TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 21, 2022

A woman who police now believe was raped last year by the man accused of killing Eliza Fletcher has filed suit against the Memphis Police Department for failing to properly investigate her case, the Daily Memphian reports. Alicia Franklin says in the lawsuit that if her September 2021 assault had been taken more seriously, Fletcher’s abduction and murder could have been prevented. The suit names the City of Memphis as the sole defendant and seeks an unspecified amount of compensation for pain and suffering and other damages. “I was just an average Black girl in the city of Memphis, you know,” said Franklin, who allowed her identity to be published. “I just think it wasn’t a priority.”