Cops launch frantic search for Memphis mom-of-two, 34, who was abducted and bundled into SUV on her early morning jog: Smashed phone and water bottle are found by cops
- Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis pre-K teacher, was abducted early Friday morning while out for a jog
- Police officers found her waterbottle and shattered phone at the scene of the crime
- The mother of two was forced into a mysterious SUV after a brief struggle
- There have been at least 100 abductions in Memphis so far this year
Cops are frantically searching for a Memphis mom-of-two who was abducted and bundled into an SUV during a 4:30am jog Friday morning.
Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old junior kindergarten teacher, was snatched near the University of Memphis by an unknown kidnapper in a dark SUV.
Chilling surveillance footage captured Fletcher’s final moments before being abducted, as well as a grainy image of the car that took her.
Fletcher, a fitness fanatic who would regularly jog the same route, had her phone hurled to the ground and smashed during the crime.
It was later picked up by cops who are now probing the disturbing disappearance.
The FBI is now on the case, as is the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Eliza Fletcher, pictured, was abducted during a 4:30am jog close to the University of Memphis campus on Friday morning
Cops have released an image of Fletcher, a mother of two, moments before she was snatched
This is the SUV cops say abducted Fletcher. A frantic hunt for the kindergarten teacher continues
Law enforcement officers were called to the scene at around 7:45 am, where they found Fletcher’s water battle and smashed cell phone in front of a home near the scene, according to a report from Action News 5.
Fletcher was approached by an unknown individual and forced into a dark SUV following a brief struggle.
She was reported missing a few hours later when she did not return home.
Officers say Fletcher, a mother of two children, is an avid runner and often jogs the area. She is a pre-kindergarten teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School and she and her husband belong to the Second Presbyterian Church in East Memphis.
Fletcher, who is 5’6″ tall, 137 pounds and blonde, is pictured wearing jogging apparel, including colorful shorts and a sports bra shortly before her abduction.
According to publicly available safety data on the city’s website, there have been at least 100 incidents classified as kidnappings that have occurred this year in Memphis.
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