of such promise went the wrong way destroying the lives of many
@@harpsailorharp6716gg You do not know how judge's work do you?
I was a young man,at that time,and remember clearly, people who were against death penalty felt they will make an exception in this case.
When I think of a person who gets put to death for all the awful things they did in there life it dose not bother me one little bit as long as it’s known without question they in fact committed those crimes.
What does bother me is an innocent person being cooked alive for a crime they didn’t commit which is a terrifying concept and has happens more then a few times in American history.
In the case of this complete scumbag he deserved what he got and not enough in my opinion.
Never forget that Bundy savagely beat “Kimberly Diane Leach”a 12 year old girl just about to start maturing into a young women to a bloody pulp then while in the act of rapping her her cut her throat!
When they found that little girl it made brown men who have seen horrible things before weep 😢.
Bundy ripped his own family apart that’s how much people meant to him and he did it for of all things perverted, sexual deviancy he was an animal they needed to boil alive in by inch on national tv for all to see so others like bundy feet the very thought of doing what he did,he was an animal who ripped women apart and was cutting them to peaces while they were still alive and would have done the same to all our daughters had he the chance so fk him and all like him let them burn 🔥!
Polly Jean Nelson was such a fantastic lawyer, she stopped practising after this case, a great loss.
I think she became disillusioned when it became obvious later that Bundy was an unrepentant killer
Really? Why?😢😢
That's the first time Bundy didn't have a grin on his face.
EXACTLY and I love it
He's just thinking about all the lives he's ruined. In the end, he had the last laugh.
' so once you are strapped inn there's no escape ' flick that switch ⚡
The name was Don Reid, author of "Have a Seat Please." Good man.
Is he still alive? Has he done anything else? He seems like a good caring and honest individual who has concern for others. He kind of reminds me of a pastor that I know.
@@davidimrie6916 sadly Don Reid passed away Dec. 5, 1981. 2 years after this trial.
Judge Cowart was extremely fair- almost to a fault, I can imagine the prosecutor thinking- when after Bundy's guilt was established, he (the judge) said a pretty humiliating thing to the prosecution, that he was inclined to let what the defense wanted happen based on the quality of the argument the prosecution made! When you think how many judges seem to favor the prosec., though they're not supposed to, I guess this shows that he is very fair, though some might say if anything he favored the defense because he was impressed with Bundy's intelligence.
it's that damned soundbite they always use, "you went a different way, partner." (understatement of the year). I felt pretty much the same way until Carol here posted a longer interview with the judge (and these court proceedings) which very clearly show that Cowart was a great judge and not at all "charmed" by Ted.
EDIT: I think he made all those concessions to Ted (lighting, library access, etc..) to make doubly sure that he would not have any issues upon which to launch an appeal. He wanted it done right with no loopholes to slide through. This is just my opinion, of course.
no such thing of being fair to a fault. Thats your job as a judge, to give everyone a fair trail.
@@cautionTosser: I saw only short part of interview with Cowart, do you have link to full video? Thanks
He wasn't enamoured with Bundy..he agreed with the jury's recommendation for the death penalty when he could have reduced it to life in prison.
@@GuaranteedEternHe complimented Bundy several times at the end.
That whole so called expert testimony was nothing more than a religious sermon. Completely inappropriate considering what the victims went through and their families seated in the courtroom. A serial killer and torturer cannot be rehabilitated ever You would think this trial was about the law and not the true despicable crimes committed by this monster.
Incorrect. They had this discussion at length during the actual video and the judge explained precisely what was and wasn't permitted as testimony, and why, under the contemporary legislation. It's not about your opinion on serial killers, it's about the process running as defined by law. The jury then weighs up what they have been told and comes to a decision. "A serial killer and torturer cannot be rehabilitated ever" - perhaps not, but that's not enshrined in legislation and is precisely what was up for debate in this phase of the trial. "You would think this trial was about the law and not the true despicable crimes committed by this monster" - no, this trial had to *follow* the law.
