Billionaire Heiress Eliza Fletcher Confirmed Dead After Being Kidnapped During a Jog in Memphis

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The hunt for missing billionaire heiress and kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher has travel to a tragic conclusion.

The Memphis Police Department confirmed on Twitter Sept. 6 that the body discovered successful Memphis on Sept. 5 belongs to Fletcher, who was kidnapped past week portion on a jog. A origin and mode of decease person not been released.

Fletcher, 34, was abducted portion retired connected a tally Sept. 2. Police said at the clip that security video showed that a idiosyncratic approached the ma of 2 and forced her into a black GMC Terrain.

On Sept. 3, Memphis constabulary announced that a "vehicle of interest" had been located and they had detained its driver for questioning. The aforesaid day, Fletcher's household members released a connection work by her uncle, Michael Keeney, and announced a $50,000 instrumentality for her harmless return. 

"Liza has touched the hearts of galore people," helium said. "The household has met with police, and we person shared with them each the accusation we know. More than thing we privation to spot Liza returned location safely."

Two days pursuing her kidnapping, Memphis constabulary announced that Cleotha Abston, 38, was charged with kidnapping and tampering with grounds successful transportation with her disappearance.

Following the recognition of Fletcher's body, constabulary said additional charges of first-degree murder and first-degree execution successful the perpetration of kidnapping were added against Abston. 

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During an arraignment Sept. 6, Abston told the justice that helium could not spend a lawyer and was appointed a nationalist defender. A justice has acceptable his enslaved for $510,000 and helium is scheduled to look successful tribunal Sept. 7 to beryllium arraigned connected the murder charges.

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