times. cleotha abston was 16 when he began a prison term. brooke singman has breaking details on this case. brooke. brooke: good morning, human remains have been confirmed to be those of missing heiress and mother of two, eliza fletcher. memphis police department discovered remains of a body, further forensic investigation by the mpd positively identified the body was in fact eliza fletcher. fletcher s body was located in an abandoned home seven miles from where she was kidnapped and one mile away from where cleotha abston was seen cleaning the floors of his suv. her family is demanding justice saying we are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss, we are grateful to law enforcement for tireless efforts to bring justice to the personal responsible for this horrible crime. cleotha abston is charged with first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. surveillace video captured video of a man running toward fletcher while out on a early m
found the body of the mother behind a vacant apartment. i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. the suspect had violent history of rape, assault and kidnapping dating back to the time he was 11 years old. cleotha abston only 16 when he began a 20-year prison term. let s turn to brooke singman with the latest. brooke: police have confirmed the body found is the body of eliza fletcher. the memphis police department and law enforcement discovered remains of a body, forensic investigation positively identified the body was in fact eliza fletcher. carley: s fletcher s body was located seven miles from where she was kidnapped and a mile away from an apartment complex where cleotha abston was seen cleaning the floors of his suv. her family says they are heartbroken and devastated and grateful to federal law enforcement for tireless efforts to find her and bring justice to the person responsible for this horrible crime. cleotha abston is charged with first-degree murder, agg
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gillian: days after the plan to ban gas powered vehicles. they face the threat of rolling blackouts. john: first, fox news alert on the killing of eliza fletcher in memphis. the suspect now ordered held without bond on charges of first-degree murder and a number of other murder-related charges. john roberts in washington, and good wednesday to you. gillian: great to be with you after the labor day weekend. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. ex-con cleotha abston is in court the second time for allegedly kidnapping and murdering the mother of two friday. john: it shows him cleaning his suv outside an apartment complex three hours after fletcher was abducted. the suspect, no stranger to police. gillian: not at all. criminal record back to when he was 11 years old. fox news digital confirms he was charged with rape at 14, and at 16, kidnapped an memphis lawyer at gunpoint. john: former homicide detective pat dias joins us, but first, jonathan is live outside the
moments ago, we heard from president biden as he s meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zelensky. zelensky visiting washington, d.c. pushing for more aid to ukraine, which biden supports. he wants to send another $61 billion to kyiv. the problem is that biden can t do it without congress. and congress doesn t seem like they want to budge here. republicans on the hill are demanding concessions on border security before they agree to anymore money for ukraine. biden said this about the holdup. take a listen. congress needs to pass a supplemental funding to ukraine before they break holiday recess. before they give putin the greatest christmas gift they could possibly give him. because we ve seen what happens when dictators don t pay the price for the damage and the debt and destruction they cause and they keep going when no price is paid. threats to america, europe and the world will only keep rising if we don t act. all right. let s go to cnn nick payton walsh. he s