Eliza Fletcher's death: What we know about the investigation and the man charged

The man police said kidnapped and killed a Memphis teacher as she jogged on the University of Memphis campus has made his first appearance in court.

Cleotha Abston, 38, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence.

Eliza Fletcher was first reported missing Friday morning after not returning to her home after a jog. Her remains were found Monday. Here's what we know about Fletcher's disappearance, Abston's arrest and the search for her:

Where was Fletcher abducted?

Fletcher was last seen at around 4:20 a.m., Friday, Sept. 2, jogging near the intersection of Central Avenue and Zach H. Curlin Street on the University of Memphis campus. Fletcher's husband called police around 7 a.m. Sept. 2, to report his wife missing after she didn't return from her jog.

Fletcher's cellphone and water bottle were found outside a University of Memphis-owned house after she disappeared.

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Surveillance footage shows abduction

Surveillance footage shows a GMC Terrain in the area 24 minutes before the abduction. A surveillance camera captured images of a man approaching Fletcher before forcing her into the passenger side of a GMC Terrain with passenger-side tail light damage.

"A male exited the black GMC Terrain, ran aggressively toward the victim, and then forced the victim Eliza Fletcher into the passenger's side of the vehicle," the affidavit read. "During this abduction, there appeared to be a struggle."

U.S. Marshals found the GMC Terrain on Saturday at an apartment complex in southeast Memphis.

Investigators also found a pair of slides at the scene. Police said DNA from the footwear matched Abston based on a sample taken after he was previously convicted of a crime. Other surveillance video showed Abston wearing similar slides days earlier.

Abston's cellphone placed him near the intersection around the time Fletcher disappeared.

Neighbors reported seeing Abston cleaning the SUV with floor cleaner.

Who was charged with her kidnapping, murder?

On Saturday, Sept. 3, Abston was arrested.

In an early morning tweet Sunday, Memphis Police said Abston has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. Police did not give more information on him or any prior connection to Fletcher in the social media post.

The arrest came roughly 12 hours after police announced they had found the GMC Terrain they believe was used in Fletcher's abduction early Friday morning.

Initially, prosecutors charged Abston with aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. By Monday afternoon, three new charges were added — identity theft, theft of property ($1,000 value or less) and illegal use of a credit or debit card. Charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping were added Tuesday morning.

A Memphis judge on Wednesday morning revoked Abston's $500,000 bond, citing the first-degree murder charges. Abston is scheduled to return to court Thursday.

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What happened to Fletcher?

Police believe Fletcher suffered serious injury based on the violence of the abduction, with "the suspect waiting for, then rushing toward the victim, then forcing the victim into the vehicle, where she was confined and removed and continues to be missing... Further, it is probable and apparent from witness statements that these injuries left evidence, e.g., blood, in the vehicle that the Defendant cleaned."

After an interview with Abston, police still did not know where Fletcher was.

Where did police find Fletcher's body?

Fletcher's disappearance set off searches by Memphis police and other agencies of Overton Park, Pine Hill Park, Longview Apartments, McMillan Street and Shawnee Avenue and an area near Interstate 240 and Mt. Moriah.

During a search of a wooded area in the 1600 block of Victor, not far from where Abston was arrested, police found human remains. Memphis Police confirmed the remains were those of Fletcher on Tuesday morning.

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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Eliza Fletcher murder: Updates on her death, murder charges filed