. HOW SO RIGHT YOU ARE!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!!!
BE GONE.." THEODORE BUNDY"!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Now id like to hear mr. reed describe the grotesque and terrifying and inhumane way that bundy killed these women......
Okay…Bundy is a sick and miserable stain on humanity. His barbaric actions are widely acknowledged as antisocial and harmful to our collective ability to live a happy and productive life.
Strapping a living man into a chair and cooking him with electricity is absolutely savage. A savage act that requires real humans to plan, execute, clean up, and process.
It might feel good to think that some demented ghoul got what was coming. But that little dopamine hit comes at an exorbitant price.
There had to be a part of Bundy who got off on the fact that, by conducting the foul ritual of state-sanctioned electrocution, he had dragged us all down to what had been a very lonely level.
Shes literally arguing death penalty as a deterrence strategy. This isn't about any one else but Ted.
Ted Bundy could and would have never been a force for good
The only time we see Bundy worried during the Chi Omega trial. During sentencing he seemed disinterested, but here when he's finding out what really happens during an electric chair execution his blink rate goes up. He tries to hide his fear but doesn't do it very well.
Poor Judge Cowert. He was looking like he either wanted to file his nails or take a nap. Meanwhile I thought it was awesome ! I've never seen this before. Caroll you bring it always ! ❤
He was nonchalant (in the good sense) and had very good sense of humour!
While execution is sometime harder, it won't be an excuse for evil Bundy's case, he deserve it, to allow famillies of victims to find some pease! Justice always matter!
The guy with the beard and glasses at 0:00 looks a lot like Richard Dreyfuss from the 1975 Jaws movie! Looks like we have found his doppelganger!
Ma chi se ne frega ...
Each an every father who had this demon monster that murdered their beautiful little girl in the most horrible ways should be given their weapon of choice and carry out their justice on Ted Bundy!
What about when it's THEIR little girl sitting in that electric chair for murder? You think they'd agree with capital punishment then? 🤔
@@jamielehman4934 you sound like an idiot.If my son or daughter did the disgusting things this monster did then I would not even claim them as my flesh and blood and I would want to take them out my dam self..It's ignorant assholes like you that support these pieces of shit
I agree with you and if he did this to my daughter I would have wanted to be able to have just one hour with him..He needs to be handcuffed to a wall like he did to one of his victims and I would do the same exact thing to him that he did to my daughter!!!!
@@jamielehman4934 What about it?
@@jamielehman4934 huh...hes talking about the innocent victims...nice try tho.
42 years of trial practice leads me to conclude that our criminal justice system does not rise to the level of certainty required for the just imposition of the death penalty. Best to leave such "certainty" to the Taliban and their ilk.
Hes so bizarrely arrogant.
Carol YOU are a superstar!
I really liked Margaret Good's argument here for Don Reed's testimony on the death penalty. As much as I can't stand her murdering psychopath of a client, I think she was a good attorney and unlike Ted's other attorneys, she vigorously defended her client in the best way possible. I also felt that she connected better with the jury. Interestingly, Margaret Good was hand picked by Bundy to be his defense attorney and you could tell that Ted seemed to connect with her more than his other attorneys.
I think she was the best of his attorneys too.
even better than slick John Henry Browne? lol. that guy just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. hard to say why. Well, no it isn't that hard, actually. It's those damned silk scarves. :D he's a dandy of the first order.
She was on point on this subject 👏
That's because she was a woman
Any lawyer that defends this sadistic POS is just as bad as bundy himself
That was a terrible move to tell people how harsh it is to be executed like they were supposed to care about ted people want him to have a hard time dieing
Tentaram um acordo para a prisão perpétua porém Bundy não aceitou
Whether you're in favour of capital punishmen or not, the electric chair is a weird form of execution when you think about it. Considering all the other options.
Death penalty is still good as a deterrent to avoid further killings by someone, and for the worst of the worst.
