Body found during search for missing Memphis jogger, police say

[question everything]

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Source: NBC News

Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said Monday that a body had been discovered, one day after charges were announced against a man in a kidnapping case in which the victim has not been found.

The deceased person's identity and cause of death have not been confirmed, police said Monday evening.

Police confirmed to NBC News on Monday night that the discovery was made during the investigation into the disappearance of Eliza Fletcher but stressed that the identity is unconfirmed.

On Sunday, Memphis police announced that Cleotha Abston, 38, was charged with kidnapping and tampering with evidence in connection with Fletcher's disappearance. Police said then that the search was continuing.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/body-found-search-missing-memphis-jogger-police-say-rcna46372

[KS Toronado]

1. I hope the body is not Eliza Fletcher

and that she's found alive so she can return to her family.

[Demovictory9]

2. Me too but not likely

[SoCalDavidS]

4. Very Little Chance She Would Be Found Alive With All The Blood Splatter They Had nt

[womanofthehills]

10. Body just identified as Eliza

Not far from where she was abducted.

[Archae]

3. The guy should get the death penalty.

[oldsoftie]

5. And it shouldn't take 30 years to do it either. He's on video getting her

The DP in the US is a joke. Needs overhauling to remove any chance of getting an innocent. Easy to do.

[obamanut2012]

7. Then you mean to get rid of it

No civilized society murders it's citizens for committing murder.

[oldsoftie]

8. Some people are uncivilized & need to be done away with.

With increased freedoms the US has, comes increased responsibility. And should be increased punishment for the most egregious crimes of murder.
Very easy to make it foolproof; politicians are just scared to do it.

[JI7]

9. Wouldn't life in prison also be a way to be done away with them ?

[oldsoftie]

16. No, because inevitably there will be attempts to release "old prisoners"

because they "no longer pose a threat". Or they have "health problems". Etc.
And we're paying a ton to keep them there.
And a lot pop these murderers do just fine in prison; alive.

[Mysterian]

11. You want to give the government the power of life and death?

Sorry....too many corrupt prosecutors, judges and police to give them that power.

Let 'em rot doing hard labor.

[oldsoftie]

17. Thats why I said the DP needed to be revamped to do away with all those issues.

"corrupt" people can't have any impact when there's no doubt of guilt. And plenty of cases fit that description. All these mass shooters for example. NO doubt. Look at Dylan Roof. SO many others.
Other cases? Sure, give them life just in case there WAS a mistake.
But the politicians need to get on board to change anything.
But people like this guy don't deserve to sit alive in a prison

[question everything]

15. This was my initial reaction and I am strongly against the death penalty

but then I concluded that spending the rest of his life in jail can be a long torturous punishment as opposed to a quick injection of drugs.

[oldsoftie]

18. Too many "lifers" treat prison as just another business opportunity.

You have to remember, these are not people like you or me. They look at things in a totally different way.

[Cattledog]

6. There have been 68 reported kidnappings in Memphis this year!

[onetexan]

12. W such a high # i wonder if its a case of a serial rapist/killer

Either that or ive been watching too many police procedurals.

[question everything]

20. And how many ended up dead? Shudder, really

[Ray Bruns]

13. We all knew that this would end this way

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

14. Assault, robbery, aggr.assault with a weapon, rape, and a previous kidnapping before he was 21

They let him out into the community

[Polybius]

21. He never should have been let out

Rape once, get life in prison.

[AngryOldDem]

23. A long, hard look is needed at sentencing guidelines.

Everywhere. Indianapolis is dealing with similar violent crimes from people who should be locked up for a long time, or for forever. But sentencing guidelines were followed.

[leftyladyfrommo]

19. It's dangerous for women out there. I guess it

always has been. Women shouldn't run alone. I know we should be able to but there are monsters out there.

Actually, tge most dangerous place for women is their own home.

I don't get why so many men hate women and feel like they are justified in battering them. Doesn't make sense to me.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. Body found in Memphis identified as abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher

It has been posted here earlier that the body was that of Eliza, but here's a link to a news source.

CRIME

Body found in Memphis identified as abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher

UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 / 12:51 PM / CBS/AP

A body found in a Memphis neighborhood Monday was confirmed to be a Tennessee woman who was abducted late last week, police said Tuesday. Eliza Fletcher, 34, was seen on surveillance video being forced into an SUV while she was jogging near the University of Memphis early Friday morning.

The suspect arrested in the case, 38-year-old Cleotha Abston, is being charged with first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping, police said. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis told reporters it was possible others would be charged in the case but as of Tuesday morning no one else has.

Davis said it was too early for investigators to determine how and where Fletcher died. Abston hasn't provided much information to investigators, Davis said.

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[Omaha Steve]

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