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Oct 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
DNA links Ted Bundy to Melissa Ann Smith murder
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A Summit County, Utah, prosecutor said investigators are satisfied Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974. DNA evidence linked Bundy to the cold-case murder, months after DNA tied him to the killing of Laura Ann Aime.
WHO: A Summit County, Utah, prosecutor
WHAT: Said investigators are satisfied Ted Bundy was responsible for killing Melissa Ann Smith.
WHEN: Reported Oct 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM ET
WHERE: Summit County, USA
WHY: DNA evidence linked Bundy to Smith’s killing.
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