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RD-250 (Rass. bi-bb-tSe ad a tag vt SOT one es Probe the Bundy escape te difficult to believe the cavalier - attitude Colorado authorities are taking . toward escaped murder suspect Theo- * dore Bundy. Not only were jailers negligent in allowing Bundy to escape through a foot-square hole in the ceiling of his cell, but now Colorado authorities have called off the manhunt after only four days., That certainly is taking the matter lightly for a man awaiting trial on a savage murder charge, a suspect in several other murders, a convicted ‘kidnapper and a two-time escapee from Caiorado jails. Such lackadaisical police and jailer cotiduct ought to be punished at least by srimand, or even out t suspension. repr righ pen: a irae 2 eee \\ That action might at least shake up oth careless jailers. : The escape raises several questions:* Why wasn't Bundy" s cell checked more frequentiy, which might have prevented a long lead time for his escape before. officials were alerted? Why was the jail designed so that Bundy’s cell was {connected by a crawispace with a jailer’s apartment? Why wasn n’t the ceiling repaired so that nO possible escape route was left open? H Bundy not only is clever, he is: -desperate. Yet those factors seem insuf- ficiently impressed upon the minds of at least two Colorado jailers and ouners ° charged with prisoner custody} shakeup is needed. \ * 4 all 4 FEI - Sait LAKE (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) PA-s Date: Edition: Author: Editor: Title: — Character: Classification: SP- 6 SPS Submitting Office: S jng Investigated JAN 9 1979 5 S$ -G895— ——