The vial of Bundy blood found in 2011: Why were there orders back then in FL & WA to destroy evidence associated to him?
Was it because Bundy had been working with the FBI on a project that was highly questionable and one they wanted to hide – this was in 1973 per the documents that were sealed. Or was it also because of his affiliation since 1969 to high ranking officials of the Republican Party? Why destroy evidence from major crime scenes in WA State and evidence collected from him in Florida?
According to the FBI report that was circulated publicly, the vial of blood was found in the summer of 2011 either June or July after a Tacoma detective was investigating the case of Ann Marie Burr – a case Bundy always denied being his behind the scenes. This evidence was located or occurred one month approximately after I first came forward to the regional FBI in Seattle complaining of intimidation, and being blocked from an investigation of my case and also from accessing the justice system as a survivor and witness/victim of that time period. One month later approximately the blood was located and all inquiries per the AG Office would be refused except where blood DNA could be used. Given that DNA degrades over time especially in outdoor settings, it is essentially to me a superficial find and effort only.
I have some very real concerns and valid questions about not only the timing of this find of Bundy blood but about it overall and its use excluding all other investigative options. Since when in a serial case is DNA evidence the only thing considered? Since when is DNA the only thing considered in any case? I have listed concerns below.
The FBI states the vial was found in Florida. News reports state that the blood was taken when Bundy was arrested and was somehow preserved despite an order to destroy evidence. There are two immediate questions here: first, why would anyone give an order to destroy evidence in a murder conviction situation? Who gave that order and why isn’t that order in the public domain? It should be available FOIA. I’ve never seen it. Second, why would you take a vial of blood from him in 1978 when he hadn’t yet been convicted? Where were his attorneys at the time and wouldn’t you need a warrant for that blood? Again, where is the paper work for the drawing of the blood? Where is the paper trail and provenance?
What is the actual provenance of the blood – who drew it, when it was drawn, where was it kept, why was it drawn in the first place – who ordered that draw? Where is the chain of custody paperwork and the trail of paper between 1978 and 2011? Where was the blood found and who found it – was the find logged in via proper channels? What condition was it in? How was it stored over the years? Who tested it? An independent lab or the FBI? How did they prove it was Bundy’s – what sample did they obtain and compare it to? Where is the actual data of that comparative analysis – where was the comparative sample obtained, how old was it and how did they come by that comparative sample? If the chain of custody cannot be proven and the blood was in poor condition has it been retested at all independently? If they had blood before his final appeals why wasn’t the blood evidence there in the vial factored in to his trial in Florida and compared against any found at the scene in Florida? They had blood evidence but they were relying on teeth marks? In so serious a case as his? Couldn’t it have been compared against the semen found? There was semen evidence from what I’ve read in the bedroom of at least two of the girls and there were also the other items which could have been tested against this blood. If they indeed drew it at the time of his arrest why wouldn’t it have been used in the trial? DNA was in use at the time.
Here is a link to one of the articles: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-bund...
They located the blood after a Tacoma detective started looking into Ann Marie Burr – a victim of someone but one Bundy emphatically always claimed was not his – even if she was and we will never know that now, what about all those years that passed between the time the trial of Bundy ended and the execution and all the families who were still seeking loved ones who were missing and all the evidence of Taylor Mountain? Why weren’t their cries for resolution heard for decades? Their loss was never even considered or their cases worked yet in 2011 Ann Marie Burr was investigated as a Bundy case when he always denied she was a victim of his and when Taylor Mountain and Issaquah evidence showed at least 2-3 girls who were never identified – yet their cases weren’t worth investigating? They weren’t worth looking at thoroughly? Why wasn’t that vial of blood used to test the materials at Taylor Mountain both retrieved at the site and also at Issaquah and also directly associated to Bundy like the axe handle? The FBI report claims in 1992 “we’ll never know”. Why didn’t they search for a vial of blood immediately in 1978 if one was drawn? Why again was any order given to destroy any evidence?
What about the evidence found at Taylor Mountain and proven by the original search lists…
Has there been any independent testing in a lab certified to do so of the sample given out by FBI to verify the profile? Has it ever been carbon dated as to its actual date of origin?
Who authorized Bundy to be cremated when DNA was already in its infancy and being used and there were multiple unsolved cases in WA State and other states?
Where is the medical examiner report issued after the execution? According to Florida law any inmate executed or dying on state premises has to be examined by the medical examiner. Where are those records and who authorized the image of Bundy post mortem appearing on the internet?
Bundy’s clothing that he wore in prison also would have had DNA on it and so DNA was present all the time that he was incarcerated in Florida and during his entire trial. Why wasn’t this used when at the same time DNA was being used in Florida in another case and it was known of? A warrant could have been obtained to test his DNA using his clothing or his blood during the trial – again so why the vial of blood drawn when he was arrested and why wasn’t it put forward as evidence and called out to the attention of the court and to his attorneys and so forth. Nothing in the Bundy cases adds up to the way the justice system is supposed to work.
How did Robert Keppel get empowered to sue the state of Florida for Bundy’s notes that Bundy had kept in prison after Bundy was executed? Keppel at the time was an investigator for the AG office of WA, but he wasn’t an AG so why was he able to accomplish this lawsuit? Why did he sue for all the originals? Bundy was dead, he was executed in another state and Keppel could have just asked for copies but he didn’t – he sued and he won to get custody of the originals. What was in those notes that he felt he needed to sue the state of FL to get them? Obviously it was something he wanted to hide otherwise why bother? Where are those notes now and who has them and why was Keppel ever allowed to do this and why did he win? It seems to me unprecedented in its action.
"Reconstructing Sara" The Lost Victim of Ted Bundy
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