Eliza Fletcher, a 34-year-old junior kindergarten teacher from an affluent family, was born in 1987. Her late grandpa, Joseph “Joe” Orgill III, founded the hardware company her family owns, Orgill Inc., which has amassed a billion-dollar fortune. She comes from a well-known Memphis family and goes as Liza at home.

Eliza Fletcher- Quick Facts

Eliza Fletcher has recently been in the news because of her tragic kidnapping; this mother of two is alleged to have been taken on Friday while going for a morning jog close to the University of Memphis campus.

Police in Tennessee say a body found on Monday is that of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher

The grandmother of two, who was 34 years old and worked as a teacher in the community, was the granddaughter of a local billionaire.

In the early hours of Friday morning, she was kidnapped while jogging in the area around the University of Memphis campus.

Cleotha Abston, a 38-year-old man with a prior conviction for kidnapping, has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Ms. Fletcher. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in 2014.

After the body of her loved one was found, her family issued a statement in which they expressed how “heartbroken and devastated” they were.

They said that Liza brought so much happiness to her family, friends, colleagues, students, parents, members of the congregation at her Second Presbyterian Church, and anyone else who knew her. “Liza was such a joy to so many,” they said.

“Now is the time to remember and celebrate how extraordinary she was, and to offer support to those who cared so deeply for her,” you said.

Ms. Fletcher was well-known in the community and was the granddaughter of the late Joseph Orgill III, a local hardware magnate and philanthropist who amassed a billion dollars during his lifetime. There are reports that his company is now worth more than $3 billion (£2.6 billion) and employs more than 5,000 people.

Instead of working for the family business, Ms. Fletcher was a junior kindergarten teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School.

On Friday morning, around 4:00 local time, she vanished into thin air. According to the documents provided by the police, surveillance footage captured a man approaching Ms. Fletcher, getting into a physical altercation with her, and then forcing her into a black SUV.

Her family has offered a reward of up to $50,000 (£43,330) for any information that may lead to the whereabouts of their loved one after it was discovered that she did not return home on Friday after her early morning run.

Monday afternoon at approximately 17:07, the Memphis Police Department reported that officers located a body, but they emphasized that no identification had been made.