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Man sentenced to life for killing Memphis teacher after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and kidnapping. Victim's family condemns senseless act.

Cleotha Abston has pleaded guilty to kidnapping the school teacher while she was on an early morning run and then killing her

A judge says a Tennessee man accused of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a schoolteacher will have his fate decided by a Memphis-area jury when he goes to trial in the sexual assault case

Former convict, who was released from prison in 2020 for kidnapping, is now facing trial for the kidnap and murder of Eliza Fletcher

Memphis' long-held problems with testing rape kits quickly have come under renewed scrutiny with Cleotha Henderson's arrest last month in the killing of Eliza Fletcher, a mother and kindergarten teacher who was abducted while jogging

She was shot in back of her head from an ‘indeterminate’ range

Murder of Tennessee teacher could have been avoided had police properly investigated rape accusation, lawsuit says

Alicia Franklin’s sexual assault kit remained untested for almost a year after she was raped

Experts say harsher parole rules won’t stop violent crime