But those in Wrights corner said some of his ex-wife's behavior was unusual. But it cast a shadow over Lorenzen's squeaky clean image and reinforced Sherra's accusations that he was involved in a high stakes drug transaction the night he was murdered. Wright and his wife welcomed a total of seven children during their marriage. Im like, 'If shed done something, theyd have her by now. I mean I never wouldve moved away with her if I thought she was a killer, said Cowans. Sherra Wright-Robinson, the ex-wife of basketball star Lorenzen Wright, has been arrested in California on charges related to his murder. That -- that was when I first started to believe that, you know what, maybe I haven't been looking at grief, you know, all this time. It was scheduled to be on what would've been his 47th birthday, November 4, but the custom shirts the group wore . Divers were able to recover one of the guns used to kill Wright, and Robinson was arrested. We really wanted to solve it. What you need to know, High winds, lots of dirt cause havoc across Plainview, Sam Elliott award winner for male actor in "1883". I said, "The public wants to hear from you Sherra," you know and she just wasn't -- she wasn't with it. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? It seemed to Gipson that this would be an easy case to solve. Growing up in Oxford, Mississippi, Wright found a fierce passion for playing basketball. She had faced a possible life sentence if convicted at trial. Toney Armstrong: I can tell you that we threw everything but the kitchen sink at this investigation. there's still a case to be tried in court. Hundreds of companies that employed nearly 4,000 children last year were found in violation of federal labor laws, a dramatic increase in the last five years. Lorenzen and Sherra Wright talk with the media about the death of their daughter Sierra The Commercial Appeal But it was a family tragedy in 2003 that would break Lorenzen's heart and. What you need to know, High winds, lots of dirt cause havoc across Plainview, Sam Elliott award winner for male actor in "1883". The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in a high-profile case. And the second claim? And Sherra also claimed to be writing a sequel where the philandering husband in her first book is murdered. Lorenzen Wright played 13 seasons in the NBA before he was fatally shot in 2010. . Kelvin Cowans: Just "How could you? Wright's killing nearly 11 years ago is one of the most highly publicized murder cases in Memphis' history. Phil Dotson | Lorenzen's friend: She was arrested and our worlds were just blown up. So armed with a search warrant, they went through the house looking for the guns. But a good human being. But I want you to call them, [and say], 'No its OK to talk to grandma, grandma still loves you.' Memphis Grizzlies player Lorenzen Wright tries to get his team psyched while coaching a scrimmage at his annual basketball camp in July 2005. Wright was the father of seven children. But it ended before the caller could give his name and location: 911 OPERATOR: I don't have nothing but gunshots. It was very emotional. He declined to comment to ABC News for this report. April Thompson: His mother told me directly, "I have had to live with the loss of a son. He was retired from the league when he was killed. Dr. Bill Adkins: If Lorenzen had never made the NBA, he'd be alive and well right now. Her lawyer, Juni Ganguli, said, We told her, if Billy testifies against you, its going to be disastrous.". At that moment, instead of expressing outrage, Marion said she made the decision to focus on her six grandchildren. "It's hard to play when something tragic like this happens. After not hearing from her son for more than 48 hours, Deborah Marion filed a missing persons report with the police. 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 was killed physically. OSherra Wright and co-defendant Billy Ray Turner appear in court in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2018. Billy Ray Turner is charged with conspiring with Sherra Wright to kill her ex-husband, retired NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a swampy field in Memphis in 2010. Marc Perrusquia: A cloud's hung over this city for some time. Wrights mom, Marion, reported him missing on the 22nd of July and the cops immediately swung into action. Most troubling for Lorenzen's family was that he seemed to have disappeared without a trace. And I'll give you a call later.". If I knew who did this to Lorenzen you would know who did this to Lorenzen. Phil Dotson: He never met a fan that he didn't like. 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. I said, "Leave the money alone Let them put it in the kids' trust, they can get it later. Sherra Wright was arrested 10 days later. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man in the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his. And I can't -- I'm not gonna believe anything other then he's fine now. 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. Lorenzen Wright Daughter Dies. Of course the president does not believe that processing migrants should be treated like an assembly line, and neither does Secretary Becerra, she said. But look at it in a positive light. Infant death syndrome was determined to be the cause of death. Toney Armstrong: When we first picked this case up, we inherited a cold case. With the 12-year journey of bringing her son's killers to justice now over, Marion said it could never replace the son she lost. She don't deal with no grass cutter! said Marion. We really, really wanted to solve this case.". In 1996, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers. Why it took that long remains a question. Had Wright Robinson gone to trial, she faced the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Sierra later died of SIDS at the age of 11 