Who is Rose Bundy?

Rose Bundy, also referred to as “Rosa” by her parents, was famously known as the only daughter of the notorious American serial killer, Ted Bundy. After the death of her father, many have wondered what may have happened to Rosa and her mother. What was her life after the devastating and traumatic tragedy that is her past?

Family background and history

Who is Ted Bundy?

Theodore Robert ‘Ted’ Cowell – who later took the surname ‘Bundy’ – was born on 24 November 1946, in Burlington, Vermont USA. He is the first born of Eleonor Louise Cowell, but his father’s identity remained unknown.

His mother was 22 years old and unmarried when he was born.  According to a book written by Ann Rule, entitled “A Stranger Beside Me,” his mother claims to have been seduced by a sailor named Jack Worthington, who left after getting her pregnant.

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However, when his birth records were retrieved, a man named Lloyd Marshall, a US Air Force veteran was registered as his biological father, however, this remains unconfirmed. With that, he was initially placed and fostered in Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers, to avoid the stigma during that time about having children outside marriage.

During his toddler years, he was brought to her mother’s family home, where she introduced herself around as Ted’s older sister, and her parents took full responsibility for becoming his believed biological parents. Because of that, many speculated that his grandfather, Samuel Cowell may have been responsible for the pregnancy of his daughter. However, in recent years, a psychologist named Dorothy Otnow Lewis claimed to have compared a DNA test between Samuel and Ted, and later confirmed that the claim was false.

Neighbors of the family confirmed that they were a troubled household.

His grandfather was known as an alcoholic who would later turn violent towards his wife and children, while his grandmother stayed obedient to her husband, but suffered a lot from depression. Nevertheless, Ted had nothing to do but accept the environment he was living in, and when growing up even looked up to his grandfather as his role model.

During his teenage years, he confirmed through a cousin the truth about his true parents, when he found his real birth certificate and started resenting his mother.

In 1952, his mother married Johnny Culpepper Bundy, and they had four kids together. Johnny adopted Ted, hence the change of surname, but Ted wasn’t fond of his new family, and instead started distancing himself, and lived life on his own.

His entire childhood – resentment, lies and anger – are believed to have contributed to his sociopathic and manipulative behavior that led to his future crimes.

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In contrast to this, Bundy was known as charismatic, charming, and book smart, even attending law school at the University of Utah. However, these qualities would be used for horrific and death-defying crimes involving young women.

Crime History

Ted Bundy became known as the sociopathic narcissist driving his 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, into which he would lure victims, and proceed to sexually assault and later kill them.

One thing to note about Ted’s killings is that his victims had particular qualities— young white women with long straight hair parted in the middle.

This takes us back to his former and probably his first love, Diane Edwards, who was a pristine, beautiful, elegant woman who came from a wealthy clan. He was challenged by her qualities, so applied to several law schools, but was declined. With this, Edwards broke it off, leaving Bundy with a vicious desire for revenge, lead him to commit heinous crimes toward women who looked like his ex-.

Throughout his trial, he was the first accused to represent himself in court as his defense attorney; his was also the first televised case in the US.

Accusations were thrown at him left and right, but he managed to manipulate the situation, and even gained a huge number of followers from young ladies across the country.

After losing the trial and being put on death row, he proceeded to admit a few of his crimes, to prolong his days before execution, and to possibly reduce his sentence. He later confessed to psychologist Art Norman, that his first kidnapping occurred in Ocean City, New Jersey in 1969. However, his killing started in 1971, admitting that he murdered two women in Atlantic City, NJ while visiting his family in Philadelphia.

He then went on a killing spree from 1972 to 1974 but refused to elaborate on details of the murders. He eventually confessed to a total of 30 killings, however, based on the many missing women and deaths, the court speculated that there were at least a hundred murders committed by him, but never confirmed.

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On 24 January 1989, at 7:00 in the morning, Bundy was executed in the electric chair in Florida.

Who is Carole Ann Boone?

Carole Anne Boone was born on 1 January 1947 in Olympia, Washington, USA. There was little to no information about her childhood, as she kept her life away from the media.

