Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to teenage girl's murder after 52 years
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Summary
Utah authorities used DNA evidence to link Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith. Evidence from the investigation into another Bundy victim helped solve the case, and officials say they are reviewing additional cases.Key Facts
- Hunters found Smith’s body on October 27, 1974; she was 17 and the daughter of a local police chief.
- Authorities said the case was linked to Bundy using advanced DNA technology.
- Evidence from the case of Laura Ann Aime, identified in April as a Bundy victim, helped investigators solve Smith’s murder.
- Bundy confessed before his 1989 execution to killing two other teenage girls in Utah.
- Authorities have linked Bundy to at least 30 murders across the United States.
- A Utah County sergeant said investigators are examining more Bundy cases in the state.
- Utah had 444 unsolved death investigations, including 258 homicides, according to a state forensic official cited in April.
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