LOOK: The video of Eliza Fletcher singing ‘This Little Light of Mine’ to her students goes viral
The kidnapping of kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher in Memphis sparked a shocking spike after police found her body behind a vacant duplex home in South Memphis on Monday, September 5. In any case, a tragic video of Eliza Fletcher singing for her students is going viral on social media. In the video, Eliza Fletcher is seen happily singing for her students. She sings ‘This Little Light of Mine’ by Harry Dixon Loes and convinces the students to join her in singing the song before she starts talking to the students about her dogs. The video has been viewed more than 635.4K times on Twitter.
The billionaire heiress was out for an early morning run around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, September 2, when she went missing. The disappearance of Eliza Fletcher kicked off a four-day search effort that took officials to several lush regions of Memphis. The body was found about 100 meters from the Longview Gardens apartment building. She was reportedly violently abducted by Cleotha Abston, who was later arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and reportedly tampering with evidence.
Heartbreaking video of murdered Eliza Fletcher singing for her students has gone viral
A video has surfaced of Eliza Fletcher, the Tennessee kindergarten teacher who was reportedly kidnapped and murdered last week, recording a song for her students. In the clip, Eliza Fletcher, a junior teacher at St Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, sings “This Little Light of Mine” and talks to students about her dogs. The video, which has been viewed more than several times on Twitter, comes from Eliza Fletcher’s YouTube channel. Eliza Fletcher disappeared early Friday morning after going for a run near the grounds of the University of Memphis. Her body was found Monday behind a vacant house near where she was allegedly abducted, police said.
What a beautiful person, a school teacher singing to her students.
Eliza Fletcher was murdered by a career criminal. Lives like hers are lost because we care more about criminals than law-abiding citizens.
pic.twitter.com/hdVAXSJGDB—Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) September 6, 2022
We are heartbroken and crushed by this senseless loss. Liza was a joy to many of her family, peers, associates, students, parents, people in her Second Presbyterian Church meeting and everyone who knew her, Eliza Fletcher’s family said in a statement. The Memphis authorities considered the murder an “exceptionally miserable day in the city”. While the outcome of this investigation is not what we expected, we are nonetheless pleased to remove this dangerous predator from Memphis roadways, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a Tuesday news conference. On Sunday, police captured Cleotha Abston, 38, associated with the kidnapping and murder of the teacher. She has been charged with first degree murder as well as kidnapping.
😢💔💔✝️Your sweet children will not come to love their Mommy in their own flesh, no more hugs, kisses 😢💔.
— Janis Michel (@janismmichel) September 6, 2022
Fletcher is the granddaughter of the late local philanthropist and businessman Joseph ‘Joe’ Orgill III, who established the Memphis hardware supply company, called Orgill. The privately held family business is currently worth $3.2 billion and is described by the company’s site as the “world’s largest independently owned hardline dealer, providing retailers in North America and more than 60 countries worldwide access to more than 75,000 items and retail benefits that drive the industry.
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— Jerri Green (@Jerri_M_Green) September 7, 2022
What a beautiful person and now soul and angel. I love the video and how she is smiling in heaven over her family, everyone who loves her ❤️ is not my favorite thing to say online, but I am so sorry for the loss of her and everyone around her. she loved her and the loss of her the world lost her
—Ashley Wilkerson (@AshleyRose_323) September 6, 2022
