Family and friends of slain NBA basketball player Lorenzen Wright grieve during a memorial service at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. on Aug. 4, 2010. Martin said he told detectives in 2012 where the gun was located. Dr. Bill Adkins: They both, unfortunately, liked to spend. I mean, I've heard stories about that. Kelvin Cowans: she's telling me about it and she's asking me, "What should I do about this money? He declined to comment to ABC News for this report. In the days after Wright went missing, she said his ex-wife told her Wright was with some women., I kept calling him all day and he didn't answer the phone, said Marion. Wright Robinson, however, also claimed to investigators that there was a drug connection. "Where are you on it?". His success on the high school and collegiate levels in Memphis, Tennessee, eventually culminated into his being the seventh overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft when he headed to the Los Angeles Clippers. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. But the "weapons were not located," according to the search warrant affidavit. Sherra Wright entered a surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in July 2019 and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. This is like a Harlem angel. Completely unexpected, out of the blue he calls me and says, Hey bud, Im in town, lets hang out, Dotson said. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman: Or to lure him to Memphis, Tennessee, and murder him there. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. She pleaded not guilty. Dr. Bill Adkins: Memphis is a city that, unfortunately, has been divided by race for many, many years. GRAMBLING, La., March 13 (UPI)Charles Anderson, the captainelect of next year's Grambling College basketball team, was killed in a hitandrun accident last night. Perhaps no one knew Lorenzen better than Phil Dotson, Wright's best friend and fraternity brother at the University of Memphis. Darius Lee killed: Houston Baptist University basketball star died in his hometown Harlem, NY. SHERRA WRIGHT: No, April. And I want everybody to know in this city that he was a good guy, not what he was portrayed to be. Gossip started spreading and suspicion quickly fell on Sherra. Phil Dotson: I hate to say it, but it seems like she did. 6/21/2022. Cowans said he was never suspicious of her during their relationship. When he first appeared in a Shelby County, Tennessee, courtroom on Dec. 5, 2017, Wrights mother was finally able to see the person allegedly responsible for killing her son. Martin alleged that a metal detector was used to try to find a gun that had been dropped during the crime, and that he and Turner then drove to the lake in Mississippi where Turner disposed of a gun, according to prosecutors. He had been meeting regularly with Wright's grieving mother, Deborah Marion. Ultimately, it wasn't up to Sherra Wright. How did they find this gun in the lake? So he comes over Were kicking back, were relaxing, smoking cigars on the patio., That evening, Dotson said Wright's ex-wife called him demanding that he bring their son back home "now. For some time after Wilson was killed, Simeon issued his number 25 jersey to the player on the team that they deemed the best. But rumors don't equal proof, and police director Toney Armstrong's tenure had come to an end. 
In 2007 he was arrested again and charged with three weapons offenses, for which he began serving a 40-year sentence in 2011. Although, Kelvin Cowans had broken up with Sherra Wright, he thought she would be happy when the gun was found. Sherra had told police that Lorenzen owned a shotgun and a handgun and kept them on the property. he's a cold-hearted murderer. My watch is a car, or my ring is a house, I mean, he was good to me. [13] Billy Moore appealed his conviction but did not do so until 1992 as he was unaware his sentence was not automatically appealed. Wilson did not fully understand why Rush had pushed him away and as time went on, it started to have an effect on him. And then they arrest this guy Billy Turner, who nobody ever even heard of. For one, she was accused of misspending some of the $1 million life insurance policy that was intended for their kids' benefit, which Wright had purchased as a condition of their divorce settlement. One weekend, Wright flew home to Memphis to attend his daughter's dance recital and his sister's baby shower. Toney Armstrong: I had already announced my retirement. Martin said he went to the Memphis field with Sherra Wright some days after the shooting and she essentially confessed. They advanced to the state 2A quarterfinals before losing to Lanphier High School of Springfield. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. There was a lot of speculation going around that she knew something, that she had something to do with it. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. To April Thompson, the crime seemed personal. June 20, 2022, 11:00 AM. Armed with handguns, Turner and Martin went to Wrights condo in Atlanta, entered through a window and found someone sleeping on the couch in the living room but it was not Lorenzen Wright, Martin testified. Being 6' 11" tall at 17 years old, he turned a lot of heads. