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Mar 22, 2022 · CNN — Nearly 12 years after his death rocked the basketball world, former NBA player Lorenzen Wright’s murder case came to a close Monday when a Memphis jury found a man guilty of first-degree...
- Hometown Hero
- The 911 Call
- The Money Trail
- The Needle in The Haystack
- The Alleged Plot to Kill Lorenzen
Perched on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis, Tennessee, has always been a city of contrasts: famous for its place in music history and infamous for its place in the American civil rights movement. Dr. Bill Adkins: Memphis is a city that, unfortunately, has been divided by race for many, many years. Pastor Bill Adkins has been a long-time...
Two days after dropping off Lorenzen at his ex-wife's home, his friend, Phil Dotson got an unexpected call. It was Lorenzen's mother – looking for her son. Phil Dotson: "Have you talked to Lorenzen? I can't reach him." And I said, "Well, I figured he might just be outta town, he's not answerin' the phone call." So-- I reached out to him as well, an...
Despite the enormous pressure to solve the murder of Lorenzen Wright, the investigation was hampered from the very beginning. Toney Armstrong: What was different about this particular case is that you're nine days behind. James Brown: Nine days behind? Toney Armstrong: Because his body wasn't found for a long time after he had initially been report...
By 2016, six years after the murder of hometown hero Lorenzen Wright, Memphis had all but given up hope that the crime would be solved. James Brown: How did this impact the city as a whole? Marc Perrusquia: A cloud's hung over this city for some time. …the grief over, you know, losing Lorenzen. But then just this thing of, you know, why can't they ...
After the arrest of Sherra Wright in December 2017, the Memphis court of public opinion seemed to come to its own conclusion. James Brown: Do you think Sherra Wright killed Lorenzen Wright? Phil Dotson: I hate to say it, but it seems like she did. Dr. Bill Adkins: I do. … I think Lorenzen was killed for money. Kelvin Cowans: I believe she did, and ...
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- Josh Gelman,Alvin Patrick,Jaime Hellmann
May 23, 2022 · Slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife, Sherra Wright, has been denied parole from a 30-year prison sentence she's serving after pleading guilty to facilitating her husband's 2010...
Mar 21, 2024 · After earning around $55 million during his career, Lorenzen retired and was enjoying the new phase in life. But on July 18, 2010, after spending the day with close friend Phil Dotson, Lorenzen mysteriously vanished while staying at the home of his ex-wife Sherra Wright.
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Jul 25, 2019 · Sherra Wright, the ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, pleaded guilty Thursday in Memphis to charges of facilitation to commit first-degree murder and facilitation to commit attempted...
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- Allen Kim
Oct 30, 2022 · NBA player Lorenzen Wright was shot to death by Billy Turner at the behest of his ex-wife, Sherra Wright, as seen on an episode of "Snapped." Lorenzen Wright was a bonafide hometown hero in Memphis, Tennessee, where he played for the Grizzlies basketball team.
Mar 17, 2022 · A former Navy sailor and convicted killer has testified that Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife asked him to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Atlanta.
