Eliza Fletcher

Police in Tennessee on Monday announced they'd found an unidentified body found near the area where Eliza "Liza" Fletcher disappeared last week.

Another woman interviewed by police said she saw Abston outside the home of his brother, Mario Abston. Police questioned the owner of Majesty's Cleaning Service, where Abston worked, and she verified he drove the Terrain and also provided investigators with his cellphone number. Along with confirming the car from the license plate, surveillance footage also showed the car to have "noticeable damage" to the rear passenger-side taillight, which was also visible to Marshals at the apartment complex. More than anything, we want to see Liza returned home safely," Fletcher's uncle, Mike Keeney said. Abston was released from prison in November 2020 after serving two decades for kidnapping. "During this abduction, there appeared to be a struggle." Abston was sentenced to 24 years in that case. That number was used to determine where Abston was at the time of Fletcher's abduction, confirming he was in the area at the time. [also the granddaughter of the late Joseph ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/05/eliza-fletcher-memphis-jogger-missing/7996067001/) [Orgill III, ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/05/eliza-fletcher-memphis-jogger-missing/7996067001/)a noted philanthropist who helped run the family-owned Memphis-based hardware supply firm Orgill Inc. [was charged with especially aggravated kidnapping ](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/04/1-charged-eliza-fletchers-disappearance-no-sign-teacher/7992733001/)in last week's disappearance of a Eliza "Liza" Fletcher, a 34-year-old woman [ who Memphis police said was abducted while jogging on Friday.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/05/eliza-fletcher-memphis-jogger-missing/7996067001/) [Man charged with kidnapping in disappearance of Memphis jogger Eliza Fletcher](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/05/eliza-fletcher-memphis-jogger-missing/7996067001/) On the heels of a man being charged with kidnapping in the disappearance of Memphis school teacher in West Tennessee, police on Monday announced

Eliza Fletcher, known as 'Liza,' was found deceased less than a mile from where Cleotha Abston, who's charged with her kidnapping, washed out a vehicle.

Along with confirming the car from the license plate, surveillance footage also showed the car to have "noticeable damage" to the rear passenger-side taillight, which was also visible to marshals at the apartment complex. Further, it is probable and apparent from witness statements that these injuries left evidence, e.g., blood, in the vehicle that the Defendant cleaned." Abston was also convicted of aggravated kidnapping just over 22 years ago, according to court records. Another woman was interviewed, although it is not clear from the affidavit when or where she spoke to law enforcement. The owner verified that Abston drove the Terrain and also provided investigators with his cellphone number. Police said that video showed a black GMC Terrain passing by and then waiting for Fletcher to run past. Abston also faces charges of especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the case. In 2019, she finished the St. "You will always find her celebrating big and small successes in the classroom." "We appreciate all the expressions of love and concern we have received. At the time, the identity of the deceased person and cause of death were unconfirmed, according to the tweet. "She knows each student individually and does whatever she can to excite them for learning," St.

A body found in the investigation into the disappearance of Eliza Fletcher, the 34-year-old woman who was abducted during a run on Friday morning, ...

“During this abduction, there appeared to be a struggle,” the document said. He was charged with drug and firearms offenses, police A male then exited the car, ran toward Fletcher and forced her into the passenger’s seat, it said. “The Champion slides sandals were found in this area. During an arrangement Tuesday, a judge set his bond for $510,000. [charges were announced](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missing-jogger-memphis-eliza-fletcher-kidnapping-charge-cleotha-abston-rcna46226) against a man in the alleged kidnapping case.

Memphis police officers discovered a body just under 12 hours ago at Chestnut Avenue and Victor Street.

We appreciate all the expressions of love and concern we have received. [Click here](https://www.actionnews5.com/newsletter/) to sign up for our newsletter! Now it’s time to remember and celebrate how special she was and to support those who cared so much for her. “We are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss. Memphis Police Department issued a City Watch alert soon after her kidnapping but Tuesday morning around 8:40 a.m. The Memphis wife and mom of two was reported missing Friday after not returning from her morning jog.

Live updates as Memphis police announce they have located and positively identified Eliza Fletcher's body near the area where she was abducted.