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. That he was introduced by a third party and it was kind of a passing relationship. Lee, 21, led the HBU Huskies in scoring and rebounding, and was among the best defenders in the country. Dr. Bill Adkins: When he stepped up to that podium -- everybody just cheered. Turner is a landscaper who knew Sherra Wright from church and, according to prosecutors, had a secret romantic relationship with her. Toney Armstrong: The journey has led you right back to the person that was supposed to be as close to him as anybody, and that was his wife. After her book was published, Sherra agreed to an interview with Kelvin Cowans -- a freelance reporter for the Tri-State Defender. Gayle Rose | Lorenzen's friend: Well I know at the time Toney Armstrong was their chief of police, and this was very personal to him. Memphis Grizzlies' Lorenzen Wright, center, slides by Denver Nuggets' Kenyon Martin, left, and DerMarr Johnson, right, as he drives to the basket during the first quarter Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, in Memphis, Tenn. Sherra Wright in a Memphis courtroom on Jan. 25, 2018. Wright was the father of seven children. Phil Dotson | Lorenzen's friend: She was arrested and our worlds were just blown up. He also expressed that he felt both of the defendants were being "railroaded" by overzealous law enforcement officials whose desperation to hold someone accountable for the murder of a star athlete compromised their integrity and led them to create false case theory. Turner and Martin returned home without killing anyone. [14] Brandon Sherrod Wilson, Jetun and Bens son would become a star player at Riverside Church and St. Francis Prep,[15] and Long Island Lutheran High School and would be recruited by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he played one season. I want my 5 The tipping point came when Lorenzen's father Herb Wright received a $200,000 check from the NBA for his son's estate. Billy Ray Turner was then a 47-year-old landscaper. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. So that's an intriguing element to this. Phil Dotson: I'd gotten a phone call from him that he had gotten in town. Once celebrated as one of Memphis' favorite sons, the memory of Lorenzen Wright still haunts this town. It was about a philandering NBA player. And the killers had a nine-day head start. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 
Dr. Bill Adkins: somebody just murdered him. In his closing on October 11, 1985, he urged the jury to focus less on the celebrity of the victim and simply follow the law. Prosecutor Austin Scofield said Sherra Wright told Turner during a meeting at her house that Lorenzen Wright had a hit out on her. After not hearing from her son for more than 48 hours, Deborah Marion filed a missing persons report with the police. Even though Cowans had heard the rumors about Sherra's involvement with Lorenzen's murder, he remained devoted to her. She settled in New York, where she married Edward Rivers. Moore yelled up the street at Wilson to watch where he was going. In 2015, five years after the murder, Wright Robinson published Mr. This is just some satisfaction for me and my family.'. That frantic call was placed at 12:05 a.m. on the morning of July 19 -- just hours after Lorenzen was dropped off at Sherra's. He was just that type of guy. Shortly after Murphy entered the luncheonette, Wilson inadvertently bumped into Moore since he had not been paying attention to where he was going, instead trying to talk to his estranged girlfriend. / CBS News, Produced by Josh Gelman, Alvin Patrick and Jaime Hellmann, [This story first aired on May 12, 2018. I mean, every -- every water hole, ever sports bar in this town had it on the TV screen. Perry said Martin not Turner was in Memphis the night Lorenzen Wright was shot. No one wants to believe that. Days after leading his college team to its first mens N.C.A.A. 
And he asked me for permission to -- to look at -- into the case. Why it took that long remains a question. Marc Parrusquia: she was at the spotlight of this whole thing as -- as, you know, kind of, you know, seemingly suspect number one. Mark Eaton, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year who spent his entire NBA career with the Utah That Lorenzen didn't really know Bobby Cole. I just believed it. Wright went on to play 13 seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. It took paramedics forty minutes to arrive at the scene, and to further complicate matters Chicago emergency protocol in place forced the ambulance to take Wilson to the closest available hospital. That day, using more precise cell phone data and aided by cadaver dogs, the search was on. Outside the courtroom, Marion told reporters she was elated with the verdict. Williams said Karlan was inadvertently knocked down, hit her head on a cleat and died, according to the reports. Hasib Neaz was waiting for death metal band Morbid Angel to take the stage at Belvidere's Apollo Theatre as howling winds slammed a fire door open and shut again and again. By summer 2010, Wright was living in Atlanta with Gipson, while his ex-wife remained in Memphis with the kids. Police ruled the case a homicide and began investigating. Always would -- would be one of the first ones to raise their hand when the team would ask for a player to go into a children's hospital, or to go and speak at a school or an event. But, as Nevels put it, just as fast as he was making money, money was being spent.. There were also accusations of