months. And it was personal. Wright's decomposing body was found riddled with bullet wounds in a swampy field in east Memphis on July 28, 2010. April Thompson: It was really kind of strange in how it happened that he had disappeared, and he was gone over all of these days, and nobody knew anything. And all of that should come out in court. After they learned about the plea, Wright Robinsons lawyers worried that Turner would strike a plea deal with prosecutors in the Wright murder case and testify against Wright Robinson. If Henry Ford had seen this in his plants, he would have never become famous and rich, Becerra told staff during a meeting last summer in a recording. James Brown: People running to her defense maybe? The coroners report said he'd been hit by five bullets from two different guns: two shots to the head, two to the chest and one to his right arm. Marc Perresquia: Sherra was very interested in getting money. In my experience workin' homicides, there's always been somebody to come to that person's defense. At the time, a review by the Germantown Police Department concluded that the dispatchers had properly followed procedures. WASHINGTON (AP) The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S.. They questioned Robinson and she told them that he left her house around 2am on the 19th of July. After Sierra Simone Wright, his infant daughter, died in March 2003, he established the Sierra Simone Wright Scholarship Fund. Did she have a financial motive in all of this, because here's a quick $1 million. Thats all I want is my grandkids., I just hate what happened to my child, Marion continued, speaking to Sherra. In the call, the basketballer could be heard shouting damn followed by multiple gunshots. In this Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, the Cleveland Cavaliers Lorenzen Wright poses at the team's NBA basketball media day in Independence, Ohio. Search. James Brown: Do you think Sherra Wright killed Lorenzen Wright? Not for money, not robbery. Marc Perrusquia: It's huge. Lorenzen grew up a son of Memphis and played in the world's most elite bas. Cowans, a journalist, started dating Wright Robinson that same year even though he admits their relationship crossed a professional line. Marc Perrusquia: We talk about big murders in the history of Memphis. Toney Armstrong: When you have a murder, the persons close to them is the -- most obvious person. Tell Me Anything, a novel that centered around the life of a woman who marries an abusive and unfaithful basketball star. They were once king and queen of the Mardi Gras. Lorenzen wright had seven children with sherra wright, one who died as an infant, according to abc news.sierra wright was born in 2002 and died just 11 months later from sudden infant death. In 2001, Wright signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. After her book was published, Sherra agreed to an interview with Kelvin Cowans -- a freelance reporter for the Tri-State Defender. Wright would go on to spend a total of 13 years in the league during which he played for teams such as the L.A. Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. He had a . 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." She also insinuated that her husband was involved in some criminal activity by claiming that he left her house with drugs and cash. In 2010, NBA player Lorenzen Wright died and left six surviving children by his ex-wife Sherra Wright-Robinson. Within months she was married, for a third time, to a music producer, Tim Robertson. By early 2014, almost four years after the murder, Sherra had moved on and remarried. 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. According to the Shelby. Lorenzen Wright has been found dead, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (November 4, 1975 - July 19, 2010) was an American professional basketball player for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association.He was drafted seventh overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers and played for the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers.. Wright went missing on July 18, 2010, and was found . Wright Robinson was charged with first-degree murder, criminal attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. And they know at the -- at the end of the day -- they have the strongest belief as well as I that Mr. Turner will be exonerated at the end. This is the true life story of retired NBA star, Lorenzen Wright. Perhaps no one knew Lorenzen better than Phil Dotson, Wright's best friend and fraternity brother at the University of Memphis. "I absolutely think that he did not do it.". On April 11, 1995, their first child Lorenzen Wright Jr. was born. And --and he'd get tired of it, he'd sell it, just simply put. Lorenzen Jr, then 15 years old, was the oldest of six, and the youngest, Sofia, was still a baby. A third person was involved -- someone who claims to have been in on it an unindicted co-conspirator. Marc Perresquia: The book is about a woman who has been wronged, who's very embittered, who's been abused emotionally, has been cheated on. Lorenzen's ex-wife, Sherra, went on the news -- appearing shaken. Wright's mother has. Cowans said he was never suspicious of her during their relationship. I mean, Lorenzen Wright was a true hometown hero. 