Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher and mother, is reported missing the morning of September 2, 2022 after she doesn't return home from her morning jog. A search is launched shortly thereafter and comes to an end on September 5th when her body is found by police. Suspect, Cleotha Abston has been arrested and charged for her murder. 

In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss what the autopsy report shows, what her cause of death was determined to be, what drugs were found in her system, and more.

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Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Background and overview of case

1:42 - The autopsy report: how you read it and what you learn from it

16:17 - Eliza’s cause of death

22:16 - What the gunshot wound tells us

26:23 - Internal and external beveling

28:03 - Le Fort fracture

32:25 - Submission

34:10 - Fentanyl 

40:13 - Was Eliza Fletcher raped?

43:36 - Wrap up 

Eliza Fletcher, a Memphis teacher and mother, is reported missing the morning of September 2, 2022 after she doesn't return home from her morning jog. A search is launched shortly thereafter and comes to an end on September 5th when her body is found by police. Suspect, Cleotha Abston has been arrested and charged for her murder. 
In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss what the autopsy report shows, what her cause of death was determined to be, what drugs were found in her system, and more.
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Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Background and overview of case
1:42 - The autopsy report: how you read it and what you learn from it
16:17 - Eliza’s cause of death
22:16 - What the gunshot wound tells us
26:23 - Internal and external beveling
28:03 - Le Fort fracture
32:25 - Submission
34:10 - Fentanyl 
40:13 - Was Eliza Fletcher raped?
43:36 - Wrap up

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Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells!

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: Eliza Fletcher Mother, Teacher, Heiress, and Victim

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Ashley Loring Heavy Runner was last seen in June 2017 on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.  That night, a video taken and shared online of a party in which Ashley attended.  No one heard from Ashley for days afterward. The family was at first unconcerned, but when Ashley didn't visit her father in the hospital, worry set in.  

A couple of weeks later information came in that a young woman had been spotted running from a vehicle on U.S. Highway 89 on the reservation. Was it Ashley?

Family members searched the area finding a sweater and a pair of boots with red stains, thought to be Ashley's.  Investigators told the family however that Ashley was adult free to come and go as she pleased.   In February 2018, a nearly a year later,  the FBI joined the investigation. By then,   the case was cold.

Joining Nancy Grace today: 
Kimberly Loring Heavyrunner -  sister 
Payne Lindsey - Podcast Host & Executive Producer of “Up and Vanished 
Brian Fitzgibbons - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security,  website: www.uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security
Dave Mack  - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
 

Ashley Loring Heavy Runner was last seen in June 2017 on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.&nbsp; That night, a video taken and shared online of a party in which Ashley attended.&nbsp; No one heard from Ashley for days afterward. The family was at first unconcerned, but when Ashley didn't visit her father in the hospital, worry set in.&nbsp;&nbsp;
A couple of weeks later information came in that a young woman had been spotted running from a vehicle on U.S. Highway 89 on the reservation. Was it Ashley?
Family members searched the area finding a sweater and a pair of boots with red stains, thought to be Ashley's.&nbsp; Investigators told the family however that Ashley was adult free to come and go as she pleased.&nbsp; &nbsp;In February 2018, a nearly a year later,&nbsp; the FBI joined the investigation. By then,&nbsp; &nbsp;the case was cold.
Joining Nancy Grace today:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Kimberly Loring Heavyrunner -&nbsp; sister&nbsp;</li>
<li>Payne Lindsey - Podcast Host &amp; Executive Producer of &ldquo;Up and Vanished&nbsp;</li>
<li>Brian Fitzgibbons -&nbsp;Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security,&nbsp; website: <a href="http://www.uspasecurity.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="cd345443-2b4d-48ea-8983-703a54e25c1c" data-linkindex="8">www.uspasecurity.com</a>, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security</li>
<li>Dave Mack&nbsp; - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'</li>
<li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

VANISHED IN MONTANA: ASHLEY HEAVYRUNNER'S FAMILY DESPERATE PLEA

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Investigators identify suspect in decades-old Riverside County homicide case
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<li>Investigators identify suspect in decades-old Riverside County homicide case</li>
<li>Sentences in Alabama Sweet 16 shooting draw mixed reactions from victims&rsquo; families</li>
<li>Manslaughter charges filed after inmate death in New York custody</li>
<li>Search continues for U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad</li>
</ul>

Arrest Made in 2002 Killing as Riverside County Investigators Reopen Long-Dormant Case | Crime Alert 04.03.2026

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An arrest comes three months after Anna Kepner dies on a cruise with her family. The cheerleader's 16-year-old stepbrother arrested and charged in her death, ruled a homicide by mechanical asphyxiation.

Anna Kepner, 18, had begun her senior year at Temple Christian School, and was reportedly excited about her future, painting her school parking spot to match her favorite movie, "Clueless. "   Anna plans included joining the military after high school.  

Anna was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship during a recent western Caribbean voyage that ended in Miami. Her body stuffed under a bunk in the room she shared with her stepbrother.   He has now been charged with homicide. 

Joining Nancy Grace today: 
Greg Morse  - Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of “The Untested” found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com 
Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter  - Clinical Psychologist specializing in psychological evaluations and risk assessments for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, Author of “Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addition,” and “Aftershock: How Past Event Shake Up Your Life Today”, and Producer of “Utter Nonsense,” a documentary of exploration of addition and severe mental illness, available to stream on Apple TV and Prime Video, website: drgerilynnutter.com, Instagram & Facebook: DrGeriLynnUtter 
Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Instagram @JoScottForensic
Sydney Sumner  -  Investigative Reporter, ‘Crime Stories’  

An arrest comes three months after Anna Kepner dies on a cruise with her family. The cheerleader's 16-year-old stepbrother arrested and charged in her death, ruled a homicide by mechanical asphyxiation.
Anna Kepner, 18, had begun her senior year at Temple Christian School, and was reportedly excited about her future, painting her school parking spot to match her favorite movie, "Clueless. "&nbsp; &nbsp;Anna plans included joining the military after high school.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Anna was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship during a recent western Caribbean voyage that ended in Miami. Her body stuffed under a bunk in the room she shared with her stepbrother.&nbsp; &nbsp;He has now been charged with homicide.&nbsp;
Joining Nancy Grace today:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Greg Morse&nbsp; - Criminal Defense Attorney of Morse Legal, author of &ldquo;The Untested&rdquo; found on Amazon; website: morselegal.com&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter&nbsp; - Clinical Psychologist specializing in psychological evaluations and risk assessments for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, Author of &ldquo;Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addition,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Aftershock: How Past Event Shake Up Your Life Today&rdquo;, and Producer of &ldquo;Utter Nonsense,&rdquo; a documentary of exploration of addition and severe mental illness, available to stream on Apple TV and Prime Video, website: drgerilynnutter.com, Instagram &amp; Facebook: DrGeriLynnUtter&nbsp;</li>
<li>Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Instagram @JoScottForensic</li>
<li>Sydney Sumner&nbsp; -&nbsp; Investigative Reporter, &lsquo;Crime Stories&rsquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

STEP-BRO CHARGED? CRUISE TEEN ANNA KEPNER DEAD AFTER SUSPECT SKIPS DAILY DRUG COCKTAIL

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan: Eliza Fletcher Mother, Teacher, Heiress, and Victim

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