A Tennessee teacher and granddaughter of a billionaire was snatched while on an early morning jog. Her family is offering $50,000 reward for information to 'capture' her abductors.
Courtesy of the Memphis Police Department.
- A Tennessee teacher was abducted while jogging near the University of Memphis on Friday morning.
- Eliza Fletcher's family has put up a $50,000 reward for information that helps them find her.
- Fletcher is the granddaughter of billionaire, Joseph Orgill III.
The family of a Tennessee teacher who was abducted while jogging on Friday morning in Memphis, Tennesse, are offering $50,000 for information that could help find her.
The Memphis Police Department said Eliza Fletcher was forced into a vehicle while running near the University of Memphis at around 4:30 a.m. on Friday.
"We look forward to Eliza's safe return and hope that this award will help police capture those who committed this crime," Fletcher's family said in a statement released Friday night through Crimestoppers, the Associated Press reported.
The Daily Beast reported that Fletcher is the granddaughter of Joseph Orgill III, who co-ran the Memphis-based hardware distributor Orgill Inc and is the heiress of the business.
Police said Fletcher briefly struggled with the man who forced her inside the dark-colored GMC Terrain.
Her family reported her missing at around 7:00 a.m. when she didn't come home after her run. Police found her shattered phone and water bottle near where she disappeared.
Fletcher, 34, was wearing a pink jogging top and purple running shorts. She's 5′6," and weighs 137 pounds. She also has brown hair and green eyes.
Hart Robinson, a friend of Fletcher's family told Fox13Memphis that Fletcher, a teacher at St. Mary's Episcopal School, was "just a great lady" and a mom to two boys.
"You don't want to hear that is going on. We just want to find her," Robinson told the outlet.