Ted Bundy's house in Seattle

Serial Killer House in Seattle, Washington

This is the house where serial killer Ted Bundy lived in the University District of Seattle.

It is situated at 4143 12th Avenue in Seattle, Washington.

Bundy started renting a room at the back of this residence in September 1969.

At the time, he had only recently arrived back in Washington following a six-month-long stay in Philadelphia.

This is a rooming house, which means that it has multiple tenants who share the same facilities.

During the 1970s, it was known as the Rogers' rooming house, as it was owned by an elderly couple called Ernst and Freda Rogers.

The fence around the outside was erected to prevent "true crime tourists" from trespassing on the property.

Bundy lived on the second floor for four years until he left for Utah on September 2nd, 1974.

Room — His apartment was on the second floor, in the southwest corner of the building (highlighted in red). It is visible from the street behind the house.

He started his crime spree while he was living here in January 1974. He attacked his first known victim, Karen Sparks, in a house that was less than half a mile away.

Distance to Karen Sparks' house — The map above shows the distance between Bundy's place and the house where he attacked Sparks. Judging by Google Maps, it would have taken him roughly five minutes to walk between these two locations.

The following month, he kidnapped Lynda Ann Healy from her residence on 12th Avenue NE.

During one of his third-person pseudo confessions, Bundy theorized that "the killer" of Brenda Carol Ball may have picked her up at a bar and brought her back to his apartment. Once there, they had "consensual sex" before he strangled her to death in her sleep.

If Bundy was telling the truth, then it means that he murdered at least one of his victims at this location.

According to former King County detective Robert Keppel, Bundy told FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier that he kept severed heads in his apartment.

However, this was likely a lie, as the former law student liked to toy with authority figures and was known for bending the truth.

The Google Street View image above was captured in May 2019.

When Bundy was arrested in August 1975, the police searched this property for evidence.

Using metal detectors, they scanned around lawn areas, flower pots, and storage areas.

However, they failed to find anything of note.

During his time here, Bundy reportedly helped Ernst and Freda Rogers out with chores such as gardening.

Address

The address and the GPS coordinates for this location are as follows:

Address

4143 12th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington, WA 98105, USA

Map

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GPS coordinates

The latitude and longitude coordinates for the rooming house are:

47.658107, -122.315845

Directions

It is just a few feet south of the corner of NE 42nd Street and 12th Avenue NE.

Details about the general area

The house is situated in the University District. It is close to the University of Washington and the U District Station.

Private Property Warning

This is private property, not a public space. Please respect the owners and do not enter without permission. Entry without permission is trespassing and may be met with legal or other serious consequences.

Added note:

According to a number of online reports, the tenants are not very welcoming to true crime fans. Please make sure that you remain on the sidewalk and that you do not encroach on their privacy.

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