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Nature Versus Nurture "Evil isn't a cosmological riddle, only selfish human behavior" - Joyce Carol Oates There are varying beliefs regarding why some people follow a path in life paved with values, ethics, and morals, while others trample on the rights and lives of others without a second thought. Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy appeared to be by most accounts an all American kind of guy. Good looking and gregarious, helpful and thoughtful, considerate and …

…sloppy, disorganized killer who left behind a plethora of evidence, particulary in the brutal Chi Omega killings in Florida. So, why did Ted become a killer? There are many theories about evil behavior. Some people believe monsters are made by their parents, by society, by a certain weakness in their soul. Some believe monsters are born without a conscience, like some people are born without a limb. A simple biological error. What do you believe?