MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Police said Tuesday that a body found during a search the day before is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog.
Police said on Twitter that investigators identified the body of Eliza Fletcher, 34, a school teacher and granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman.
The body was found Monday after a series of searches for the woman who was kidnapped around 4 a.m. Friday.
U.S. Marshals arrested 38-year-old Cleotha Abston, 38, on Saturday.
Police say Abston will now also be facing charges of first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping.
Image: Memphis Police Department
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