Eliza Fletcher

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.

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.

Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an ...

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Police in Tennessee said Tuesday they had found the body of a Memphis woman abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that Eliza Fletcher was killed ...

Now it's time to remember and celebrate how special she was and to support those who cared so much for her,” the statement said. “This case not only proves that the recently passed Truth in Sentencing Act was necessary, but that it was long overdue,” Tennessee Lt. A police affidavit said officers noticed vehicle tracks next to the duplex's driveway, and they “smelled an odor of decay.” In a Facebook post, St. In the earlier kidnapping, Abston forced Kemper Durand into the trunk of his own car at gunpoint, the Commercial Appeal reported. Abston previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000 when he was just 16 years old. ... It is quite likely that I would have been killed had I not escaped,” the Commercial Appeal reported. Several of Fletcher's relatives were in the courtroom along with more than 20 media members as Abston was issued a $510,000 bond. The 34-year-old Fletcher was a school teacher and the granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman. Abston was released from prison in 2020 after serving 20 years for a previous kidnapping. on Monday and did not publicly confirm that the body was Fletcher's until Tuesday morning. In this undated photo provided by the Memphis Police Department, 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher, of Memphis, Tenn., is shown.

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

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.

Memphis authorities confirmed that the body discovered Sept. 5 belongs to that of billionaire heiress Eliza Fletcher, who was abducted while on a run last ...

[body discovered](https://www.eonline.com/news/1343019/kiely-rodni-case-authorities-say-body-found-in-reservoir-is-more-than-likely-missing-teen?query=body%20) in Memphis on Sept. 5 belongs to Fletcher, who was [kidnapped](https://www.eonline.com/news/1322936/elizabeth-smart-marks-anniversary-of-her-biggest-miracle-19-years-after-kidnapping-nightmare-ended?query=kidnapped) last week while on a jog. "The family has met with police, and we have shared with them all the information we know. The same day, Fletcher's family members released a statement read by her uncle, Michael Keeney, and announced a $50,000 return for her safe return. 3, Memphis police announced that a "vehicle of interest" had been located and they had detained its driver for questioning. Police said at the time that security video showed that a person approached the mom of two and

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 ...

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." [local news station WREG](https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/eliza-fletchers-family-breaks-silence-after-memphis-teachers-body-found/) on Sept. 5](https://www.eonline.com/news/1344999/billionaire-heiress-eliza-fletcher-confirmed-dead-after-being-kidnapped-during-a-jog-in-memphis), three days after she was [abducted](https://www.eonline.com/news/1302810/kidnapping-survivor-kara-robinson-details-18-hours-of-torture-in-escaping-captivity-preview) while out on a jog in Memphis, according to the city's police department.

Authorities said Fletcher, a 34-year-old kindergarten teacher and granddaughter of a billionaire, was killed in "isolated attack by a stranger," but that ...

On Tuesday, authorities said he has additionally been charged with first degree murder and first degree murder committed in the perpetration of a kidnapping. According to an affidavit, later in the morning of Fletcher’s abduction, a passing cyclist found Fletcher’s cell phone in the area — along with a pair of Champion slide sandals. “We hope that everyone, including media representatives, understand the need for the family to grieve in privacy without outside intrusion during this painful time.” “We are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss,” the statement said in part, before politely asking the public to leave them alone. “While the outcome of this investigation is not what we hoped for, we are nonetheless pleased to remove this dangerous predator off the streets of Memphis,” she said. “She was running, she was training, she was doing what I’m about to do,” Loveless said in the video. She was a serious runner who had previously qualified for the Boston Marathon, and regularly followed a route near the University of Memphis, according to a “I’m furious, and I’m heartbroken, and I’m speechless a lot,” she said, before dedicating her 13-mile run to Fletcher. She showed viewers the personal alarm she carries with a siren and light on it, plus mace, plus an Apple ID tag inside her bra that her husband tracks. Fletcher was a member of a prominent Memphis family. A man then got out of the SUV, “ran aggressively” toward her, and, after a struggle, forced her into the passenger side of the vehicle. [Eliza Fletcher](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/eliza-fletcher/) had been found dead, authorities in Memphis sought to quiet the social media rumors that had sprung up during the four-day search.

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

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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.

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.

Who was Ms Fletcher? She worked as a junior kindergarten teacher at St Mary's Episcopal School. The 34-year-old was married to Richard Fletcher III and they ...

Abston reportedly forced Mr Durand into the trunk of his own car at gunpoint. Abston was previously sentenced to 24 years in jail for another kidnapping. Davis said the body was found behind a vacant duplex. In a Facebook post, St. Mr Durand was able to escape after a number of hours, and Abston was jailed after pleading guilty to especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. Police also linked the vehicle they believe was used in the kidnapping to a person at a property where Abston was staying.