Ken Fletcher, after winning 89% of votes Nov. 5, waived his right to a preliminary examination and will fight his criminal ...

Fletcher's body was not found until Sept. 5, three days after she was abducted. First-degree murder and first-degree murder ...

With the support of a slain teacher's family, prosecutors in Shelby County, Tennessee, reached a plea deal with her killer.

"She would’ve been the first to help if you needed it," Fletcher's family told Cleotha Abston in a prepared statement ...

Abston, whose history of criminal charges dates back to the 1990s when he was a juvenile, was not charged in the 2021 rape case until after being charged a year later with killing Fletcher because ...

Originally expected by the end of 2024, the trial in the Fletcher case was previously pushed back because Abston got two new lawyers who they said they need more time to go through the evidence.

was sentenced to 80 years this year in a separate 2021 rape case, NBC News confirmed. As the family continues to mourn their loss, they also reflect on the person Fletcher was. "We miss the bright ...

Eliza Fletcher: Complete coverage The family also commended law enforcement and the DA’s office for their extensive work in the case. Prosecutors say this plea deal has been in the works for a ...

In fact, she would’ve been the first to help if you needed it.” The Eliza Fletcher case: Full coverage Abston told the judge he did not remember how far he made it in school, but said he ...

Fletcher was jogging along Central Avenue in ... In April, Abston also was found guilty in a separate case, the rape of a woman in 2021.

Originally expected by the end of 2024, the trial in the Fletcher case was previously pushed back because Abston got two new lawyers who they said they need more time to go through the evidence.

Tennessee man Cleotha Abston was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after entering his guilty plea.