DNA Testing Links Serial Killer Ted Bundy to Utah Teen’s 1974 Murder

Ted Bundy-inspired portrait in a black shirt against a dark blue background, featuring the headline, DNA Cracks 52-Year Mystery about DNA evidence linking Bundy to a 1974 Utah teen murder.

DNA Testing Links Serial Killer Ted Bundy to Another Utah Teen’s 1974 Murder DNA evidence has linked serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of Melissa Ann Smith, a 17-year-old Utah teenager. Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson announced the findings at a news conference on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The discovery came 52 years … Read more