Carole Ann Boone Ted Bundy’s Only Wife Stayed Out of Spotlight - Facts about Her

Ted Bundy and Carole Ann Boone did not let the three life sentences he faced in jail, including limited physical contact, stop them from getting married. They were ready to go to any length to be together and consummate their marriage, and they succeeded.

Carole Ann Boone and Ted Bundy met in 1974 in Olympia, and they were both working in the same place. In time, they got to know each other. Though, she was unaware that he was leading a second life at the time.

He would hunt and kill ladies at night while looking for them during the day. On the other hand, Carole Ann Boone perceived Ted Bundy as a polite and reserved man.

In May 2019, Netflix released a Ted Bundy biopic, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile," and Zac Efron took the role of the convicted serial killer.

The biopic told the story from Liz Kloepfer's angle. She was Lily Collins' portrayal of Bundy's long-term lover, and for the most part, she was unaware of his behavior during their relationship.

However, she was not the only woman in his life. The biopic also touched on the life of Boone, played by Kaya Scodelario. She supported Bundy fiercely, and people began wondering where she was years later.

Carole Ann Boone's Relationship with Ted Bundy

The couple met at work in 1974. The couple was both working at the Washington State Department of Emergency Services. When they met, he was helping search for some missing women. Little did she know that he was their murderer.

Boone was a single mother going through her second divorce while dating a "large, unpleasant man." She was not in the best place in her life, and Bundy's charms worked on her.

She immediately liked Bundy and recalled him as being quiet and shy. Boone said from looking at him; she understood he was a shy person who was far more complicated than his outward appearance suggested.

"I don't have to explain anything about anybody to anyone."

Even though they were dating other people then, they rapidly grew close. When Bundy was on trial for the murder of two sorority women at Florida State University, their platonic friendship changed into one that was romantic.

After exchanging letters all the time, Bundy was arrested and imprisoned in Utah in 1977, where Boone spent a week visiting him. Even though Boone might have assisted Bundy in eluding capture, the law eventually apprehended Bundy and imprisoned him for many murders in 1978.

Boone moved to Florida so she could readily attend Bundy's trial proceedings there. During his court trials in 1980, something strange happened.

Bundy was a former law student, so he knew the law. During one of the trials where he represented himself, he used the opportunity to propose to Boone. In the trial, she acted as his character witness in the case. Once he asked, she agreed to marry him.

Because they declared themselves married in front of a judge in a courthouse, their relationship was legitimate per the law in Florida.

After the proposal, some people thought it was a publicity hoax. However, Bundy assured the jury it was not a stunt. He claimed they loved each other and only took the best chance to be in the same room with a judge and say the right words.

At this point, Bundy had already begun his life-in-prison sentence and was on trial for yet another murder case.

Boone reportedly supplied drugs to Bundy while he was inside prison. The newlyweds remained close for some years. She became pregnant while he was serving the second year of his term and brought their daughter, Rose, home.

The issue of how Boone might have given birth to their daughter arose because, at the time, the institution where they incarcerated her husband forbade conjugal relations.

According to accounts, inmates frequently bribe the guards to permit such visits; thus, the prison superintendent claimed anything was possible. Still, when they questioned Boone, she refused to open up, saying:

"I don't have to explain anything about anybody to anyone."

Boone Believed Bundy Was Innocent

Boone loved Bundy so much that she believed he was innocent. Also, many people around her thought the same because there was no good evidence against him.

Boone knew he was guilty when they offered the man she loved a "bones for time" deal. She knew he would not have accepted it if he had not been guilty. The deal meant that if Bundy showed the police where he buried the victims, they would delay the death penalty.

Boone and Bundy Broke Up

No one knows when Boone stopped loving Bundy, but she filed for divorce in 1986, not long after their daughter was born. After their divorce, she moved to Washington with her children.

There were rumors that the onetime Boy Scout and A student cheated on his wife with one of his lawyers, Diana Weiner. His actions could also have influenced her decision to divorce him.

In addition, the closer his execution date, the more willing he was to confess. His confessions to the crimes shocked Boone because she had believed him when he said he was innocent.

She felt betrayed and devastated. For the next two years, Boone did not visit her ex-husband and refused to take his call. On the day he was executed, he tried to call her for the last time, but she did not answer.

Boone Died in 2018

She reportedly lived out her life in Seattle and passed away in 2018 at 70. She was aware that the husband she had married had been a serial killer who had murdered over thirty women before she passed away.

Trish Wood, the director and producer of "Falling for a Killer," later revealed that she regretted not having an opportunity to interview Boone for the docuseries.

Wood released the docuseries on January 30, 2020, and Boone had passed away already. She was reportedly in a retirement home, and there are theories that she changed her name and moved to Oklahoma.

There is a school of thought that she remarried and preferred to live a quiet and happy life. Despite the theories, there is very little information on Boone, and her daughter is still off the grid.