Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah girl. "The Utah County Sheriff's office has definitive proof that Theodore (Ted) Bundy murdered Laura Ann Aime in 1974," the statement said. Bundy ‌had acknowledged his culpability in disappearance and deaths of Aime and others ahead of his execution, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said. "Laura Aime is the quintessential daughter of Utah County," Utah County sheriff's Sgt. A recent ​examination and submission of evidence to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services indicated ​that DNA pulled from Aime's ⁠body belonged to the serial killer, the sheriff's office said.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2026 08:28 UTC