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Bundy Linked to Another Cold Case Victim
27 Oct
Summary
- Authorities will announce new evidence connecting Ted Bundy to a cold case.
- The investigation concerns the 1974 disappearance of Melissa Ann Smith.
- DNA testing continues to expand Bundy's confirmed victim count.
Authorities in Summit County, Utah, are scheduled to hold a news conference Tuesday to reveal new evidence linking serial killer Ted Bundy to another decades-old homicide. The investigation focuses on the unsolved death of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith, who disappeared in 1974 and whose case has been a cold case for nearly fifty years. Bundy, who was executed in Florida in 1989, has had his confirmed victim count grow significantly due to advancements in DNA technology. These updates follow a similar announcement in April, where Utah authorities confirmed Bundy's responsibility for the 1974 murder of Laura Ann Aime. Bundy confessed to numerous crimes in his final days, some previously unknown to police, expanding the grim legacy of his killings across multiple states in the 1970s.
