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Tennessee prosecutors are seeking the death penalty Cleotha Abston, also known as Cleotha Henderson. He is charged with kidnapping and killing Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher.\\xa0\\xa0

Fletcher vanished while out on her morning run. Neighborhood video captured images of Fletcher being forced into an SUV. The kindergarten teacher\'s body was found days later near a vacant house less than a mile from the kidnapping site.

Officers combing the area noticed footprints, tire tracks and \\u201can odor of decay.\\u201d A pair of purple Lululemon running shorts matching what Fletcher was last seen wearing, was found in a nearby trash can.\\xa0

Abston, 39, is also charged with the rape of a woman in September 2021, but he was not arrested until after Fletcher\\u2019s killing because the state crime lab hadn\\u2019t gotten around to processing the sexual assault kit.

Abston has pled not guilty.\\xa0

Joining Nancy Grace today:

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• Matthew Mangino \\u2013 Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: \\u201cThe Executioner\\u2019s Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States;" Twitter: @MatthewTMangino
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• Caryn L. Stark \\u2013 Psychologist, Renowned TV and Radio Trauma Expert and Consultant; Instagram: carynpsych/FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice
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• Lisa M. Dadio - Former Police Lieutenant with the New Haven Police Department; Annie Le Lead Detective; Senior Lecturer, Director of the Center for Advanced Policing and Graduate Program Coordinator Investigations program, University of New Haven\\xa0
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• Rachel D. Fischer\\xa0\\u2013 Registered Nurse; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE); Expert Witness; Private Investigator; Author: \\u201cTaking Back the Pen;\\u201d Forensic Nursing Consulting and Education LLC
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• Dr. Kristen Mittelman - Chief Development Officer, Othram Inc.; Twitter: @OthramTech\\xa0
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• Dave Mack - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter\\xa0
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