Utah officials close 1974 cold case, attributing Melissa Ann Smith's killing to Ted Bundy
The gist
Utah officials closed the 1974 cold case of Melissa Ann Smith, 17, attributing her killing to Ted Bundy.
DNA advances keep adding confirmed victims to a killer executed in 1989.
How it unfolded
- Oct 18, 1974Melissa Ann Smith, a 17-year-old from Midvale, went missing; her body was found nine days later in the Summit Park area near Park City, Utah, by hunters.
- 1974Laura Ann Aime, 17, disappeared on Halloween in Utah; her body was found in American Fork Canyon.
- Apr 2026Utah authorities said Bundy was responsible for the murder of Laura Ann Aime, using DNA evidence.