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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Woman files lawsuit against Memphis claiming botched rape investigation could have stopped accused Eliza Fletcher killer

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A woman is suing the city of Memphis and its police department, claiming they botched a rape investigation that could have led to the arrest of the individual suspected of abducting and killing schoolteacher Eliza Fletcher.

Gary Smith, the lawyer of the plaintiff, Alicia Franklin,22, told The Daily Beast that police were aware of the man accused of killing Ms Fletcher.

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