Complex sentence: After his capture for similar crimes in Washington, Colorado, Utah and Idaho, Ted Bundy was suspected in the murders, having spent time in Palo Alto and Marin County but was ruled out by a Sonoma County detective in the 1970s and again in 1989.
Split into simpler sentences: After his capture for similar crimes in Washington, Colorado, Utah and Idaho, Ted Bundy was suspected in the murders. Bundy had spent time in both Palo Alto and Marin County but was ruled out by a Sonoma County detective in the 1970s and again in 1989.