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[somber music]
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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- Alley-oop.
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Wow, what an unbelievable play
by Lorenzen Wright.
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I have never seen a play
like that in college.
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This is unbelievable.
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- Now, with Lorenzen Wright,
can he do it again?
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Yes, he can.
He's on fire.
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- Hello. I'm Lorenzen Wright
of the Memphis Grizzlies,
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and I'm gonna show
you how I'm living
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here in Memphis, Tennessee.
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- ♪ Ching-ching,
you got the bling-bling ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ Who needs money, come on ♪
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♪ You need money, come on ♪
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♪ Show me the money ♪
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♪ But I never let it
take me away ♪
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♪ 'Cause you a ♪
- ♪ Star ♪
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- ♪ You drive a ♪
- ♪ Car ♪
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- ♪ Got the latest fashions
and trends ♪
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♪ But tell me who you ♪
- ♪ Are ♪
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- ♪ Tell me who you ♪
- ♪ Money, money ♪
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♪ ♪
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[somber music]
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♪ ♪
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- We checked all his friends
from here to Atlanta,
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Mississippi, everywhere,
so I don't have a clue.
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- Deborah Marion is talking
about her son Lorenzen Wright.
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The last time
anyone in her family saw
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the 6'11" former
NBA player was Sunday night.
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Marion says Wright was at his
ex-wife's home in Collierville
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between 10:00 and 11:00.
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When the ex woke up,
he was gone,
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their car still
in the driveway.
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♪ ♪
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- He was a gentle giant.
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He was right there
whenever I needed him,
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and he loved family.
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- I'm Lorenzen Wright.
Welcome to my galaxy.
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This is for me and my son,
my friends and my teammates.
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- That weekend,
he needed to be home
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for his sister's baby shower.
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He never showed up.
I called him all, all that day.
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Never answered the phone.
Never returned my call.
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I'm talking
the whole three days,
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he didn't call nobody back.
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And I went to my church
and got some flyers made.
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And I went downtown,
putting them in people cars,
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saying if you've seen
this person, give me a call.
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- Marion says
Wright's six kids
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are taking the disappearance
really hard.
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- The 13-year-old is taking it
worse than anybody
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because he always call her
and he always answer her calls.
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[soft music]
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♪ ♪
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- I was
at the Baseball Hall of Fame
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working on another story,
and I got a number of texts
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about Lorenzen Wright,
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who was sort of
the least likely figure
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to go missing just because he
was so public and charismatic.
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He was 34 years old
and had so many friends,
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and everybody knew
where he was all the time.
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It seemed so out of character,
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and the fact
that it was in Memphis,
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where this guy was literally
the prince of the city...
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- You have kids?
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What do they say about
you playing with LeBron?
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Are they excited about that?
- Oh, yeah.
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My daughter came,
and she got an autograph.
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♪ ♪
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[dog barks]
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♪ ♪
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- He was born
November 4, 1975.
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He was a little country boy
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straight from Oxford,
Mississippi,
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and he was just a good kid.
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♪ ♪
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I first noticed his talent
with basketball
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in the ninth grade.
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One morning, I heard,
click, click, click.
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I look out the window.
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I said, "Boy, what
are you doing?"
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"You told me to focus.
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"Well, Mama, how am I gonna
focus if I don't be out here
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before day
shooting this ball?"
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He got me.
I couldn't say a word but okay.
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He was just born
to do basketball.
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♪ ♪
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[hip-hop music]
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♪ ♪
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- Lorenzen came
from a rural background,
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but, of course, he came
to Memphis
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because Memphis is a hub
of basketball talent.
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One of the coaches told me
about this tall kid
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at Booker T. Washington
High School.
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I ought to see him play.
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At that time,
he was about 6'10",
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springy, very slim,
but he had the talents.
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[jazzy guitar music]
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- Me and Lorenzen Wright
were best friends
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growing up as kids.
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He was a big goofball
growing up,
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and then the clumsiness
started going away.
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I would say
after his freshman year
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at the University of Memphis,
that's when Dick Vitale
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really, really started saying
his name,
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like, Lorenzen Wright, baby.
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We knew for at that moment,
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he was definitely gonna make it
to the NBA.
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- With the seventh pick
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in the 1996 NBA Draft,
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the Los Angeles Clippers
select Lorenzen Wright
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from the University of Memphis.
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- The 1996 NBA Draft,
which is a seminal draft,
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and it's Allen Iverson, it's
Steve Nash, it's Kobe Bryant,
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and Lorenzen Wright is picked
ahead of Kobe Bryant
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and absolutely
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justified that selection.
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He played more than 13 years,
around 800 games.
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He was a reliable,
durable performer
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for more than a decade,
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earned more than $55 million
in contracts.
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[cash register bell dings]
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This is absolutely
an A-list NBA player
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we're talking about.
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- We had a connection
'cause we played together,
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'cause we spent time together,
we broke bread together.
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We laughed together.
We competed together.
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Lorenzen was
a really good rebounder,
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and for his size,
he could run the court,
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had a nice little touch inside,
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could shoot it
from the outside.
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When he came to the NBA,
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money changes your area code,
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your zip code,
your bank account.
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[laughing] It changes a lot
of stuff for you.
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- When you're as tall as I am,
you need a really big bathtub.
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- He would buy cars
like some of the people
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would buy shirts
to go on their backs.
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- He was a big Rottweiler fan.
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So he'd fly out to Germany
to get these dogs
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and bring them back over here.
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- This one right here is Cujo.
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- And he'd spend
a lot of money on dogs,
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maybe about 300,000.
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- He was the Michael Jordan
of NBA entourages.
