Trans Killer Hiking Trail Murder
3 outlets
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3 reporters
- Will PotterDaily Mail
- Patrick ReillyNew York Post
- Bonny ChuFox News
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Trans Killer Hiking Trail Murder. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/57646
“Trans Killer Hiking Trail Murder.” The Aporia, 13 Oct. 2026, https://the-aporia.com/event/57646.
“Trans Killer Hiking Trail Murder.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/57646.
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'Transgender' killer who hunted female hiker down as she scrambled over barbed wire fence to try and escape him admits murder in plea deal that'll spare him death penalty
How it changed
- 5 Oct
Zion Teasley, 25, pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of Lauren Heike, 29, who was fatally stabbed 15 times on a hiking trail in Phoenix.
- 6 Oct
Teasley had entered the US Marine Corps. recruit training in March 2019, but left three months later before completing bootcamp.
Coverage 3 articles
- 7 Oct Man pleads guilty to 2023 killing of Lauren Heike on Phoenix hiking trail
Fox News - 6 Oct Trans killer blames transition for stabbing hiker 15 times on trail: Victim was ‘what I want to look like’
New York Post - 5 Oct 'Transgender' killer who hunted female hiker down as she scrambled over barbed wire fence to try and escape him admits murder in plea deal that'll spare him death penalty
Daily Mail
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