A 50-year-old cold case has finally been solved. The answer led to a notorious serial killer
Investigators say the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith shared Bundy’s favoured "pattern, motive, means and opportunity".
Investigators say the 1974 death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith shared Bundy’s favoured "pattern, motive, means and opportunity".
Utah authorities cite DNA evidence in saying serial killer Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, whose death had been a cold case for more than 50 years.
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder through new DNA testing, prosecutor says.
Investigators used advanced DNA technology to solve the cold case decades after the notorious killer was executed.
Discovery comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed that Bundy had killed another Utah girl that year
Bundy was executed in 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing.
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