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DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah girl

· theguardian.com · popularity 37/100 · 2 similar stories today · Crime, Justice & Public Safety (Law, Crime & Justice)

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Summary

Discovery comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed that Bundy had killed another Utah girl that year The notorious serial killer Ted Bundy has been found responsible, through DNA evidence, for the murder of a 17-year-old Utah girl who went missing in 1974 before her nude body was found days later, state authorities announced at a Tuesday news conference. The breakthrough in the investigation of Melissa Ann Smith’s death comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed in April that Bundy had killed another Utah girl, 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime, in 1974. Continue reading...

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Same story elsewhere today

  1. Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to another Utah girl's cold case murdercbsnews.com
  2. Authorities say serial killer Ted Bundy is responsible for the 1974 murder of another Utah teenage girlpbs.org