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Cleotha Abston, the man authorities said abducted and later killed Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher while she was out on a run in the early hours of Sept. 2, 2022, has pleaded guilty, her family said.
Among the 20,000 runners at Saturday’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, including a record 1,350 St. Jude patient family member teams, was 17-year-old Tyler West.
Cleotha Abston pleaded guilty Monday to abducting and later killing Fletcher during a morning jog on Sept. 2, 2022. The guilty plea allows him to avoid the death penalty.
The second woman, Christa Pike, who was convicted in 1996 for having tortured to death a fellow Job Corps dormitory resident, remains on death row. In 2023, Tennessee was debating about using firing squad. [11] [12] In 2024, Tennessee saw moves to allow the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape. [13]
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Micaela A Watts and Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal November 14, 2023 at 6:33 AM Two individuals were arrested on charges of first degree murder in the killing of a researcher for St. Jude ...
St. Jude always hosts the Memphis Marathon Weekend on the first Saturday of December. In 2025, the race will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6. It will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5 in 2026.
After Nichols's death, Chief Davis called for a review of the SCORPION unit, [37] [119] and the unit was disbanded on January 28. [120] [121] In the weeks after Nichols's death, The Institute for Public Service Reporting in Memphis reviewed reports that appear to show SCORPION units engaged in "zero-tolerance" or "proactive policing"-type ...