infidelity in the relationship on both sides. As the Simeon student body began preparing for lunch period on November 20, Wilson elected to try and talk to Rush again instead of eating with his teammates as he usually did. HOME. But Lorenzen never called his friend that night. Marc Perrusquia: Yes, I do. I said, "Leave the money alone Let them put it in the kids' trust, they can get it later. Its estimated that Wright had earned around $55 million over the course of his NBA career. Who wanted Wright dead, and how does a beloved basketball player's life end that way? Billy Moore appears in the film to give his side of the story for the first time; he reiterated the claim made by his attorney at his trial, that he only shot Wilson out of fear for his own life. ", Kelvin Cowans: We got on the phone and she wasn't happy about it at all, and --. Memphis police did not say why they arrested Sherra Wright, but seven long years after the murder of Lorenzen Wright, they finally got their suspects. 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Gayle Rose: there's some part of me, to be honest with you, that doesn't want to believe that, and just can't, can't take that in. Maybe I've been looking at guilt. John Keith Perry Jr. [to reporters on March 19]: His family's a Christian family. Wilson died from injuries sustained in the shooting the following morning. But then just this thing of, you know, why can't they catch these guys? WebFawn Creek KS Community Forum. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via USA Today Network, FILE. 19-year-old Britny Henderson, a recent graduate of Kingston High School, was pronounced dead at the scene. Prosecutors say he claimed he participated in the planning to kill Wright with Wright Robinson and another man named Billy Ray Turner but that the attempt was foiled. He claims he fell in love with her during an interview about Wright Robinson's life, which included talking about her new book. The Wolverines would not win another state title in the 20th century. Instead, he called for help. She said she would visit her sons grave Monday night. He pleaded guilty to possessing the firearm. Lorenzen Wright, #42 of the Memphis Grizzlies, goes up for the dunk against the Amare Stoudemire and Joe Johnson of the Phoenix Suns in Game three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2005 NBA Playoffs in Memphis, Tenn., April 29, 2005. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman: Martin stated he accompanied Billy Turner to a lake, where Billy Turner disposed of a handgun that was used to murder Lorenzen Wright. [I thought] I cannot believe that your apex of life is still, How much money can I get? Cowans said. And he's fine now. Central Catholic guard Chase Fisher (11) celebrates on Thursday during IHSA Class 2A Boys Basketball at State Farm Center in Champaign. This person who, for the past 25 years, had not had any sort of troubles, said John Keith Perry, Turners defense attorney. Lorenzen's ex-wife, Sherra, went on the news -- appearing shaken. Dr. Bill Adkins: The arguments primarily were about two things: infidelity and finances. On November 21, 1984, Wilson died due to injuries he sustained in a shooting the day before. Born in 1967 to Ben Wilson Sr. and Mary Wilson (ne Gunter), Wilson was raised in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Kelvin Cowans: Just "How could you? So they don't want the death penalty. A former college basketball star allegedly killed his toddler son then stashed the body in a freezer in his garage for at least two-and-a-half years, according to Virginia authorities. I said, "The public wants to hear from you Sherra," you know and she just wasn't -- she wasn't with it. Oddly, nearly five years after Lorenzen's death, it was Sherra who drew attention back to herself by publishing a book called, "Mr. Tell Me Anything." But look at it in a positive light. [12] A month later, Moore was sentenced to 40 years in prison while Dixon received 30. Prosecutors declined to comment to ABC News for this report. A star at Fern Creek high school, he played Marc Perrusquia: We talk about big murders in the history of Memphis. Im ready for them to come back to the home with their family. Nine people in total were shot, police said. Simple as that," she said. I mean, Lorenzen Wright was a true hometown hero. Parts of his testimony were challenged by defense attorney John Keith Perry, who said the information Martin gave to investigators was false. In 2020, Two Sides of the Gun: A Story of Reconciliation was screened in Chicago during NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. Her father happened to be his coach and friends said Wright fell for her. On the call, a voice could be heard yelling, God ****" before it was followed by gunshots. Assistant District Attorney Paul Hagerman is one of Shelby County's best prosecutors, but he's trying to manage expectations. Authorities were already watching Cole when Lorenzen sold him the cars and investigators suspected the vehicles were used to launder drug money. He was released on parole in 2000. No His problem was affluence and how to handle that affluence. [7] Wilson turned and went back toward Moore, with an argument leading to Moore eventually drawing the pistol. I've been told that the connection was real tenuous. Wright Robinson denied any involvement during questioning with police as well as in a local TV news interview. Gayle Rose: Lorenzen is an example to every young boy it doesn't matter white or black that if you work hard and you have the gifts, that you can get at this level. I dont think he had never ever [come] in contact with anyone that looked like Sherra.. When I saw him, I knew instantly [that Wright Robinson] used him because that's not what she want[ed]. