A tragic case came to a close as Cleotha Abston, 40, pleaded guilty to charges including first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and tampering with evidence in the 2022 kidnapping and killing of Memphis mother and teacher Eliza Fletcher. The judge sentenced Abston to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother of two young boys and a kindergarten teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School, disappeared during an early morning jog in September 2022. Her body was later discovered in South Memphis after a widespread search.