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He was very, very proud
of the fact
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that he was able to share
this wealth and success
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with so many other people.
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- We were
The Wright Clan Crew.
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And that was me and several
of his other friends.
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You get that type of money,
we thought we hit the lottery.
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[chuckles]
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Lorenzen would always look
after us financially,
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whether it's buying vehicles,
getting apartments,
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luxurious hotels
wherever you go.
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Or you go to the strip club.
You go to the bars.
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We went to Shaquille O'Neal's
birthday party.
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We partied like rock stars.
[chuckles]
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- The whole, whole thing
is just crazy.
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[sighs]
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I can't talk right now.
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- He'd done disappearing acts
like that before,
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but he always told
at least one person.
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That night
his ex-wife, Sherra,
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might have been
the last one to see Lorenzen.
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- He was fine.
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[crying] And he's fine now,
and I can't--
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I'm not gonna believe anything
other than that he's fine now.
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♪ ♪
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- Lorenzen
didn't have enemies.
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He was one of the best guys
you could ever know.
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We didn't think that there
was somebody out there
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would do him harm,
but that was our greatest fear.
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- Just call us
and say that I'm okay.
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Wherever he is,
just call and say I'm okay.
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♪ ♪
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[dramatic music]
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- My name is Darren Goods.
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I am a retired
Memphis police officer.
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I actually worked
on the Lorenzen Wright case.
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♪ ♪
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Shortly after midnight,
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the Germantown
Police Department dispatchers
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receives a 911 call.
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They got this person
in distress.
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They've got
these shots being fired.
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They never dispatched on them.
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That first 48 hours is key
to any investigation.
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So the Germantown
Police Department
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dropped the ball.
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There's just no if, and, thens,
and buts about it.
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- Dispatchers said
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when they used the information
to track the call,
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they learned it was
outside their jurisdiction,
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so they didn't notify
officers.
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But police brass say the tower
is in Germantown.
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- You know,
there was a reference to,
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it must be
outside of our jurisdiction,
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but they also just didn't know
where it came from--
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bottom line.
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- Sherra Wright wonders
why Germantown police
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never followed up on the call.
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- It would have been
beneficial to our family
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if someone was to take
his call serious.
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Who gets a phone call
with gunshots...
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and not move on it?
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Who does that?
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♪ ♪
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- It was
a breaking news story.
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NBA superstar
Lorenzen Wright is missing.
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His mother had filed
a missing person report,
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and that the
Collierville Police Department
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was investigating.
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They received
Lorenzen's phone records.
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They go pull the audiotape.
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They were able to determine
the call was made
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from a cell tower
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that was located
in the Callis Cut Off area.
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Some of the best cadaver
search dogs in this region
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were involved
in the grid search.
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And they quickly came
across the remains
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of what we now know to be
Lorenzen Wright.
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- Just to see that stain
on the ground
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was so horrible, horrific.
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To know that my friend...
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had gone through that...
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it just hurt so badly.
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- This was one
of the hottest summers
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in the history of Memphis.
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And by the time
they found the body,
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of course, it had been
out there for several days
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and was in very advanced
decomposed state.
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- I remember being struck
by the weight.
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Here was a guy who weighed 225,
250 pounds,
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who was this big, burly guy
who guarded Shaquille O'Neal.
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And when they found the body,
it had deteriorated
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to the point that it was
less than 60 pounds.
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- I can remember
the shock, you know, of,
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how could it happen
to a young man
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who took pride in being
from Memphis,
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who loved his community,
loved his people around him?
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♪ ♪
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- Lorenzen had bought me
this comforter for my bed,
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and it was too big
for my washing machine.
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So I was at the Laundromat.
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His police friend Dennis
came and found me.
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When I saw his face down,
I knew my baby was gone.
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♪ ♪
255
00:12:59,266 --> 00:13:00,900
It was like I was gutted,
256
00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,166
like somebody just took
my insides out.
257
00:13:04,266 --> 00:13:06,400
I didn't want to live
after that.
258
00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:08,666
♪ ♪
259
00:13:08,766 --> 00:13:09,966
- In what was perhaps
260
00:13:10,066 --> 00:13:12,133
the most emotional part
of the afternoon,
261
00:13:12,233 --> 00:13:14,700
Lorenzen Wright's mother
runs toward investigators,
262
00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,000
trying to learn more.
263
00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:18,800
- Seeing Ms. Deborah...
264
00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:21,433
sprint to that body,
265
00:13:21,533 --> 00:13:23,800
knowing who Lorenzen was,
266
00:13:23,900 --> 00:13:26,300
knowing what he meant
to this city,
267
00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,833
I felt just like most
other Memphians, you know,
268
00:13:28,933 --> 00:13:30,966
shocked, horrified, sad
269
00:13:31,066 --> 00:13:35,466
because he was
Deborah Marion's baby.
270
00:13:35,566 --> 00:13:37,433
- Me and my son
was thick as thieves.
271
00:13:37,500 --> 00:13:39,866
I figured if I walked
in his last steps,
272
00:13:39,966 --> 00:13:41,500
he'll tell me something.
273
00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,600
It's the only reason
I wanted to walk
274
00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:46,665
where he had just walked.
275
00:13:46,766 --> 00:13:48,000
Yes.
276
00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:50,233
- A massive crowd gathered
as word spread
277
00:13:50,333 --> 00:13:53,233
that Lorenzen Wright's body
was found in a wooded area
278
00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,800
off of Hacks Cross Road
Wednesday.
279
00:14:03,033 --> 00:14:07,200
Devastated, knowing that
his life came to a tragic end.
