A 29-year-old woman who was killed while hiking on a Phoenix trail last week was stabbed 15 times, according to court documents.
Lauren Heike, 29, was found dead in a desert area with"trauma to her body" around 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 29, 2023.last week was stabbed 15 times, according to court documents.
Zion Teasley, 22, has been charged with homicide for the death of Lauren Heike as she was hiking in Phoenix, April 29, 2023. Teasley was arrested on May 4.Teasley had recently been terminated from his job for "being aggressive toward female employees," according to the probable cause document. Management at that job told investigators that he often carried a pocketknife, which would have been consistent with the murder weapon, according to the document.
Police had released surveillance footage depicting a suspect running near the crime scene prior to Teasley's arrest Thursday evening. He is the same person who was seen in a video clip running away from the scene, Sgt. Maria Soliz said during a press conference. In a police interview, Zion said he was in the area walking to a movie theater and that he knew Heike was attacked from the news but could not recall if he ever met her in person, the probable cause document stated. He reportedly told police, "I am definitely not the person who plans to kill another person," and, "If I was going to do something like that it wouldn't be premeditated," according to the document.
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