Dark Tide: Growing Up with Ted Bundy

By Megan Atkinson and Edna Cowell Martin

Book Overview

Including never-before-seen photos and handwritten letters from Bundy, Dark Tide's message is as gut-wrenching as it is clear, asking the question: how well do we know those we trust most?

Edna's world turned upside down when her close cousin, Ted Bundy, was linked to the gruesome murders that had plagued her hometown of Seattle. Both devastating and dangerous, she reveals her journey of discovering the truth about her cousin who was more like a sibling, a man she loved, admired, and thought she knew so well. Edna delves into the unbelievable and chilling episodes she experienced, from confronting Ted and discovering a side of him she never suspected to waking to the FBI at her door after he escaped jail.

Whether searching memories for signs she'd missed or detailing scenes of life under the radar in a world still fixated on her cousin, Edna's account tells the Ted Bundy story from a critical, new perspective: someone who called him family.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CTYHCX6T
• ISBN13: 9798888450604
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Permuted Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Enlightening perspective about the effects of violent crime on families close to the perpetrator.

Many times, when we read about violent crime the primary focus is on the perpetrator. The victims are described as those actually attacked and their families. The interesting thing about this book is it's written by a family member of the convicted and includes the perspectives of addition family members. They are also victims in unique ways. Much can be learned about the nature of such atrocities if more stories were bravely shared.