Police would not confirm if the heavy police presence was related to the Fletcher investigation. She takes her usual route near the University of Memphis, according to authorities. Memphis Police officials announce that they discovered the remains of a body later determined to be Eliza Fletcher in the rear of a vacant duplex apartment at about 5:07 p.m. Marshals Service arrested Cleotha Abston, 38, on Saturday after matching his DNA to a pair of sandals found near the scene. Abston was previously charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with/fabricating evidence. "[Eight] years in the making with this smoking hot babe," he wrote. He will be joined by representatives from the Memphis Police Department, FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. ET on Tuesday in light of the latest developments related to Eliza Fletcher's abduction and murder. Bail was previously listed as being set at $500,000, but grew to $510,000 overnight. Police said late Monday a body was found near where the kindergarten teacher was kidnapped while out jogging early Friday morning. Live updates as Memphis police announce they have located and positively identified Eliza Fletcher's body near the area where she was abducted. Investigators said they "have not gotten very much information" from the suspect.

Surveillance footage captured Fletcher being forced into a black SUV while out jogging in the early-morning hours Friday.

Abston tried to flee but was detained by a team of U.S. They found him Saturday evening outside his last-known address, an apartment complex in front of which the SUV in question was parked. He will face murder charges on top of the kidnapping charges initially filed against him, police said.

Prominent Memphis businessman's granddaughter was forced into a car and kidnapped during an early morning jog on Friday.

Abston previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000, the Commercial Appeal reported. Fletcher is the granddaughter of the late Joseph Orgill III, a Memphis hardware businessman and philanthropist. The judge ordered Abston detained in lieu of a $510,000 bond. A man charged with aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the nationally publicized case was arraigned on Tuesday. According to the arrest affidavit, security footage from the scene showed a black GMC Terrain passing and then waiting for Fletcher to run by. A series of searches over the Labor Day weekend led authorities to Fletcher’s body on Monday.

The Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy along with Chief CJ Davis and other law enforcement officials held a press conference Tuesday regarding ...

The 34-year-old was a teacher in Memphis, but also the granddaughter of a local billionaire.

He was released in late 2020. His company is now reportedly worth over $3bn (£2.6bn) and employs more than 5,000 people. The 34-year-old mother-of-two was a teacher in the area, and the granddaughter of a local billionaire.

Family, friends, and Memphis community leaders expressed their grief after abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher's body was discovered.

Eliza Fletcher's loved ones released a montage of videos showing the slain teacher playfully interacting with students at St. Mary's during the pandemic.

Eliza Fletcher's loved ones are "heartbroken and devastated" after the billionaire heiress was found dead on Sept. 5 amid a police investigation into her ...

News App](https://eonline.onelink.me/ItsS/1b3e9f57) [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/us/memphis-missing-teacher-tuesday/index.html), Fletcher was the granddaughter of late hardware mogul Joseph Orgill III. Founded in 1847, the Orgill company has annual sales of $3 billion, according to the business' [website](https://www.orgill.com/index.aspx?tab=667). His bond was set at $510,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. Abston told the judge during an arraignment that same day that he could not afford a lawyer and was appointed a public defender. In the wake of the tragic discovery, her family released a statement and shared how they are "heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss."

Shortly after investigators in Memphis, Tennessee, found a body Monday that was later identified as missing schoolteacher Eliza "Liza" Fletcher, ...

Authorities have said Fletcher was jogging in a neighborhood near the University of Memphis around 4 a.m. As investigators were searching for the 34-year-old Monday, they spotted vehicle tracks in high grass near a vacant duplex and smelled the stench of decay before finding the body of an unresponsive woman on the ground, the affidavit said. Abston is set to be arraigned on those charges Wednesday. Police also ran DNA analysis on a pair of sandals found at the abduction site, and the results showed the DNA found on the shoes matched Abston's DNA, the affidavit reads. She was found about 7.5 miles away from where surveillance video shows she was abducted. On Tuesday, prosecutors added charges of first-degree murder, premeditated murder and murder in the course of the perpetration of a kidnapping.

An affadavit details what happened when Eliza Fletcher's body was found on Monday in Memphis.

A Facebook group is planning a run Friday at 4 a.m. to bring awareness to the missing Memphis jogger, mother, and teacher who was kidnapped & murdered.

A group of women plans to finish Fletcher's run around 4:20 Friday morning. That's the same time she was abducted on her route near the University of Memphis.

