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Tiesler's home when she unexpectedly walked in, and that the sexual assault, murder, and carjacking were not done with premeditation. Prosecutors supported their claim that LeCroy had deliberately planned out the rape and murder, given evidence of him spying on her through a neighboring house, and in the days leading up to killing her he had bought cable wires which he used to tie her up. In March, a grand jury convicted LeCroy on all counts. On March 10, he was sentenced to death.
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