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Virginia Commonwealth University has chosen former mens basketball star Mo Alie-Cox as the universitys commencement speaker. And all of that should come out in court. His condition progressively worsened during the hours that followed, which led his mother, Mary, to have her son taken off of life support. Two years before the murder, Lorenzen was in need of cash and sold two of his luxury cars to a man named Bobby Cole. Memphis Grizzlies' Lorenzen Wright readies to pass in front of Seattle SuperSonics' Gary Payton during the first quarter in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 27, 2002. She told investigators she had last seen Wright drive off with an unknown man carrying a box of drugs that she claimed he was trying to sell. Ten days after Turner's arrest, Sherra was taken into custody in Riverside, Calif. Back in Memphis, despite all of the rumors, the news evoked mixed feelings. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman defended Martins testimony, saying Martins immunity agreement required him to tell the truth and statements given to investigators and prosecutors have been consistent. OSherra Wright and co-defendant Billy Ray Turner appear in court in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2018. The 1984-85 team, which would have seen Wilson team with future NBA star Nick Anderson (whom he convinced to transfer to Simeon), went 28-2 without their captain. His name is Jimmie Martin, a convicted murderer currently serving time in prison. Prosecutors agreed to a lesser sentence of 30 years in prison and parole eligibility, for which she could be released as early as 2026. Martin claims that it was he who plotted with Billy Ray Turner and Sherra to kill Lorenzen Wright -- first in an aborted attempt in Atlanta --. Wilson's temper eventually would get the best of him as he shoved a teacher to the floor when the teacher tried to break up another argument between the two. Despite the enormous pressure to solve the murder of Lorenzen Wright, the investigation was hampered from the very beginning. We're doing good." Even though he had reportedly earned more than $55 million during his NBA career, Lorenzen had burned through most of the money and was almost broke at the time of his death. The pair eventually moved to Houston together with Wright Robinson's kids. He would give people jobs, said Dotson. "I absolutely think that he did not do it.". I just hate what happened to my child," his mother said. But a good human being. Dr. Bill Adkins | Lorenzen's mentor: As far as Mr. Billy Ray, I have never met him, don't know him. Marc Perrusquia: Now, the $64,000 question about that is was Lorenzen a willing part of this? Texoma basketball star killed in Bryan Co. wreck. Everybody was cheering. Sherra was the first. Nearly 12 years after his death rocked the basketball world, former NBA player Lorenzen Wrights murder case came to a close Monday when a Memphis jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder. KCAL NEWS REPORT: Memphis police just announced Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife is now charged with murder. You know, he had no money! Lorenzen Wright during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008. He would sign every autograph that he came across. Back in Memphis, the rumor mill implicating Sherra Wright was still grinding away. Philanthropist Gayle Rose is as dedicated to the city of Memphis as Lorenzen was. At Simeon, the basketball team remained sequestered in the teachers' lounge for the rest of the day. LAKE, Miss. He will be sentenced for the other charges at a later date. Sherra Wright's bond was set at $20 million. Adreian Payne was a star big man on the Michigan State Spartans basketball team under Tom Izzo, went No. "He would still be a mommas boy if he was here now. Weight: 212lbs, 96kg. Terrence Clarke, 19, was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles on Thursday, the University of Kentucky confirmed in a statement Thursday night. and for them to be able to recover that gun is -- is a pretty remarkable feat. He would eventually receive parole in 2005. James Brown: What was life like with Sherra? It was July 19, 2010. April Thompson, an investigative reporter at WREG, the CBS affiliate in Memphis, was on this story from the start. James Brown: How unusual is it to find a key piece of evidence some seven years later? They are being charged with killing Wrights ex-husband NBA star Lorenzen Wright. Meanwhile, Wright Robinson seemed to move on with her life. She don't deal with no grass cutter! said Marion. As the days passed Lorenzen's disappearance became one of the biggest mysteries Memphis had ever seen. And, of course, she being the mother, wound up being the fiduciary. Kelvin Cowans: Absolutely. Toney Armstrong: What was different about this particular case is that you're nine days behind. Moore's cousin had been robbed of $10, allegedly by a student of Simeon, and he brought the gun with him to avenge his cousin. Finally, nine years after the tragic death of Lorenzen Wright, this plea offers some solace to his mother and maybe a measure of closure for the city of Memphis -- still in mourning for its favorite son. He was still wearing a watch and a chain. As a junior, he had led the Simeon Wolverines basketball team to the Illinois Class AA state championship, and over the summer he was given the honor of being ranked as the best high school player in the entire nation.