American serial killer Ted Bundy reportedly took the seats in his 1968 Volkswagen Beetle out to fit the bodies of his victims. In January of 1974, he began killing one person per month and continued this spree until his Beetle was pulled over in August of 1975. Police found a crowbar, an ice pick, handcuffs, masks made of pantyhose, and gloves in his vehicle along with hair that matched his victims. After escaping custody twice, he stole another Volkswagen Beetle and began another murder spree before being caught and ultimately executed.
1933 Hudson-produced Essex Terraplane Flower Car -- Hostetlers. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @Joe Ross
John Dillinger was known for evading police by speeding away in his 1933 Essex Terraplane. He famously took police on a twelve month and quarter million dollar robbery spree. In 1934, Dillinger found himself in a shootout with police, and after being shot in the leg, he crashed his car into a tree and fled the scene only to be gunned down in Chicago alleyway after police were tipped off by his landlady.