Why isn’t she running after work? “Why isn’t she running on a treadmill? “I think it’s important for us to stand up, for the women in this community to stand up for ourselves,” Danielle Heineman of Memphis said.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphians and people around the country are honoring Eliza Fletcher's life in a special way. Memorials filled with flowers, ...

[Click here](https://www.actionnews5.com/newsletter/) to sign up for our newsletter! [Click here](mailto:[email protected]) to report a spelling or grammar error. [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/events/4048968448662454/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_search%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D) for the event, more than 550 people say they are taking part. “We’re going to come together as a gym family, as a local community, as a running family to finish the run for her,” Talley said. Some, like Callie Talley and her gym in Jonesboro, Arkansas, created events to finish the run Fletcher was on the day she was abducted. [police say she was abducted](https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/02/woman-missing-reportedly-kidnapped/) to South Memphis where [her body was recovered](https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/06/law-enforcement-gives-insight-recovery-eliza-fletchers-body/).

Newly emerged video reportedly shows Eliza Fletcher's murder suspect spending more than an hour "vigorously" cleaning his SUV soon after the Tennessee ...

When they get out, they’re Abston was arrested by US Marshals the next day after he was linked to the monstrous crime by DNA from a Champion slide left at the scene of the deadly abduction. Court documents previously revealed that a witness who knows Abston told cops that she saw him “cleaning the interior of the GMC Terrain with floor cleaner.” She also “stated that he was behaving oddly.” The brother and friend also saw him “washing his clothes in the sink of the house” and “acting very strange,” the affidavit said. [ matches the time](https://nypost.com/2022/09/05/timeline-of-eliza-fletchers-disappearance-in-memphis/) witnesses told cops that Abston was seen “acting very strange” while visiting his brother — a felon now also charged with drugs and weapons offenses — who lives at the complex. “He sits in the vehicle for a while, and then goes to the trunk,” WREG’s Quametra Wilborn said of the full footage.

Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother of two who taught pre-kindergarten, was abducted while jogging on Friday. Her body was found in Memphis on Monday.

We appreciate all the expressions of love and concern we have received. Fletcher's family released a statement on Tuesday saying: "We are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss. Police identified the body as Fletcher on Tuesday. 'We don't know about tomorrow,' said the horse, 'all we need to know is that we love each other.'" According to police, she was forced into a black GMC Terrain that had waited for her to run by at approximately 4:30 a.m. We lit candles to remember Liza who was a bright light in our community.

A judge revoked bond for Cleotha Abston, the man accused of kidnapping, killing 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher as she jogged on the University of Memphis ...

The defense filed a motion concerning representation, but Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy could not comment further about the sealed motion. Abston, who was released from prison in 2020 after serving two decades for the kidnapping of Memphis-based lawyer Kemper Durand, refused to tell law enforcement Fletcher's location as of Sunday, police said. Abston will next appear in court Thursday, which will be another continuation of his arraignment, which began Tuesday morning. Fletcher's family sat in the front row of the gallery during Wednesday's hearing. The body, however, was not confirmed to be Fletcher until Tuesday morning. [Cleotha Abston](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/04/1-charged-eliza-fletchers-disappearance-no-sign-teacher/7992733001/), the man charged in the abduction and murder of [Eliza Fletcher](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2022/09/02/jogger-kidnapped-university-memphis-who-is-eliza-fletcher/7972709001/), at his arraignment on a first-degree murder charge.

Kidnapper Cleotha Abston appeared in court for the second day running Wednesday, getting held without bond on upgraded charges of murdering Tennessee ...

Abston’s brother, Mario, 36, also remains behind bars after being charged with drug and weapons offenses. When they get out, they’re back on the hunt,” John Kelly, a criminal profiler and psychotherapist, told Fox. [SUV to his brother’s apartment complex](https://nypost.com/2022/09/07/video-appears-to-show-eliza-fletcher-suspect-after-murder/) after the crime, an affidavit said — with the brother one of the witnesses reporting him “acting very strange” as he scrubbed his car and clothes a few hours after Fletcher was snatched. Police have yet to reveal exactly how she was killed. [spent 20 years in prison](https://nypost.com/2022/09/05/eliza-fletcher-suspect-cleotha-abston-has-disturbing-criminal-record/) over the 2000 kidnapping of a Memphis prosecutor who later admitted he assumed he was going to be killed. Abston was only 16 at the time — and already had a lengthy rap sheet, starting with an arrest for theft when he was just 11, according to WREG.