Disagree. It's an awful idea that has resulted in the deaths of many innocent people.
Thank you, spot on
@Edmund Pickle That's not the point 🤫
I agree. I don't see it so much as a deterrent but it's an effective way of ridding society of those who have committed heinous crimes, who cannot be reformed to return to everyday life without harming others. Bundy was always an escape risk, and his crimes were atrocious, so his execution was great, even if it was 10 years too late!
Well, preventing future crimes from the person executed yes but not as a general matter. Most multiple murderers like Bundy are so narcissistic and self important that the idea of getting caught doesn't occur to them. Mentally ill offenders are so consumed by delusions and fantasy as their primary motivation.
Bundy had a horrific childhood.
It must have had a bearing on him.
No he didnt
I had the pleasure to watch the judge in action on a different case prior to Bundy and he was an excellent Judge who enjoyed teaching us the law.
He practically applauded him during sentencing. He was a good ole boy and we will be better off when judges like that are gone. Gloating about how he wished he could’ve seen bundy as an attorney instead was wildly inappropriate and frankly appalling
@@Tsumami__I think you misunderstood. The judge meant he would have had a bright future as a lawyer if he hadn’t embarked on the dark path he did as he was clearly an intelligent man .
I believe they should call a witness like Mr. Reed for every life or death case bc it is important jurors know what sentence it is they are passing down. Most jurors/people I think don’t really know what it means to sentence someone to death in a way that they know they’ll be able to handle. I do believe however bundy was not someone who could have been rehabilitated no way.
I've always found what the judge said to Bundy in that infamous sentencing clip to be extremely inappropriate in light of what the victims and their families suffered, but seeing this puts it into a somewhat different perspective. The quote where he said, "I have no animosity toward you," to Bundy actually appears to be in response to Don Reed's account of the executed prisoner saying, "I find no fault with the system that sentenced me. I'm guilty and I'm ready to pay the penalty. I just want people to know I hold no malice toward anyone", at 22:26. The story goes onto Don Reed telling the arresting officer that it's a shame the young man isn't being given the opportunity for rehabilitation, and the arresting officer telling him, "you don't know him like I do. It'll be a pleasure seeing him die," after which Reed repeats the quote by the prisoner. The arresting officer has something of a change of heart following witnessing the man's execution. It appears the story affected the judge emotionally, just based on his body language. I think he may have also been sympathetic toward Bundy's mother.
I don't personally think Bundy could have been rehabilitated, nor do I think he should have been given such an opportunity. I find it unfortunate his execution wasn't botched, actually.
I'm fine with the execution going down without a hitch, dead is dead.
Couldn't agree more. He was a monster.
Agree - he was a scumbag coward who battered women and slaughtered them. Delusional inadequate creep.
I think he said it for 2 reasons:
1. So they couldn’t appeal for ineffective council.
2. That’s the only way to get through to a psychopath.
@@rachelraquel758 he was offered a plea deal at one point death penalty or life without parole..."he thought he could wing it "
The only rehabilitation Ted got was coming from his good old electric chair as he rode the lightning.
You’re sick
Burned scalp and melted skin right down to the bone on his scalp. Terrible shame.
Thanks for this one. So marvelous they allowed cameras in those proceedings. My brother, who was an attorney, argued in Florida that electrocution was cruel and unusual. Florida didn't agree with him at that time.
In Ted's case, I don't think anything could be considered too cruel or unusual punishment.
@@elizabethbathory6144 fr
@@elizabethbathory6144 agreed he deserved every second
Let the punishment fit the crime!
@@rasberryfields2132 Bronze Age doctrine.
Definitely made old Ted a bit uncomfortable there lol. Felt a bit sorry for him tbh.
This woman attorney is stellar! Wow!
42:24 I wonder what good Bundy did in his ten years at the Florida department of corrections. Comment 166!
