New Details Emerge in Murder of Arizona Hiker Lauren Heike

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A 29-year-old hiker, Lauren Heike, was found dead on a community trail in Phoenix, Arizona with 15 stab wounds and injuries on her hands and forearms. The suspect, 22-year-old Zion William Teasley, was linked to the crime through DNA, video, and cell phone evidence. He is being charged with first-degree murder and has a lengthy criminal record. Police do not have a motive for the seemingly random attack, but believe Heike was chased over a barbed wire fence. Teasley had a plane ticket to Detroit, but claimed it was for his aunt's funeral.
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