Sanford: A caring lawyer, a ruthless youth offender and, 22 years later, a heartbreaking homicide

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 11, 2022 3:23 PM CT | Published: September 11, 2022 4:00 AM CT
Otis Sanford
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Otis Sanford

Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. 

One was an attorney who used the law to make a positive difference in society. The other was a gun-wielding juvenile delinquent. Their paths crossed on the evening of May 25, 2000, and now, 22 years later, it serves as an eerie backstory to the tragic kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher.

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Eliza Fletcher Cleotha Abston Otis Sanford Kemper Durand

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