The Murder Of NBA Player Lorenzen Wright - December 15 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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December 15th: Lorenzen Wright's Ex-wife Arrested (2017) A stellar career, one that places you in the public eye, does not make you immune to the horrific decisions of others. On December 15th 2017 an arrest was made in the case of an amazing basketball player’s brutal murder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzen_Wright, https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33971477/wife-murdered-nba-player-lorenzen-wright-denied-parole-30-year-prison-sentence-plotting-death, https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/slain-nba-player-lorenzen-wrights-ex-wife-sherra-wright-denied-parole/, https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/33899643/board-member-votes-parole-ex-wife-serving-30-year-sentence-role-slaying-former-nba-center-lorenzen-wright, https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/22/man-sentenced-to-life-for-of-former-nba-star-lorenzen-wright, https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2022/05/23/sherra-wright-denied-parole-not-appear-before-board-until-2027/9892856002/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	There were two more murders, 15 miles away.
0:32.7	When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.
0:36.1	We have a weird homicide.
0:38.9	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
0:42.3	A cop of murder...
0:44.3	A stellar career, one that places you in the public eye, does not make you immune to the horrific decisions of others.
0:52.3	On December 15, 2017, an arrest was made in a case of an
0:56.2	amazing basketball player's brutal murder. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones
1:02.2	chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. Lorenzen Verneganier-Rite
1:09.1	was born on November 4, 1975, and raised in Oxford, Mississippi.
1:13.8	Playing basketball all throughout school, Lorenzen moved to Memphis, Tennessee in his senior year,
1:18.9	where he finished out high school ball before going on to play in both the collegiate and professional levels.
1:25.7	As a sophomore at the University of Memphis,
1:27.9	Lorenzen was recognized as a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.
1:32.9	And when it came time for the 1996 NBA draft,
1:36.2	he was the seventh overall pick for the Los Angeles Clippers.
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