A teenager is facing life in prison for killing a man she accused of raping her and selling her for sex.
Chrystul Kizer, 19, shot Randall Volar, 34, at his Wisconsin home in June last year after he allegedly drugged and raped her.
The teen, who was 17 at the time of the incident, said she tried to "wiggle free" from his clutches and killed him in self-defence.
She said she could not remember retrieving the pistol she used in the attack – however, she could recall the "pop… the high pop" noise the gun made when she pulled the trigger.
She then set him on fire and escaped in a BMW.
She is said to have confessed to the killing because she was tired of being sexually assaulted.
She also claimed that he sold her to other men for sex. Her legal team argued she should be protected under sex trafficking victim laws, however a judge ruled against this.
Prosecutors said her actions were premeditated and claimed they had communication evidence showing she plotted and planned the murder ahead of time.
They said she researched how to hide evidence and talked to some of the people around her about what she planned to do.
Mr Volar had been arrested and released four months before he was killed, court records show.
At the time of his death, authorities were investigating him in connection with child sex trafficking allegations and her lawyers said Ms Kizer was one of his victims.
The pair met on the internet when Ms Kizer was 16 and Mr Volar was 33.
The deceased allegedly began grooming the teen – giving her expensive gifts and money but soon became more demanding, threatening to get violent and insisting that he be repaid with sex, the Washington Post reported.
The case is expected to go to trial in February 2020.
