Six Days in Aspen

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ted Bundy referred to his first bolt for freedom as The Great Escape. Recognizing that books documentaries and films concerning Bundy had completely glossed over this manhunt Ric Conrad set out to discover what happened during that legendary week in Aspen.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With the understanding that authors have generally focused on the fugitive himself Conrad's desire was to tell this story from the perspective of law enforcement. He tracked down interviewed or corresponded with thirty-six individuals who had participated in the manhunt or had crucial details concerning the event.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He puts the reader in the field: on horseback as a member of the sheriff's posse behind the wheel of a police car as the streets of Aspen are searched on foot in the mountains surrounding town and in the chairs in dispatch-making the tough decisions.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Representatives from the Pitkin County Sheriff's Department Aspen Police Department Aspen-Pitkin County Communications Center Colorado State Highway Patrol and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation have all shared their memories in this gripping yet campy volume.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The community's strange mix of disbelief and humor in Aspen was palpable as law enforcement members headed into the hills in search of America's most notorious serial killer.</span></p><p></p>