'His Eyes Turned Coal Black' Ted Bundy’s Cousin On Discovering He Was a Killer

The name Ted Bundy inspires nothing but fear and anger in the hearts of Americans, but for Edna Cowell Martin, the serial killer was her kind, gregarious cousin during her formative years. When the truth about his despicable crimes finally came to light, she was barely able to believe it. Now, after 50 years of remaining as anonymous as possible, she's finally ready to talk about life with Ted.

Edna reveals to Piers Morgan multiple instances where she saw the mask drop and Ted's cold heartless psyche came to the fore. She even explains that on one occasion while driving him in her car, she mentally prepared herself to crash the vehicle if Ted tried anything. Now in her new book 'Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy', anyone can find out what is was like coming of age in the shadow of America's most notorious serial killer.

00:58 - Introduction
01:30 - What’s it like to be related to Ted Bundy?
06:00 - "He would come by my apartment frequently"
06:27 - "He wrote a pamphlet on rape prevention for women"
07:00 - "His eyes had gone cold black”
10:18 - “we were all terrified, terrified of my cousin and I didn’t even know it”
13:17 - “He could lie so easily”
15:00 - Edna recalls the moment she realised her cousin was a murderer
21:45 - Bundy’s execution
27:40 - Criticism for 'profiting' off Bundy’s crimes
31:28 - "I still care about the Ted Bundy I knew, but horrifically despised the Ted Bundy he became"
33:00 - Do you feel lucky that you’re still alive?

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[lindavandebogart]

i lived in Renton and because of my divorce needed to hitchhike to 3 jobs in seattle to buy a car. I had been speaking to Seattle Crisis Clinic ---- nice man, good counselor(Ted Bundy) I set out to grab a ride and a tan vw came up and when the door was opened, a nice (looking) man smiled and asked if i needed a ride! I had my hand on the open door when i realized the door DIDNT have a door handle!!! if i had gotten in the car, i couldnt have opened the door to get out! so i declined the ride from Ted--- all people knew was his first name, and realized later it was Bundy! Thank you, God, for your protection!!

[janicebeare]

Unbelievable that the dog attacked Ted when he hadn't done so before. We really need to pay attention to animals. They have instincts we just don't have

[skybot]

I told my son when he was a teenager. Trust your instincts, if you are around someone that makes the hair go up on the back of your neck then you probably should keep a respectable distance.

[shaneturner]

This guy picked my mom up hitchhiking home from a party one night after her friends left her . He pulled a knife out on her and she jumped out of the now famous car he drove on the freeway going 50 miles an hour . She died twice that night in the hospital and luckily survived it . Her statements helped in finding him .

[SaltyChips-dhmp]

I saw an interview with Ann Rule who worked with Ted at the suicide hot line. She had a large dog that she said just loved everybody. She would take the dog with her on the nights she worked the hotline and said each time Ted tried to pet the dog she growled at him and he was the only person she ever growled at.

[v.p.r.]

That dog knew and Ted knew that dog knew.

[jessshreds]

Youtube is so much better than actual tv now.

[traciweisenbach]

I was a gas station clerk at Gulf in the early/mid 70s, and I remember Ted coming in and getting gas several times. Most times, he came in and seemed like he was charming, good with words, and good natured, and I thought “what a good looking guy”. Then, one time in April 1973, he came in and had a stone cold look on his face. He paid for gas, and some sort of food, and was staring out the window at a group of women. He left the store, and I watched him stare at them while he was sitting in his car, and he slowly drove off, with the creepiest look on his face. I will NEVER forget that look. Stone black eyes. Just like she stated. It’s unreal how he “masked” his true identity.

[ellenwalters]

What an intelligent, articulate person she is. Waiting 50 years writing her book is not a person getting rich quick. I look forward to reading it.

[baqaqipekhebi]

The most important thing she says is about her dog‘s reaction to him. I had a very sociable cat who would rub up against any guest who came to my home. One time I had a guy over who I didn’t know well. My cat ran and hid under the bed. I never invited that guy back and put a lot of distance between us. Always trust your pets!

[antmanv]

The devil often comes wearing an attractive, seductive mask.

[daniecoker]

My aunt was the forensic pathologist for the ted bundy case and she said he tried to smile and charm her and she told him im not having or putting up with that s***!! She had to sit with him throughout the case and go over evidence since he wanted to represent himself.

[countcoupblessings]

A dog & I at 9yrs old, had visceral disdain for a man who'd gotten engaged to a woman. That man later abused the woman, attempted homicide & killed a dog he gifted her . BELIEVE THE DOG‼️

[DWA]

The description (starting at 24:30) of how the dog was very protective of Edna, getting aggressive towards Ted, really rings true. I just tturned 68, and one thing I've noticed over my life and have now come to believe is true, is that if a dog does not like a person, NEVER trust that person. Especially if a normally friendly, docile dog, really shows a dislike of a particular individual!

[joannawinters]

I always feel bad for Bundy's younger brother. He was a kid, looked up to his adult brother and even many, many years later you could see how deeply broken this man is by what happened.

[lisarichardson]

My husband's eyes turned black just before he through me into a window, severing my brachial artery..I almost died. The last conscious memory I have is his black eyes..my mind after that remembers nothing..3 surgeries later and 2 years of physical therapy..I can use my arm. My psyche has never recovered.

[LucyLewis-cv]

Never ignore your dogs, if they don't wanna go down a certain alley or street they normally do for example, don't test the theory. I know this will sound silly to alot, especially people who don't have dogs but they know and can sense things we can't

[wendybond]

How frightening for Edna on so many levels. Not many people would have seen him in that black eyed state and lived to talk about it.

[agnetha]

My goodness, so many comments of people judging and condemning Edna. She isn't the one who committed these crimes. By the roll of the dice, she happens to be the cousin to Ted Bundy. We are all hear listening to this interview because we are fascinated and curious with Ted Bundy and what he did. I think she is handling the interview very well and she is articulate.

[FootSoldierChrist]

When I was 17 in the fall of 1972, I was walking home from my swing shift, about a mile. I lived in a smallish town near Seattle. I had to walk on the main arterial through town at 11:00 at night. A light colored small car pulled up a few yards in front of me. A tall, slender man with dark wavy hair got out and started walking towards me calling out. "Susie? Susie?" (Not my name.) I froze. I wanted to run across the highway, but it was four lanes. Just then, a police car pulled up in front of the guy's car, the guy quickly got back into his car and drove off. That policeman saved my life. I might have been Ted Bundy's first victim.