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. She was probably around 11 months old at the time of her passing, which was very hard on him. Dr. Bill Adkins: I decided to go take a look for myself. Their children include Lorenzen Wright Jr, Loren Wright, twins Lamar, and Shamar Wright, Sofia Wright, and Lawson Wright. He took care of Sherra Wright's lawn and was also a deacon at her church. He was 34. She also claimed armed men wearing trench coats had recently come to the home looking for Wright. SHERRA WRIGHT [WREG NEWS REPORT]: He was fine. "We're deeply sadden by the death of Lorenzen's infant daughter," Grizzlies' spokesman Kirk Clayborn said. It will also now require staff to follow up with children who call the Office of Refugee Resettlement National Call Center to report safety concerns. Lorenzen Wright's Children. MEMPHIS (AP) A former Navy sailor and convicted killer testified Thursday that Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife asked him and another man to kill the former NBA player nearly 12 years ago in Atlanta. Hes a celebrity from Memphis, so I thought this would be an open and shut case, he said. No arrests have been made. Robinson took a plea deal and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. She claimed in an interview that the supposedly fictitious story was based on her real life. I knew that he was on to something and I just prayed that he would have some success with it. And the killers had a nine-day head start. In a new video that's been circulating, first reported by The New York Times, the secretary urged his staff to discharge children from the federal governments broken system of shelters faster. and I said, "No." While playing summer basketball in his junior year of high school, Wright met his ex-wife Sherra Robinson, who became Sherra Wright Robinson. Cowans said the relationship eventually fell apart because he couldnt get past what he described as her obsession with getting money from Wrights estate. Well, it is not. Martin alleges that he was not present for the actual murder, but he did help Turner and Wright clean up the crime scene. He was back home with his family and with money in his pocket. He has our support. Circuit Court before the divorce was finalized in February 2010 required Lorenzen to pay $26,650 a month in alimony and child support based on . After the funeral, Robinson claimed her ex-husbands life insurance money and spent it on swimming pools, exotic family trips and several luxury cars. But, as Nevels put it, just as fast as he was making money, money was being spent.. He was a power forward who played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks , Memphis Grizzlies , Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers. In an interview with The Commercial Appeal after her guilty plea, Sherra Wright said she did so for the sake of her children. LORENZEN WRIGHT [NEWS INTERVIEW] Thinking about what I'm going to be doing next year, whether I'm going to be at the University of Memphis or you know, in the NBA. HHS and the Department of Labor rolled out new policies and the task force on Monday, while also promising stronger follow up for children who are moved from shelters to live with sponsors in the U.S. He is a young basketball player with a lot of energy. Billy Ray Turner's bond was set at $15 million. There, in the murky red clay water, they found a gun believed to be used in the killing. Doctors could not revive her and she was pronounced dead. Assistant District Attorney Paul Hagerman is one of Shelby County's best prosecutors, but he's trying to manage expectations. I never got that with Sherra. 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. Plainview teen preparing to take Houston Rodeo entertainment stage with Plainview 8-year-old places 5th at state free throw contest, Texas bluebonnet season is almost here. WREG NEWS REPORT: The former wife of NBA star Lorenzen Wright appeared at an extradition hearing today. Dr. Bill Adkins | Lorenzen's mentor: It's a lot better than it used to be. There were also accusations of infidelity in the relationship on both sides. But he left nice looking kids here for his grandma. Sherra Wright received $1 million from her ex-husband's life insurance policy. Our prayers go out to him. He was born on November 4, 1975 in Oxford, Mississippi. On December 5, police arrested Billy Ray Turner in a convenience store in Collierville, Tenn. Marc Perrusquia: It was almost like a surreal moment, really. Phil Dotson: I'd gotten a phone call from him that he had gotten in town. Kelvin Cowans: Absolutely. Lorenzen Wright was a second-team all-American power forward from the University of Memphis who went on to play 13 seasons in the NBA for various teams. Instead, he called for help. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Hello? Kelvin Cowans: Never. She wants to come make chicken and dumplings. Her father happened to be his coach and friends said Wright fell for her. Lorenzen and Wright had six children together. Lorenzen Wright disappeared in July 2010. Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright was murdered more than a decade ago in a plan involving his ex-wife, but Wrights family and friends are still dealing with many unanswered questions, including "why? This was the last time that anybody saw the former NBA star. The total was more than twice the highest level during Donald Trumps presidency in 2019. Dr. Bill Adkins: They questioned, was he doin' it for laundering money? Wright began his real professional career in 1996 when he was drafted seventh overall in the N.B.A. Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal via USA Today Network, FILE. That he was introduced by a third party and it was kind of a passing relationship. Prosecutors allege that Sherra and Turner had a sexual relationship and that they killed Lorenzen Wright for his million-dollar insurance policy. Kelvin Cowans: she's telling me about it and she's asking me, "What should I do about this money? 