Fim das atrocidades de Ted Bundy
Hes afraid ok he didnt face his crimes or fate..... Bad bad man
It was a deterrent for Ted who escaped twice before..
Escaping from a court with low security via an unlocked window is different from a maximum security prison.
What I find interesting is the amount of black people on the jury. Almost 80% of them.
Reading Ann Rule's book "The Stranger Beside Me" - she says he basically picked the jury and ignored advice from a jury expert that was helping him. Maybe he thought cause none of his victims were black, black jurors would go easy on him. Not the case!
Yep. And old manipulating Ted wouldn't fool any of them. Great job jury!
The jury could mirror this against Bundy's crimes one pain for another.. It was a win win situation for the state whether it was aloud or not.
It was after
reading The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule and seeing pictures of the victims that were brutally murdered that I became a fan of OLD SPARKEY.
um filho que traz um sofrimento terrivel para uma mãe,saber que seu filho matou jovens cruelmente,e agora vai morrer eletrocutado!!!
Think if Ted Bundy had the Dream Team representing him?
Like O.J.? O.J.was famous unlike Bundy. O.J. killed in California, where they don't have the death sentence. Bundy killed for many years in many states which have the death sentence. Some of his victims were children.O J.. let his lawyers do their job and he didn't act like an asshole in court. Bundy who was NOT a lawyer acted like a lawyer in his trial and he mocked his lawyers many tjmes.
He’d be helping OJ look for the real killers.
I would pay good money to know exactly what thoughts were racing through his head while that man is describing exactly how he is going to die a few years later. How many words in a picture they say, Bundy’s video clip could fill Doak Stadium with some still left over.
The expert was precisely detailing how Ted was going to end his days.
Probably the only time anyone has ever seen Ted Bundy squirm. I loved seeing fear in HIS eyes. I hope he had nightmares about what was to come...
Really…
He didn’t look scared at all
You can see that at 15 minutes Bundy is made to listen to an expert describe in very graphic painful detail what happens to a condemned man in the electric chair. I think this is a little justice for descriptions of the method of death awaiting his victims he would have inflicted upon some of them. You can see him process the image and he has a look of, while maybe not complete fear, definitely very uncomfortable concern. I am glad he had to sit through that, and hopefully he had an occasional nightmare of the blood vessels exploding on the hand as the volts smashed it’s way through his body leading right to years later when he got to hang out with old sparky.
He didn’t look scared at all
Ted was one of the all time great Bags of Shit.
The idea that Bundy would ever be rehabilitated is laughable. This witness offers nothing of relevance to say in this case. Anecdotal stories are interesting, but ineligible for any legitimate consideration. Before the death penalty is abandoned, murder of the innocent unborn should be abolished.
The woman knitting got pregnant by bundy beside the soda machine during the trial ... two escapes , got to be his own attorney ..WTF!!
Crazy they used to show the jury then. Plus the jury room is right next to the courtroom, i bet they could hear it all anyway lol
Description of being executed in detail...in front of defendant. Wow.
Why are only American trials so compelling?
In other words counselor do you have total recall?
Weasel still seems to not understand his eventual fate, heard he acted like pus just before chair.
14.23 onward look at Bundy as he processes the reality of how horrific a death this is gunna b 4 him!! Totally deserved mind u (he was one of if not the worst ever)
I believe his last name is spelled “Reid”.
It does stop repeat offenders. It stopped Ted.
I'm for the death penalty and I think it should be in all states
That's not going to happen.
@@bradleyholt9805 That's unfortunate.
She's actually right
Thanks, Carol for posting these video. Even if this old guy is delusional. You, and I were victims of a repeat offender. Mine did serve time but the Military has no parole system. They just put you in the brig for a year then kick you out.
I like the fact that this gentleman believed in human redemption and that those men who were commuted to prison were able to do something meaningful with their lives. However, there was no redemption for a man like Bundy especially when you view how he destroyed human life so easily. If anything can be learned here it is the fact that the death penalty was intended for men exactly like Bundy. He didn't take a life by accident or self defense. He purposely stalked and destroyed these young girls with impunity and his own twisted sexual desire.