Police were searching near a vacant home in Memphis, Tennessee, when they discovered Eliza Fletcher's body.

He leaves the apartment and spends roughly an hour at the passenger side of the car, according to the news station. [WREG](https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/video-suspect-in-eliza-fletchers-murder-cleaning-car-hours-after-abduction/), Abston is seen arriving at the Longview Garden apartments around 7:57 a.m. Investigators determined that Abston was the man in the vehicle after his His phone also placed him in the area at the time Fletcher was abducted, authorities have said. Security video showed "a black GMC Terrain passing and then waiting for the victim to run by," according to a criminal complaint. First-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping were added after Fletcher's body was found.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge has revoked bond for Cleotha Abston, the man arrested in connection with the abduction of Memphis mother Eliza Fletcher.

Further, it is probable and apparent from witness statements that these injuries left evidence of blood in the car the defendant cleaned.” At 5:07 pm, officers in the 1600 block of Victor located a deceased party. “‘We don’t know about tomorrow,’ said the horse, ‘all we need to know is that we love each other.’” I have a message from the family to both the public and the media: Please respect their privacy. We appreciate all the expressions of love and concern we have received. Tuesday evening, in a thread of Tweets, Mulroy said, “I want to offer the condolences of both my office and myself personally to the family of Eliza Fletcher. Liza embodied the song that we sing every week in Early Childhood chapel, “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine.” Court records show that Abston was previously charged with aggravated kidnapping in June of 2000. We lit candles to remember Liza who was a bright light in our community. To lose someone so young and vital is a tragedy, but to have it result from a senseless act of violence is unimaginable. Both law enforcement and our office were in contact with the family through the weekend. “We are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss.

Fellow runners and those impacted by her story plan to start at 4:20 a.m., the same time she was abducted, and run the entire route.

Friday morning, a thousand runners will line up to finish "Liza's Run," in Memphis. Others dedicate runs to Eliza Fletcher.

"We appreciate all the expressions of love and concern we have received. Out of respect for the family, runners have been asked not to speak to any media that might be present at the event. Out of all the women running the St. The Facebook event requests that runners wear bright colors and that they do not come alone. The route will take a 8.2-mile path that Fletcher would regularly run, starting near Central Ave. [ was a dedicated runner for years.](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2022/09/02/jogger-kidnapped-university-memphis-who-is-eliza-fletcher/7972709001/) In 2019, she finished the St.

The teacher and mother of two is believed to have been kidnapped and killed during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis campus on Sept. 2.

A run is planned for Friday morning on Central Avenue in the UofM area where Fletcher’s run came to an abrupt stop. According to the at Central and Belvedere. Organizers say this event is a way to honor and finish the run Fletcher started the day she was abducted. He is facing several other charges, like kidnapping and identity theft, as well. [police say she was abducted](https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/02/woman-missing-reportedly-kidnapped/) to South Memphis where [her body was recovered](https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/06/law-enforcement-gives-insight-recovery-eliza-fletchers-body/).

Cleotha Abston, 38, is charged with first-degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence.

At the station, an armed Memphis Housing Authority guard walked in and Durand yelled for help. The family offered a $50,000 reward for information in the case. "Liza was a such a joy to so many … According to records, Abston's brother told police he spotted Abston acting strange and washing the interior of his car with floor cleaner. Relatives of Fletcher and more than 20 media members were in the courtroom. A police affidavit said officers noticed vehicle tracks next to the duplex's driveway and smelled an odor.

Cleotha Abston, arrested over the weekend on kidnapping allegations, now faces first-degree murder charges after authorities announced that a body found near a ...

The run begins at 5:20 a.m. “We created this run as [a] way to honor Liza and cope with our own feelings. Marshals task force found that all visible identifying parts of the car matched the video surveillance footage when they visited Abston’s home on Saturday. Abston’s cell phone records ID’d him as around the scene of the crime, and a U.S. On Monday evening, searchers found Fletcher’s body by using the cell phone data connected to the investigation. Police later found surveillance video in the area she was running, showing a black GMC Terrain nearby.