[6]. Lorenzen Wright spent the next 13 seasons in the NBA, playing for five different teams around the country. Dr. Bill Adkins: I do. Never in my life did I think it would take so long [to solve].. But then they could actually see their grandson do something, Marion said. You know, Memphis basketball was literally everything. In 2019, Sherra Wright pleaded guilty to facilitation to commit first-degree murder and facilitation to commit attempted first-degree murder. April Thompson | WREG reporter: I was surprised that she agreed to the interview. All rights reserved (About Us). Although Wright Robinson is now behind bars, Marion still does not have full closure. His body had gunshot wounds. With the community still in shock, the city's mayor, A.C. Wharton, made this promise: Mayor A.C.Whatron [At memorial]: We are working night and day And that justice will be done. SHERRA WRIGHT [WREG NEWS REPORT]: He wasn't able to spend the night because he wasn't here quite that long, but he ran out and he never came back. Hes a celebrity from Memphis, so I thought this would be an open and shut case, he said. SHERRA WRIGHT: I was married to an NBA basketball player for 13 years, April. 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In 2007 he was arrested again and charged with three weapons offenses, for which he began serving a 40-year sentence in 2011. Although, Kelvin Cowans had broken up with Sherra Wright, he thought she would be happy when the gun was found. Sherra had told police that Lorenzen owned a shotgun and a handgun and kept them on the property. he's a cold-hearted murderer. My watch is a car, or my ring is a house, I mean, he was good to me. [13] Billy Moore appealed his conviction but did not do so until 1992 as he was unaware his sentence was not automatically appealed. Wilson did not fully understand why Rush had pushed him away and as time went on, it started to have an effect on him. And then they arrest this guy Billy Turner, who nobody ever even heard of. For one, she was accused of misspending some of the $1 million life insurance policy that was intended for their kids' benefit, which Wright had purchased as a condition of their divorce settlement. One weekend, Wright flew home to Memphis to attend his daughter's dance recital and his sister's baby shower. Toney Armstrong: I had already announced my retirement. Martin said he went to the Memphis field with Sherra Wright some days after the shooting and she essentially confessed. They advanced to the state 2A quarterfinals before losing to Lanphier High School of Springfield. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. There was a lot of speculation going around that she knew something, that she had something to do with it. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. To April Thompson, the crime seemed personal. June 20, 2022, 11:00 AM. Armed with handguns, Turner and Martin went to Wrights condo in Atlanta, entered through a window and found someone sleeping on the couch in the living room but it was not Lorenzen Wright, Martin testified. Being 6' 11" tall at 17 years old, he turned a lot of heads. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. That he was introduced by a third party and it was kind of a passing relationship. Lee, 21, led the HBU Huskies in scoring and rebounding, and was among the best defenders in the country. Dr. Bill Adkins: When he stepped up to that podium -- everybody just cheered. Turner is a landscaper who knew Sherra Wright from church and, according to prosecutors, had a secret romantic relationship with her. Toney Armstrong: The journey has led you right back to the person that was supposed to be as close to him as anybody, and that was his wife. After her book was published, Sherra agreed to an interview with Kelvin Cowans -- a freelance reporter for the Tri-State Defender. Gayle Rose | Lorenzen's friend: Well I know at the time Toney Armstrong was their chief of police, and this was very personal to him. Memphis Grizzlies' Lorenzen Wright, center, slides by Denver Nuggets' Kenyon Martin, left, and DerMarr Johnson, right, as he drives to the basket during the first quarter Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, in Memphis, Tenn. Sherra Wright in a Memphis courtroom on Jan. 25, 2018. Wright was the father of seven children. Phil Dotson | Lorenzen's friend: She was arrested and our worlds were just blown up. He also expressed that he felt both of the defendants were being "railroaded" by overzealous law enforcement officials whose desperation to hold someone accountable for the murder of a star athlete compromised their integrity and led them to create false case theory. Turner and Martin returned home without killing anyone. [14] Brandon Sherrod Wilson, Jetun and Bens son would become a star player at Riverside Church and St. Francis Prep,[15] and Long Island Lutheran High School and would be recruited by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he played one season. I want my 5 The tipping point came when Lorenzen's father Herb Wright received a $200,000 check from the NBA for his son's estate. Billy Ray Turner was then a 47-year-old landscaper. