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Utah authorities are connecting serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide
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Key Points:
- DNA evidence has linked serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Utah, a cold case for over 50 years.
- Advances in DNA testing continue to expand Bundy’s confirmed victim count, which stands at a minimum of 30 women and girls across multiple states in the 1970s.
- Investigators found a Y-chromosome DNA profile from Smith’s autopsy that closely matches DNA from another victim, strengthening the connection to Bundy.
- Authorities emphasize the importance of preserving evidence, and officials have informed Smith’s next of kin, who no longer reside locally.
- Bundy was executed in 1989 for murders in Florida, but some cases he confessed to remain unconfirmed as investigations continue.
