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Judge Tells Notorious Serial Killer He Would've Been A 'Good Lawyer'

Ted Bundy could've been great in a courtroom as an attorney, but he turned into a defendant instead.

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Ted Bundy (Photo by Donn Dughi / State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory)

You’re a bright young man. You’d have made a good lawyer. I’d have loved to have you practice in front of me. But you went another way, partner.

— Former Dade Circuit Judge Edward D. Cowart, in comments made to Ted Bundy, the former law student-turned-serial killer and rapist, after Bundy was sentenced to death. Judge Cowart’s courtroom exchange with Bundy was featured in the chilling new Netflix documentary, “Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.”

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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