Judge denies venue change for rape trial of Eliza Fletcher murder suspect
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Cleotha Abston, the suspected killer of Eliza Fletcher, will stand trial in a separate sexual assault case before a Memphis-area jury, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Abston was not arrested on the rape charges before Eliza Fletcher’s killing because of a long delay in processing the sexual assault kit, authorities have said. Abston has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
Coffee has scheduled an April 8 trial for Abston on the charges of kidnapping and raping a woman in September 2021. Abston is charged with snatching Fletcher from a street near the University of Memphis during her early-morning run on Sept. 2, 2022, and forcing her into an SUV. Her body was found days later near a vacant duplex.
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