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DNA links Ted Bundy to 1974 Utah teenager's cold case murder
DNA evidence has linked serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Utah, more than 50 years after her body was discovered.
Utah authorities announced Tuesday that DNA evidence has connected serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, whose remains were found by hunters 52 years ago. The breakthrough came months after Bundy was linked to another Utah victim, 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime, through DNA testing in April. Investigators matched Y-STR DNA profiles from both victims' bodies and compared them to Bundy's DNA profile on file in Florida. Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson said Smith's death also showed hallmarks of Bundy's 'pattern, motive, means and opportunity'. Bundy was executed in 1989 but his confirmed victim count continues to grow as DNA technology advances. He is believed to have killed at least 30 women and girls across multiple states in the 1970s.
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