Ted Bundy linked to Utah murder of 17-year-old girl after DNA test

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Posted on AllSides April 2, 2026

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Newly tested DNA evidence has connected notorious serial killer Ted Bundy to the 1974 murder of a 17-year-old Utah girl whose body was found naked, beaten, bound and dumped along a state highway in Utah.

Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith announced on Wednesday, April 1, that new testing found − "without a doubt" − that DNA recovered from Laura Ann Aime's body more than 50 years ago is Bundy's.

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