DNA links Ted Bundy to Melissa Ann Smith's 1974 Utah murder
Utah authorities say DNA evidence identifies Ted Bundy as the killer of Melissa Ann Smith, bringing an answer to a teenage girl's homicide more than half a century later.
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Hunter discovers teenage victim's body in Utah woods
South China Morning Post ↗Utah crime lab obtained new DNA testing technology
NDTV News - World-news News ↗Officials report similar case helped advance Smith investigation
New York Times ↗Utah officials plan briefing on decades-old homicide
Associated Press ↗Authorities announced Bundy DNA link 52 years later
Il Post ↗Report identifies old autopsy sample behind forensic finding
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