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BREAKING: Summit County to close 50-year-old murder case and name Ted Bundy as the killer
What happened
Summit County authorities have closed a 50-year-old murder case and officially named Ted Bundy as the killer, specifically identifying 17-year-old Melissa Smith from Midvale, whose body was found in 1974.
Timeline
- TownLift BREAKING: Summit County to close 50-year-old murder case and name Ted Bundy as the killer
- KSL News (YouTube) LIVE: Summit County authorities announce closure of a Ted Bundy murder case
- Fox 13 Utah investigators tie Summit County cold case to serial killer Ted Bundy
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LIVE: Summit County authorities announce closure of a Ted Bundy murder case
— Summit County authorities have officially closed a cold case linked to Ted Bundy, involving the 1974 disappearance of 17-year-old Melissa Smith from Midvale, Utah.