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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Two advocacy groups are calling for a special investigation into Eliza Fletcher’s murder after what they describe as a failure by law enforcement and state prison officials. The latest on the abduction and murder of Memphis teacher and jogger Eliza Fletcher Nearly two months after Fletcher was found dead, two advocacy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy says he wants to move a state crime lab back to Memphis and get more funding to address the city’s rape kit testing backlog. Mulroy and county Mayor Lee Harris are making the recommendations as the state legislature prepares to meet in Nashville.  Mulroy told us […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County’s mayor is pushing for Tennessee to enact a statewide minimum wage of at least $15 an hour. Mayor Lee Harris said this week a statewide minimum wage would be one of the top priorities in his legislative agenda. “It is past time for the State of Tennessee to adopt a […]

He was a rapist who targeted women and children in Memphis. Why will he soon walk free after police connected him to more violent attacks?

WARNING: Some of the details in this story could be triggering to rape survivors. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — He was a rapist who targeted women and children in Memphis. Why will he soon walk free after police connected him to more violent attacks? “[Police] didn’t care when they were there that night. It just took me […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of victims will soon have clarity on how Memphis will be held accountable for the mishandling of rape investigations from 1985 to 2014. Preliminary hearings in the lawsuit have been going on eight years. They wrapped up Friday. Attorneys argued several key elements, including whether the city is liable for damages. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– It took less than a day to process the DNA found on a sandal left at the scene where Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped, but the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told lawmakers Thursday that they can’t do that in every case. “The issue was resources,” said TBI Director David Rausch. We’ve heard that time […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of victims are one step closer to a ruling in a lawsuit against the City of Memphis over untested rape kits. It’s a story WREG has been following for nearly a decade. Celia Reynolds is one of the thousands of rape victims who never got closure from Memphis Police or in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Circuit Court judge held a hearing Thursday on whether the city of Memphis can be held liable for a backlog of rape evidence kits. This is lawsuit was brought on behalf of Janet Doe against the city of Memphis. A class-action lawsuit was brought by rape victims who claim the city […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Following the death of Eliza Fletcher, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed that it takes nearly a year for its lab technicians to analyze some rape kits. Now some Shelby County commissioners want the state to do more to speed up that timeline. During Wednesday’s committee meetings, commissioners are set to consider […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pertinent evidence in thousands of rape cases sat in storage for decades allowing violent criminals to walk free and strike again. Memphis police are still trying to find hundreds of suspects, but the city council stopped wanting to hear about their progress. Until last week. The Memphis Police Department gave the the […]