Utah County Sheriff's Office

The Utah County Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency serving Utah County, Utah. They are currently newsworthy for solving a 51-year-old cold case murder. The case involves Laura Ann Aime, a 17-year-old who disappeared in 1974 after leaving a party. Her body was discovered a month later in American Fork Canyon. Recent advancements in DNA technology allowed the Sheriff's Office to definitively link Aime's murder to serial killer Ted Bundy. This announcement formally closes the case, bringing resolution to a decades-long investigation and providing closure to Aime's family. The successful use of DNA technology highlights the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to solve cold cases and bring justice to victims and their families, even after many years.