New DNA testing links unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy
WRAL • • general
Key Points:
- New DNA testing has conclusively linked the 1974 unsolved murder of Utah teenager Laura Ann Aime to serial killer Ted Bundy, according to the local sheriff’s office.
- Aime, 17, disappeared on Halloween night 1974 and was found bound, beaten, and unclothed about a month later; evidence suggested she was kept alive for several days after abduction.
- Bundy, responsible for at least 30 murders in the 1970s across several states, had verbally admitted to Aime’s killing before his 1989 execution, but confirmation awaited advanced DNA technology.
- New forensic technology acquired in 2023 allowed extraction of usable DNA from old samples, leading to a match with Bundy’s profile in a national law enforcement database.
- The confirmed DNA link offers potential closure for other families of Bundy’s victims and aids ongoing investigations into additional unsolved cases connected to him.
