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 …
An East Tennessee man has been charged with using a blowtorch on his girlfriend and barricading the door of their home to trap her inside. The Carter County Sheriff’s Office said they received a domestic violence call on Tuesday and found a woman who said her boyfriend had been abusing her for months and had …
A tractor-trailer driver went on a crash rampage through a Tennessee city Saturday night before ending up in a foot chase with officers across the state line in Kentucky. Several videos show the white USA TRUCK flying through traffic lights, even running on wheels after its front tires were blown out. Clarksville Police said they …
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 …
Eliza Fletcher’s uncle, Mike Keeney, flanked by her father and mother Beasley and Adele Wellford on the left and her husband Ritchie Fletcher and brother Gil Wellford on the right, makes a statement on behalf of the family.
A driver crashed into a Tennessee home Saturday night, killing a sleeping toddler before fleeing the scene on foot. The Morristown Police Department said a white Scion tC accelerated backward into the home just after 10:30 p.m. The 18-month-old child was killed on impact, they said. Investigators say they would like to speak with Walter …
Memphis police have charged four people — three of them juveniles — in connection with the shooting death of a beloved pastor during a carjacking last week. Rev. Autura Eason-Williams, pastor of Capleville United Methodist Church, was shot and killed in her driveway on July 18, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Three teens — a 15-, …
A 15-year-old Tennessee boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a beloved United Methodist Church pastor during a carjacking in Memphis. Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was killed outside her home Monday afternoon. She was the pastor of Capleville United Methodist Church and the district superintendent of the Metro District in the …
A 19-year-old Tennessee volunteer firefighter has been arrested and charged with starting several fires in Waverly that damaged a number of buildings, including a Masonic Lodge and a church. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that Leslie Winchester started his string of arsons with a fire in June, with four others taking place between July …
A 20-year-old Nashville man will be charged with first degree murder after his 5-week-old son died from critical injuries inflicted on the infant. Joshua R. Lane and the child’s mother took the boy to Centennial Medical Center on Sunday, when doctors stabilized him and transferred him to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, WKRN reported. Doctors there determined …
A blood test reportedly confirmed that a Tennessee woman who was charged with a DUI in September 2021 — leading to her temporarily losing custody of her son — was sober at the time of her arrest. WSMV reported that Williamson County nurse Katie Slayton had worked 41 hours in a three-day period at the …
A Tennessee man shot and killed a woman in Greeneville on Wednesday, then drove to another county, where he killed himself outside the Washington County Justice Center. Greeneville Police were called to Midway Plumbing and Construction just after 1 p.m. and found Melissa McMurray, 48, in the parking lot with gunshot wounds. She was taken …
