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Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

Capturing The Infamous Serial Killer Ted Bundy | Ken Katsaris and Kathy Klein Rubin Part II

Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum

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4.4696 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum sits down for a part II series with Kathy Kleiner, a survivor of Ted Bundy's infamous 1978 attack on the Chi Omega sorority house, and Ken Katsaris, the former Leon County Sheriff whose determination led to Bundy's capture. Ken and Kathy share their experiences, insights, and the emotional aftermath of that night, we're given a unique perspective on the case that rocked Tallahassee and the world. 

If you missed part I of this series listen here - https://omny.fm/shows/zone-7-with-sheryl-mccollum/kathy-kleiner-rawson-part-1-edited 

Ken Katsaris is the Leon County Sheriff, instrumental in the investigation and capture of Ted Bundy.

Kathy Kleiner is a remarkable survivor who endured one of the most notorious crimes in American history - the brutal 1978 attacks by serial killer Ted Bundy at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University.

Show Notes:

  • [0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum.  
  • [0:30] Sheryl introduces Kathy Kleiner and Sherrif Ken Katsaris to the listeners 
  • [1:00] If you missed part one with Kathy Kleiner listen here: Surviving Ted Bundy | Kathy Kleiner Rubin Shares Her Story: Part I  
  • [2:00] Ken details the night he received the phone call about the Ted Bundy attack at Chi Omega sorority house
  • [6:00] Ken’s role on the night of the attack
  • [13:15] Kathy joins the conversation
  • [17:30] Bundy's bite impressions are explained as his signature 
  • [24:00] The capture of Ted Bundy and the pivotal moments leading to it
  • [31:00] The strategy for interrogation and securing Bundy
  • [34:00] Ted Bundy's bizarre requests to talk only at midnight by a window on a full moon
  • [39:30] “I didn't get my doctorate but I got my serial killer.”
  • [42:30] Reflections on the psychological impact of Bundy's crimes 
  • [50:00] Closing thoughts from Kathy and Sheriff Katsaris on justice and healing
  • [57:30] “Obviously, I was very motivated to work the case. I had two young daughters at home and I vowed that this person would be stopped. I put everything: my heart, my soul, my skills to work on it. And together with a big team of people who came up with leads, a person, and eventually a conviction.”
  • Thanks for listening to another episode! If you love the show and want to help grow the show, please head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review! 

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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award-winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

You can connect and learn more about Sheryl’s work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org

Social Links:

Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum - https://www.facebook.com/sheryl.mccollum/

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Y'all, there are times in this business where your heart just gets pulled in.

0:15.0

And tonight is one of those times.

0:17.9

We have the opportunity to hear from a victim and her sheriff while they talk about the incident that bonded them, bonded them like battle buddies.

0:29.6

We have Kathy Kleiner and the former Leon County Sheriff Ken Kassaris.

0:35.3

It is an absolute honor for me to welcome both of them. And I want to tell you a little bit

0:41.0

about the sheriff. I know y'all know Kathy Kleiner. She was in the last episode, but the sheriff was

0:46.5

elected in 1976. He trained as an officer. He was later a teacher. He has great skills in forensics. He taught college and started a criminal justice program.

0:58.0

Sheriff Casares stood in front of the house on Jefferson Street and listened to the details of this unspeakable, unimaginable, horrific crime.

1:10.0

He took the reins of this investigation.

1:13.6

There was a team that was an unbelievable team, professional team, more than one agency involved,

1:20.6

but don't make the mistake of who was in charge.

1:23.6

He had people describing the scene to him.

1:26.6

He heard all of it.

1:28.3

And then he heard there was more than one victim.

1:31.3

Two that survived for now, two that were already deceased.

1:36.3

He saw Kathy Kleiner that night.

1:39.3

He watched her get loaded and put into an amulence.

1:42.3

He never stopped praying for her.

1:46.6

Now y'all, he's a pro. He's a dedicated lawman that refuses to use the word hero, but that's

1:53.4

exactly the word I'm going to use. He's a hero in every sense of the word. If there is

1:59.1

anybody that you would want in your Zone 7, it's Ken Kassaris. Welcome to Zone 7.

2:07.5

Thank you for the invitation to be here. My heart is swelled, knowing that Kathy is also talking

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