Soon after Doug Clark met Carol Bundy in a local country bar, he moved into the apartment she shared with her two sons from a previous marriage. Los Angeles Magazine writes that soon after, Clark confessed to Bundy his most depraved sexual desires. Their first known act was to molest the 11-year-old daughter of a neighbor from their apartment complex. This vile crime was photographed by the couple. Unfortunately, Clark wasn’t satisfied with this lone endeavor. He told Bundy that his darkest fantasies included the worst kinds of sexual sadism. He longed to kill a woman while coupled in a sexual act together, a dark fantasy that would soon come to fruition.
What happened next is up for debate, as both Clark and Bundy have told conflicting stories. However, it’s commonly believed that Clark began cruising the Sunset Strip for potential victims, and he didn’t wait long to make his first move. He lured his first victim to her death, a teenage sex worker named Marnette Comer. Next, Clark killed stepsisters and teenage runaways Cynthia Chandler and Gina Marano. The young women had been hanging out on the Sunset Strip when approached by Clark. After he murdered them, he confessed his crimes to Bundy. But instead of alerting the police that her live-in boyfriend had just confessed to killing three women, she stayed. And then she became part of his act.
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If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available. Visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website or contact RAINN’s National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