280
00:14:07,300 --> 00:14:09,666
- You definitely felt
a whole lot of pain
281
00:14:09,733 --> 00:14:11,400
from the city of Memphis
when it happened.
282
00:14:11,466 --> 00:14:14,633
They felt like they had lost
the hometown hero.
283
00:14:14,733 --> 00:14:21,733
♪ ♪
284
00:14:33,366 --> 00:14:35,800
- To the family, the friends,
285
00:14:35,900 --> 00:14:39,466
and all of the fans
of Lorenzen--
286
00:14:39,566 --> 00:14:41,800
a giant of a man
287
00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:45,600
whose heart was as large
and as tall as his height--
288
00:14:45,700 --> 00:14:47,533
- His memorial
was right on time.
289
00:14:47,633 --> 00:14:49,165
I had
the right preachers there.
290
00:14:49,266 --> 00:14:52,333
I had the right person
to sing the song.
291
00:14:52,433 --> 00:14:55,165
What calmed me down
was my oldest grandson
292
00:14:55,266 --> 00:14:58,533
never left my side.
293
00:14:58,633 --> 00:15:01,600
- Having this huge ceremony
at the arena
294
00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:03,800
where the Memphis Grizzlies
play their games,
295
00:15:03,900 --> 00:15:06,933
I mean, that's the level
of local celebrity he had.
296
00:15:07,033 --> 00:15:08,766
You had this outpouring
of grief and love,
297
00:15:08,866 --> 00:15:12,433
but also you had
this real true-crime mystery.
298
00:15:12,533 --> 00:15:13,766
- Wright's mother says,
299
00:15:13,866 --> 00:15:15,866
although she now has
some answers,
300
00:15:15,966 --> 00:15:18,133
she still has questions.
301
00:15:18,233 --> 00:15:21,700
- Who would kill somebody
got six children,
302
00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,500
six kids, who helps everybody?
303
00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,533
- Lorenzen Wright died from
multiple gunshot wounds--
304
00:15:27,633 --> 00:15:29,800
two to the head,
two to the chest,
305
00:15:29,900 --> 00:15:31,300
and one to the forearm.
306
00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,066
- He still had jewelry on.
307
00:15:33,165 --> 00:15:35,433
He still had
an expensive watch.
308
00:15:35,533 --> 00:15:37,233
It's not a robbery.
309
00:15:37,333 --> 00:15:39,000
Okay, now what happened?
310
00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:41,300
- Two different types
of bullets were found,
311
00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,133
fragments of a small caliber
312
00:15:43,233 --> 00:15:45,300
and the jacket
of a medium caliber.
313
00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,600
♪ ♪
314
00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:50,200
- Spent shell casings
found at the crime scene
315
00:15:50,266 --> 00:15:52,833
could indicate two shooters.
316
00:15:52,933 --> 00:15:55,900
Did this look like it was
something that was personal
317
00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,833
or some kind
of professional hit?
318
00:15:58,933 --> 00:16:03,566
Who has the most to gain
from Lorenzen being dead?
319
00:16:03,666 --> 00:16:08,366
♪ ♪
320
00:16:10,966 --> 00:16:13,866
[dramatic music]
321
00:16:13,966 --> 00:16:19,033
♪ ♪
322
00:16:19,133 --> 00:16:21,566
- My children
don't have a father.
323
00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,133
So...
324
00:16:25,233 --> 00:16:28,866
I believe that they
should be punished.
325
00:16:28,966 --> 00:16:30,533
- The rest of the world
may have moved on,
326
00:16:30,633 --> 00:16:32,766
and there were other stories
and other tragedies,
327
00:16:32,866 --> 00:16:35,966
But for Lorenzen's family,
328
00:16:36,066 --> 00:16:39,200
they were stuck
with this profound grief,
329
00:16:39,300 --> 00:16:41,133
and they don't have
the closure
330
00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:43,933
of knowing what happened.
331
00:16:44,033 --> 00:16:46,033
♪ ♪
332
00:16:46,133 --> 00:16:48,866
[dog barks]
333
00:16:48,966 --> 00:16:51,066
- Come here, Mike.
334
00:16:51,165 --> 00:16:53,133
Mike, Mike, come here.
335
00:16:53,233 --> 00:16:55,266
When Lorenzen met Sherra,
336
00:16:55,366 --> 00:16:56,733
she was in college,
337
00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,000
and he was still
in high school.
338
00:16:59,100 --> 00:17:00,800
You could see it
from the beginning,
339
00:17:00,900 --> 00:17:04,433
that he loved her
and she loved him.
340
00:17:04,532 --> 00:17:09,266
When they got married, they
had Loren and Lorenzen Jr.
341
00:17:09,366 --> 00:17:11,532
That was the glue that put
the wedding together--
342
00:17:11,633 --> 00:17:13,433
the children.
343
00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:15,800
- Family came before
everything with Lorenzen.
344
00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:18,300
That was probably the most
important thing in his life
345
00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,366
and then, secondly, basketball.
346
00:17:20,465 --> 00:17:23,366
[hip-hop music]
347
00:17:23,465 --> 00:17:25,933
♪ ♪
348
00:17:26,032 --> 00:17:30,466
- He was 25 when he came home
to play for the Grizzlies.
349
00:17:30,533 --> 00:17:32,566
The whole Memphis
was ecstatic.
350
00:17:32,666 --> 00:17:34,733
It's like,
our hometown boy is back.
351
00:17:34,833 --> 00:17:36,000
- I didn't even think
352
00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:37,566
there would even be a team here
in Memphis.
353
00:17:37,666 --> 00:17:40,233
We always dreamed
about having a basketball team.
