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Lauren Heike was stabbed 15 times with “apparent defensive wounds” after going missing on a trail near her home, authorities said.

(PHOENIX) -- A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman hiking on a desert trail in Phoenix last month in an apparently random attack has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Zion William Teasley, 22, appeared in court for an arraignment hearing Tuesday following his indictment by a Maricopa County grand jury on one count

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Suspect Zion William Teasley has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Lauren Heike, a 29-year-old Arizona woman who was fatally stabbed during a solo hike last month.

A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman hiking on a desert trail in Phoneix last month in an apparently random attack has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Investigators say Zion Teasley's DNA was found on one of Heike's shoes. He was indicted with one count of first-degree murder in her death.

A convicted criminal who is accused of stabbing an Arizona woman out for a hike 15 times has been indicted in her murder just weeks after her brutal slaying. 

Zion Willian Teasley, 22, pleaded not guilty to murdering 29-year-old Lauren Heike on a desert hiking trail in Phoenix in April.

What started out as a local hike to remember Lauren Heike, quickly grew from dozens to hundreds of participants.

Zion William Teasley, 22, was arrested earlier this month in Heike's murder. According to court documents, Heike was stabbed 15 times. Her body was found on April 29 near Mayo Boulevard and Scottsdale Road.