Tennessee

New details released on Eliza Fletcher’s fatal kidnapping in Memphis; Cleotha Abston Henderson in court

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As authorities in Memphis released new details in the kidnapping of a jogger Eliza Fletcher, the suspect in the fatal kidnapping, appeared in court on Wednesday to face murder charges. The suspect, Cleotha Abston Henderson, 38, appeared in Shelby County Criminal Court to face charges of first degree murder, premeditated murder and first degree commission … Read more

A man accused of kidnapping jogger Eliza Fletcher kidnapped a prominent lawyer in 2000

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The man accused of kidnapping a woman from Tennessee jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping. US Marshals arrested Cleotha Abston, 38, on Saturday after police detected her DNA on a pair of sandals found near where Eliza Fletcher was last seen, according to an … Read more