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in January of 1978 I was 20 years old I lived in the Chi Omega sorority house on
the FSU campus in Tallahassee [Music] I was happy I was with my other friends and Florida State was just a safe place
to be when I moved into the sorority house my roommate was Karen Chandler when I
was at FSU it was very laid-back it was just a great time classes had been going
on for about a week and everyone was moved in to the house Saturday January 14th I walked home and I got in the
sorority and there were kids talking about you know where they're going tonight what are they doing who they're
dating what party and then I saw my book sitting on the trunk and I said you know
I have a test on Monday I'm gonna go ahead and stay home and study tonight [Music]
my roommate Karen came in at the same time and she had a sewing project she had to do so she sat in her bed next to
mine and we talked for a little while and then Kathy was tired so I just went ahead and decided to go to bed it was
maybe around midnight maybe a little bit before midnight that night I heard our bedroom door slam
open I was opening my eyes a little bit because it kind of brought me into consciousness and I'm awake enough to
know someone's there as I'm opening my eyes more in focusing he raised his arm and he had something in his hand
I thought it was a pipe or a stick I didn't know what it was he came down and hit me in the face it just felt like
pins and needles and knives in my face my roommate Karen was now stirring and he went over and hit her I'm still awake
and I'm moving so he came back to my side of the bed and as I see him raise his arm up this bright light shone into
our room this light was a car from one of the sorority sisters coming home from a late
date he got spooked and he left the room the next thing I remember is the feeling
like I was being lifted downstairs and I remember asking if Kathy was okay and then saying she's going to be okay you
need to worry about yourself terrified they put me on the stretcher and there was all this noise there were the lights
from the police cars and ambulance police say he simply walked in through an unlocked door people talking and
their radio squawking they say he was armed with a heavy oak law and I thought I was at a carnival because my mind went
to somewhere I could understand my name is Kathy kleiner and I was attacked by Ted Bundy

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Brief Summary

Kathy Kleiner recounts her attack by Ted Bundy in 1978 at FSU's Chi Omega sorority house.

Key points

The Sorority Life. Kathy reflects on her carefree days at FSU before the attack.
The Attack. Kathy recounts the horrifying moment she was attacked by Ted Bundy.

Episode highlights

The Sorority LifeKathy reflects on her carefree days at FSU before the attack.“Florida State was just a safe place.”0:23Apr 9, 2020

Episode quotes

I thought it was a pipe or a stick.

Describing the initial moment of the attack.

2:05WatchApr 9, 2020

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