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Utah prosecutor says DNA ties Ted Bundy to 1974 killing
A Summit County, Utah, prosecutor said DNA evidence links executed serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, CBS News reported.
- Boston.com, KTNV 13 and 29 more are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah girl”
- Our desk filed its story
- New headline Was: “Utah officials close 1974 Melissa Smith killing, tying it to Bundy”
- New York Times is now reporting this
7 earlier updates
- ClickOnDetroit, ClickOrlando and 4 more are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Utah officials to link Ted Bundy to another 1970s killing”
- Our desk updated its story
- CBS News is now reporting this
- The Boston Globe is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Utah authorities are connecting serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide”
- Our desk filed its story
Wire reporting: (AP, via ABC7 News Bay Area)
A Summit County, Utah, prosecutor said investigators are satisfied that Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974, CBS News reported Tuesday3.
Hunters found Smith's body that year3. Bundy was executed in Florida in 19893.
In April, Utah authorities said Bundy was responsible for the 1974 killing of Laura Ann Aime, also 173. Bundy has been tied to at least 30 killings in several states in the 1970s3.
Because Bundy is dead, the announcement is a forensic attribution, not a new prosecution3,5.
Sources
- The GuardianDNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah girl
- Boston.comSerial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 killing through DNA testing
- CBS NewsSerial killer Ted Bundy linked to another Utah teenager's cold case murder through DNA testing, prosecutor says
- New York TimesUtah Investigators Link Teenager’s 1974 Death to Ted Bundy
- (AP, via ABC7 News Bay Area)Utah authorities are connecting serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicideAlso (AP, via ABC7 Los Angeles), (AP, via ABC30), (AP, via ABC13 Houston), (AP, via ABC11), (AP, via ABC7 New York), (AP, via ABC7 Chicago), (AP, via WPRI 12), (AP, via 6abc), (AP, via Las Vegas Review-Journal), (AP, via ClickOnDetroit)
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- APUtah authorities are connecting serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide
- KTNV 13Cold case solved: DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah teen
- KSNUtah authorities connect 1974 cold case to serial killer Ted Bundy
- KSHB 41Cold case solved: DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah teen
- KXANSerial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager's 1974 killing through DNA testing
- Tampa Bay TimesFlorida executed Ted Bundy 37 years ago. Cops now connect him to another murder
- KIRO 7Cold case closed: Ted Bundy connected to another 1970s homicide
- FOX 13 Salt Lake CityCold case solved: DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah teen
- SCMPSerial killer Ted Bundy linked to death of US teen after over 50 years
- Global NewsUtah police have connected Ted Bundy to another unsolved 1970s homicide
- KSLTed Bundy tied to 1974 Utah cold case homicide
- WPXICold case closed: Ted Bundy connected to another 1970s homicide
- Anchorage Daily NewsUtah authorities connect serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide
- KMVTCold case solved: DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah teen
- The Boston GlobeSerial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder through DNA testing
- ABC News AustraliaPolice use DNA advances to identify another Ted Bundy victim from 70s
- KTLASummit County connects 1974 cold case to serial killer Ted Bundy
- WHIOCold case closed: Ted Bundy connected to another 1970s homicide
- ClickOrlandoSerial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager's 1974 murder through new DNA testing, prosecutor says
- CityNews TorontoSerial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder through DNA testing
- WFLAAuthorities connect serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide
- FOX 8 ClevelandTed Bundy connected to another 1970s homicide
- KSATSerial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager's 1974 murder through DNA testing
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Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 killing through DNA testing
Lead facts of the event
Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing.
Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to another Utah teenager's cold case murder through DNA testing, prosecutor says
Lead facts of the event
Summit County prosecutor said DNA ties Ted Bundy to the 1974 killing of Melissa Ann Smith, 17.
Cold case solved: DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah teen
Lead facts of the event
Fifty-two years to the day her body was found, detectives are closing the investigation into the murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith after DNA evidence identified Ted Bundy as her killer.
Also from Scripps: KSHB 41 · FOX 13 Salt Lake City
Utah authorities connect 1974 cold case to serial killer Ted Bundy
Lead facts of the event
On Tuesday, Summit County is speaking on a cold case that they say can be attributed to prominent serial killer Ted Bundy.
Florida executed Ted Bundy 37 years ago. Cops now connect him to another murder
Lead facts of the event
Reports on the story from Tampa Bay Times.
Cold case closed: Ted Bundy connected to another 1970s homicide
Lead facts of the event
Investigators used DNA to solve the cold case of Melissa Ann Smith, linking the crime to serial killer Ted Bundy.
Where they agree
- Authorities announced a DNA link between Bundy and a 1974 Utah killing.