354
00:17:40,333 --> 00:17:42,966
- He embraced and loved
being the hometown hero.
355
00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:45,400
At one point,
there was only two big names
356
00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:46,866
in Memphis, Tennessee,
357
00:17:46,966 --> 00:17:48,533
and that was Penny Hardaway
and Lorenzen Wright.
358
00:17:48,633 --> 00:17:50,966
So he enjoyed being
in that spotlight.
359
00:17:51,066 --> 00:17:52,800
- I'm the oldest guy
on the team,
360
00:17:52,900 --> 00:17:54,133
so I got to be the vet.
361
00:17:54,233 --> 00:17:56,133
It was just a great thing
that happened to me,
362
00:17:56,233 --> 00:17:59,400
and I thank God
for bringing me here.
363
00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:02,233
♪ ♪
364
00:18:02,333 --> 00:18:04,633
- This is either one
of the great pleasures
365
00:18:04,700 --> 00:18:07,866
or one of the great perils
of playing in your hometown.
366
00:18:07,966 --> 00:18:10,766
You want to be able to make
life a little easier
367
00:18:10,866 --> 00:18:11,933
for so many people.
368
00:18:12,033 --> 00:18:13,966
He buys his mom a new house.
369
00:18:14,066 --> 00:18:15,766
But then the generosity
didn't stop.
370
00:18:15,866 --> 00:18:18,433
There were cars, and there
were youth-basketball camps
371
00:18:18,533 --> 00:18:19,733
that he started.
372
00:18:19,833 --> 00:18:22,433
This was someone
who was very generous,
373
00:18:22,533 --> 00:18:24,433
sprinkling his money
around town.
374
00:18:24,533 --> 00:18:26,100
- You ever heard
the old story
375
00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,433
of taking your shirt off your
back, giving it to someone?
376
00:18:28,533 --> 00:18:30,266
I saw him actually do that.
377
00:18:30,366 --> 00:18:31,500
[chuckles]
378
00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,433
♪ ♪
379
00:18:34,533 --> 00:18:35,766
- He was too generous.
380
00:18:35,866 --> 00:18:37,133
Like, every year,
381
00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,166
he would put a new diamond
in his wife's ring.
382
00:18:39,266 --> 00:18:41,766
- ♪ Rich, diamonds
on my body, rich ♪
383
00:18:41,866 --> 00:18:43,133
- Money was no limit.
384
00:18:43,233 --> 00:18:44,700
- ♪ Versace, rich ♪
385
00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,866
- Whatever Sherra wanted,
Sherra got--simple as that.
386
00:18:47,966 --> 00:18:50,333
She had to prove
a point to people
387
00:18:50,433 --> 00:18:52,333
that she was
a millionaire's wife.
388
00:18:52,433 --> 00:18:53,966
"I can buy this,
this, and this."
389
00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:57,466
She changed her furniture,
like, every year.
390
00:18:57,566 --> 00:18:59,566
Of course,
with millions of dollars,
391
00:18:59,666 --> 00:19:01,300
you can do whatever
you want to do.
392
00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,300
[dramatic music]
393
00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:09,766
♪ ♪
394
00:19:09,866 --> 00:19:11,266
- Lorenzen was playing,
I think,
395
00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:13,100
his second year
with the Memphis Grizzlies,
396
00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,666
when their daughter Sierra--
397
00:19:14,766 --> 00:19:17,433
she died of
sudden infant death syndrome.
398
00:19:17,533 --> 00:19:18,766
- Members
of the Memphis Grizzlies
399
00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:21,433
gathered in support
of Lorenzen Wright,
400
00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:23,266
who made
his first public comments
401
00:19:23,366 --> 00:19:25,766
since the passing
of his 11-month-old daughter.
402
00:19:25,866 --> 00:19:30,100
- The loss of our daughter
Sierra Simone is devastating.
403
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,933
We loved her so much,
and we miss her dearly.
404
00:19:34,033 --> 00:19:36,466
My wife, Sherra,
is a very strong woman.
405
00:19:36,566 --> 00:19:39,266
And together...
406
00:19:39,366 --> 00:19:42,100
we will support each other.
407
00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:46,100
- The death of Sierra--I think
it just drew them apart.
408
00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,600
They both were out
messing around.
409
00:19:48,700 --> 00:19:51,233
They both were out
having affairs, you know.
410
00:19:51,333 --> 00:19:54,533
And the last few years
of their marriage was unhappy.
411
00:19:54,633 --> 00:19:57,933
♪ ♪
412
00:19:58,033 --> 00:20:00,966
- Years pass,
and then February 2010,
413
00:20:01,066 --> 00:20:02,633
that's when he was divorced.
414
00:20:02,733 --> 00:20:05,233
It was over.
Bye.
415
00:20:05,333 --> 00:20:09,166
He had gone on with his life.
He was happy in Atlanta.
416
00:20:09,266 --> 00:20:10,500
- In their divorce settlement,
417
00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,466
Lorenzen was to pay
$26,000 a month
418
00:20:13,566 --> 00:20:15,733
in alimony and child support.
419
00:20:15,833 --> 00:20:20,333
♪ ♪
420
00:20:20,433 --> 00:20:22,666
- Lorenzen wasn't playing
basketball.
421
00:20:22,766 --> 00:20:24,733
He was retired from the NBA.
422
00:20:24,833 --> 00:20:26,533
So, when you're not signed
to a team,
423
00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:28,500
you're not getting
those big checks anymore.
424
00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,200
And he made
bad financial investments.
425
00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:35,133
He still had money, but
it was slowly thinning out.