In 1974, she worked at the Washington State Department of Emergency Services, responsible for having a centralized emergency response system during incidents and disasters. Her co-workers described her as smart and competent, and also very mature, portraying a mother-like figure to them.

Prior to her marriage with Bundy, she was divorced twice, and had a teenage son named Jamey Boone.

After the traumatic events in her life with the serial killer, she lived most of her life in private and away from the limelight. She was last seen in Seattle, and later passed away in 2018 aged 70.

First meeting and marriage

Bundy and Boone met in 1974 when they were working together at the Washington State Department of Emergency Services. Boone was a single mother with a teenage son, and recently divorced. On the other hand, Bundy was with long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer and fathered her young daughter named Molly. He was studying psychology and law at the University of Washington.

Bundy admitted convincing her into having an affair with Boone, but she turned him down. They remained in a platonic relationship, until they met once again. Boone has no idea of the killings of Bundy, and stood by him as a character reference during his court trials. She even smuggled money to help him escape when he was detained in Colorado.

In 1980, Bundy made a marriage proposal to Boone and tied the knot in front of the judge during one of his trials.

What was the truth about Ted and Carole’s relationship?

Bundy was considered a sociopathic narcissist, and people of that nature do not have feelings or emotion, but can fake emotion to manipulate and gaslight.

During Bundy and Carole’s controversial marriage, it was later revealed that he didn’t fall in love with Boone, but made her a prop to reduce his sentence, and divert people’s attention to his charms and looks, and away from his heinous crimes. He used his marriage to make himself look like a family person, and that he was incapable of doing such horrible things.

Rose Bundy – controversial birth, early life, and background

Not long after the controversial wedding, Boone became pregnant with their only daughter, Rose Bundy.

A few speculative theories arose about Boone conceiving a child while Bundy was on death row. In a recorded interview with Boone, she stated that after the wedding, they kept staring at the window, with a black guard being nice to them. They performed intercourse behind the water fountain, in the bathroom, or behind the vending machine. There were also speculations that she brought a condom, and returned with sperm inside, and got away with it undetected.

Rose Bundy was born on 24 October 1982.

Divorce

Boone believed that Bundy was innocent, hence the reason why she stayed beside him during the trial. However, when he was on death row, when he knew that he’d lost the case, he took advantage of the situation, and revealed the crimes one by one, to prolong his time to live.

The revelations triggered Boone to file for divorce from Bundy, three years before he was executed. He stopped receiving phone calls from her, and she refused to let Bundy see their daughter. They moved several states away and have maintained their privacy until now.

What happened to Rose Bundy? Where is she now?

With the agonizing truth about her father, Rose Bundy alongside her mother and half-siblings moved several states away.

Sources state that she is 40, living in Oklahoma with her husband and children, and identifies herself now as “Abigail Griffin” or “Amapola White”.

Rose was once brought in for an interview with a former colleague of Boone and Bundy, but stated that she grew up nothing like her father, not having inherited any of his personality traits. She is intelligent and kind, deserved privacy, and to stay away and distance herself from the disgusting truth about her serial killer father.

Tim Malone is mostly known for being the fiancé of Don Lemon, a famous CNN TV host. Formerly working at NBC, now he is a successful real estate agent at Douglas Elliman. The couple became engaged in April of 2019, but the date of their wedding is still not yet known.

Early life, family, educational background

Tim Malone was born on 6 April 1984, in Water Mill, New York USA. He is of American Nationality, but little is known about his descent. His parents prefer to stay out of social media and remain unnamed. According to sources, Tim must be the only child since he’s never mentioned having any siblings.

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Malone attended Southampton High School in New York, engaging in activities such as acting and creative writing. He also played soccer and basketball, but didn’t pursue a career in sports. He enroll into Boston College to study Journalism and History, and graduated from the university in 2006 with a degree in Journalism.

Career

Career in media

After finishing his studies, Tim Malone started working at NBCUniversal as a production assistant for the “Today Show”, staying this role for a year, then transferring to the sales team of the USA & SYFY networks in 2007. He stayed on the NBCUniversal until 2013, working in the team of Sports and Olympics for five years.