He seemed pretty sensible to me.
How is he delusional? You can have a different view of capital punishment but this seems like a reasonable objection to it.
c'est désagréable de voir la partialité de ce juge et ses moqueries sur l'avocate de l'accusé, elle a choisi d'accepter de le défendre et il n'y a pas lieu de se moquer d'elle quoiqu'ait fait l'accusé.
5:07,..these arguments are incredible prescient and absolutely RELEVANT! How Judge Cowart missed this argument is unreal! I like Cowart, yeah, yeah yeah I know,..he’s a good ole boy type,…yet one with honorable convictions in how Justice is meted out, exercised, as we dictate it in our courts.
8:17,…This argument was absolutely relevant, contextual!NOT just Legislative!
Some woman crocheting during a lull in the trial? I believe the exact same instance occurred by women sitting on the revolutionary jury during the French Revolution. Jus sayin' In both instances lives were at stake.
Who are the murderous fiends who feel free to take the lives of others in our society?
Yeah, who - exactly?
Well we know it’s them - but
It looks like it’s us too…
Incrível. Brincou de gato e rato até o fim.
" in some cases there a smell of burnt flesh " Bundy's scalp was extensively burnt right down to his skull, you can actually see where the skin melted, below the skull cap he wore in the execution. That's some serious heat at that voltage. Shame he couldn't feel it.
14:00..... Sometimes Escorted, Crosses his arms....Have a seat please! Electrodes are affixed, “Ted’s realization 😳, I am going to fry” 🤫👨⚖️
They had to drag or carry Ted to the Chair
I feel bad for Teds Mom , Jesus ✝️ bless Louise and Jesus ✝️ bless all the victims and there families and friends amen 🙏 amen 🙏✝️
I think it was by the late 90s or early 2000s when Texas started to give out mandatory life sentences. Prior to that inmates had the possibility for parole. Never really understood that with how "tough on crime" Texas is.
Ill give it to the defense. They tried the absolute best they could to 1. Get this monster off. And 2. Try to get the death penalty off the table.
They did every single thing they could reasonably do to save teds life. But the jury was smarter than all them people trying to save him. Thank you jurors.
I'm totally against the death penalty, on the grounds that far too many people have been wrongly convicted. It also does not appear to have had any effect on the number of murders in the US. It is not a deterrent. I could not serve on a jury which had the option to recommend the death penalty.
Thanks for your opinion...
Can u imagine, being wrongly convicted for a crime and being sentenced to death for it too. I wonder what the last moments of their life is like, what are they thinking knowing they will die for a crime they never committed. Terrifying to think of ever being in that situation
I think if we made an example out of people like child molesters it would help and did something like a mandatory minimum sentence of capital punishment, but with the ability to win an appeal to serve life in prison only if the severity of their crimes being less intense. There's no acceptable way that crime could be committed but there are some people who are total monsters and there are those with the ability to actually feel remorse and understand what they've done. They shouldn't be forgiven but at least spared their lives. I think the same system should go for most violent criminals, it needs to be more direct.
According to FBI profilers, who see serial killers work up close and personal, the state of the bodies and the terrible things done to the victims while alive, the death penalty would be far more effective of carried out immediately after sentence, the way many other countries do. No lingering on death row rorting the system for 30 years with appeals costing multi millions. They will die of old age before the are executed. Death row prisoners don't work either to earn their keep like other prisoners do. In other countries with the death penalty there is no bail, no parole, no new trials.........no appeals.
@@l.pmoonstone5067 The hanging of Timothy Evans in England in the early 1950s is the best example of that (see the movie 10 Rillington Place). He was given a posthumous pardon, but a lot of good that did!
0
#JusticeforTed!
Fascinating. Hard for me to listen about an execution, I'm not sure about the death penalty. I always put myself in their place and it terrifies me. Of course, I can't imagine doing anything that would put me there either.
