Heike was found with defensive wounds on her hands and arms, and police do not believe she was sexually assaulted. Hester said he believes Heike fought off her attacker and escaped, but that her injuries were just too severe. The papers also say that Heike might have tried to escape after being attacked from behind and being found near a barbed wire fence. They also said that was he fired for being aggressive toward female employees.Ĭourt documents revealed that Heike had been stabbed 15 times after being chased on the Reach 11 trail west of Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard. After records turned up his name, detectives went to his former workplace, a sportswear store just a short distance from the trail, ex-coworkers there recognized him wearing clothes he was suspected of stealing from the store. Police say Teasley was linked to the crime through DNA on Heike’s shoe along with other forensic evidence including cell phone location data. James Hester said investigators believe the attack was random, that Teasley followed her on the trail and attacked without provocation. At the time of the arrest, court papers revealed he said, “There’s no freaking way I’m in for a sex crime I haven’t been with anyone for a long time.” During a news conference Friday afternoon, Phoenix Homicide Lt.

Thursday at The Catherine Townhomes near Scottsdale and Bell roads, where he lives with his mother, less than a mile from the trail where Heike’s body was found. Investigators confirmed Teasley was arrested around 6:30 p.m. On Friday, Phoenix police named the man arrested as 22-year-old Zion William Teasley. PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - New details on the suspect accused of murdering Lauren Heike on a trail that straddles the border of north Phoenix and Scottsdale last week.

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