Laura's sister Michelle said she'd be "really happy to know" her killer was finally tracked down. Family remembered her as someone who "found joy in everything" and spent her own money buying treats for siblings just to see them smile. Case officially closed Wednesday.
Utah County Sheriff's Office kept the case open despite Bundy's confession, waiting for DNA tech to catch up. In 2025, they sent evidence to Utah Bureau of Forensic Services. Results were "magnificent" — Bundy's DNA on Laura's body, no doubt.
His MO never changed: lurk near schools, lure victims to his car, knock them unconscious, drive to remote areas. Then days of sexual assault before strangulation. He confessed to 30 murders total, but investigators believe he lowballed.
Bundy had moved to Salt Lake City that fall for law school. By then he'd already killed at least 9 women in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Laura became his sixth confirmed Utah victim — all college or high school-aged women.
Laura vanished from a Halloween party in Utah County. Hikers found her nude body in American Fork Canyon on Thanksgiving Day — bound, strangled with a nylon stocking, skull crushed from repeated beatings. The abuse lasted days.
DNA tech just closed a 51-year-old cold case: Ted Bundy murdered 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime after a Halloween party in 1974. He confessed before his execution, but Utah cops refused to close it until they had ironclad proof. In 2025, they got it.
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Laura's sister Michelle said she'd be "really happy to know" her killer was finally tracked down. Family remembered her as someone who "found joy in everything" and spent her own money buying treats for siblings just to see them smile. Case officially closed Wednesday.
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Utah County Sheriff's Office kept the case open despite Bundy's confession, waiting for DNA tech to catch up. In 2025, they sent evidence to Utah Bureau of Forensic Services. Results were "magnificent" — Bundy's DNA on Laura's body, no doubt.
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His MO never changed: lurk near schools, lure victims to his car, knock them unconscious, drive to remote areas. Then days of sexual assault before strangulation. He confessed to 30 murders total, but investigators believe he lowballed.
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Bundy had moved to Salt Lake City that fall for law school. By then he'd already killed at least 9 women in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Laura became his sixth confirmed Utah victim — all college or high school-aged women.
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Laura vanished from a Halloween party in Utah County. Hikers found her nude body in American Fork Canyon on Thanksgiving Day — bound, strangled with a nylon stocking, skull crushed from repeated beatings. The abuse lasted days.
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DNA tech just closed a 51-year-old cold case: Ted Bundy murdered 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime after a Halloween party in 1974. He confessed before his execution, but Utah cops refused to close it until they had ironclad proof. In 2025, they got it.