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. So that's an intriguing element to this. Phil Dotson: I'd gotten a phone call from him that he had gotten in town. Once celebrated as one of Memphis' favorite sons, the memory of Lorenzen Wright still haunts this town. It was about a philandering NBA player. And the killers had a nine-day head start. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Dr. Bill Adkins: somebody just murdered him. In his closing on October 11, 1985, he urged the jury to focus less on the celebrity of the victim and simply follow the law. Prosecutor Austin Scofield said Sherra Wright told Turner during a meeting at her house that Lorenzen Wright had a hit out on her. After not hearing from her son for more than 48 hours, Deborah Marion filed a missing persons report with the police. Even though Cowans had heard the rumors about Sherra's involvement with Lorenzen's murder, he remained devoted to her. She settled in New York, where she married Edward Rivers. Moore yelled up the street at Wilson to watch where he was going. In 2015, five years after the murder, Wright Robinson published Mr. This is just some satisfaction for me and my family.'. That frantic call was placed at 12:05 a.m. on the morning of July 19 -- just hours after Lorenzen was dropped off at Sherra's. He was just that type of guy. Shortly after Murphy entered the luncheonette, Wilson inadvertently bumped into Moore since he had not been paying attention to where he was going, instead trying to talk to his estranged girlfriend. / CBS News, Produced by Josh Gelman, Alvin Patrick and Jaime Hellmann, [This story first aired on May 12, 2018. I mean, every -- every water hole, ever sports bar in this town had it on the TV screen. Perry said Martin not Turner was in Memphis the night Lorenzen Wright was shot. No one wants to believe that. Days after leading his college team to its first mens N.C.A.A. And he asked me for permission to -- to look at -- into the case. Why it took that long remains a question. Marc Parrusquia: she was at the spotlight of this whole thing as -- as, you know, kind of, you know, seemingly suspect number one. Mark Eaton, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year who spent his entire NBA career with the Utah That Lorenzen didn't really know Bobby Cole. I just believed it. Wright went on to play 13 seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. It took paramedics forty minutes to arrive at the scene, and to further complicate matters Chicago emergency protocol in place forced the ambulance to take Wilson to the closest available hospital. That day, using more precise cell phone data and aided by cadaver dogs, the search was on. Outside the courtroom, Marion told reporters she was elated with the verdict. Williams said Karlan was inadvertently knocked down, hit her head on a cleat and died, according to the reports. Hasib Neaz was waiting for death metal band Morbid Angel to take the stage at Belvidere's Apollo Theatre as howling winds slammed a fire door open and shut again and again. By summer 2010, Wright was living in Atlanta with Gipson, while his ex-wife remained in Memphis with the kids. Police ruled the case a homicide and began investigating. Always would -- would be one of the first ones to raise their hand when the team would ask for a player to go into a children's hospital, or to go and speak at a school or an event. But, as Nevels put it, just as fast as he was making money, money was being spent.. There were also accusations of infidelity in the relationship on both sides. As the Simeon student body began preparing for lunch period on November 20, Wilson elected to try and talk to Rush again instead of eating with his teammates as he usually did. HOME. But Lorenzen never called his friend that night. Marc Perrusquia: Yes, I do. I said, "Leave the money alone Let them put it in the kids' trust, they can get it later. Its estimated that Wright had earned around $55 million over the course of his NBA career. Who wanted Wright dead, and how does a beloved basketball player's life end that way? Billy Moore appears in the film to give his side of the story for the first time; he reiterated the claim made by his attorney at his trial, that he only shot Wilson out of fear for his own life. ", Kelvin Cowans: We got on the phone and she wasn't happy about it at all, and --. Memphis police did not say why they arrested Sherra Wright, but seven long years after the murder of Lorenzen Wright, they finally got their suspects. 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Gayle Rose: there's some part of me, to be honest with you, that doesn't want to believe that, and just can't, can't take that in. Maybe I've been looking at guilt. John Keith Perry Jr. [to reporters on March 19]: His family's a Christian family. Wilson died from injuries sustained in the shooting the following morning. But then just this thing of, you know, why can't they catch these guys? WebFawn Creek KS Community Forum. