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True crime cases in Memphis

5case filesUpdated Jul 14, 2026

Casepin holds 5 case files in Memphis. By legal status, 2 marked unsolved, 1 marked ongoing and 2 marked solved.

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2
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1
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2
Span
1892–2023
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3
Creators
3
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    Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee · 1968

    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray, an escaped convict, pleaded guilty to the murder in 1969 and was sentenced to 99 years, though he later recanted. A 1999 civil jury found Loyd Jowers and unnamed others civilly liable for a conspiracy, a finding the U.S. Department of Justice disputed in 2000 for lack of evidence.

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    Memphis, Tennessee, United States · 2022

    Murder of Eliza Fletcher

    Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher was abducted while running and killed in September 2022, and Cleotha Abston later pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping.

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    The Curve neighborhood, near Memphis, Tennessee · 1892

    People's Grocery lynchings

    On March 9, 1892, a white mob dragged Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell, and Will Stewart from a Memphis, Tennessee jail and killed them, after the three Black men — co-owners and workers at the People's Grocery — were arrested following altercations with a white rival grocer and armed deputies.

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Case files in Memphis

The files run from 1892 to 2023. The 2020s hold the most, with 2 files. The oldest is People's Grocery lynchings, from 1892.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (5), hate crime cases (1) and kidnapping and abduction cases (1).

3 files of the 5 have coverage attached: 4 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 3 creators. Dr. Todd Grande, Crime Weekly and Stephanie Harlowe have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

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How many case files in Memphis are on Casepin?

5. By status: 2 unsolved, 1 ongoing and 2 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

People's Grocery lynchings, from 1892. Open the file

Which case in Memphis has the most coverage?

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Memphis?

Dr. Todd Grande (1 case), Crime Weekly (1 case) and Stephanie Harlowe (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 14, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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