Bundy’s Feigned Injury: The Vanishing of Julie Lyle Cunningham in Vail

On March 15, 1975 Julie Lyle Cunningham disappeared after leaving her Vail apartment to meet a friend. The episode explores how Bundy’s fabricated injury tactics enabled his abduction of this young ski instructor, the investigative chain that tied her case to the Colorado murders, and what later confessions and forensic clues reveal about the larger pattern of his crimes. We also weave in the broader context of his campus attacks, the unconfirmed Georgann Hawkins disappearance, and the tragic death of Kimberly Leach, illustrating how confession, evidence, and myth intersect in Bundy’s legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices