WOMEN ATTACKED BY A NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER REVEAL THEIR EMOTIONAL STORIES OF LOSS AND SURVIVAL IN "48 HOURS: LIVE TO TELL: SURVIVING TED BUNDY"

Saturday, April 11, 10:00 PM

Three women who were attacked by the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy reveal their terrifying stories of that night, their healing and hope in 48 HOURS: "Live to Tell: Surviving Ted Bundy" to be broadcast Saturday, April 11 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Anchored by Tracy Smith, "Live to Tell: Surviving Ted Bundy" begins in the early morning hours of Jan. 15, 1978, when an assailant broke into the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University and sexually assaulted and murdered two women. He then made his way down the hall. Sorority sister Kathy Kleiner describes waking up and noticing there was someone in her room with his hand raised over his head.

"And he had something in his hand. And I thought it was a pipe or a stick. I didn't know what it was ... he came down and hit me in the face," says Kathy Kleiner.

The assailant then went over and hit Kleiner's roommate, Karen Chandler. Before he could hit them again, Kleiner says he fled after headlights from a car flooded their room with light. But his violent spree was not over. He went a few blocks down, broke into student Cheryl Thomas' house, and bludgeoned her.

Although they were left gravely injured, the three women miraculously survived. Bundy was arrested a month later and indicted. Sheriff Ken Katsaris, who led the investigation into Bundy's reign of terror at Florida State University, compared him to an animal predator.

"You know, I compared Ted Bundy to a killing machine, like a shark, because the shark is just feeding in a frenzy off of whatever is available. Just like the shark has the need to eat, he had the need to murder," says Katsaris.

Bundy's murderous spree, which started out west and is believed by some to have included 100 victims, captured the nation and even now remains a fascination, more than 30 years after he was executed. The survivors say there is more to the story.

"These were living, breathing people that had futures. And they're gone. And we'll only remember this inhuman thing," says Chandler.

"They were important people. They were people just like me," says Thomas.

The hour features interviews with the women sharing their stories of recovery and interviews with friends, family and law enforcement.

"I think by telling my story it has helped heal me," says Kleiner. "But I feel that it also helps people hear that I have been through something so horrific, and I've come out the other side."

"Live to Tell" is a short-run series from the producers of 48 HOURS delivering first-person accounts of extraordinary people who refuse to give up when facing possible death. 48 HOURS: "Live to Tell: Surviving Ted Bundy" is produced by Lauren Clark and Michael McHugh. Diana Modica and Gary Winter are the producer-editors. Gabriella Demirdjian and Hannah Vair are the associate producers. Ryan Smith is the development producer. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the series creator and executive producer.

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