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The New DNA Technology That Linked Ted Bundy to a 52-Year-Old Cold Case 29 October 2026 at 23:55

The New DNA Technology That Linked Ted Bundy to a 52-Year-Old Cold Case

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By: Alexander Nazaryan

29 October 2026 at 23:55

Software known as STRmix was instrumental in identifying Mr. Bundy’s DNA in a decades-old sample.

Ted Bundy, one of the nation’s most prolific and notorious spree killers, on trial for murder in a Miami courtroom in 1979.

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Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders 29 October 2026 at 04:56

Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders

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By: Associated Press

29 October 2026 at 04:56

Firm calls charges, which include violating state gambling ban and profiting from illegal activity, ‘crazy overreach’

Utah on Wednesday filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two of its executives, months after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its strict anti-gambling laws against the activity.

The felony charges could represent a new tactic in how states try to assert regulatory authority over the fast-expanding activity, a clash that appears headed to a showdown at the US supreme court.

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Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders 29 October 2026 at 04:56

Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders

World news | The Guardian

By: Associated Press

29 October 2026 at 04:56

Firm calls charges, which include violating state gambling ban and profiting from illegal activity, ‘crazy overreach’

Utah on Wednesday filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two of its executives, months after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its strict anti-gambling laws against the activity.

The felony charges could represent a new tactic in how states try to assert regulatory authority over the fast-expanding activity, a clash that appears headed to a showdown at the US supreme court.

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DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah girl 28 October 2026 at 02:52

DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah girl

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By: Uwa Ede-Osifo

28 October 2026 at 02:52

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 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 breakthrough in the investigation of Melissa Ann Smith’s death comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed in April that Bundy had killed another Utah girl, 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime, in 1974.