The house where Cheryl Thomas was attacked

This is the location where serial killer Ted Bundy attacked Cheryl Thomas.

At the time, the 21-year-old was living in a duplex at 431 Dunwoody Street in Tallahassee, Florida.

These days, the property no longer exists. Over the years, this street has undergone a significant number of changes.

In the early hours of January 15th, 1978, Bundy savagely assaulted four university students at the Chi Omega sorority house on West Jefferson Street. Two of the women were left dead, while the other two suffered serious injuries.

Despite causing such wanton carnage, it seems as though Bundy still wasn't satisfied.

Roughly one hour later, at around 4.30 a.m., he crept up to Thomas' duplex on Dunwoody Street, unfastened a mosquito screen on her kitchen window, and then climbed into her apartment.

Although Bundy knocked over a flowerpot by the window, Thomas presumed that it was just her kitten playing around. Consequently, she rolled over and went back to sleep.

That was the last thing that she remembered. The next thing she knew, she was in Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with five skull fractures, a dislocated shoulder, nerve damage, hearing loss, and a broken jaw.

When Bundy's attack began, the neighbors on the other side of the duplex started hearing a loud, thumping noise. Their concern grew when they noticed that someone seemed to be whimpering.

After realizing that the commotion was coming from Thomas' apartment, they called her telephone to check if everything was OK. While the phone rang, they heard the sound of someone moving a table across their neighbor's kitchen floor.

Sensing that something was wrong, the two women immediately called 911.

When the police arrived and knocked on Thomas' door, they didn't receive an answer. Moments later, they noticed that the mosquito screen on her kitchen window was ajar.

At that point, the officers entered the apartment using a spare key and found the young woman lying in a semi-conscious state on her bed.

It quickly became clear that she had been bludgeoned. Blood was on her bed and floor, and her face was bruised and swollen. A makeshift mask made out of pantyhose was also discovered among the bedsheets.

Although Thomas was fortunate to survive the attack, she was left with long-term hearing loss in one ear and balance issues that put an end to her dreams of becoming a professional dancer.