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. I just sat there. The call came in to a 911 dispatcher in Germantown, Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis. This is not the way you do an assembly line.. Billy Ray Turner was then a 47-year-old landscaper. And I just told her, I said, "This is your opportunity to tell your side of the story.". They want to see me like I want to see them. His mothers name is Marion while his fathers name is Herb. Just this week, a surprise development in one of Memphis, Tennessee's, biggest murder cases. The criminal case turned cold for the next seven years. The case grew cold, Toney Armstrong: I don't remember ever goin' more than a month without somebody askin' me about Lorenzen Wright's murder "Have you all made any headway on it?" "A Murder in Memphis" is set to air at . Sherra Wright was extradited from California to Tennessee, where she appeared in court in an orange jumpsuit, arraigned for the murder of her ex-husband. Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was born on the 4th of November 1975 in Oxford, Mississippi. Despite the enormous pressure to solve the murder of Lorenzen Wright, the investigation was hampered from the very beginning. Lorenzen Wright, #42 of the Memphis Grizzlies, shoots a free throw during Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the San Antonio Spurs at the SBC Center on April 17, 2004 in San Antonio, Texas. Armstrong says his department never gave up on the investigation. Library. But before long, Sherra was nearly broke again -- having blown through the million dollars in just 10 months, spending most of it on expensive homes, luxury cars and extravagant trips. Kelvin Cowans: I say, "Hey, the police have done this great thing. I think Lorenzen was killed for money. 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. To April Thompson, the crime seemed personal. Two of Wright's children gave statements to the Tennessee Board of Parole to advocate for Sherra's early release in May 2022, while Marion spoke out against her release. Marc Perrusquia has been writing for the Memphis newspaper, The Commercial Appeal, for almost 30 years. Prosecutor Paul Hagerman [to reporters on Feb. 26]: Two defendants, years and years, cold case for years and years. They are being charged with killing Wrights ex-husband NBA star Lorenzen Wright. KCAL NEWS REPORT: Memphis police just announced Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife is now charged with murder. After close to a decade of pain, Marion turned to face the woman who admitted she had been involved in her sons murder. Toney Armstrong: I had already announced my retirement. And it just seemed like there wasn't one. He would sign every autograph that he came across. She's funny. Just rings four times and goes straight to voicemail. Wrights murderdevastated the entire city and a memorial was later held for him at the Fedex Forum Memphis. He was just that type of guy. What about his wife and kids? April Thompson, an investigative reporter at WREG, the CBS affiliate in Memphis, was on this story from the start. I mean, every -- every water hole, ever sports bar in this town had it on the TV screen. May 12, 2018. WASHINGTON (AP) The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S. His grandmother, his father Herb, his mother Deborah, his ex-wife Sherra and their six children were dealing in their own ways with Lorenzen's death. He had been convicted of second-degree murder in an unrelated case that had occurred three years prior to Wrights death. And I said, "Well, I figured he might just be outta town, he's not answerin' the phone call." Turner has said he is eager to prove his innocence. The couple left Houston and went their separate ways. Sherra would later insist that Lorenzen had affairs with multiple women and had been abusive to her and her children.. They were also reports of domestic violence and infidelity as Robinson caught her husband with other women on several occasions. Life seemed to continue on until November 2017, when police announced a huge break in the Wright murder investigation: They had found one of the murder weapons -- a gun -- in a lake in Walnut, Mississippi, about 45 minutes away from Wrights former home. According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, Wright's wife, Sherra, checked on the child in her crib at about 10:30 a.m. and discovered that the baby wasn't breathing. Biography and Net Worth of the Kenyan Comedienne. She has asked Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee -- who approved her guilty plea in Lorenzen Wright's slaying and sentenced her to 30 years in prison -- to hold an evidentiary hearing on her petition. Deborah Marion [yells in court]: How could you murder my son? Lorenzen Jr, then 15 years old, was the oldest of six, and the youngest, Sofia, was still a baby. Wright claimed her coerced confession was the result of ineffective counsel and her constitutional rights to due process and protection from self-incrimination were violated. Dr. Bill Adkins: When he stepped up to that podium -- everybody just cheered. He was still wearing a watch and a chain. Philanthropist Gayle Rose is as dedicated to the city of Memphis as Lorenzen was. He had been meeting regularly with Wright's grieving mother, Deborah Marion. She and Turner then conspired to kill him in Memphis, authorities have said. Lorenzen and Sherra Wright talk with the media about the death of their daughter Sierra, "Goddamn:" Lorenzen Wrights desperate call for help, The coroners report said Lorenzen had been hit by five bullets from two different guns: two shots to the head, two to the chest and one to his right arm. One, a previous murder attempt by Wright and Turner. John Keith Perry Jr. [to reporters on March 19]: His family's a Christian family. Turner, a previously convicted felon on unrelated charges that stemmed from a case in the early 1990s, was found in illegal possession of a gun when he was arrested for murder in the Wright case. He and his ex-wife had six children, including Lawson, Sofia, the twins Shamar and Lamar Lorenzen Wright Jr, and Sierra, who died in infancy. He'd had been playin' basketball that evening. And said that he felt that he could solve it. 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