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via USA Today Network, FILE. 19-year-old Britny Henderson, a recent graduate of Kingston High School, was pronounced dead at the scene. Prosecutors say he claimed he participated in the planning to kill Wright with Wright Robinson and another man named Billy Ray Turner but that the attempt was foiled. He claims he fell in love with her during an interview about Wright Robinson's life, which included talking about her new book. The Wolverines would not win another state title in the 20th century. Instead, he called for help. She said she would visit her sons grave Monday night. He pleaded guilty to possessing the firearm. Lorenzen Wright, #42 of the Memphis Grizzlies, goes up for the dunk against the Amare Stoudemire and Joe Johnson of the Phoenix Suns in Game three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2005 NBA Playoffs in Memphis, Tenn., April 29, 2005. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman: Martin stated he accompanied Billy Turner to a lake, where Billy Turner disposed of a handgun that was used to murder Lorenzen Wright. [I thought] I cannot believe that your apex of life is still, How much money can I get? Cowans said. And he's fine now. Central Catholic guard Chase Fisher (11) celebrates on Thursday during IHSA Class 2A Boys Basketball at State Farm Center in Champaign. This person who, for the past 25 years, had not had any sort of troubles, said John Keith Perry, Turners defense attorney. Lorenzen's ex-wife, Sherra, went on the news -- appearing shaken. Dr. Bill Adkins: The arguments primarily were about two things: infidelity and finances. On November 21, 1984, Wilson died due to injuries he sustained in a shooting the day before. Born in 1967 to Ben Wilson Sr. and Mary Wilson (ne Gunter), Wilson was raised in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Kelvin Cowans: Just "How could you? So they don't want the death penalty. A former college basketball star allegedly killed his toddler son then stashed the body in a freezer in his garage for at least two-and-a-half years, according to Virginia authorities. I said, "The public wants to hear from you Sherra," you know and she just wasn't -- she wasn't with it. Oddly, nearly five years after Lorenzen's death, it was Sherra who drew attention back to herself by publishing a book called, "Mr. Tell Me Anything." But look at it in a positive light. [12] A month later, Moore was sentenced to 40 years in prison while Dixon received 30. Prosecutors declined to comment to ABC News for this report. A star at Fern Creek high school, he played Marc Perrusquia: We talk about big murders in the history of Memphis. Im ready for them to come back to the home with their family. Nine people in total were shot, police said. Simple as that," she said. I mean, Lorenzen Wright was a true hometown hero. Parts of his testimony were challenged by defense attorney John Keith Perry, who said the information Martin gave to investigators was false. In 2020, Two Sides of the Gun: A Story of Reconciliation was screened in Chicago during NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. Her father happened to be his coach and friends said Wright fell for her. On the call, a voice could be heard yelling, God ****" before it was followed by gunshots. Assistant District Attorney Paul Hagerman is one of Shelby County's best prosecutors, but he's trying to manage expectations. Authorities were already watching Cole when Lorenzen sold him the cars and investigators suspected the vehicles were used to launder drug money. He was released on parole in 2000. No His problem was affluence and how to handle that affluence. [7] Wilson turned and went back toward Moore, with an argument leading to Moore eventually drawing the pistol. I've been told that the connection was real tenuous. Wright Robinson denied any involvement during questioning with police as well as in a local TV news interview. Gayle Rose: Lorenzen is an example to every young boy it doesn't matter white or black that if you work hard and you have the gifts, that you can get at this level. I dont think he had never ever [come] in contact with anyone that looked like Sherra.. When I saw him, I knew instantly [that Wright Robinson] used him because that's not what she want[ed]. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Virginia Commonwealth University has chosen former mens basketball star Mo Alie-Cox as the universitys commencement speaker. And all of that should come out in court. His condition progressively worsened during the hours that followed, which led his mother, Mary, to have her son taken off of life support. Two years before the murder, Lorenzen was in need of cash and sold two of his luxury cars to a man named Bobby Cole. Memphis Grizzlies' Lorenzen Wright readies to pass in front of Seattle SuperSonics' Gary Payton during the first quarter in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 27, 2002. She told investigators she had last seen Wright drive off with an unknown man carrying a box of drugs that she claimed he was trying to sell. Ten days after Turner's arrest, Sherra was taken into custody in Riverside, Calif. Back in Memphis, despite all of the rumors, the news evoked mixed feelings. