Killer Psyche

Thomas Richard Bunday: The North Pole Killer

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Dec 21, 2021
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ANECDOTE

North Pole Murders

  • In 1979, North Pole, Alaska, experienced a series of disappearances and murders of young women, starting with Glinda Soderman.
  • The police initially did not connect the cases and only formed a task force after the fourth disappearance.
INSIGHT

Bunday's Childhood

  • Thomas Richard Bunday had a troubled childhood with an abusive father and difficult social life due to his weight.
  • These early experiences, including his father's death, likely contributed to his development into a killer.
ANECDOTE

Military and Family Life

  • Bunday joined the Air Force and served in Southeast Asia, where he had an affair.
  • Despite the resulting drama and his wife's affair, they reconciled and had a daughter together.
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