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Ted Bundy tied to 1974 Utah cold case homicide

By Deseret News · October 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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DNA has definitively linked serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1974 murder in Utah of a 17-year-old girl in Summit County. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News By Pat Reavy, KSL 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.

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