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Dark Tide

Growing Up with Ted Bundy

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Dark Tide

By: Edna Cowell Martin, Megan Atkinson
Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
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For the first time, Edna Cowell Martin—cousin of Ted Bundy—tells her story of growing up with Ted, living in Seattle during his murderous spree, and learning the horrible truth about the man she thought she knew.

Growing up in Seattle in the 1950s and 1960s, Edna believed she had a perfect childhood. She ran barefoot and explored tide pools in Puget Sound. She had a concert pianist father and traveled the world with him on tour. She grew so close with her cousin they were more like siblings.

Her cousin was Ted Bundy.

Like a white tapestry interwoven with a single red thread, Edna’s story has been irrevocably impacted by her relationship to one of the most infamous serial killers in history. From living in Paris as a child to joining the skydiving club in college, Edna took every opportunity to see life as an adventure.

That is, until she found herself grappling with an impossible truth. She’s wrestled with intense betrayal, fear, and guilt, and struggled with questions of family identity. Full of exclusive, never before told accounts and handwritten correspondence from Ted, Edna has kept her story to herself for fifty years.

Now, she’s finally ready to share it.

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Essential listening for those who’ve read other books on Ted Bundy and need to know more .

Edna’s story of life with Ted and how his crimes affected her family and her life .
File next to
The Only Living Witness ,
The Phantom Prince,
The Deliberate Stranger,
The Stranger Beside Me ,
Defending the Devil ,
Riverman :Ted Bundy and I hunt for the Green River Killer.

All THE essential Ted Bundy works by family , partners, friends ,lawyer, investigator

Thanks to Edna Cowell 10/10

Wow. Ted’s family finally divulges. Buy it.

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Wow, what an amazing view of this terrible period.
Was expecting to hear some new information on Ted Bundy but became enthralled with the story of Edna and her family. Whilst it must have been terribly difficult to tell her story, it is a wonderfully written and heartfelt tale of a family's struggle with the evil entity that was Ted Bundy.
Thank you Edna, for sharing your story.

a fascinating story

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