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Man Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of Memphis Teacher

Cleotha Abston pleaded guilty to charges in the kidnapping and killing of Memphis mother and teacher Eliza Fletcher, leading to a life sentence without parole.

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Laken Riley: Perils of female running

The nursing student's killing is a stark reminder of the enduring danger of male violence and harassment

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Judge denies change of venue motion in rape trial of man also accused of Memphis teacher's killing

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

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Where is Kelvin Fletcher’s Farm? All you need to know ahead of his new ITV show

Fans are wondering where he lives ahead of the Emmerdale and former Strictly star's return to screens with another instalment of his farming reality TV show.

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Who is Cleotha Henderson: Ex-convict accused of abducting and killing Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher

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

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Florida lab to test 550 Tennessee rape kits with $1.5M grant

Tennessee is outsourcing testing of at least 550 rape kits to a private Florida lab under a $1.5 million federal grant

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Man charged in Tennessee jogger's death pleads not guilty

The man charged with raping and killing a Tennessee kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run in Memphis last year has pleaded not guilty

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Cleotha Henderson: Suspect in Eliza Fletcher murder pleads not guilty

Ms Fletcher was abducted and killed in September

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Tennessee eyes $2M in contracts to test 1000 rape kits

Tennessee’s lead investigative agency is seeking $2 million in contracts with outside labs to process 1,000 rape kits that need to be tested before the end of June

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Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case

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

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Eliza Fletcher autopsy reveals brutal cause of death in Memphis kidnapping

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

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Autopsy says Tennessee teacher died of gunshot wound to head

An autopsy report shows that a Tennessee kindergarten teacher who police said was kidnapped during a pre-dawn run and then killed earlier this month died from a gunshot wound to the head

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Tennessee fast-tracks new forensic jobs amid rape kit delays

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will fast-track more money to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions to help speed up the processing of sexual assault kits

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

‘I’m angry. Not a day goes by that I didn’t think about this,’ Ms Franklin said

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Woman says Eliza Fletcher murder suspect raped her but wasn’t properly investigated

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

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Police dismissed woman who says she was raped by Eliza Fletcher’s accused killer as ‘average Black girl’

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

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Please tell me about your delayed flight

I used to believe travel delay stories were dull — but now I can see their silver lining

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US jogger's death sparks emotional outcry and political debate

Washington (AFP) - Eliza Fletcher left her home in Memphis, Tennessee for an early morning jog two weeks ago when she disappeared.

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Man charged in jogger death pleads not guilty in other case

A Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her

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