If nothing else, Gacy's party affiliation shows that there is bipartisanship among serial killers: Unlike the Republican Bundy, Gacy was a Democrat. One serial killer who was interested in politics and didВ manage to create a political career for himself was John Wayne Gacy, the so-called 'Killer Clown.' Gacy is known to have sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 young men and boys between 19, although there may have been more victims. If there is a sliding scale that connects those individuals with undeniable monsters like Bundy, it raises troubling questions about what kinds of people gravitate to our political system - or may already be flourishing within it. Even though it is fashionable (and not unjustified) to be cynical about politics, there have been plenty of government officials who have used and continue to use their power for benevolent purposes. Then again, only politicians are capable of wielding that power to help people and make the world into a better place.

Success in either endeavor depends heavily on being a skilled manipulator, and is rewarded with real power over actual human beings. Both require a certain amount of grandiose thinking, and with it, self-involvement. While it may seem comedic to suggest politics and serial killing can be juxtaposed in this way (such as the viral joke comparing Ted Cruz to the Zodiac Killer), stories like Bundy's illustrate how the two passions - one evil and despised, the other neutral yet socially applauded - are rooted in similar parts of the human psyche. Because serial killers are some of the most psychologically analyzed individuals in history, and their psychological profiles and family histories are often public, we know that there are many peculiar connections between politics and aspirations to murder. In 1976, no one knew if Bundy was even capable of killing it was unimaginable that one day he would confess to 30 murders, and experts believe he was guilty of dozens more.Д¬arlisle recalled that 'importance, prestige and wealth were his primary goals,' according to Ramsland.В Eventually those objectives evolved into wanting to impress his wealthy girlfriend Bundy would steal fancy clothes and boast about supposed big government connections in order to do so.Д«undy is not the only serial killer to have a nascent interest in politics. Al Carlisle) who evaluated Bundy after he was accused of attempted kidnapping. 'His goal was to graduate from college, get a diplomatic position with the government and work on improving trade with China,' Ramsland explained, referencing the bookВ ' Violent Mind: The 1976 Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy' by a prison psychologist (Dr. A professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University, Ramsland has written prolifically about murderers like Bundy. His name was Ted BundyВ and, during his formative years, he craved a career in politics.Д«undy was living in Seattle and taking classes at the University of Washington when he first considered working in foreign affairs, according to Katharine Ramsland. One of the most infamous serial killers of the twentieth century almost followed a very different path in life.

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