Summary
Authorities said DNA evidence links Ted Bundy to the 1974 killing of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Utah. Investigators connected evidence from Smith’s case to a DNA profile associated with Bundy and said the case also matched his known pattern of crimes.Key Facts
- Smith’s body was found in the woods in 1974.
- Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson said investigators are satisfied Bundy killed Smith.
- Investigators linked Smith’s case to that of Laura Aime, another Bundy victim whose case was resolved in Utah County last April.
- A highly similar DNA profile associated with Bundy was found in evidence from Smith’s autopsy, Utah County Sgt. Mike Reynolds said.
- Authorities said preserving evidence helped investigators solve the cold case.
- Bundy died in 1989 after Florida executed him for the 1978 murders of two women at Florida State University’s Chi Omega sorority house.
- Authorities said they are still working to solve the 1974 disappearance and death of 16-year-old Nancy Wilcox, whom they described as a likely Bundy victim.
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