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TIL Ted Bundy was used like Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in Silence of the Lambs and was asked for help in catching the Green River Killer (Gary Ridgway), another Serial Killer active in Washington State. Bundy predicted Ridgway’s actions.

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