Prosecutors announced they will seek the death penalty for the man accused of abducting and killing Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher last year.
In the wake of Eliza Fletcher's abduction and murder during her routine morning run, thousands of runners rally to finish Fletcher's run.abducting Memphis, Tennessee teacher Eliza Fletcher while she was on a morning jogShelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, who has been a staunch critic of capital punishment, announced Thursday he would pursue the death penalty if 39-year-old Cleotha Abston-Henderson is convicted of first-degree murder.
She was last seen at about 4:20 a.m. that day. Surveillance footage captured images of a man approaching Fletcher before forcing her into the passenger side of a GMC Terrain."There appeared to be a struggle" during the abduction, a police affidavit said. obtained by The Memphis Commercial Appeal, part of the USA TODAY Network, indicated she died of a gunshot wound to the back right side of her head and blunt force trauma.Community members rallied around Fletcher's family after she was reported missing and her death shook the Memphis community and drew national attention.Fletcher was an avid runner and jogger, who finished the St.
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