426
00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:38,000
- When you're used to millions,
427
00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:41,300
it's hard to be comfortable
with hundreds of thousands.
428
00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:45,233
Now, that sounds kind of crazy,
but it's true.
429
00:20:45,333 --> 00:20:51,366
♪ ♪
430
00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:55,100
- There was a tremendous
amount of pressure
431
00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,166
for those initial investigators
to solve the case.
432
00:20:58,266 --> 00:21:02,100
- All I can tell you is they're
just continuing their effort,
433
00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,966
trying to develop--
put this puzzle together.
434
00:21:05,066 --> 00:21:06,966
It has not been easy.
435
00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:09,900
- Some of the stories that were
coming out about drug-related
436
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,533
or he owed money here,
437
00:21:11,633 --> 00:21:13,666
you don't know
how much of it is true,
438
00:21:13,766 --> 00:21:15,766
but it didn't sound
right with me,
439
00:21:15,866 --> 00:21:17,200
just from the Lorenzen I knew.
440
00:21:17,300 --> 00:21:19,633
- Sherra Wright
has told Collierville police
441
00:21:19,733 --> 00:21:24,133
Lorenzen Wright left her home
carrying a box of drugs.
442
00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:25,666
Deborah Marion says,
443
00:21:25,766 --> 00:21:28,633
when she heard Sherra told
police that, she was hurt.
444
00:21:28,733 --> 00:21:30,566
- Yes, I was.
445
00:21:30,666 --> 00:21:32,500
Gonna put my son
in that category
446
00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,666
with the thugs in the street.
447
00:21:34,766 --> 00:21:36,333
Mm-mm.
448
00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:38,466
After he done worked so hard
to be who he was,
449
00:21:38,566 --> 00:21:40,066
and then you're gonna
knock them down like that?
450
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:41,300
Uh-uh.
451
00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,133
- They interviewed
Sherra several times.
452
00:21:43,233 --> 00:21:46,166
And she said
that armed gentleman
453
00:21:46,266 --> 00:21:49,333
came to the house
looking for him,
454
00:21:49,433 --> 00:21:51,500
and she thought that
they may have had something
455
00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,533
to do with his disappearance
and killing.
456
00:21:53,633 --> 00:21:55,666
- She said men came
to her house
457
00:21:55,766 --> 00:21:58,200
with trench coats on,
hiding guns.
458
00:21:58,266 --> 00:22:00,333
It didn't make
no sense whatsoever.
459
00:22:00,433 --> 00:22:03,400
I told the police, listen,
all this garbage she talking--
460
00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:06,033
so why are y'all not
investigating her
461
00:22:06,133 --> 00:22:07,733
♪ ♪
462
00:22:07,833 --> 00:22:09,966
- Do you think people think
463
00:22:10,066 --> 00:22:13,300
that you may have something
to do with this?
464
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,300
♪ ♪
465
00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:17,800
- Who else?
466
00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:20,400
♪ ♪
467
00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,900
[dramatic music]
468
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,333
♪ ♪
469
00:22:29,433 --> 00:22:32,300
- It's been four long years
since former Grizzly
470
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,666
and basketball legend
Lorenzen Wright
471
00:22:34,766 --> 00:22:38,300
was found shot to death
in a Southeast Memphis field.
472
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,666
- It's like a emptiness
that never gets filled.
473
00:22:41,766 --> 00:22:43,500
- No one was ever arrested,
474
00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,666
but the furthest thing
from Wright's mother
475
00:22:45,766 --> 00:22:48,233
Deborah Marion's mind
is giving up.
476
00:22:48,333 --> 00:22:50,600
- I gots to keep going.
I can't stop.
477
00:22:50,700 --> 00:22:52,866
If I stop, it's like nothing
would never happen.
478
00:22:52,966 --> 00:22:54,800
♪ ♪
479
00:22:54,900 --> 00:22:58,766
- Lorenzen's death was one of
the biggest unsolved homicides
480
00:22:58,866 --> 00:23:00,100
in about the 200-year history
481
00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,600
of the Memphis
Police Department.
482
00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:05,800
They were not able to gather
enough evidence
483
00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:08,133
to file charges
or indict anyone.
484
00:23:08,233 --> 00:23:11,933
This was a dark cloud
over the city as a whole.
485
00:23:12,033 --> 00:23:13,600
- It wasn't a cold case.
486
00:23:13,700 --> 00:23:14,866
It was a froze--
487
00:23:14,966 --> 00:23:16,466
Like a cube of ice,
it was froze like that,
488
00:23:16,566 --> 00:23:17,900
but I couldn't let it
stay froze.
489
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,666
No, uh-uh.
I had to do something.
490
00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:24,300
♪ ♪
491
00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,266
Every year, I had him
a public birthday party
492
00:23:27,366 --> 00:23:29,433
and a vigil at the FedEx Forum
493
00:23:29,533 --> 00:23:32,466
and made T-shirts every year.
494
00:23:32,566 --> 00:23:34,966
This one is "the city weeps."
495
00:23:35,066 --> 00:23:37,833
♪ ♪
496
00:23:37,933 --> 00:23:40,066
I want to keep his name alive.
497
00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:42,300
I want people
to know my son is gone.
498
00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:43,566
Keep praying for me.
499
00:23:43,666 --> 00:23:45,733
Keep praying,
and we get to the end of this.
500
00:23:45,833 --> 00:23:47,833
I can't keep this
the rest of my life.
501
00:23:47,933 --> 00:23:49,866
Something needs to be done.
502
00:23:51,033 --> 00:23:53,100
- My dogs.
I breed Rottweilers.
