Woman says Eliza Fletcher murder suspect raped her but wasn’t properly investigated

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Murder of Tennessee teacher could have been avoided had police properly investigated rape accusation, lawsuit says

Fletcher’s body was found the same day behind a vacant duplex, police said. She was abducted at about 4am on 2 September, when a man forced her into a sport utility vehicle after a brief struggle, police said.

According to Franklin’s lawsuit, filed against the City of Memphis, “Memphis police department failed to investigate [her] rape adequately and with due diligence”. In the suit, Franklin said she met Abston, who she knew as Cleo, on a dating app, and they agreed to meet at an apartment complex where Abston said he worked on 21 September 2021. When Franklin arrived, the suit said, Abston drew a gun and threatened to kill her, before blindfolding her and raping her in the back of his car.

Franklin drove to hospital, where she was treated and the sexual assault kit was gathered. After the exam she went with police to the crime scene but officers “took no physical evidence directly from the crime scene itself”, according to the lawsuit.“They had more than enough evidence that night when they interviewed me to get him off the streets but they didn’t,” FranklinDays after the rape, Franklin was shown a photo of Abston in a lineup of suspects.

 

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