A 22-year-old man pleaded not guilty after being arrested for killing a woman near a hiking trail in Phoenix.
22-Year-Old Man Allegedly Stabbed Woman To Death Near Hiking Trail
A 22-year-old man named Zion William Teasley was arrested after being accused of murdering 29-year-old woman Lauren Heike near a hiking trail in Phoenix.
Authorities revealed that the victim was found dead near a hiking trail almost a half-mile from her house and suffered from 15 stab wounds and other defensive wounds on her hands, suggesting that she tried to fight the 22-year-old man back or might have been caught in a barbed wire fence before her death.
During the investigation, authorities discovered that the 22-year-old man did not sexually assault the victim, making his motive for killing her remain unclear, AP News reported.
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22-Year-Old Man Arrested After Stabbing Woman to Death Near Phoenix Hiking Trail
The 22-year-old man was arrested after his DNA was found at the crime scene, and a surveillance video was used to prove his involvement in the murder of the 29-year-old woman.
The 22-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the murder charges following his arrest; however, there’s a possibility that the prosecutors will ask for the death penalty for his crime.
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