The interior of Fashion Place mall in 2023. This later photograph shows the operating mall, not the 1974 location of Bundy's encounter with Carol DaRonch.claralieu · CC BY 2.0. Displayed to fit; photo may predate current conditions.
The Place in the Story
Bundy approached Carol DaRonch here while impersonating a police officer in November 1974. She later escaped his attack.
Access & Visiting
An operating shopping mall welcoming ordinary shoppers during posted hours. Check the official calendar; individual store hours vary. Its code of conduct restricts activities inconsistent with normal shopping and dining. No historical tour was verified.
Ted Bundy abducted and murdered young women across several states during the 1970s, sometimes pretending to need help to approach them. After escaping custody, he attacked women in Florida. His trials, survivors’ accounts, and the investigation became the subjects of books and screen adaptations.
Location history is summarized in our own words. Sources remain available for checking the record. Historical addresses do not establish public access.