20 years ago, Eliza Wellford Fletcher played for the team. Now, they’re breaking ground on her stadium.
As she did when she was alive, Eliza Wellford Fletcher is going to pull the Memphis Tigers soccer team through once again.
Topic: Eliza Fletcher
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September 2026
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October 2025
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Cleotha Abston rape conviction upheld by Appeals Court
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has denied the appeal of Cleotha Abston’s rape conviction last year.
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September 2025
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New Liza’s Library at St. Mary’s honors late teacher’s love for reading
Several donors supporting the renovations at the private school for girls gave in memory of Eliza “Liza” Fletcher, the former student and teacher who was killed three years ago in Memphis after being kidnapped during a morning run.
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August 2025
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Calkins: Memphians will be finishing Liza’s Run again. A few weeks ago, that was no sure thing.
A month ago, it seemed as if the event was ending. But a group of women emerged to make certain that Memphians will once again be finishing Liza Fletcher’s run.
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October 2024
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Eliza Fletcher’s family, Mulroy speak out as Abston pleads guilty
“No legal resolution and no sentence can diminish the anguish of Liza’s murder,” Eliza Fletcher’s family said in a statement.
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September 2024
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Echols: Memphis ‘has the capacity to be marked by peace’
“We have the capacity to be good neighbors to one another again, even as we continue to work through our collective crime-related trauma and the unpredictable triggers it ushers it to the surface.”
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Sentencing board formed after Eliza Fletcher’s death begins review
“Unfortunately, sometimes we don’t see the flaws in the system until something bad happens,” said Vanessa Murtaugh, chair of the new Tennessee Inmate Disciplinary Oversight Board.
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August 2024
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Calkins: U of M to celebrate the life of Liza Fletcher with a new soccer stadium
It’s the perfect way to honor Fletcher’s legacy — and to continue to spread her light.
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Buckley: Ed Scott learned a lot about Liza Fletcher. And about Memphis.
As Memphians gathered to honor Liza Fletcher with a new stadium, Memphis Tigers athletic director Ed Scott learned a lot about his new community.
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Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium plans unveiled
The new stadium is another way to memorialize Eliza Fletcher, who was abducted and killed during her morning run two years ago.
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January 2024
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St. Mary’s launches $10M drive to build Liza’s Library, classrooms
More than 60% of money has been pledged; the finished library and science suite will open in summer 2025.
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December 2023
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In memoriam: Memphians and Mid-Southerners lost in 2022
In 2022, Memphis lost rock ‘n’ roll stars, restaurateurs, coaches and athletes, philanthropists and “the giraffe man.”
Today, we remember them once again.
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October 2023
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Cleotha Henderson’s lawyer seeks Nashville jurors for upcoming trial
Citing extensive media coverage, the lawyer for the man accused of killing Eliza Fletcher would like to use jurors from outside of Shelby County for the upcoming trials.
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September 2023
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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes marchers say ‘no more’ to violence against women
The 12th annual Memphis Walk a Mile in Her Shoes brought students, athletes, police officials, government employees and community members, some in high heels, to raise awareness.
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Judge gives timeline for Cleotha Henderson trials
Judge Lee Coffee urged Eliza Fletcher’s family to remain patient as they await a trial that will occur after Henderson is tried for allegedly raping Alicia Franklin in 2021.
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A year after week that roiled city in pain, scars remain unhealed
What happened in early September 2022 still feels startlingly raw and for many, it has become the new measure of the sense of peril.
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Calkins: Once again — this time on 901 Day — Memphians will Finish Liza’s Run
“In a perfect world, we would have a Memphis where we didn’t have to run scared. But I don’t think that day is here yet. And I don’t think we will get there if we quit.”
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Calkins: A year later, Richie Fletcher talks about Liza: ‘She would be the first to forgive.’
Richie Fletcher on his wife, Liza: “We would have late-night talks about Memphis. We could have been far away, without any worries in the world. I was always like, ‘We need to get out of here.’ But she didn’t want to leave.”
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Guest Column: ‘There is never just one victim of a murder’
“My mother’s murder remains unsolved. This is true for half of all homicides. The anguish from the ambiguity of this often feels impossible to live with.”
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Memphis missing-person alerts rose after Eliza Fletcher’s disappearance
“We learn from our mistakes,” an MPD spokesperson said. In August 2022, Memphis Police Department posted five missing-person alerts on Twitter. In September, after the abduction of Eliza Fletcher, nearly 45 alerts were posted.
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One year later: Where the cases against Cleotha Henderson and Ezekiel Kelly stand
Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped and murdered on Sept. 2, 2022. Three days later, a shooting spree paralyzed the city. One man was arrested in each case. Here’s where those cases stand.
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Everything changed after Liza’s death, but Memphis keeps running
After Eliza Fletcher’s kidnapping and killing last year, local runners' sense of security was forever changed. One woman said she had always thought she would outrun anyone who meant her harm, but she knows now that’s not true.
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U of M announces security improvements ahead of Eliza Fletcher run
Lighting and surveillance improvements are the first phase of a $5 million investment to improve security on campus and surrounding area.
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The Early Word: Memphis has big 901 Day plans; officials host private public safety summit
U of M announces $5 million worth of campus security measures, Pervis Payne may be eligible for parole and we have your guide to a busy holiday weekend.
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July 2023
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DA to seek death penalty for Cleotha Henderson
Henderson is accused of the September 2022 kidnapping and killing of school teacher Eliza Fletcher.
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