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Slain jogger recalled as 'bright light' with 'zest for life'

The killing of jogger Eliza Fletcher has shocked the Memphis community and has led to a flood of support for her family

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Memphis shooting spree leaves 4 dead, 3 wounded

"We don’t know his motive, we just know that he is responsible for multiple shootings at this time," police told local media.

Axios

Police: Man, 19, driving around Memphis shooting at people

Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are warning residents to shelter in place as a man drives around the city shooting at people

The Independent UK

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Police arrest teenage gunman accused of livestreaming shooting spree across Memphis (OLD)

Gunman claims to have shot five people

The Independent UK

Starbucks loses appeal, will rehire 7 fired Memphis workers

Starbucks says it will reinstate seven employees who were fired in February after leading an effort to unionize their Memphis store

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Man charged with killing Memphis jogger held without bond

A Tennessee judge has revoked bond for a man charged with killing a Memphis woman who was abducted during a pre-dawn run near a university campus

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Cleotha Abston’s 2000 kidnap victim worked at same law firm as Eliza Fletcher’s uncle

There is no indication that the law firm connection has anything to do with Fletcher’s murder, which investigators described as an ‘isolated attack by a stranger’

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Eliza Fletcher suspect Cleotha Abston’s teenage rape conviction revealed as he is held without bond for murder

The 38-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday morning for his arraignment on murder charges in the abduction and death of the 34-year-old kindergarten teacher

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Women demand change after Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher murdered while out for a run: ‘We deserve better’

Hashtag #ElizaFletcher began circulating on Twitter as she joined a growing list of women who have been attacked or killed while out jogging

The Independent UK

The youngest Heck sister, Notre Dame commit Anna, not worried about following in sibling’s footsteps

Anna comes from a Heck of a golfing family.

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Eliza Fletcher’s family break silence on ‘senseless’ killing of Memphis heiress

The body of the kindergarten teacher was discovered on Monday afternoon in long grass behind a vacant apartment in south Memphis – more than 48 hours on from her violent abduction

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Timeline of events in abduction and murder of Memphis heiress

Cleotha Abston has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher. Here is a timeline of events in the case

The Independent UK

Kidnapping victim believed Cleotha Abston was going to kill him – two decades before Eliza Fletcher’s murder

Cleotha Abston was convicted of kidnapping Memphis attorney Kemper Durand in 2000

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US police confirm body found is abducted billionaire heiress Eliza Fletcher

Eliza was the granddaughter of the late businessman, billionaire, and philanthropist Joseph Orgill III, a hardware distributor based in Memphis

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Eliza Fletcher: Tennessee police confirm body found is that of abducted teacher

Prominent Memphis businessman’s granddaughter was forced into a car and kidnapped during an early morning jog on Friday

Evening Standard

Eliza Fletcher: Body found in search for heiress ‘kidnapped while jogging’

Eliza Fletcher was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis

The Independent UK

Memphis police identify body of abducted jogger

Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the University of Memphis

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Convicted kidnapper Cleotha Abston charged with murder after body of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher is found

Police confirmed that the human remains found on Monday afternoon in the 1600 block of Victor belonged to the 34-year-old mother-of-two who was violently abducted while out for a run on Friday

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The Independent UK

Body found in search for Eliza Fletcher is confirmed to be the missing Memphis business heiress

Cleotha Abston, the convicted kidnapper charged with her abduction and murder, appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday morning

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A body found during an exhaustive search is that of an abducted Memphis teacher

Police said Tuesday that investigators identified the body of Eliza Fletcher, 34, who had been forced into an SUV during an early morning jog Friday near the University of Memphis.

Daily Record

Body found in search for billionaire heiress Eliza Fletcher abducted on jog

The remains have not yet been identified, police said.

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher - live: Cleotha Abston’s teen rape conviction revealed as he’s arraigned for teacher’s murder

Abston appeared in court on Wednesday morning where he asked to be known by his paternal surname Henderson

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Police find body in search for missing Memphis teacher

Identity has not yet been established

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Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 22 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping

The Independent UK

Cleotha Abston: Everything we know about suspect in kidnapping and murder of Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher

Suspect in murdered heiress case spent 20 years in prison for kidnapping and robbery before being released in 2020, according to authorities

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