Billionaire heiress abducted during her Friday morning run in Memphis

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes it’s true that white blonde women get much more media attention and disproportionate law enforcement attention when they go missing and/or are murdered.

The fundamental lesson in Eliza Fletcher’s death is that even being a ‘billionaire heiress’ doesn’t make one immune to male violence against women, which is epidemic in human society.

Eliza didn’t die because she jogged at 4:30am. This monster could have perpetrated the very same abduction with the same results at 4:30 in the afternoon. Another story of a woman and child abducted in Memphis in broad daylight has been running in the media along with this one.

Eliza is not responsible for her abduction and horrific murder. Only her kidnapper/murderer is responsible.

Reading this thread and all the victim blaming from other women has sickened me. No wonder we make so little progress in the fight against misogyny. Women are raising the men who rape and murder women. How many women here would defend a son against sexual harassment or assault allegations by talking about the slutty way the girl was dressed and how she drank so much at the party?

RIP Eliza. I’m sorry you lived in a society with so many women who hate other women and get some kind of twisted satisfaction when a woman is killed who isn’t them.

Female misogynists are created by the patriarchy. They too are terrified of male violence, so they cling to things like the victim’s clothing or behavior to convince themselves that it won’t happen to them. They’re relieved when another woman is raped or murdered because they know it’s inevitable, and it’s another day that the victim isn’t them. It’s absolutely tragic.

The ugly truth

+1,000,000,000

[Anonymous]

So sad to see her photograph smiling holding her baby. This is devastating.

[Anonymous]

The university cross country team who were running together and came across this creep had a very lucky escape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The university cross country team who were running together and came across this creep had a very lucky escape.

Did this generate a university-wide and publicly viewable security alert or any write up in the local news or was it all suppressed by local power, thus preventing this woman and her husband from learning of it.

I’m guessing suppressed because that would have been right around freshman move in and none of the local power would want to spook parents.

[Anonymous]

Poor thing. She ran at what she thought was a quiet time, with a break from the heat, and while her babies were sleeping. She then worked, picked up her babies, and cared for them the rest of the day. Given her intensity, running was clearly a fundamental piece of her identity, far more than just a casual hobby. The victim-blaming on this thread is despicable.

[Anonymous]

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I am so sorry to read this although it was expected. After the grief may her family begin to heal. Sending love to her family and friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor thing. She ran at what she thought was a quiet time, with a break from the heat, and while her babies were sleeping. She then worked, picked up her babies, and cared for them the rest of the day. Given her intensity, running was clearly a fundamental piece of her identity, far more than just a casual hobby. The victim-blaming on this thread is despicable.

+1 The victim blaming here is truly disgusting.

This woman was brutally murdered. The only person to blame for that is the murderer.

Jeff should close this thread now that her body was found. Nothing else needs to be said. Certainly not by the misogynistic trolls on here.

[Anonymous]

This is a heartbreaking story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The university cross country team who were running together and came across this creep had a very lucky escape.

Did this generate a university-wide and publicly viewable security alert or any write up in the local news or was it all suppressed by local power, thus preventing this woman and her husband from learning of it.

I’m guessing suppressed because that would have been right around freshman move in and none of the local power would want to spook parents.

Colleges and local chamber of commerce shotcallers always suppress campus crime.

[Anonymous]

How many female joggers have been killed by strangers in the last twenty years in Memphis? Probably none. It's not against common sense to run early in the morning, even in Memphis. This woman did nothing wrong, she has not harmed anyone, she wasn't a drinker, smoker, burglar or whathever. She just had a great passion for something completely harmless: running.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor thing. She ran at what she thought was a quiet time, with a break from the heat, and while her babies were sleeping. She then worked, picked up her babies, and cared for them the rest of the day. Given her intensity, running was clearly a fundamental piece of her identity, far more than just a casual hobby. The victim-blaming on this thread is despicable.

+1 The victim blaming here is truly disgusting.

This woman was brutally murdered. The only person to blame for that is the murderer.

Jeff should close this thread now that her body was found. Nothing else needs to be said. Certainly not by the misogynistic trolls on here.

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many female joggers have been killed by strangers in the last twenty years in Memphis? Probably none. It's not against common sense to run early in the morning, even in Memphis. This woman did nothing wrong, she has not harmed anyone, she wasn't a drinker, smoker, burglar or whathever. She just had a great passion for something completely harmless: running.

I’m sure the guy considered of all those things before he kidnapped her as she ran alone in very early morning hours.

[Anonymous]

Half of you are crazy people. This woman was kidnapped off the street and murdered by some psychos with histories of violence.

Not her fault.

[Anonymous]

Many of us have gone on a lone run on a quiet route late at night or early in the morning. That is one of the many reasons why this story resonates. The story is also fascinating and heartbreaking for many other reasons. But many of us have told ourselves that the odds of coming to harm on a lone late night/early morning run are low. Some of us have learned self-defense, carried whistles, brass knuckles, or mace. Some of us are on speaker phone with a loved one the whole time. Nevertheless, a story like this one gives you pause before you go on that run again. But you can't live your life trying to mitigate all risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor thing. She ran at what she thought was a quiet time, with a break from the heat, and while her babies were sleeping. She then worked, picked up her babies, and cared for them the rest of the day. Given her intensity, running was clearly a fundamental piece of her identity, far more than just a casual hobby. The victim-blaming on this thread is despicable.

+1. Heartbreaking