503
00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:54,200
- Oh, you do?
504
00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:55,500
What is it about dogs
505
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,666
that makes you,
like, want to be around them?
506
00:23:57,766 --> 00:23:59,800
- I mean, loyal--you know
your dog gonna be loyal to you.
507
00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:01,100
You don't know about people,
508
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,533
but you know your dog's
gonna be loyal to you.
509
00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,433
- I knew I was headed
in the right direction.
510
00:24:07,533 --> 00:24:10,400
I knew Sherra had something
to do with it.
511
00:24:10,466 --> 00:24:13,000
She the only one gonna benefit
from his death.
512
00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:15,233
- Probate court records
show Sherra Wright spent
513
00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:19,033
more than $973,000
in insurance money
514
00:24:19,133 --> 00:24:20,500
in 10 months--
515
00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:21,766
some on the children
516
00:24:21,866 --> 00:24:24,266
but most going
to a new house in Eads,
517
00:24:24,366 --> 00:24:26,966
an Escalade,
Mercedes, and Lexus,
518
00:24:27,066 --> 00:24:29,733
and property
in Higdon, Arkansas.
519
00:24:29,833 --> 00:24:32,400
- The life-insurance policy
was for the kids.
520
00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:33,666
It wasn't for her.
521
00:24:33,766 --> 00:24:37,133
It was for his children,
for those six children.
522
00:24:37,233 --> 00:24:39,333
- Deborah Marion
is saying, "No, no, no.
523
00:24:39,433 --> 00:24:41,300
"You need to look into Sherra.
524
00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,133
Trust me.
I have this intuition."
525
00:24:43,233 --> 00:24:45,166
She had family members warn her
526
00:24:45,266 --> 00:24:47,366
or say, you know,
"This might get dangerous."
527
00:24:47,466 --> 00:24:51,166
And she basically said,
"I don't care."
528
00:24:51,266 --> 00:24:54,700
And I think, in the absence
of credible evidence,
529
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,333
Deborah and her theories
were pushed to the side.
530
00:24:58,433 --> 00:25:01,166
And then in 2015,
531
00:25:01,266 --> 00:25:06,266
Sherra writes a book titled
"Mr. Tell Me Anything"...
532
00:25:06,366 --> 00:25:08,066
this book
about this philandering,
533
00:25:08,166 --> 00:25:10,066
physically abusive
professional athlete
534
00:25:10,166 --> 00:25:12,966
based on Lorenzen Wright.
535
00:25:13,066 --> 00:25:14,233
- She alluded to the fact
536
00:25:14,333 --> 00:25:16,100
that she was gonna
release a sequel,
537
00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,233
where the main character
would be killed,
538
00:25:19,333 --> 00:25:21,300
which was kind of odd
539
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:24,566
because she was always
a person of interest.
540
00:25:24,666 --> 00:25:26,633
We didn't rule out anyone
541
00:25:26,733 --> 00:25:28,633
until the evidence
ruled them out.
542
00:25:28,733 --> 00:25:31,100
♪ ♪
543
00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,300
- I never thought that Sherra
had anything to do with it.
544
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:34,866
I'll be honest with you,
545
00:25:34,966 --> 00:25:37,200
'cause the Sherra I knew,
she cared for Lorenzen.
546
00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:38,800
She loved Lorenzen.
547
00:25:38,900 --> 00:25:45,900
♪ ♪
548
00:26:20,366 --> 00:26:24,100
- Innocent person
would quickly utter out, "No,"
549
00:26:24,166 --> 00:26:26,300
you know, easily answer, "No."
550
00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:28,200
This was a turning point
for me.
551
00:26:28,300 --> 00:26:30,866
- This showed
how big a liar she is,
552
00:26:30,966 --> 00:26:33,733
and that made people really
start looking at her then.
553
00:26:33,833 --> 00:26:36,133
- Her story
continued to evolve
554
00:26:36,233 --> 00:26:37,966
and continued to change
555
00:26:38,066 --> 00:26:40,600
over the course
of the investigation.
556
00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:42,633
- There was no box of drugs.
557
00:26:42,733 --> 00:26:46,966
And if there was, then
I had no knowledge of that.
558
00:26:47,066 --> 00:26:48,966
That was insinuated,
559
00:26:49,066 --> 00:26:53,300
and that was created for,
I guess, certain purposes.
560
00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:58,166
But "box of drugs" did not come
out of Sherra Wright's mouth.
561
00:26:58,266 --> 00:27:01,166
- She's lying too much.
She's the one.
562
00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:04,000
But we need evidence that's
gonna nail her to the wall.
563
00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:07,233
That's what we need.
We don't need speculations.
564
00:27:08,933 --> 00:27:11,766
- With no really good
viable leads coming in
565
00:27:11,866 --> 00:27:13,600
to follow up on,
566
00:27:13,700 --> 00:27:17,766
years go by before anything
of substance
567
00:27:17,866 --> 00:27:19,166
comes along.
568
00:27:19,266 --> 00:27:22,100
And things begin
to kind of line up.
569
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,800
♪ ♪
570
00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:27,600
One day I'm in my office,
571
00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:30,633
and a sheriff deputy
who was assigned to the unit
572
00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:33,466
knocked on the door and said,
"I have a source
573
00:27:33,566 --> 00:27:36,000
that said they know
who killed Lorenzen Wright."
574
00:27:36,100 --> 00:27:38,400
♪ ♪
575
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,633
[dramatic music]
576
00:27:43,733 --> 00:27:46,366
♪ ♪
577
00:27:46,466 --> 00:27:50,033
- Homicide investigations are
very complex investigations.
