Ted Bundy was from Burlington, Vermont, in the United States, where he was born on November 24, 1946.

Basic facts

  • He was born as Theodore Robert Bundy (né Cowell) at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers in Burlington, Vermont.
  • Although born in Vermont, he spent his early childhood with his grandparents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later grew up mainly in Tacoma, Washington.

How “where he’s from” is usually described

  • Biographies typically list Burlington, Vermont, as his birthplace, but many accounts also associate him strongly with Washington State because that is where he lived, studied, and began many of his crimes.
  • So in short: he was born in Burlington, Vermont, but was largely raised and became notorious while living in Washington State.