Abston was arrested on September 5, 2022, three days after Fletcher was last seen on Central Avenue in midtown Memphis
By Piyush Arora | Jul 7
Cleotha Abston, 38, who was charged with Eliza Fletcher's abduction and murder is being held in Shelby County Jail on a $1.42 million bond
By Jenny Anna Mathew | 12month ago
Cleotha Abston was rebooked on new charges of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, and unlawful carrying of a weapon
By Sumanti Sen | 12month ago
The 34-year-old elementary school teacher was kidnapped by Cleotha Abston on September 2 while she was out for an early morning jog
By Kunal Dey | 12month ago
The Combined DNA Index System helped investigators arrest Abston a mere 48 hours after Fletcher went missing during her morning jog
By Greeshma Joy | 12month ago
Cleotha Abston, 38, who is currently being held on a $510K bond, has a violent history of rape, assault and kidnapping
By Ashish Singh | 12month ago
Police in Tennessee have found the body of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher behind a home in South Memphis
Eliza Fletcher was 'violently' abducted and later murdered by Cleotha Abston, who stalked her and waited for her to run past him on her morning jog
After the identification of Fletcher, Abston was slammed with additional charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping
By Deepak Kumar | 12month ago
'I was extremely lucky that I was able to escape from the custody of Cleotha Abston,' the late attorney once said
By Arunava Chakrabarty | 1y ago
Investigators retrieved footage of Cleotha Abston using the card at gas stations and it was revealed that he swiped $910.80
By Deepak Kumar | 1y ago
Abston was accused of rape as a young teen and previously served 20 years for violently kidnapping a prosecutor, according to court records
Cleotha Abston was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping a man at gunpoint in Memphis
Cleotha Abston, 38, is charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence following Fletcher's abduction
By Piyush Arora | 1y ago
According to court records, Cleotha Abston, 38, had also pleaded guilty to the aggravated kidnapping and robbery of lawyer Kemper Durand
By Sumanti Sen | 1y ago
Cleotha Abston stalked Eliza Fletcher and waited for her to run past him before he could ambush her
The Memphis Police Department arrested and charged 38-year-old Abston with Especially Aggravated Kidnapping and Tampering with Evidence
By Kunal Dey | 1y ago