According to Tim’s LinkedIn profile, in 2013 he started working at Billboard, an American music and entertainment magazine, spending three years at the company, occupying the positions of Director and Executive Director.

The final destination of his media career was Jukin Media, where he worked as an Executive Director for less than a year.

Career in real estate

In 2018, Tim Malone changed his career path and moved into real estate. He started working at The Corcoran Group, where he spent more than two years. Then Douglas Elliman Real Estate hired him in 2020 and he’s been employed there ever since. Tim’s experience in media and advertising has helped him become a successful NYC & Hamptons real estate agent.

Personal life, fiancé journalist Don Lemon

Tim Malone met Don Lemon in 2016, and they started dating in the summer of the same year. They hinted at their relationship in 2017, when Don posted their picture on Instagram, depicting the couple on their way to a ’90s theme party. Tim also posted apicture of Don on his social media pages.

Their affection was brought to the public eye once again in 2018, when they shared a kiss during CNN’s New Year celebration. Don and Tim also showed up together at the 28th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

In April 2019, Malone proposed to Lemon with the question written on their dog’s collar: ‘Daddy will you marry papa?’ Don said yes and the couple became engaged.

They now live together in Manhattan and Sag Harbor with their three dogs: Boomer, Barkley and Gus.

Tim and Don haven’t set the date of their wedding yet – they were waiting for the Covid-19 pandemic to end, as they wanted to celebrate with their families and friends. According to People, in his interview with Tamron Hill, Don mentioned that the couple is planning to have kids after they marry.

Who is Don Lemon?

Don Lemon is a well-known American journalist, who was born under the zodiac sig of Aries on 1 March 1966, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA. His father, Wilmon Lee Richardson, was a famous attorney who fought for the abolition of segregation on public transportation in Baton Rouge; he died of diabetes in 1975.

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His mother is Katherine Clark, who supported Lemon when he came out about his sexual orientation. Don had two siblings, Leisa and Yma Lemon, however, Leisa passed away in 2018.

After matriculating from the Baker High School in Louisiana, Don attended Louisiana State University, majoring in broadcast journalism, and graduating from Brooklyn College in 1996.

Lemon started his successful career as an intern at WNYW while he was still attending university, and later on he was a weekend news anchor for WBRC and WCAU. He also worked as an anchor and investigative reporter for Fox affiliate and became a correspondent for NBC affiliates and NBC itself. He worked for popular news shows, such as “Weekend Today”, “Today”, and “NBC Nightly News”.

While working at the NBC-owned station WMAQ-TV in Chicago, Lemon won three Emmys for local reporting. He advanced in his career even more after joining CNN in 2006. He was always vocal about the existing problems on the network, and also spoke loudly about issues faced by African-American communities, for which he received a lot of criticism. According to sources, in 2018, he opened one of his shows by saying ‘This is CNN Tonight. I’m Don Lemon. The president of the United States is racist’. For raising his voice about racial tweets and behavior, Lemon received a backlash from conservatives, and inevitably President Donald Trump.

Don has been hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve special with co-host Brooke Baldwin since 2014.

Hobbies, favorite things, and interesting facts

Apart from leading a successful real estate career, Tim Malone loves working out, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys running and has completed the Boston and NYC Marathons. Allegedly, Tim’s favorite city is Paris, and he loves continental food. Malone is an animal-lover, looking after three dogs along with his fiancé.

Appearance, clothing style

Tim Malone is 6ft 2ins (188cm) in height and weighs about 187lbs (85 kgs). He has an athletic body, light brown hair, and blue eyes, and seems to be of Caucasian descent, with his white skin and lighter complexion.

As a real estate agent, Tim has a classic clothing style, and wears suits quite frequently, appearing in classic clothes even on his Instagram posts. In casual situations, he wears T-shirts with classic pants.

Net worth and salary

As of 2022, the net worth of Tim Malone is approximately $10 million; his main source of income is his real estate job, however, it’s unknown how much he earns annually. The net worth of his fiancé, Don Lemon, is estimated to be close to $12 million – allegedly, Don Lemon earns $4 million a year for his role at CNN. He owns a house in Hamptons, Sag Harbor, valued at $4.5 million.