 ታዳጊ ካላገባች ፣ በአሥራዎቹ ዕድሜ ላይ ከሚገኝ እናት የተወለደችው ፣ ቴድ የአባቱን ማንነት በጭራሽ አልተማረ እና አያቱ በእውነቱ እናቱ (እና እናቱ በእርግጥ እህቱ) እንደሆኑ በማመን ነው ያደገው።
Born to an unwed, teenaged mother, Bundy never learned his father's identity and was raised believing that his grandmother was actually his mother (and his mother actually his sister).