Family of Heiress Eliza Fletcher Breaks Silence After Body Is Found

Family of Heiress Eliza Fletcher Breaks Silence After Body Is Found
(Left) Cleotha Henderson, also known as Cleotha Abston. (Tennessee Department of Corrections); (Right) Eliza Fletcher. Memphis Police Department
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The family of Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher released a statement Tuesday after police confirmed her body was found.

Fletcher, a mother of two and a kindergarten teacher, was allegedly abducted and murdered while jogging on Sept. 2 during the early morning hours. Cleotha Abston, a felon who spent decades behind bars for kidnapping, was arrested in connection to the case, and authorities charged him with homicide after her body was discovered and his identity confirmed.

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