
Eliza Fletcher’s Murderer Sentenced To Life Without Parole
A Memphis Man Pleaded Guilty On Monday To The 2022 Kidnapping And Murder Of A Kindergarten Teacher Out On A Morning Run, Opting To Avoid The Possibility Of Receiving The Death Penalty.
A Memphis Man Pleaded Guilty On Monday To The 2022 Kidnapping And Murder Of A Kindergarten Teacher Out On A Morning Run, Opting To Avoid The Possibility Of Receiving The Death Penalty.
Cleotha Abston, Also Known As Cleotha Henderson, Will Be In Court On February 10, 2025 To Answer To Charges Of First-Degree Murder, Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Tampering With Evidence, And Unlawful Possession Of A Weapon In Connection To Eliza Fletcher’s Death.
One Year After Memphis Teacher And Mother Eliza Fletcher Was Kidnapped And Murdered, Hundreds Of Individuals Showed Up To Finish The 8.2 Mile Run She Had Started That Day. Before The Run, The University Of Memphis Issued A Statement Announcing The First Phase Of A New Security Plan.
A Woman, Who The Memphis Police Department Says Was Abducted And Sexually Assaulted By Cleotha Abston Henderson In 2021, Is Suing The City Of Memphis And Is Accusing The Police Department For Inadequately Investigating Her Sexual Assault Case.
Cleotha Abston Henderson, The Man Accused Of The Kidnapping And Murder Of A Memphis Teacher Eliza Fletcher, Has Now Been Connected To A 2021 Abduction After Results Of A Backlogged DNA Kit Were Received. A New Law That Went Into Effect Earlier This Year Would Have Prevented Both Of Those Crimes By Keeping Him In Jail.
A Tennessee Court Of Appeals Has Ruled In Favor Of The City Of Memphis In A Civil Trial Brought By Alicia Franklin, The Woman Who Had Been Previously Victimized By Cleotha Abston Who Was Later Charged With The Murder Of Eliza Fletcher.
A New Defense Attorney For Cleotha Abston-Henderson Is Asking That The Case Be Moved Out Of Memphis. Abston Is Charged With The September 2022 Kidnapping And Murder Of Eliza Fletcher.
Advocacy Groups Are Asking Governor Bill Lee To Appoint An Independent Investigator To Look Into The Possible Failures Of State Agencies That May Have Led To The Kidnapping And Murder Of Eliza Fletcher Earlier This Year.
Following The Kidnapping And Murder Of Kindergarten Teacher And Mother Eliza Fletcher Preceding The Gunning Down Of Four Victims And The Injuries Of Three In Mass Shooting Event, Fox Nation’s Tucker Carlson Laid Much Of The Blame At The Feet Of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee And His Soft-On-Crime Policies.
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