PARK CITY — The body of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith was found on Oct. 27, 1974, by hunters in Summit County near the border with Salt Lake County. On Tuesday — the 52nd anniversary of that discovery — Summit County Sheriff Kacey Bates announced that Ted Bundy had officially been linked to her death.
Ted Bundy tied to 1974 Utah cold case homicide
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