Arrest made in 1994 murder of Navy sailor’s pregnant wife 18 years after DNA evidence exonerated her brother-in-law

Retired marine indicted for 1994 murder of pregnant woman at Naval Station Mayport

52-year-old, Michael Ziegler, a Camp Lejeune native and retired merchant marine, has been indicted for the murder of a 20-year-old pregnant woman in 1994. This

After brother-in-law exonerated in Tina Heins' 1994 Mayport stabbing, new suspect arrested

The 1994 Jacksonville cold case slaying of Tina Heins, whose brother-in-law Chad Heins was already exonerated, now has a new suspect behind bars.

Arrest made in 1994 murder of Navy sailor’s pregnant wife 18 years after DNA evidence exonerated her brother-in-law

The murder of Tina Heins has been solved, nearly two decades after her brother-in-law was exonerated in the crime, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced Thursday.

Cold case arrest: Former sailor arrested in pregnant Jacksonville woman's 1994 murder

Authorities in Jacksonville Thursday announced the arrest of retired Naval Station Mayport sailor Michael Ziegler in connection to the 1994 murder of Tina Heins.

1994 Jacksonville Cold Case Solved: Arrest Made in Pregnant Woman’s Murder - Jacksonville Legal Notice

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After more than 30 years, detectives say they’ve solved the brutal 1994 murder of 20-year-old Tina Heins, who was 15 weeks pregnant when she was killed in her Mayport apartment. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, working with the State Attorney’s Office, announced the arrest of 52-year-old Michael Ziegler, who has been indicted for first-degree murder. On April 17, 1994, Heins was found stabbed more than two dozen times. Her…

DNA solves fatal Mayport stabbing — 31 years later

Tina Heins, a 20-year-old pregnant newlywed, was stabbed to death in her Mayport apartment in 1994, but her murder has remained a Cold Case — until now.  New analysis of DNA found on her body has led police to arrest a man who, at the time, was friends with her husband — 51-year old Michael Shane Ziegler, now of Covington, Georgia. State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced the arrest Thursday. Ziegler is the second person charged in the slaying. H…