The Latest on Eliza Fletcher’s Abduction & Murder Eliza Fletcher died from a gunshot wound to the head after being kidnapped during an early morning run, an autopsy report from the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center revealed this week.
Published: Sep 30, 2022 10:30 AM EDT CBS News, the toxicology report notes that there was fentanyl in her system; it does not say how long it was in her system or if she was sexually assaulted.
Fletcher was running on the University of Memphis campus at 4 AM on September 2 when she was forced into a vehicle. Her body was found behind a vacant home on September 5 after a three-day police search.
The murder sent reverberations throughout the Memphis community and the nationwide running community. Running events CA Notice at Collection.
Cleotha Henderson has been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping. After he was charged in Fletcher’s killing, he was charged with raping a woman in September of 2021. He previously kidnapped a Memphis attorney in 2000 and spent 20 years in jail.
Johanna Gretschel is a freelance writer and broadcaster living in Austin, Texas, who has covered elite track and field and running in all its forms. She contributes to Runner’s World, ESPN, Austin American-Statesman, FloTrack, MileSplit, Women’s Running and Podium Runner. Yes, she has run a marathon!
