Bundy did not live quietly in Tallahassee for long. He lived off of shoplifting, stolen credit cards, and purse snatching. It was only a matter of time before he killed again.

Lisa Levy, Margaret Bowman, Karen Chandler, and Kathy Kleiner-Levy and Bowman were found dead in their beds on January 14, 1978, after a housemate at the Chi Omega sorority arrived at the house to an unlocked back door the sight of a club wielding man leaving via the front door. The girl searched the house and called police when Chandler and Kleiner in their room bloodied and battered, but alive. The police conducted a more thorough search fo the remaining rooms upon their arrival found Levy and Bowman dead in their room. Levy had been strangled, bitten, and battered. She had also been anally and vaginally assaulted with a Clairol bottle and her right nipple had been almost completely bitten off. Bowman was strangled with a stocking, which was still tight around her neck, and her skull was shattered. bundy had been seen by many people earlier in the evening, including some of the Chi Omega's, at a nightlclub right next door to the sorority house. Entered house through rear security door that did not latch properly due to the cold weather that night.

Cheryl Thomas-Attacked in her sleep on the same night as the girls at the Chi Omega frathouse, Thomas survived a brutal beating. Her skull had been fractured in five places, her jaw broken, and shoulder dislocated. She suffered permanent hearing loss and equilibrium problems. A pantyhose mask similar to one found by detectives in Utah five months earlier was found wrapped up in Thomas' bedsheets, which were also stained with semen.

Bundy remained holed up posing as Misner/Hagen throughout January, but was beginning to become unraveled, as evidenced by his blitz-style attacks on the 14th. on February 6 Bundy stole a van from the Florida St. University media center and left Tallahassee. Two days later an abduction attempt of a fourteen-year-old girl in Jacksonville was thwarted when the girl's brother arrived and frightened Bundy away.

Kimberly Ann Leach-On February 9 Bundy struck for what would prove to be the last time, abducting the 12-year-old Leach from her school in Lake City, Florida. She had left one building of the school to go to another and retrieve her purse during first period. Made it safely to the other building, got her purse, but never returned to class. Was last seen by a passerby being led by an angry-looking man to a white van. The witness assumed the pair were father and daughter. Leach was not even reported missing by the school until late that afternoon. The girl was found april 12 aoubt 30 miles away near Suwanee River State Park under an old hog shed. She was partially clothed with the rest of her clothing piled up next to her body. Trauma was visible on her neck but cause of death could not be determined because of decomposition. In fact, she had been there long enough to be partially mummified.

After the murder of Leach, Bundy for some reason returned to his Tallahassee apartment, though the rent was due, and dumped the stolen van in a high-crime heighborhood. It was never found. Bundy then stole another vehicle, only to be nearly arrested after being pulled over. He managed to escape when the officer left him alone whiel he checked the stolen car's plates. Returning to his apartment Bundy wiped the place clean of prints, stole a VW and finally fled Tallahassee. After some harrowing encounters with resteraunt and hotel employees concerning his now-reported stolen credit cards, Bundy ended up in Pensacola, Florida, where his stolen plates were recognized by a patrol officer and he was pulled over after a short chase. Refusing to go quietly, Bundy fled on foot, falling and pretending to be shot when the officer fired on him. Bundy leaped up and resisted when the officer ran up to him, but after a brief struggle Bundy was again under arrest.