Thousands of people gathered before dawn Friday morning to finish Eliza Fletcher’s run one week after the Memphis mother’s kidnapping and murder.
Eliza Fletcher routinely ran 8.2 miles in the predawn hours. But her final run ended tragically unfinished.
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Fletcher, a 34-year-old wife, mother and teacher, was violently abducted last week in Memphis, Tennessee; her body was found Monday behind a vacant complex.
A week to the day after she vanished during her workout, members of Fletcher’s community gathered Friday morning to symbolically complete her last run.
More than 2,100 people signed up to run Fletcher’s route in an event dubbed “Let’s Finish Liza’s Run.” The run was organized on Facebook, and another 3,200 people there responded they’re “interested” in attending.
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“I’m so impressed with the turnout. It’s very emotional,” resident Margaret Craddock told CNN affiliate WHBQ at the run.
“I’ve known Eliza slightly a long time ago. It’s a real tribute to her and just the fact that women should be able to get out early in the morning or whenever and do this. It’s so good for our city at this time to have everyone pull together.
On the Facebook page, event organizers said, “We created this run as way to honor Liza and cope with our own feelings. Our goal is to stand up for the women in the Mid South and emphasize that women should be able to safely run any time of day.”
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