From Missing Women to DNA Proof: Tracing Ted Bundy’s Utah Trail

The episode explores how a series of missing‑woman cases in Washington and Utah evolved into a national hunt, examining the forensic chain that linked Bundy to the Lake City killing of Kimberly Leach, the surviving testimony of Carol DaRonch, and new DNA evidence connecting him to an unsolved murder in Utah. It details the interplay between witness memory, trace fibers, stolen knives, and modern genetic testing while weighing how early investigative gaps allowed the killer to roam across state lines. The discussion also addresses why confessions alone cannot replace corroborating evidence and how families still await closure on unresolved disappearances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices