Chapters 18, 19 and 20 Summary and Analysis

Despite the many crimes in Washington, Utah and Colorado, "Ted" is seen only once and that is in July, 1974, at Lake Sammamish when Linda Ott and Denise Naslund disappear. Detectives from all the affected states work furiously to try to determine Ted Bundy's whereabouts at the time of the separate crimes. The research into Ted's phone records reveal that it had, indeed, been Ted who had phoned Ann's home a year ago in an agitated state when Ann had been in the hospital. Ann is startled by this discovery and realizes that although her contact with Ted is minimal, Ann is always on Ted's mind.

In addition to the conflicted Meg, Ted has several staunch supporters including his parents and cousins who attempt the best they can to provide alibis for Ted when approached by authorities. In November of...