JUST IN -- Suspect of Phoenix hiking trail murder was an MCRD recruit
PHOENIX — The man suspected of murdering a 29-year-old woman in a brutal attack on a hiking trail in Phoenix was a recruit at San Diego's Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot back in 2019, according to a report by ABC15 in Arizona.
Teasley entered recruit training at MCRD San Diego on March 25, 2019, but he was discharged by June 17, 2019, before completing boot camp, according to a statement from the Marine Corps sent to ABC15. Teasley made his first court appearance on Friday. ABC15 reported that a prosecutor said there was evidence connecting him to Heike's murder, such as DNA, cell phone and circumstantial evidence.
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