208: The Murder of Cherica Adams

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In November of 1999, 24-year-old Cherica Adams was eight months pregnant when she and the father of her child, 25-year-old Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth, went on a double date. They saw a late-night showing of a serial killer flick at the theater. As Rae led Cherica back home to her apartment in his white Ford Expedition, with Cherica following behind in her black BMW, he unexpectedly slowed to a near stop. Confused, Cherica slowed down too. Then, an unknown car pulled up beside her and gunfire rang out. Before the smoke had cleared, Rae was gone—and Cherica had been shot multiple times.

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0:00.0	Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. Southern Southern fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for
0:27.6	young listeners and there may also be some explicit language used
0:31.0	listener discretion is advised.
0:35.0	At 1230 a.m. on November 16th, 1999,
0:40.0	it was the dead of night in Charlotte, North Carolina.
0:43.0	The skies were clear of clouds.
0:45.0	The wind was barely blowing, and the temperature was a chilly 43 degrees.
0:49.0	When 24-year-old Sheerica Adams left for a date night with her boyfriend earlier that evening,
0:56.0	she wasn't in fear of her life.
0:58.0	If anything, she was afraid of losing her boyfriend.
1:01.0	She was eight months pregnant with a child he had not wanted, but she didn't
1:05.6	feel unsafe, just happy he wanted to spend time with her. Growing up around Charlotte,
1:11.6	Shorika was part of a melting pot of diverse cultures, often compared
1:16.2	to its beautiful seasons.
1:18.6	And in 1999, Charlotte was still in the first glow of a new NFL team.
1:23.2	The Carolina Panthers made their debut in 1995,
1:27.2	thrilling North Carolinians statewide.
1:30.0	But Charlotte had a fairly high homicide rate in the 90s.
1:34.0	In general, statistically, it is still in the bottom 10% of cities reporting violent crime,
1:40.0	making it one of the more dangerous cities in the nation.
1:43.0	Polling suggests many locals would disagree.
1:47.0	Charlotteans are proud of their city and its distinct character
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