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman defended Martins testimony, saying Martins immunity agreement required him to tell the truth and statements given to investigators and prosecutors have been consistent. OSherra Wright and co-defendant Billy Ray Turner appear in court in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2018. The 1984-85 team, which would have seen Wilson team with future NBA star Nick Anderson (whom he convinced to transfer to Simeon), went 28-2 without their captain. His name is Jimmie Martin, a convicted murderer currently serving time in prison. Prosecutors agreed to a lesser sentence of 30 years in prison and parole eligibility, for which she could be released as early as 2026. Martin claims that it was he who plotted with Billy Ray Turner and Sherra to kill Lorenzen Wright -- first in an aborted attempt in Atlanta --. Wilson's temper eventually would get the best of him as he shoved a teacher to the floor when the teacher tried to break up another argument between the two. Despite the enormous pressure to solve the murder of Lorenzen Wright, the investigation was hampered from the very beginning. We're doing good." Even though he had reportedly earned more than $55 million during his NBA career, Lorenzen had burned through most of the money and was almost broke at the time of his death. The pair eventually moved to Houston together with Wright Robinson's kids. He would give people jobs, said Dotson. "I absolutely think that he did not do it.". I just hate what happened to my child," his mother said. But a good human being. Dr. Bill Adkins | Lorenzen's mentor: As far as Mr. Billy Ray, I have never met him, don't know him. Marc Perrusquia: Now, the $64,000 question about that is was Lorenzen a willing part of this? Texoma basketball star killed in Bryan Co. wreck. Everybody was cheering. Sherra was the first. Nearly 12 years after his death rocked the basketball world, former NBA player Lorenzen Wrights murder case came to a close Monday when a Memphis jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder. KCAL NEWS REPORT: Memphis police just announced Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife is now charged with murder. You know, he had no money! Lorenzen Wright during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008. He would sign every autograph that he came across. Back in Memphis, the rumor mill implicating Sherra Wright was still grinding away. Philanthropist Gayle Rose is as dedicated to the city of Memphis as Lorenzen was. At Simeon, the basketball team remained sequestered in the teachers' lounge for the rest of the day. LAKE, Miss. He will be sentenced for the other charges at a later date. Sherra Wright's bond was set at $20 million. Adreian Payne was a star big man on the Michigan State Spartans basketball team under Tom Izzo, went No. "He would still be a mommas boy if he was here now. Weight: 212lbs, 96kg. Terrence Clarke, 19, was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles on Thursday, the University of Kentucky confirmed in a statement Thursday night. and for them to be able to recover that gun is -- is a pretty remarkable feat. He would eventually receive parole in 2005. James Brown: What was life like with Sherra? It was July 19, 2010. April Thompson, an investigative reporter at WREG, the CBS affiliate in Memphis, was on this story from the start. James Brown: How unusual is it to find a key piece of evidence some seven years later? They are being charged with killing Wrights ex-husband NBA star Lorenzen Wright. Meanwhile, Wright Robinson seemed to move on with her life. She don't deal with no grass cutter! said Marion. As the days passed Lorenzen's disappearance became one of the biggest mysteries Memphis had ever seen. And, of course, she being the mother, wound up being the fiduciary. Kelvin Cowans: Absolutely. Toney Armstrong: What was different about this particular case is that you're nine days behind. Moore's cousin had been robbed of $10, allegedly by a student of Simeon, and he brought the gun with him to avenge his cousin. Finally, nine years after the tragic death of Lorenzen Wright, this plea offers some solace to his mother and maybe a measure of closure for the city of Memphis -- still in mourning for its favorite son. He was still wearing a watch and a chain. As a junior, he had led the Simeon Wolverines basketball team to the Illinois Class AA state championship, and over the summer he was given the honor of being ranked as the best high school player in the entire nation.[6]. Lorenzen Wright spent the next 13 seasons in the NBA, playing for five different teams around the country. Dr. Bill Adkins: I do. Never in my life did I think it would take so long [to solve].. But then they could actually see their grandson do something, Marion said. You know, Memphis basketball was literally everything. In 2019, Sherra Wright pleaded guilty to facilitation to commit first-degree murder and facilitation to commit attempted first-degree murder. April Thompson | WREG reporter: I was surprised that she agreed to the interview. All rights reserved (About Us). Although Wright Robinson is now behind bars, Marion still does not have full closure. His body had gunshot wounds. With the community still in shock, the city's mayor, A.C. Wharton, made this promise: Mayor A.C.Whatron [At memorial]: We are working night and day And that justice will be done. SHERRA WRIGHT [WREG NEWS REPORT]: He wasn't able to spend the night because he wasn't here quite that long, but he ran out and he never came back. Hes a celebrity from Memphis, so I thought this would be an open and shut case, he said. SHERRA WRIGHT: I was married to an NBA basketball player for 13 years, April. 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