Have you ever put yourself into the place of any of the victims? They never did anything to put themselves into vulnerable positions other than trusting the wrong person. What murderers do to their victims is far worse than what we inflict upon convicted criminals.
Im dumbfounded that this profilic serial killer,was allowed to " question" witnesses,that he raped or abused by him!!!
OUTRAGEOUS!!!
It’s the law of u defend yourself. Alcala did it too an even played a creepy song
I love that The Executioner that pulled that switch on and off thrice was a Woman. Bundy deserved it
Actually that is just a rumor, we don't know for sure that it was a woman.
That's a popular myth.
It was a MAN actually. Just watch the press conference after Bundy's execution.
there is actually no evidence that supports that we know the executioner
stop spreading lies that's the last thing we need after watching this?
Capirai che soddisfazione,davvero ridicola....
Death penalty is a torture of human. No one is allowed to kill someone and yet it is a punishment in a modern democracy. What a contradiction to sentence someone for killing and to kill him.
Why could he Choice gas or fire peloton??
He should have also explained another reason why the condemned is required to have his head covered with a hood, because in some cases the eyeballs explode or they might eject out of their sockets!😮🎉🎉🎉
Back then the jurors had no idea the name Ted Bundy would be the first to have the name serial killer named after him in 1974 by Robert Ressler at an academy in the United Kingdom…to them it probably was just a high profile case involving a monster…the ones who are still living sure has a story to be told…back then and this being the first trial ever broadcasted they actually show the jury…also you see during the breaks during the start of the trial Bundy walking around like he’s not the one on trial…in todays time he sure wouldn’t be walking around freely.
I watch one video were a warden or correction officer said that Bundy was calm when he was led to the chair but on another video one of the correctional officers said he whined like a baby and had to be helped walking to the chair…not to mention him whine when they put vaseline up his rear then put a diaper on him.
Also i have a video which I’m sure you can find it on UA-cam that shows him leaving that state park backing out of his parking spot…i have always wonder did he kidnap the first girl or second and was in his car or was he just stalking his prey.
LOLOLOL. Dude talking about some condemned kid and says he was a "fine looking fellow" and pictured him on a college campus somewhere. Ironic Ted Bundy was the same according to some and ended up on a college campus.
I LOVE this Judge!!!!!!
Hes fair,and NOT being manipulated by Bundy!.
WHAT ABOUT DEVISTATED FAMILIES!!?????
WHAT ABOUT THE DISMEMBERED BODIES,AND FOUL SMELLS FROM HIS APARTMENT!!??
I am on the fence on capital punishment...I think more people would be against it if life in prison actually meant that, but I have read a lot of interviews with victims of relatives who said later the execution of the criminal didn't bring them the closure they were hoping for. Others say the opposite.
Wots the reasoning for this i now the bundy case well i mean bundy i presume i this point has allready been sentenced so wots this hachuly for
He was found guilty. This is the sentencing phase. The defense called this guy who witnessed many executions. He also wrote a book about executions being cruel. This was to get a life sentence instead of the DP
I think it is cruel even not knowing when your excution date is must be mental torture i
Best Judge ever!
Owning his Chair,Power,Justice..and upholding the Law!!
Hes not being "blindfooted" by these "life imprisonment" dumbarses!!
Capital punushment us needed,im very sorry to say!
When a Christian talks you can really hear with your heart
Huh?!🤔🤨😒🙄🤣🤣🤣
0:01
I don't understand why the took the jury out.
I think it was because they were just determining whether or not his testimony would be admissible. Can't have the jury hearing something that might not make it into the trial. Again - this is just a guess on my part.
@@cautionTosserThe jury absolutely SHOULD be appraised of how we, as a Nation, mete out Death sentences…
The decay of the human soul is manifest in its use of capital punishment.
lols.... in ten years that would be his fate.... he doesnt like hearing this...