Gary Smith 4/24/23 Gary Smith 4/24/23

Alicia Franklin’s attorney lays out new claims, hoping lawsuit against City of Memphis reinstated

Gary Smith 4/21/23 Gary Smith 4/21/23

Rape Victim Wants Lawsuit Against MPD Reinstated

Attorneys for Alicia Franklin cite new evidence, saying police may have been “protecting” suspect Cleotha Henderson

Gary Smith 4/21/23 Gary Smith 4/21/23

Attorney hopes new evidence enough to reopen case against alleged Eliza Fletcher killer

Gary Smith 4/20/23 Gary Smith 4/20/23

TBI works to speed up rape kit testing after funding denied

Gary Smith 4/19/23 Gary Smith 4/19/23

Class action suit over rape kit delays moves forward in Memphis, but survivors can’t savor relief

As the suit over a backlog of 12,000 rape kits proceeds, two Democratic lawmakers work a bill that require processing of kits within 30 days of submission

Gary Smith 4/14/23 Gary Smith 4/14/23

Oral Argument

M R D ET A. V. University Of Tennessee At Knoxville/State Of Tennessee

Gary Smith 3/23/23 Gary Smith 3/23/23

Judge makes critical ruling in rape-kit backlog case

Gary Smith 3/15/23 Gary Smith 3/15/23

Did A Deficient Rape Investigation Lead To Eliza Fletcher’s Murder?

Gary Smith 1/11/23 Gary Smith 1/11/23

Could MPD have jailed Cleotha Henderson sooner?

Gary Smith 1/3/23 Gary Smith 1/3/23

City admits MPD did not search for fingerprints after 2021 rape

Gary Smith 12/29/22 Gary Smith 12/29/22

Lawyer says city’s motion to dismiss Alicia Franklin lawsuit is ‘ludicrous’

Gary Smith 12/29/22 Gary Smith 12/29/22

City of Memphis wants Alicia Franklin lawsuit dismissed

Gary Smith 12/28/22 Gary Smith 12/28/22

City denies MPD failed to properly investigate a 2021 rape allegation against Cleotha Henderson

The objections follow a motion from the city in early December stating that any contention that Eliza Fletcher’s slaying could have been avoided by a more thorough investigation of Alicia Franklin’s 2021 rape is “immaterial, impertinent and scandalous.

Gary Smith 12/15/22 Gary Smith 12/15/22

Memphis Police have no duty to investigate crimes, says attorney for city

Gary Smith 12/13/22 Gary Smith 12/13/22

Judge should dismiss rape victim’s suit, city attorney says

Court motion says MPD owed Alicia Franklin no duty to investigate to the extent she wanted…

Gary Smith 12/1/22 Gary Smith 12/1/22

Victims accuse city officials of ‘pattern of false statements’ in rape kit lawsuit

Gary Smith 11/11/22 Gary Smith 11/11/22

TBI asks for $45 million budget increase to help with hiring, rape kit testing

Gary Smith 10/26/22 Gary Smith 10/26/22

Ex-detective’s testimony hangs in balance in rape kit lawsuit

Gary Smith 10/21/22 Gary Smith 10/21/22

Preliminary hearings continue in case of MPD rape kit backlog