
Murder suspect Ziya Tasali who was caught on Sunday near the Turkey-Syria boarder after being on the run for more than a month told prosecutors that the incident started with an attempted kiss. He tried to kiss Sierra when she was walking by the Old City walls but the attempt was not received warmly, "She resisted me, and a struggle broke out between the two of us," Tasali said. Authorities later determined that Sierra had died of a blow to the head.