le employees - and had stolen clothing that matched what was worn by the killer.

Heike's family said it supported the plea deal as it avoided the trauma of a trial.

 After 3½ incredibly long and painful years, our family supports the State's decision to enter into a plea agreement in Lauren's case. This means we will not have to endure a trial or sit in a courtroom and hear every painful detail of the crime that took Lauren from us,  the family told ABC 15.

 While no sentence will ever bring Lauren back, we are relieved knowing that he will never be released,  they added.  He will never again have the opportunity to harm another person or cause another family to experience the unimaginable grief and trauma that ours has endured. 

Teasley had entered the US Marine Corps. recruit training in March 2019, but left three months later before completing bootcamp. Additional details were not released about his service, with the military citing privacy reasons.