Notorious murderer Ted Bundy has been linked to a case that has been unsolved for more than 50 years through newly tested DNA evidence.
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According to USA Today, the DNA evidence was part of the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Utah resident Laura Ann Aime. She was last seen leaving a Halloween party on October 31 to go to a convenience store.
Nearly a month later, the teen was discovered naked, beaten, bound, and dumped alongside Utah’s State Road 92 in American Fork Canyon. A nylon stocking was used to strangle her. Evidence also showed that she had been alive for several days after she went missing.
Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith stated during a press conference on Wednesday that the new evidence revealed “without a doubt” that the DNA recovered on Aime’s body was Budy’s.
“This case is now officially closed,” Smith declared. “Most importantly, we bring closure, hopefully to the Aime family who have endured over 50 years the loss of their loved one.”
Utah County Sheriff’s Office further reported that detectives have submitted the evidence to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services, stating the results were “magnificent.”
“They confirmed irrefutably that DNA evidence recovered from Laura’s body verified the existence of DNA belonging to Bundy,” the office added.
Bundy Confessed to Committing About 30 Murders
It has been estimated that the notorious murderer had actually killed anywhere between 20 and 100 women.
Bundy’s murder spree dates back to February 1974, with his first known victim in Washington. He later committed murder in California, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and Florida.
He was initially jailed in Utah in 1975 for aggravated kidnapping and attempted criminal assault. However, law enforcement later suspected him of numerous homicides. While facing a murder charge in Colorado, Bundy managed to make two prison escapes.
He committed three murders at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University before being recaptured in 1978.
However, while Bundy confessed to killing 30 people, he was not convicted of many of the murders. This was because he refused to share details about the crime scenes. He was found guilty of three murders and was sentenced to death.
Bundy was executed by electric chair at Florida State Prison on January 24, 1989. He was survived by his daughter, whom he shared with ex-wife Carole Ann Boone.