Man pleads guilty to murdering female hiker in Phoenix
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 13:24 · Archive
Zion Teasley, 25, pleaded guilty to murdering Lauren Heike, 29, on a hiking trail in Phoenix in 2023.
Zion Teasley, 25, pleaded guilty to the murder of Lauren Heike, 29, who was fatally stabbed on a hiking trail in Phoenix in 2023. The plea agreement removed the possibility of a death sentence.
Heike was stabbed 15 times on the trail. The New York Post reports that Teasley told police that Heike was 'what I would want to look like'. Teasley is described by the outlets as a former Marine recruit who was transitioning.
How it is being reported
- Trans killer blames transition for stabbing hiker 15 times on trail: Victim was ‘what I want to look like’New York Post · 6 Oct, 13:01
- 'Transgender' killer who hunted female hiker down as she scrambled over barbed wire fence to try and escape him admits murder in plea deal that'll spare him death penaltyDaily Mail · 5 Oct, 15:34
In this story: Zion Teasley · Lauren Heike · Phoenix
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