Eliza Fletcher, whose grandfather started the now $3 billion Orgill Inc. hardware business, was violently kidnapped during an early morning jog on Friday. Her family has offered a $50,000 reward for information that can help find her. Fletcher, 34, did not return home from her regular run and was reported missing at 7:45 a.m. Friday. The suspect’s vehicle used to kidnap Fletcher in Memphis. Memphis PD Grainy surveillance footage showed the kindergarten teacher, dressed in a bright pink jogging suit and purple shorts, falling into a black SUV, which the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation later described as a “dark-colored GMC Terrain.” Her broken phone and water bottle were discovered near the crime scene. “We look forward to Eliza’s safe return and hope this award will help police catch those who committed this crime,” Fletcher’s family said in a statement, Fox13 Memphis reported. Fletcher’s broken phone and water bottle were found near the scene of the abduction. Fletcher’s grandfather Joseph Orgill III started the $3 billion business Orgill Inc. Christine Tannous / The Commerce Less than 24 hours after the abduction, police were at Fletcher’s home and a white SUV was seen towing from the scene. A computer and a pair of lawn shears were marked as evidence and removed from the home, local ABC24 reported. “We don’t know what’s going on, but everyone is desperately looking for her and the police are here,” Fletcher’s friend Hart Robinson told WREG. “You can see there’s a lot of activity, so if you know anything or saw anything early this morning, we’re just asking you to come forward. We want to find her.” Fletcher lives in downtown Memphis with her husband Richard Fletcher III and their two boys. She is the granddaughter of hardware magnate Joseph Orgill III. The privately held family business, Orgill Inc., employs 5,500 people and generates $3 billion in annual sales, according to their website.
