Killer who murdered teacher on morning run gets earful from family at sentencing
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The man accused of the kidnapping and killing of Memphis mother and teacher Eliza Fletcher pleaded guilty Monday to his crimes and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother of two young boys and a kindergarten teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School, vanished during an early morning jog in September 2022. Her disappearance sparked a widespread search that lasted for days, until her body was discovered in South Memphis. Over 1,000 people turned out Sept. 9, 2022, for a walk/run to remember murdered teacher Eliza Fletcher. People walked 4 miles in her memory. Many of the walkers wore shirts with the logo "Finish Liza’s Run." (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital) Over 1,000 people showed up Sept. 9, 2022, for a walk/run to remember teacher Eliza Fletcher, who was kidnapped and murdered during a run. (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital) Over 1,000 people showed up Sept. 9, 2022, for a walk/run to remember murdered teacher Eliza Fletcher, who was abducted during a run. (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital) Over 1,000 people turned out Sept. 9, 2022, for a walk/run to remember murdered teacher Eliza Fletcher. (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital) People walked 4 miles to honor Eliza Fletcher. Many of the walkers wore shirts with the words "Finish Liza’s Run." (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital) Mollie Markowitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Email tips to mollie.markowitz@fox.com. She joined Fox in 2019 and made her way from producing live news coverage to true-crime documentaries at Fox Nation. She has interviewed Ted Bundy survivors, the children of notorious serial killers, survivor Lisa McVey, members of law enforcement and families impacted by traumatic crime.Currently, she covers national crime stories for Fox News Digital. You can follow Mollie on LinkedIn.
"I want us today to acknowledge and celebrate the life of Liza Fletcher, a beloved daughter, wife, mother and teacher who was tragically kidnapped and murdered in a senseless act of random predatory violence," Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said in a statement Monday. "Today’s agreement achieves finality for the family. The defendant gives up his right to appeal, so there won’t be years and decades of appeals. It also helps the community, because this dangerous person will never again walk our streets. He will die in prison."
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