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

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.