did ed gein help capture ted bundy

Ed Gein did not help capture Ted Bundy in real life. The portrayal of Ed Gein assisting in Ted Bundy's arrest is a fictional element introduced in the Netflix series "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" for dramatic purposes. In reality, Ted Bundy was first arrested by a Utah Highway Patrol officer named Bob Hayward, who stopped him for suspicious driving. Bundy was then tied to various crimes, including kidnapping and murder, through police investigations and witness testimonies, particularly from one of his victims, Carol DaRonch, who provided a description of his car that helped the authorities. Ed Gein had no involvement in Bundy's case or capture.