To catch a killer, they turned to a killer—and unlocked a deeper kind of horror.
Bundy and the Green River Killer (2019) is a grim psychological thriller that imagines a disturbing convergence between two of America's most infamous serial killers. Directed by Andrew Jones, the film blends fact with fiction, exploring the possibility that Ted Bundy—while awaiting execution—may have helped the FBI understand the mind of the still-active Green River Killer.
The story takes place in the early 1980s, when the Green River Killer (later revealed as Gary Ridgway) was terrorizing Washington state, murdering dozens of women and eluding capture. Desperate and with few leads, law enforcement turns to convicted serial killer Ted Bundy, already on death row in Florida, for insight into the predator's psychology.
Bundy (played with eerie detachment by Richard Mark) agrees to help—but only under his own manipulative conditions. What follows is a chilling series of prison interviews where the line between profiling and mind games quickly disappears. The film builds tension not through action but through dialogue, as Bundy’s twisted charisma lures the young FBI profiler deeper into his web, forcing him to confront the possibility that to catch a monster, one must become one.
Bundy and the Green River Killer doesn't glorify its subjects but rather presents a stark, uncomfortable look at how evil studies evil. It poses heavy questions about morality, obsession, and the limits of justice. Though it takes creative liberties with history, the film remains rooted in the real-life terror these men inspired.
It’s a haunting, talk-heavy film meant more for true crime aficionados than thrill-seekers. The darkness here isn’t in the violence—it’s in the psychology behind it.
