{
  "id": 16809845,
  "title": "Serial killer Ted Bundy linked through DNA to 1974 murder of Utah girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/serial-killer-ted-bundy-linked-through-dna-to-1974-murder-of-utah-girl",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:59:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/ted-bundy-utah-murder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Discovery comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed that Bundy had killed another Utah girl that year The notorious serial killer Ted Bundy has been found responsible, through DNA evidence, for the murder of Melissa Ann Smith, a 17-year-old Utah girl who went missing in 1974 before her nude body was found days later, state authorities announced at a Tuesday news conference. The…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Ted Bundy: List of Known Victims as DNA Links Serial Killer to Utah Murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ted-bundy-list-of-known-victims-as-dna-links-serial-killer-to-utah",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:12:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}