Florida Jolt readers remember our piece on the murder of Lauren Heike,22, in Arizona, and we have an update now that more pieces of the puzzle are coming out about her killer Zion William Teasley.
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Teasley was arrested shortly after the murder of Heike, and it was discovered he lived close to the hiking trail where Heike’s body was found with 15 stab wounds after a ‘Heinous attack.’
Investigators are releasing more information about Teasley and his state of mind at the time of the murder. When investigators showed him a picture of Heike’s body, Teasley stated he “wanted to look like her.”
Teasley also spoke about being raised as a Christian as well as struggling with his sexuality.
When asked if he planned on killing Heike, he stated, “Im definitely not the person who plans to kill another person. If I were going to do that, it wouldn’t be premeditated.”
Prosecutors disagree with that, claiming that Teasley bought plane tickets to Detroit after the murder in an attempt to escape the area.
Teasley also has a criminal record and spent 16 months in prison for disorderly conduct and armed robbery. He had 10 of 13 felony charges dropped by the prosecutor in exchange for a guilty plea on the others.
In 2020 Zion Teasley was arrested for a string of armed robberies, kidnapping, and other charges. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison. They decided to give him early release instead of waiting until July. During the time when he should’ve been in prison, he killed 29 year… pic.twitter.com/q5z8Df3EPG
— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_in_Flint) May 17, 2023
BREAKING: Suspect Zion Teasley in stabbing of Phoenix jogger told police he ‘wanted to look like her,’ uses ‘they/them’ pronouns on LinkedIn, was 'confused about his sexuality'
Lauren Heike, 29, was found stabbed 15 times https://t.co/bZNTxxtOH9
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 17, 2023
He’s been out of jail since November 2022 and was considered a medium-low risk upon release.
Prosecutors have the evidence to put him in prison and have crime scene, forensic, DNA, as well as cell phone data.
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Teasley’s LinkedIn account is still up, and he uses “They/Them” pronouns. It describes him as a U.S. Marine who was medically discharged.
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