578
00:27:50,133 --> 00:27:52,733
It's all about good leads.
579
00:27:52,833 --> 00:27:55,666
Our information led us
to Jimmie Martin,
580
00:27:55,766 --> 00:27:57,633
Sherra Wright's cousin,
581
00:27:57,733 --> 00:28:01,766
who was in jail for killing
his female partner.
582
00:28:01,866 --> 00:28:04,633
He named Sherra Wright
as the person
583
00:28:04,733 --> 00:28:08,866
that planned and conspired
to kill Lorenzen.
584
00:28:08,966 --> 00:28:11,866
She said that Lorenzen
was trying to kill her.
585
00:28:11,966 --> 00:28:14,600
So she was gonna more or less
beat him to the punch.
586
00:28:14,700 --> 00:28:16,200
She wanted him dead.
587
00:28:16,300 --> 00:28:18,433
- Lorenzen's not into any type
588
00:28:18,533 --> 00:28:20,766
of violent stuff like that,
you know.
589
00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:22,900
I never saw any fighting.
590
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,633
- Jimmie Martin
told us he was present
591
00:28:26,733 --> 00:28:29,266
when there were
some planning sessions
592
00:28:29,366 --> 00:28:31,933
that were at her house
593
00:28:32,033 --> 00:28:35,933
with this gentleman by
the name of Billy Ray Turner.
594
00:28:36,033 --> 00:28:38,633
Sherra and Billy Wright--
they went to church together.
595
00:28:38,733 --> 00:28:40,833
They were members
of the same congregation.
596
00:28:40,933 --> 00:28:43,133
He did some lawn care work
for Sherra,
597
00:28:43,233 --> 00:28:45,033
and they were lovers.
598
00:28:45,133 --> 00:28:47,400
- I was asking
questions to everybody.
599
00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:49,066
"Who is this Billy?"
600
00:28:49,166 --> 00:28:52,566
I was shocked when I found out
he was a yard boy--
601
00:28:52,666 --> 00:28:54,666
Lorenzen's yard boy.
602
00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:57,366
But I wasn't surprised at what
happened between him and her,
603
00:28:57,466 --> 00:28:59,233
because what
happened between him and her
604
00:28:59,333 --> 00:29:02,033
happened between her
and a lot of hims.
605
00:29:02,133 --> 00:29:05,200
- Even though Jimmie Martin
was not present
606
00:29:05,300 --> 00:29:06,633
at the time of the murder,
607
00:29:06,733 --> 00:29:09,266
he went back and helped
clean up the crime scene.
608
00:29:09,366 --> 00:29:13,266
Then he and Billy Turner
drove to Walnut, Mississippi,
609
00:29:13,366 --> 00:29:15,766
where they threw one of the
murder weapons into the lake.
610
00:29:15,866 --> 00:29:19,000
So that gun is in that lake.
611
00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:20,933
That changes everything.
612
00:29:21,033 --> 00:29:24,933
[bird calling]
613
00:29:25,033 --> 00:29:28,200
We had a very good
relationship with the FBI.
614
00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:30,933
They have one of the best
evidence-recovery dive teams
615
00:29:31,033 --> 00:29:33,400
in the world.
616
00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:36,766
And the guys go
into the water.
617
00:29:36,866 --> 00:29:39,433
And I don't think
it was 45 minutes.
618
00:29:39,533 --> 00:29:42,466
We heard a guy say,
"We got it."
619
00:29:42,566 --> 00:29:45,833
And, like, "Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
620
00:29:45,933 --> 00:29:47,266
What did he say?"
621
00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:50,366
They came out of the water
622
00:29:50,466 --> 00:29:52,633
and had what looks
like a piece of Tupperware,
623
00:29:52,733 --> 00:29:54,133
a plastic bowl.
624
00:29:54,233 --> 00:29:57,566
And the guy set it down,
took the lid off.
625
00:29:57,666 --> 00:29:59,966
He reached in...
626
00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:02,800
beautiful 9 millimeter.
627
00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:05,633
A shell casing fired
from that gun
628
00:30:05,733 --> 00:30:08,066
matched, scientifically,
629
00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:11,700
a shell casing that was
recovered from the scene.
630
00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,766
That's the murder weapon.
631
00:30:13,866 --> 00:30:15,966
We knew then
at least that that piece
632
00:30:16,066 --> 00:30:19,833
of what Jimmie Martin
had told us was true.
633
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:22,566
- I was ecstatic.
634
00:30:22,666 --> 00:30:26,833
Yes, we finna get somewhere now
with the gun.
635
00:30:26,933 --> 00:30:30,266
She did it--murder him.
636
00:30:30,366 --> 00:30:33,866
But they said, "Wait a minute.
637
00:30:33,966 --> 00:30:37,766
Just because we got the gun
don't mean we got the case."
638
00:30:37,866 --> 00:30:44,766
♪ ♪
639
00:30:44,866 --> 00:30:48,000
- We got the order
from the judge signed
640
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:49,333
to do a wiretap
641
00:30:49,433 --> 00:30:52,233
on both Sherra's phone
and Billy's phone.
642
00:30:52,333 --> 00:30:55,400
And then we began to listen
to their conversations
643
00:30:55,500 --> 00:31:00,300
and decided, "Okay, we need
to release the fact
644
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,533
that this murder weapon
was found."
645
00:31:02,633 --> 00:31:04,633
- The police say they
found the gun
646
00:31:04,733 --> 00:31:07,966
they believe was used to kill
Wright seven years ago.
647
00:31:08,066 --> 00:31:11,066
- I want them to find out
who the gun belongs to.
