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Zion Teasley has agreed to a guilty plea in the 2023 killing of Lauren Heike, a woman discovered with multiple stab wounds on a north Phoenix trail.
Maricopa County Superior Court records show Teasley entered the plea last Friday for first-degree premeditated murder. He also accepted a separate charge of sexual exploitation of a minor related to conduct from 2019.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Teasley is expected to receive a sentence of natural life in prison. Prosecutors will withdraw their pursuit of the death penalty as part of the deal.
His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. Prosecutors voluntarily dismissed other charges against Teasley last week.
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