Elizabeth Kloepfer

Elizabeth "Liz" Kloepfer (born 1946), also known by her pen name Elizabeth Kendall, is an American author and memoirist. She is best known for her long-term relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy and for writing the memoir, The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy. Her account provided a rare look into Bundy's "normal" facade and served as the primary source for several major media adaptations.

Early life and education Elizabeth Hirst was born in 1946 in Brigham City, Utah.

She attended Utah State University, where she earned a degree in business. In 1969, seeking a fresh start, she moved to Seattle with her three-year-old daughter, Molly Jane Kloepfer, and began working as a secretary at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

The Final Break and later marriages Kloepfer maintained sporadic contact with Bundy through his initial incarceration in Utah in 1976. She appeared in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video docuseries Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer.