Tennessee prosecutors announced Thursday they would seek the death penalty for a man charged with kidnapping and killing Memphis kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher last year. Cleotha Abston, also known as Cleotha Henderson, is accused of kidnapping Fletcher, 34, while she was out on her morning run and forcing her into an SUV, CrimeOnline reported. Her …
The woman suing Memphis Police for not properly investigating her September 2021 rape case — and leaving Cleotha Henderson on the street to allegedly kidnap and kill Eliza Fletcher — says she gave investigators everything she knew about the suspect, including his name and phone number. But a rape kit from Alicia Franklin wasn’t touched …
A Memphis rape victim has filed suit against the city, claiming police botched the investigation into her September 2021 case, ultimately leading to the abduction and murder of Eliza Fletcher. The woman, who is not being identified because she is the victim of a sexual assault, is seeking unspecified damages and says that police failed …
New charges against the accused killer of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher come from the results of a DNA test on genetic material from a rape last September. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told WREG in a statement that it didn’t complete testing on the sample from that rape until August 29, and Cleotha Henderson was …
Shelby County General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi set September 19 as the next report date in the case of Cleotha Henderson, AKA Abston, for the abduction and murder of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher. Henderson appeared in Montesi’s court Thursday morning for the third time in three days. At issue Thursday were two matters presented Wednesday …
The man charged with the abduction and murder of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher appeared again in court on Wednesday and was ordered held without bond. Abston, called Henderson by the court because that is his “true valid name,” appeared Tuesday on kidnapping and tampering with evidence charges, as CrimeOnline reported. He was ordered back to …
