Court records show that there are new details regarding the abduction and murder of the woman.
The Memphis Police Department (MPD), the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), ATF, Homeland Security, and The Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) Search and Rescue were involved in the search for a missing person.
The area of East Person Avenue was searched by agencies. High grass south of a vacant residence in the 1600 block of Victor Street was noticed by officials walking north from East Person Avenue.
The officer smelled an odor of decay when he noticed the car tracks in the grass next to the driveway.
The officials walked to the back of the building.
He found an unresponsive woman lying on the ground after he noticed a set of steps just north of the rear driveway.
The woman in the scene investigation was similar to the one in the picture.
The garbage bag was found 100 feet north of the home on S. Orleans Street by detectives from the various agencies that were near the location.
Records show that the shorts that were contained in the bag were the same ones that she wore the day she was kidnapped.
The officials looked at the videos during the incident.
The videos showed that on Sept. 2.
There is a camera in the 1300 block of Cummings Street that captures the suspect's car.
Shortly after the suspect's car was captured on the camera at Kerr Avenue and Clancy Street, it traveled west on Kerr Avenue.
The car goes southwest onto the street.
There is a camera in the 1600 block of Havanna Street.
A car turned onto Person Avenue.
The victim was pronounced dead by a medical examiner with the West Tennessee Regional forensics center.
The woman was named after her.
There are new charges of first-degree murder and first- degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping against the suspect.
In his first court appearance, Abston told the judge that he couldn't afford an attorney.
Police say a body has been found during the search for a missing person.
There are new charges against the man accused of abducting a Memphis woman.
After she was kidnapped, sandals were found near her phone and waterbottle. Police say that Abston was seen wearing those sandals the night before he was kidnapped.
Around the same time that the mother of two boys and St. Mary's teacher was kidnapped, Abston's cell phone was found in the area of Central Avenue.
A vehicle has been found and a man is in handcuffs.
In June of 2000 Abston was accused of kidnapping. He was sentenced to 24 years and was able to be released after 85% of that sentence was served.
The following statement was released by the family.
We are distraught by the loss. Liza was a joy to her family, friends, colleagues, students, parents, and everyone who knew her.
It is time to remember how special she was and to support the people who cared for her. The expressions of love and concern we have received have been appreciated by us. Local, state and federal law enforcement have done a great job of finding Liza and bringing justice to the person responsible for her murder.
We hope that everyone understands the need for the family to grieve in private during this difficult time.
The mayor of Memphis said in a statement that he hopes that whoever is guilty of the murder of Fletcher is punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Below is the full statement from the man.
There is a lot of bad things in this world. My heart hurts for the victims of evil. The men and women of the Memphis Police Department, who worked diligently and skillfully, as they always do, were thanked by me. I hope that whoever is found guilty of this heinous crime is taken out of society and punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Steve Mulroy, the newly-elected district attorney, said that his office has been in contact with the family after he called her murder a tragedy.
I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to the family of Eliza Fletcher. Mulroy said to lose someone so young and vital is a tragedy but to have it result from a violent act is unimaginable. We were in contact with the family through the weekend. They have been willing to work together. The family wants the public and the media to respect their privacy. Allow them to mourn. Murder is a terrible crime. Murder in our jurisdiction is a priority. Everyone deserves our care and best efforts. This message is motivated by an extraordinary amount of public concern. We will try to do justice in this case and all other cases in order to prevent tragedies like this.
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