Carol Ann DaRonch (born June 8, 1956) is an American human rights activist and advocator.

Early life and education

DaRonch was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She attended night school at The University of Utah to earn a degree in business management.

Bundy drove to a nearby elementary school, pulled over, and grabbed DaRonch's arm. In February 1976, she was the key witness in Bundy's trial for aggravated kidnapping. Despite intense cross-examination by defense attorney John O'Connell regarding her initial description of the vehicle and badge, she firmly maintained her identification, famously stating she would "never forget his face".

DaRonch traveled to Aspen, Colorado, to testify in the murder trial of Caryn Campbell, where she was directly cross-examined by Bundy while he acted as his own attorney.

  • She was portrayed by actress Emily Longstreth in the 1986 television series The Deliberate Stranger.
  • She was portrayed by actress Tiffany Shepis in the 2002 film Ted Bundy.
  • She was portrayed by actress Christina Wolfe in the 2016 film Angel of Decay.
  • She appeared as herself in the 2019 Netflix docuseries Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and the 2020 Amazon series Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer.

See also

  • Ted Bundy

General and cited sources

  • Transcripts of the authors' Death Row interviews with Bundy

References