December 30th

On this day - 30 December 1977 - Ted Bundy escaped prison 

Theodore Robert Cowell better known as Ted Bundy was a American serial killer. The true count of his victims is not known but shortly before his execution he confessed to 30 homicides. Bundy played to his strengths and used his charm and handsome looks to win the trust of his female victims. Approaching his victims in public places, feigning injury or disability, or impersonating an authority figure, before leading his victims to a more secluded place and overpowering and assaulting them. Bundy was initially incarcerated in Utah in 1975 for kidnapping and assault but escaped. Facing murder charges in Colorado he engineered not one but two escapes with further murders and violence. On this day was his second escape he placed books in his bed to simulate a body. He proceeded to climb out of the crawlspace and broke trough to the ceiling into the apartment of the chief jailer who was out with his wife. He then changed to street clothes and walked out the front door. Bundy was not caught again until February 12th in Florida. When Bundy was arrested his arresting officer was unaware he had captured a FBI ten most wanted criminal and he herd him say
"I wished you had killed me"

Bundy at his trail