DNA confirms Ted Bundy killed 1974 Utah teen Melissa Ann Smith
Investigators said DNA evidence from a separate 1974 case confirmed that serial killer Ted Bundy murdered 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in Summit County, Utah, closing the 52-year-old cold case. State officials had earlier reported that DNA testing linked Bundy to the 1974 killing, adding to a recent confirmation of his involvement in another Utah murder that year. The Salt Lake Tribune also noted that the DNA analysis closed the decades-old case in Summit County.