Eliza Fletcher // 335

Going West: True Crime

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🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In September of 2022, a well-known Memphis mom, heiress, and kindergarten teacher disappeared during an early morning run. As police scrambled to find a trace of her, disturbing surveillance footage was collected showing her abduction just after 4am. But who was responsible, and why did the crime occur in the first place? This is the story of Eliza Fletcher. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Eliza's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailymemphian/name/eliza-fletcher-obituary?id=36442652 2. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/eliza-fletcher-memphis-kidnapping-cleotha-abston-b2160090.html 3. Court TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UddUcSr69Ps 4. Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwWRde-B5J0 5. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/disturbing-details-emerge-death-jogger-eliza-fletcher-suspect-arraigne-rcna46628 6. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/07/look-into-cleotha-abstons-lengthy-juvenile-record/ 7. ABC 24: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/cleotha-abston-mario-eliza-fletcher-missing-jogger-found-dead-tennessee-death-penaltymissing-jogger-body-found/522-405a9666-5526-4b78-b151-ffba037b8d8a 8. Nancy Grace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5dneZGMfY 9. WREG: https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/what-we-know-about-kidnapping-suspect-cleotha-abston/ 10. Memphis Magazine: https://memphismagazine.com/style/a-memorable-memphis-wedding/ 11. WREG: https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/eliza-fletchers-family-breaks-silence-after-memphis-teachers-body-found/ 12. Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/03/14/memphis-joseph-joe-orgill-iii-died-dead/425062002/ 13. The U.S. Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6163498/eliza-fletcher-posts-true-crime-suspect-cleotha-abston/ 14. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/05/new-charges-face-cleotha-abston-ahead-first-hearing/ 15. Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/courts/2023/07/06/shelby-county-seeks-death-penalty-for-cleotha-abston-henderson/70387194007/ 16. News 3: https://wreg.com/news/eliza-fletcher/suspect-charged-in-eliza-fletcher-abduction/ 17. Commercial Appeal: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/07/eliza-fletcher-news-murder-charges-cleotha-abston/8009665001/ 18. People: https://people.com/crime/eliza-fletcher-cause-death-revealed-after-tenn-teachers-body-found-following-abduction/ 19. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/09/us/memphis-teacher-eliza-fletcher-killed-friday/index.html 20. Local Memphis: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/eliza-fletcher-murder-suspect-cleotha-abston-new-attorneys/522-ea7ada0f-97f7-43cd-b334-0069f114e05f 21. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11227555/Accused-Memphis-killer-Cleotha-Abstons-mother-insists-railroaded.html#comments 22. Justia: https://law.justia.com/cases/tennessee/court-of-criminal-appeals/2018/w2017-01570-cca-r3-pc.html 23. Action News 5: https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/07/17/judge-maintains-decision-alicia-franklin-lawsuit/ 24. Local Memphis: https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/decision-lawsuit-against-city-of-memphis-eliza-fletcher-alicia-franklin/522-820f89c4-ece7-4947-8a12-a44aa66bf569 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is going on, true crime fans?
0:16.2	I'm your host Teez.
0:17.2	And I'm your host, Daphne.
0:18.6	And you're listening to Going West.
0:20.7	Hello, everybody.
0:21.7	Today's case will sound familiar to a lot of you, especially if you live here in the
0:26.0	United States because it happened just last September of 2022, and it really captured
0:32.6	the nation's attention, including me and Heats.
0:35.2	And at the time, we received a ton of recommendations for it, and we're following the case very closely,
0:40.2	but resolution came so fast.
0:43.2	And we just wanted more answers from court hearing, so we're finally covering it.
0:47.2	But thank you to Hannah, Andrea, Alan, Candace, Miranda, Laura, and anyone else who recommended
0:54.2	her story on social media whose names we do not have.
0:58.2	Yes, thank you guys so much for being here and listening to this episode.
1:02.4	It is a very, very tragic story.
1:05.0	But also, if you guys want to follow us on social media, we are on all platforms.
1:09.4	You can follow us on Instagram, at Going West Podcast, Twitter, at Going West Pod, we also
1:14.1	have a Facebook discussion group, and we're looking forward to what you have to say about
1:18.3	this case today.
1:20.0	Yeah, we have a map on our socials if you guys want like a better visual of this case
1:24.2	and where everything took place, everything we like to include maps whenever we can.
1:29.6	It just helps visualize everything, but let's talk about this one.
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