US EditionNew DNA testing links unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy, sheriff says
New forensic testing confirmed DNA from Laura Ann Aime’s body matched Ted Bundy, and officials said the 52-year-old cold case is closed.
- On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Utah County Sheriff announced that DNA evidence definitively confirms serial killer Ted Bundy murdered Laura Ann Aime in 1974, closing the case that remained unsolved for over 50 years.
- Aime, 17, disappeared from a party in Lehi on Halloween night in 1974 after telling friends she was buying cigarettes. Hikers discovered her body on November 27, 1974, partway down an embankment near American Fork Canyon Road.
- Investigators analyzed body fluids preserved since 1974 using new forensics techniques, with the resulting DNA profile matched via the FBI's Combined DNA Index System in March, providing "definitive evidence" that confirmed Bundy as the perpetrator.
- Michelle Impala, Aime's younger sister, said it was "quite amazing that people are still interested" in the case. Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith stated his office would have pursued the case to the "fullest extent" and pushed for capital punishment if Bundy were alive.
- Officials indicated the forensic breakthrough may help resolve another cold case linked to the same DNA profile in the near future. Evidence preserved from 1974 remained "pristine," enabling the long-awaited closure and potentially aiding investigations into other Bundy-linked homicides.
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Officialii din Utah au anunțat miercuri că închid un caz vechi de cinci décenii, după ce au găsit „dovezi concludente” că ucigașul în serie american Ted Bundy a ucis o adolescentă de 17 ani din acest plat din vestul Statelor Unite, relatează Reuters. Biroul ☆☆☆☆☆erifului din Comitatul Utah a explicat că Laura Ann Aime a ...
17-year-old Laura Ann Aime disappeared on Halloween in 1974 in Utah, and a month later she was found tied up, naked, and beaten on the side of the road.
Utah authorities have officially closed a 51-year-old case after new DNA technology helped identify a murdered teenager as a victim of serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura Ann Aime, 17, disappeared after a Halloween party in 1974. Her body was discovered about a month later by hikers in American Fork Canyon, the BBC reports. On Wednesday, the Utah County Sheriff's Office announced that new tests "incontrovertibly confirmed that the DNA found on Laura'…
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