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Transgender Killer Who Says He Targeted Victim on Hiking Trail Because She Was ‘What I Would Want to Look Like,’ Takes Deal and Avoids Death Penalty

The Gateway Pundit — October 06, 2026 at 04:16 PM UTC

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Transgender Killer Who Says He Targeted Victim on Hiking Trail Because She Was ‘What I Would Want to Look Like,’ Takes Deal and Avoids Death Penalty

Zion Teasley, the man who stabbed Phoenix hiker Lauren Heike 15 times on a trail in 2023, has pleaded guilty to her murder in a deal that takes the death penalty off the table and sends him to prison for life.

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