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How Bite Marks Convicted Ted Bundy _ The New Detectives
Season 4
Episode 31
Published 5 months, 1 week ago
Description
A forensic odontologist walked into a Miami courtroom and changed American legal history forever. The evidence was a bruise on the buttock of a murdered college student. The weapon was Ted Bundy's crooked teeth.
In this episode of The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic experts examine how bite mark analysis helped convict one of the most notorious serial killers in history. Dr. Richard Souviron, a forensic odontologist, testified that the bite mark on Chi Omega sorority victim Lisa Levy matched the unique pattern of Bundy's misaligned teeth [citation:5]. Leon County sheriff Ken Katsaris, who investigated the case, recalled: "The bite marks became the centerpiece of that investigation. He used his teeth on two of the young ladies. It's as if he was definitely signing his signature" [citation:4].
The episode also explores how dental evidence helped identify bodies and catch ruthless killers in other cases [citation:2]. Season 7, Episode 7, titled A Deadly Smile, originally aired on December 18, 2001 [citation:2][citation:10]. The defense attacked the science as part art, part optical illusion [citation:8]. But the jury needed only six hours and forty minutes to convict [citation:5].
Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because Bundy's crooked teeth left a mark that sent him to the electric chair.
In this episode of The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic experts examine how bite mark analysis helped convict one of the most notorious serial killers in history. Dr. Richard Souviron, a forensic odontologist, testified that the bite mark on Chi Omega sorority victim Lisa Levy matched the unique pattern of Bundy's misaligned teeth [citation:5]. Leon County sheriff Ken Katsaris, who investigated the case, recalled: "The bite marks became the centerpiece of that investigation. He used his teeth on two of the young ladies. It's as if he was definitely signing his signature" [citation:4].
The episode also explores how dental evidence helped identify bodies and catch ruthless killers in other cases [citation:2]. Season 7, Episode 7, titled A Deadly Smile, originally aired on December 18, 2001 [citation:2][citation:10]. The defense attacked the science as part art, part optical illusion [citation:8]. But the jury needed only six hours and forty minutes to convict [citation:5].
Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because Bundy's crooked teeth left a mark that sent him to the electric chair.