Body found in search for missing Tennessee teacher Eliza Fletcher

A physique was present in Tennessee Monday amid a seek for lacking Memphis instructor Eliza Fletcher, cops stated. 

The Memphis Police Division stated {that a} “deceased occasion” was found at about 5 p.m. within the space the place the lady went lacking. The identification of the physique was not instantly confirmed, nor was the reason for dying.

Fletcher, 34, who comes from a pedigreed Tennessee household that based a $3.2 billion non-public {hardware} firm, vanished Friday after being violently kidnapped throughout her early-morning jog.

Cleotha Abston was charged Sunday with particularly aggravated kidnapping in her snatching. His motive for kidnapping the mother of two stays unclear.

Tennessee authorities obtained surveillance footage of the kidnapping, which appeared to point out Abston working “aggressively towards the sufferer, after which [forcing] the sufferer Eliza Fletcher into the passenger’s facet of the car,” based on a police affidavit which additionally stated, “there seemed to be a battle.”

Police described Fletcher’s abduction as “violent” and stated it’s believed that she “suffered critical damage.”

“Additional, it’s possible and obvious from witness statements that these accidents left proof of blood within the automotive the defendant cleaned,” it continued.

The physique on Monday was discovered lower than a mile from the place witnesses informed police they noticed Abston cleansing the GMC Terrain police confirmed he used to allegedly abduct Fletcher. 

Abston had pushed to his brother’s house in Memphis about three-and-a-half hours after the alleged assault. His brother and one other witness reported seeing the 38-year-old cleansing the inside of the SUV and stated he was “performing very unusual.”

Investigators on Monday roped off a few mile radius surrounding the situation the place the physique was discovered, close to an deserted elementary faculty, based on Fox Information. 

Abston was arrested Saturday morning, however authorities stated he refused to inform them Fletcher’s location. He was busted after an excellent Samaritan discovered sandals on the scene of the crime with DNA linking him to the alleged kidnapping. 

He’s being held on $500,000 bond and has prior run-ins with the legislation, together with a earlier conviction for kidnapping an legal professional when he was simply 16 years outdated.  

Abston served 20 years in jail for the sooner case and was launched in 2020. 

Neighbors described Abston as a “creep” and “pervert” who continually tried to pay ladies for intercourse, based on a report. 

Fletcher is a married mother of two younger boys and an elementary faculty instructor.