Diana Edwards. In books on ted bundy she is named as Stephanie Brooks or sometimes just Diana or Diane. Ted met this woman when they were both undergrads. According to some, this relationship was the Catalyst which led to Ted's later behaviour. Ted was a young man in his early 20's and so was she in her 20's. This was his first long term relationship he had and the first lover he ever had. They were together for about a year while at college. During this relationship Ted felt that she was too good for him as her parents were well off from California. This gave him some Apprehension. Eventually she broke off with him, calling him immature and direction less. This hurt him deeply and affected his self esteem. His self esteem was not good to begin with and this just caused him extreme rage and a desire to exact revenge.
During a trip to California on Republican Party business in the summer of 1973 Bundy rekindled his relationship with Brooks, who marveled at his transformation into a serious, dedicated professional, seemingly on the cusp of a distinguished legal and political career. He continued to date Elizabeth Kloepfer as well, though neither woman was aware of the other's existence. In the fall of 1973 Bundy matriculated at UPS Law School and continued courting Brooks, who flew to Seattle several times to stay with him. They discussed marriage; at one point he introduced her to Davis as his fiancée. In January 1974, however, he abruptly broke off all contact; her phone calls and letters went unreturned. Finally reaching him by phone a month later, Brooks demanded to know why Bundy had unilaterally ended their relationship without explanation. In a flat, calm voice, he replied, "Diana, I have no idea what you mean ..." and hung up. She never heard from him again. Later he explained, "I just wanted to prove to myself that I could have married her." At about the same time Bundy began skipping classes at law school, and by April he had stopped attending entirely, as young women began to disappear in the Pacific Northwest, killing multiple women even looking like her.
