The Memphis Police Department said a “dead man” was discovered in the area where the woman went missing at about 8 p.m. The identity of the body was not immediately confirmed. Fletcher, 34, went missing on Friday after she was forcibly abducted during an early morning jog. Cleotha Abston was charged Sunday with aggravated kidnapping in her abduction. His motive for abducting the mother-of-two remains unclear. Fletcher was kidnapped during her morning jog last week in Memphis. Christine Tannous / The Commercial Appeal Cleotha Abston has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office via AP The motive behind the kidnapping of the mother of two remains unclear. Memphis Police Department via AP Fletcher, who comes from a pedigree Tennessee family that founded a $3.2 billion private hardware company, was reportedly abducted from Abston around 4:30 a.m. of Friday. Tennessee authorities obtained surveillance footage of the kidnapping that appeared to show Abston running “aggressively toward the victim and then [forcing] victim Eliza Fletcher on the passenger side of the vehicle,” according to a police affidavit that also said, “there appeared to be a struggle.” Police described Fletcher’s abduction as “violent” and said she was believed to have “suffered serious injury”. “Furthermore, it is probable and apparent from witness statements that these injuries left traces of blood on the car that the defendant cleaned,” he continued. Police said the abduction was violent and she appeared to have “suffered serious injury”.Instagram/Liza Fletcher Abston was arrested but authorities said he refused to tell them Fletcher’s location. He was convicted when a good Samaritan found sandals at the crime scene with DNA linking him to the alleged kidnapping. Neighbors described Abston as a “creep” and “pervert” who constantly tried to pay women for sex, according to a report. Fletcher was a married mother of two young boys and an elementary school teacher.
