# Cold case solved: DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah teen

- Source: KTNV Las Vegas
- Published: 2026-10-27T19:04:13+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.ktnv.com/news/cold-case-solved-dna-links-serial-killer-ted-bundy-to-1974-murder-of-utah-teen
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/cold-case-solved-dna-links-serial-killer-ted-bundy-to-1974-murder-of-u-227f95/

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.

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