Investigators linked serial killer Ted Bundy to another mid-1970s homicide.
Bundy killed at least 30 women and girls in several states in the 1970s, The Associated Press reported. Several women escaped.
He was executed in 1989 in Florida for the murders of two women at the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University.
In the days leading up to his death by electric chair, he confessed to several crimes, even some that police did not know about.
Earlier this year, officials said Bundy killed Laura Ann Aime, who disappeared on Halloween in 1974. DNA linked him to her death, closing the case.
On Tuesday, officials closed the cold case of Melissa Ann Smith. Using DNA and other evidence, officials said they proved Bundy killed Smith, KTVX reported. Her remains were found on Oct. 27, 1974, 52 years to the day before the announcement. Hunters had found her remains in Summitt County.
Officials said the pattern in Smith’s death matched Bundy’s pattern and that he had the means, motive and opportunity, KTVX reported.
He had been a suspect in Smith’s case and several others.
Ted Bundy confessed to killing 11 women in Washington, but investigators think he killed others - including cases from the 1960s.
These items were found with Ted Bundy when he was arrested in the 1970s.
This 1970s lineup photo of Ted Bundy in Utah is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives. Bundy is second from the right.
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy's VW bug is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
A Ted Bundy wanted posted from the 1970s.
Ted Bundy in court. (AP photo)
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
This is the initial suspect sketch King County Sheriff's deputies made after Ted Bundy abducted and killed two young women in Lake Sammamish State Park in summer 1974. Bundy was not identified at the time.
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
Ted Bundy. (AP photo)
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a 1974 evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It's where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th St. in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is a photo of one of Ted Bundy’s victims. The photo is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office investigation. It was taken on a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
These are evidence photos from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These are evidence photos from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
These is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. He left several of his Washington victims near a service road in Issaquah, about 17 miles east of Seattle.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This is an evidence photo from the Ted Bundy investigation. It was where Linda Ann Healy was killed in the 5500 block of Northeast 12th Street in Seattle. She and friends had been to Dante’s Tavern nearby – a place where Bundy was known to frequent.
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy's VW bug is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
Ted Bundy victim Caryn Campbell.
Ted Bundy victim Denise Naslund.
Ted Bundy victim Lynda Ann Healy.
Ted Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins.
Ted Bundy victim Susan Rancourt.
Ted Bundy victim Denise Naslund.
Ted Bundy victim Brenda Ball.
Ted Bundy victim Brenda Ball.
Ted Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins.
Ted Bundy victim Janice Ott.
Ted Bundy victim Brenda Ball.
Ted Bundy victim Susan Rancourt.
Ted Bundy victim Denise Naslund.
Ted Bundy victim Roberta Kathleen Parks.
Ted Bundy victim Donna Gail Manson.
Ted Bundy victim Laura Ann Aime
Ted Bundy victim Lynda Ann Healy.
Ted Bundy victim Janice Ott.
Ted Bundy in court in the 1970s. (AP photo)
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
This photo of Ted Bundy is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
This 1970s photo of Ted Bundy is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives.
Bundy grew up in Western Washington and attended school in Seattle and Tacoma.
He killed multiple women in Washington but was never convicted here before his death.
In 2018, KIRO 7 News spoke with a woman who survived a run-in with Bundy. You can hear her story here.