The body found this week in Memphis is that of a teacher and mother of 2 who was abducted in Midtown Memphis while jogging last week, and a suspect is being charged with murder, police said Tuesday.
Eliza “Liza” Fletcher, 34, was identified as the person found dead Monday in the Tennessee city, roughly 7.5 miles from where surveillance video showed she was forced into an SUV early Friday, Memphis police said on Twitter.
A suspect arrested over the weekend, Cleotha Abston, 38, has now been charged with first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping, in addition to kidnapping and other charges previously filed, Shelby County Court records show.
(Shelby County Sheriff’s Office/Associated Press)
Abston was held over the weekend the Shelby County Jail with bail set at $500,000, according to jail records.
He served a prison sentenced of 20 years for an aggravated kidnapping and was just recently released in 2020, court records show.
