# DNA links Ted Bundy to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder

https://mins.news/en/video/119472

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-28 16:41 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ7q9Nt0qZg

> Authorities said Tuesday that DNA evidence connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Utah. Investigators matched DNA from Smith’s case with evidence from another Bundy victim, Laura Aime, helping resolve the long-unsolved homicide.

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