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DNA breakthrough links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of US teenager

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“DNA breakthrough links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of US teenager”

Authorities in Utah have formally identified a 17-year-old as a victim of the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, more than half a century after her body was found. Melissa Ann Smith, who was the daughter of a local police chief, vanished in October 1974. Deer hunters later discovered her remains in a wooded area on the northwest edge of Summit County, approximately 100 miles north of Provo. At a press conference, Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson and Sheriff Kacey Bates revealed that modern…

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