Ted Bundy Victim Tally Grows As Dna Test Links Him To Unsolved Murder

New DNA testing has definitively linked nan unsolved execution of a Utah teen successful 1974 to nan infamous serial slayer Ted Bundy.

Laura Ann Aime, 17, vanished connected Halloween nighttime 51 years agone aft leaving a statement unsocial to spell to a convenience store.

About a period later, her naked assemblage was recovered connected nan broadside of a highway, bound and beaten.

Investigators agelong suspected that Bundy was responsible. Police said he verbally acknowledged his culpability starring up to his execution.

But nan lawsuit remained unfastened until they could beryllium sure.

Bundy was one of nan nation’s astir prolific serial killers, pinch astatine slightest 30 women and girls’ deaths linked to him successful respective states successful nan 1970s.

His murders, which occurred successful sorority houses, parks and elsewhere, group nan federation connected edge.

Bundy’s apprehension drew wide fascination, successful portion because galore considered him to beryllium charming and handsome.

At nan clip of Aime’s killing, Bundy was surviving successful Salt Lake City and studying rule astatine nan University of Utah.

“Laura Aime is nan quintessential girl of Utah County. We felt nan symptom nan family feels erstwhile she was taken,” Utah County sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Reynolds said successful a news convention Wednesday.

“We felt nan symptom that you felt this full entire time, and we’ve had nan desire to present to you immoderate type of healing, we can’t really opportunity closure.”