Conversations With A Serial Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes - A look into the mind of a psycho

Ted Bundy isn't what you would call the angelic type. Or the normal type. In fact, he is probably the most notorious serial killer from the United States of America, having brutally murdered and raped over thirty young women throughout the 1970s. For some reason, he is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, and some might even say he's evolving into a sex symbol for some people. There are two major reasons I and many others think he's having this new-found fame: the first reason, is because it was recently announced that actor Zack Efron will portray him in a movie about him and his long-time lover Elizabeth Kloepfer, which'll be coming out later this year.

The other reason is that Netflix recently released a four part documentary on the notorious serial killer, called Conversations With A Serial Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. This series explores Bundy's evolution from charming, intelligent youth to merciless, brutal murderer. I recently watched it with my mother, and I will you right now, this series does deal with disturbing and upsetting events and imagery, so if those sort of things trigger you, this might not be the show for you.

The "Tapes" and "Conversations" that the show refers to in its title are a series of recordings made by journalist Stephen Michaud who interviewed Bundy several times while he was on death row. These interviews play during the show at various points, often when the show recounts how Bundy killed many of his victims.

The show has decent production values, and I can say that, while the premise doesn't sound all that interesting, I was hooked on it. Having grown up with a mother and stepmother who religiously watched the Crime and Investigation Network and Investigation Discovery, I can say that this is a very good crime documentary. It's definitely not for everyone (even I can't really watch crime docs, cause I simply find them to oftentimes be boring and a slog to get through), but if you feel like this sort of thing won't upset you, I'd say give it a try.

Just don't expect the show to be a long, winding story, as its only four episodes long. Its short length was a bit of a surprise to me, but, considering each episode is an hour or so long, I still found the content that was there to be rather enjoyable.

This series gets a 7,2 out of 10 for me. It loses points for being rather short and for simply being something you can't exactly binge watch without being left slightly disturbed, but other than that, I'm glad Netflix brought us this show, and hopefully they bring some more good quality original crime documentaries to their streaming service.