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Utah authorities are connecting serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide
Compiled Oct 27
What happened
Utah authorities are holding a news conference Tuesday to connect Ted Bundy to another decades-old homicide
The detail
The Summit County sheriff and county attorney are providing information on the investigation and decision to close the case
The detail
Melissa Ann Smith, 17, died in 1974 and has long been listed as a local cold case
The detail
Bundy killed at least 30 women and girls in multiple states in the 1970s
How it unfolded
1974: Melissa Ann Smith, 17, dies; case becomes a local cold case · Halloween 1974: Laura Ann Aime, 17, disappears · 1978: Two women are murdered at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University · 1989: Bundy is executed by electric chair in Florida · April: Utah authorities say Bundy was responsible for the murder of Laura Ann Aime · Tuesday: Utah authorities hold a news conference to connect Bundy to another decades-old homicide
By the numbers
17 age · 30 minimum confirmed victims · 1989 year · 1978 year · 40 years time elapsed
Still unresolved
The victim's name in the case being announced Tuesday has not been released yet