![Uncredited FILE - This undated photo provided by the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department shows 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Police Department via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/08432195eb7a483494b4a3179d6593f1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department shows 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Police Department via AP, File)
![Chris Day FILE - Cleotha Abston sits during a court appearance at the Shelby County Criminal Court, July 6, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b1037a569f0c4e7f8550a2da15272516/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Cleotha Abston sits during a court appearance at the Shelby County Criminal Court, July 6, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
![Adrian Sainz FILE - Cleotha Abston walks from the witness stand to his seat in a courtroom during his sentencing hearing for an April rape conviction on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4e6eb6ddbc814cf4913fcc97de63fd2c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Cleotha Abston walks from the witness stand to his seat in a courtroom during his sentencing hearing for an April rape conviction on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)