Where is Cleotha Abston now? Murdered schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher's family gives nod to death penalty for killer
Abston was arrested on September 5, 2022, three days after Fletcher was last seen on Central Avenue in midtown Memphis
Jul 7, 2023
Eliza Fletcher: Abducted billionaire heiress's cause of death reveals terrifying last moments
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
Sep 30, 2022
Woman allegedly raped by Eliza Fletcher murder suspect claims cops 'had more than enough evidence' to keep him in jail
Alicia Franklin said that DNA evidence from Fletcher's case was tested within hours but the sexual assault kit in her case wasn’t analyzed for 10 months
Sep 22, 2022
'I believe him': Cleotha Abston's mother says son did NOT kill Eliza Fletcher
Virgie Abston questioned the fairness with which cops function, 'I don't know why they do what they do. I don't deal with the police, period'
Sep 20, 2022
Israel Pagan: Florida jogger fights off man who attacked her on hiking trail days after Eliza Fletcher murder
Suspect Israel Pagan, 19 reportedly grabbed the woman as she jogged Little Econ Greenway Trail near Orlando
Sep 9, 2022
Here's what Tucker Carlson REALLY said: Fake edit óf host's comments on Eliza Fletcher death splits internet
The 34-year-old elementary school teacher was kidnapped by Cleotha Abston on September 2 while she was out for an early morning jog
Sep 7, 2022
Eliza Fletcher listened to podcasts on murder and missing cases while running in CHILLING coincidence
In a social media post, she had asked, 'Best podcasts to listen to while running. I liked serial, up and vanished and dr death'
Sep 7, 2022
What is CODIS? How DNA database helped catch Eliza Fletcher suspect Cleotha Abston within 48 hours
The Combined DNA Index System helped investigators arrest Abston a mere 48 hours after Fletcher went missing during her morning jog
Sep 7, 2022
Will Cleotha Abston get the death sentence? Eliza Fletcher murder suspect charged with first-degree murder
Cleotha Abston, 38, who is currently being held on a $510K bond, has a violent history of rape, assault and kidnapping
Sep 7, 2022
Video shows Cleotha Abston cleaning car hours after abducting Eliza Fletcher whose body was later found
Police in Tennessee have found the body of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher behind a home in South Memphis
Sep 7, 2022
Heartbreaking video of murdered Eliza Fletcher singing to her students goes viral
Eliza Fletcher sings Harry Dixon Loes's 'This Little Light of Mine' and persuades the students to join her to sing the song
Sep 7, 2022
'Mourning Eliza Fletcher': Baylor University joins others in paying tribute to ex-student after body found
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
Sep 7, 2022
What are charges against Cleotha Abston? Eliza Fletcher murder suspect unable to pay $500K bond or afford attorney
After the identification of Fletcher, Abston was slammed with additional charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping
Sep 7, 2022
The murder of Eliza Fletcher: Body was found by steps of abandoned house after cops smelled 'an odor of decay'
Police found a trash bag that 'contained purple Lululemon running shorts' that Eliza Fletcher was last seen wearing
Sep 7, 2022
Eliza Fletcher found DEAD: Body IDENTIFIED as billionaire heiress who was abducted while on morning jog
Police have identified the body found a hundred yards from the apartment complex where the suspect's brother lives as the deceased Eliza Fletcher
Sep 6, 2022
Who was Kemper Durand? Prosecutor escaped Cleotha Abston's clutches after Eliza Fletcher suspect held him at gunpoint
'I was extremely lucky that I was able to escape from the custody of Cleotha Abston,' the late attorney once said
Sep 6, 2022
Eliza Fletcher abduction: Suspect Cleotha Abston swiped another woman’s wallet day before kidnapping
Investigators retrieved footage of Cleotha Abston using the card at gas stations and it was revealed that he swiped $910.80
Sep 6, 2022
Suspected Eliza Fletcher kidnapper Cleotha Abston stalked her for 24 minutes before abduction
Abston was accused of rape as a young teen and previously served 20 years for violently kidnapping a prosecutor, according to court records
Sep 6, 2022
Eliza Fletcher: Cleotha Abston's uncle Nathaniel Isaac says he's '100% sure' his nephew did it
Cleotha Abston was previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping a man at gunpoint in Memphis
Sep 6, 2022
Eliza Fletcher abduction sparks bizarre Internet war over 'women jogging at 4am'
Some warned against 'victim blaming,' while others argued that 'bad people exist' in the real world and cannot be ignored
Sep 5, 2022