Early-Morning Joggers Pay Tribute to Slain Teacher Eliza Fletcher in Memphis

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People gathered in Memphis, Tennessee, early on Friday morning, September 9, for a symbolic run in tribute to Eliza Fletcher, a schoolteacher who was abducted and killed earlier in the month.

Fletcher, 34, was abducted while on an early-morning run in Memphis on Friday, September 2. Her body was found the following Monday, police said.

A suspect, 38-year-old Cleotha Henderson, has been charged with Fletcher’s murder.

Tom Bednarski posted these videos from Friday morning’s gathering on Central Avenue in Memphis. Credit: Tom Bednarski via Storyful

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