What Happened To Ted Bundy's Wife, Carole Ann Boone?

Carole Ann Boone had worked with and was friends with Bundy long before his troubles with the law began, and she remained an ardent supporter of his while he stood trial in Florida for the grisly sorority house murders that would eventually send him to death row. In a scene that would be shocking even on a soap opera, Bundy proposed marriage to Boone in 1980 after calling her to the witness stand in his trial where he was acting as his own defense attorney. As a result, thanks to Bundy's scheming and knowledge of Florida law, the two were married right there in the court. And during one of their regular conjugal visits, Boone conceived a daughter, Rose, who's believed to be Bundy's only child.

The strange marriage ended in divorce in 1986. Although many thought Boone was depraved for marrying a serial killer, Bundy didn't confess to his crimes until the last few years of his life. He'd used his charms to manipulate Boone (along with many others) into thinking he was innocent. When he finally did confirm the horrifying accusations against him, Boone left the marriage. In her book Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer, author and attorney Polly Nelson said that Boone was "devastated by his sudden wholesale confessions in his last days."

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qL7Up56eZpOkunB9l3JvbWxfrLWiwIyhmKmolaOypXnTqGStnZRir7a6w7KqZq%2BZm7Jur8CrpqWdXZa7r3nBqKannV8%3D