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Utah connects Ted Bundy to 1970s homicide
DNA links Ted Bundy to Utah teen killed in 1974 cold case.
In brief
DNA links Ted Bundy to Utah teen killed in 1974 cold case. Utah authorities used DNA evidence to connect serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, a case previously listed as unsolved. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.
Utah authorities
Utah authorities announced DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to a 1974 Utah teen homicide.
1974 cold case
The death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith was listed as a cold case for 52 years.
DNA evidence
DNA from Melissa Ann Smith's autopsy linked to Bundy's profile found in evidence.
Summit County
Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson confirmed Bundy killed Melissa Ann Smith.
Bundy's pattern
Smith's death showed Bundy's pattern, motive, means and opportunity.
Case closure
Investigators closed the cold case by linking Smith to another Bundy victim.
The one thing
Utah authorities used DNA evidence to connect serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, a case previously listed as unsolved.
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