In her book, The Stranger Beside Me, Ann Rule writes:
"No one knew who the executioner was, but one witness saw thick, curled lashes fringing his/her eyes. 'I think it was a woman'"
My guess is that it's urban legend and it started there.
This is merely speculation on my part - but in the instances there has been female executioners, hasn't the convicted been female, too?
I found a
pretty good link in my search.
There's a quote from the judge that sentenced Bundy:
"It is ordered that you be put to death by a current of electricity, that current be passed through your body until you are dead. Take care of yourself, young man. I say that to you sincerely; take care of yourself. It's a tragedy for this court to see such a total waste of humanity as I've experienced in this courtroom. You're a bright young man. You'd have made a good lawyer, and I'd have loved to have you practice in front of me, but you went the wrong way, partner. Take care of yourself. I don't have any animosity to you. I want you to know that. Take care of yourself."
Also, according to the same link, he really did have a daughter with Boone. Yikes!
The daughter will turn 27 this fall. I wonder if she knows who she is.