Kevin M. Sullivan (author)

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Kevin M. Sullivan
Born (1955-02-02) February 2, 1955 (age 69)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • crime writer
  • biographer
Genre Non-fiction
Subject True crime, history
Notable worksThe Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History

Kevin M. Sullivan (born February 2, 1955) [1] is an American history and true crime author whose works include seven books about serial killer Ted Bundy, along with several other crime books. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Career

A retired minister, Sullivan has written 18 books, seven of which are about serial killer Ted Bundy, including Ted Bundy's Murderous Mysteries: The Many Victims of America's Most Infamous Serial Killer and The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History. [2] He also teamed with New York Times bestselling crime author Gregg Olsen to write Unnatural Causes, along with three other co-authored titles with Olsen.[ citation needed ]

Katherine Ramsland, author of The Human Predator, in 2016 wrote about Sullivan's book The Trail of Ted Bundy in Psychology Today , noting, "Even if you think you already know everything there is to know about Ted Bundy, you’ll probably learn something new from this companion book. If you don’t know much about this poster boy for American serial killers, Sullivan’s renderings offer a solid and chilling portrait." [3] In 2023, Ramsland listed and analyzed, in a Psychology Today article, five myths about Bundy gleaned from Sullivan's book Ted Bundy: The Yearly Journal. [4]

The Book Authority included Sullivan's The Bundy Murders on its list of "20 Best Murder Biography Books of All Time." [5]

Portions of Sullivan's biography of Bundy are included in the college textbook Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders, by Susan Krauss Whitbourne and published by McGraw-Hill in November 2012. [6]

He appeared in a 2018 Reelz documentary "Ted Bundy: Serial Monster" TV Series. He also appeared in a TV miniseries "Ted Bundy: The Survivors" in 2020, [7] produced by Michael Hoff Productions. He appeared as well in two more Oxygen network segments in 2018, including "Snapped Notorious: Ted Bundy" an eerie documentary of Bundy's life [8] and the segment "Who Was Ted Bundy? Everything You Need To Know About The Twisted, 'Charming' Serial Killer." [9]

Sullivan appeared in ABC's 20/20 special, "Life with Bundy" in January 2020. [10] The segment was re-released on ABC's Nightline show. [11]

An excerpt published by A&E Networks of Sullivan's book Ted Bundy's Murderous Mysteries in an article titled Ted Bundy, Babysitter covered Bundy's relationships with children when Bundy babysat for them. [12]

About Bundy, the Fort Collins Coloradoan newspaper quoted Sullivan as saying, "He understood that normal people are not thinking about people like him tracking them and hunting them." [13]

He participated as a guest speaker in Duquesne University's 18th annual Forensic Science and Law Symposium in September 2019. [14]

Bibliography

Books

Non-fiction

  • Shattering the Myth: Signposts on Custer's Road to Disaster (1996, Professional Press) ( ISBN   978-1570871955)
  • Death of a Cheerleader (co-authored with Gregg Olsen) (2014, Notorious USA) (ASIN   B00KWTVK3U)
  • Angel of Death (co-authored with Gregg Olsen) (2014, Notorious USA) (ASIN   B00MAVSCLG)
  • The Amish Schoolhouse Murders (co-authored with Gregg Olsen) (2014, Notorious USA) (ASIN   B00MAZATTA)
  • Unnatural Causes: Notorious USA: Kentucky, Pennsylvania & Ohio (co-authored with Gregg Olsen) (2014, CreateSpace) ( ISBN   978-1501023491)
  • THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE TED BUNDY MURDERS (2020, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1948239615)
  • Kentucky Bloodbath: Ten Bizarre Tales of Murder From The Bluegrass State (2015, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1942266174)
  • The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories (2016, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1942266372)
  • Vampire: The Richard Chase Murders (2015, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1942266112)
  • The Bundy Secrets: Hidden Files on America's Worst Serial Killer (2017, Wildblue Press') ( ISBN   978-1942266853)
  • Through an Unlocked Door: In Walks Murder (2018, Exposit Books) ( ISBN   978-1476668857)
  • Ted Bundy's Murderous Mysteries: The Many Victims Of America's Most Infamous Serial Killer (2019, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1948239158)
  • The Enigma of Ted Bundy (2020, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1952225383)
  • The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History, 2nd ed. (2020, McFarland) ( ISBN   978-1476681009)
  • TED BUNDY: The Yearly Journal (2022, Wildblue Press) ( ISBN   978-1957288307)

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References

  1. ↑ "Kevin M Sullivan, Louisville, KY | Nuwber".
  2. ↑ "Kevin Sullivan Author Profile on A&E". A&E. June 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Seeing As Ted Bundy | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com.
  4. ↑ "5 Myths About Serial Killer Ted Bundy: Why They Persist | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com.
  5. ↑ "20 Best Murder Biography Books of All Time | BookAuthority".
  6. ↑ Whitbourne, Susan Krauss (2006). Abnormal Psychology. McGraw-Hill Education. p. 483. ISBN   978-0071106658.
  7. ↑ "Breaking News - Reelz Packs October 2020 with Powerful Stories Celebrating a Movie Icon, Illuminating the Massive Changes Afoot in the British Royal Family and Examining the Evils of Real Monsters Among Us | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com.
  8. ↑ "This Creepy Moment From Ted Bundy's Childhood Was The First Sign He Was A Serial Killer". Oxygen Official Site. July 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Who Was Ted Bundy? Everything You Need To Know About The Twisted, 'Charming' Serial Killer". Oxygen Official Site. July 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Video Ted Bundy". ABC News.
  11. ↑ "Watch Nightline Season 41 Episode 22 Friday, Jan 31, 2020 Online". ABC.
  12. ↑ Barcella, Laura. "What Was Ted Bundy's Execution Like?". A&E.
  13. ↑ Udell, Erin. "Ted Bundy: Could his killing spree have been stopped cold in Colorado?". Fort Collins Coloradoan.
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