On her early morning jog, a 34-year-old mother of two from Memphis was kidnapped and bundled into an SUV, prompting police to start a frantic hunt for her. The police discover a broken phone and a water bottle. Eliza Fletcher, a pre-kindergarten educator in Memphis, was kidnapped early on Friday morning while jogging.
At the site of the incident, police discovered her water bottle and damaged phone.
After a short fight, the mother of two was forced into an unknown SUV.
This year, there have been at least 100 abductions in Memphis.
During a jog at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, a mother of two from Memphis was kidnapped and bundled into an SUV. Police are desperately searching for the woman.
A kidnapper in a black SUV abducted Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old junior kindergarten teacher, near the University of Memphis.
Fletcher’s last moments before her abduction were recorded on chilling security tape, along with a blurry view of the automobile that snatched her.
During the incident, Fletcher’s phone was thrown to the ground and destroyed. Fletcher was a fitness enthusiast who often jogged the same route.
Police subsequently recovered it and are currently investigating the mysterious disappearance.
The FBI and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are now investigating.
Eliza Fletcher was taken on a jog near the University of Memphis campus around 4:30 a.m. on Friday.
Police have published a photograph of Fletcher, a mother of two, in running attire just before to her abduction.
The police allege this SUV snatched Fletcher. The desperate search for the pre-kindergarten educator continues.
Fletcher, who is 5’6″, 137 pounds, and blonde, is shown just before her kidnapping wearing running attire, including colorful shorts and a sports bra.
According to a report from Action News 5, law enforcement authorities were sent to the location around 7:45 a.m., where they discovered Fletcher’s water gun and damaged mobile phone in front of a nearby residence.
After a scuffle, Fletcher was approached by an unknown guy and pushed into a black SUV.
Friday morning, Fletcher walked from her residence near the main campus of the University of Memphis to the location where she was abducted, close to the University of Memphis.
When she did not come home a few hours later, she was reported missing.
According to police, Fletcher, a mother of two, is an ardent runner who often jogs in the neighborhood. She teaches pre-kindergarten at St. Mary’s Episcopal School, and she and her husband are members of the East Memphis Second Presbyterian Church.
Students were were informed via letter on Friday that a teacher had been abducted.
We have not shared information about Mrs. Fletcher with our younger pupils. According to Fox News, a letter from school principal Albert Throckmorton said, “We are supporting the older children as they absorb this news.”
Authorities have not yet identified a possible motivation or whether they think Fletcher was stolen by an opportunistic predator or by someone who had researched the young mother’s regular jogging path.
Eliza Fletcher was stolen near to the University of Memphis campus on Friday morning.
The abduction of Fletcher has shook her neighborhood. A Facebook group titled “Eliza Fletcher Missing in Memphis, Tennessee” had more than 2,000 members by Friday afternoon.
In 2014, Fletcher wed Richard ‘Richie’ James Fletcher III in a wedding with a mystical woods motif, as reported by Memphis Magazine. The profile describes the bridge as “outdoorsy, sporty, and friendly.”
Police have determined that the culprit is male, but no suspects have yet been identified.
This year, at least 100 occurrences classed as kidnappings have happened in Memphis, according to publicly accessible safety statistics on the city’s website.