648
00:31:11,166 --> 00:31:12,666
- It worked.
649
00:31:12,766 --> 00:31:15,633
Sherra contacted Billy,
saying that they need to talk.
650
00:31:15,733 --> 00:31:16,933
They need to get together.
651
00:31:17,033 --> 00:31:20,466
Within a week or so,
she flies into Memphis,
652
00:31:20,566 --> 00:31:22,633
and we have a surveillance team
653
00:31:22,733 --> 00:31:26,466
ready to begin following her.
654
00:31:26,566 --> 00:31:29,166
[camera shutter clicking]
655
00:31:29,266 --> 00:31:31,200
♪ ♪
656
00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:33,500
She Googled something
657
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,166
about fingerprints on a gun
658
00:31:35,266 --> 00:31:37,166
that had been submerged
in water,
659
00:31:37,266 --> 00:31:38,666
things of that nature.
660
00:31:38,766 --> 00:31:41,633
And they were able to track
a couple of the phones
661
00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:43,700
to the Callis Cut Off area
662
00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:45,666
in very close proximity
of one another
663
00:31:45,766 --> 00:31:48,500
the date of the 911 call.
664
00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:55,600
♪ ♪
665
00:31:56,766 --> 00:31:58,200
- I'm in church on the floor.
666
00:31:58,300 --> 00:32:00,300
I'm like...
667
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:01,900
[sighs]
668
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:06,133
"Jesus, please help them get
Sherra Robinson."
669
00:32:06,233 --> 00:32:07,900
That's what I said
on the floor of my church.
670
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:11,300
The next day, I woke up.
They had Billy.
671
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,066
Thank God.
672
00:32:13,166 --> 00:32:14,966
But God--
that was God doing that.
673
00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:16,200
He did that for me.
674
00:32:16,300 --> 00:32:19,266
- 46-year-old Billy Turner
is behind bars.
675
00:32:19,366 --> 00:32:21,800
He's being held
on a $1 million bond
676
00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:24,833
and was indicted on
first-degree murder charges.
677
00:32:24,933 --> 00:32:26,766
Wright's family
has been waiting for an arrest
678
00:32:26,866 --> 00:32:29,433
ever since his murder in 2010.
679
00:32:29,533 --> 00:32:34,000
- Sherra had a history of her
ability to manipulate men.
680
00:32:34,100 --> 00:32:37,633
Apparently she was extremely
desirable to some men,
681
00:32:37,733 --> 00:32:40,333
and she was able
to control them
682
00:32:40,433 --> 00:32:41,933
by way of that.
683
00:32:43,433 --> 00:32:46,600
- Wright's ex-wife and mother
of his six children,
684
00:32:46,700 --> 00:32:49,366
Sherra Wright,
arrested in California,
685
00:32:49,466 --> 00:32:51,533
charged
with first-degree murder,
686
00:32:51,633 --> 00:32:54,700
conspiracy to commit murder,
and attempted murder.
687
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,500
- Evil, evil, evil...
688
00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,933
just the Wicked Witch
of the South.
689
00:33:00,033 --> 00:33:01,433
- Authorities
announced the arrest
690
00:33:01,533 --> 00:33:03,233
in a press conference
Saturday morning.
691
00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:05,966
- We followed the evidence,
692
00:33:06,066 --> 00:33:08,633
and the evidence led us
to Billy Ray Turner
693
00:33:08,733 --> 00:33:10,000
and Sherra Wright.
694
00:33:10,100 --> 00:33:11,466
- Not long before his death,
695
00:33:11,566 --> 00:33:13,966
detectives say the pair
convinced a third person
696
00:33:14,066 --> 00:33:16,866
to travel to Wright's
Atlanta home to kill him.
697
00:33:16,966 --> 00:33:20,966
- We found out that this
was not the first attempt
698
00:33:21,066 --> 00:33:22,300
on Lorenzen's life.
699
00:33:23,566 --> 00:33:26,733
About a month before,
Sherra had enlisted
700
00:33:26,833 --> 00:33:30,000
Billy Ray Turner
and her cousin Jimmie Martin
701
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:32,066
to go to Atlanta to kill him.
702
00:33:32,166 --> 00:33:35,366
They saw a man
asleep on the couch
703
00:33:35,466 --> 00:33:37,933
and realized
that was not Lorenzen.
704
00:33:38,033 --> 00:33:41,166
- And they saw me
laying on the couch.
705
00:33:41,266 --> 00:33:43,200
[scoffs]
My heart dropped.
706
00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:45,500
I'm like, "Whoa," 'cause...
707
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,666
I was so close to death,
you know?
708
00:33:48,766 --> 00:33:50,833
'Cause had Lorenzo
had have been there,
709
00:33:50,933 --> 00:33:52,833
they couldn't leave
any witnesses around.
710
00:33:52,933 --> 00:33:54,866
They would've shot me, too.
711
00:33:54,966 --> 00:34:00,600
♪ ♪
712
00:34:00,700 --> 00:34:01,966
- At some point,
713
00:34:02,066 --> 00:34:05,100
Sherra realized
there was a greater likelihood
714
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,600
that she was going
to be convicted
715
00:34:07,700 --> 00:34:10,433
and possibly spend the rest
of her life in prison.
716
00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:11,966
- We're looking
at live pictures
717
00:34:12,065 --> 00:34:13,533
where family members--
718
00:34:13,632 --> 00:34:16,800
you can tell they are filled
with emotion today
719
00:34:16,900 --> 00:34:20,433
as they await
this possible plea deal.
720
00:34:20,533 --> 00:34:22,800
And there she is right there--
Sherra Wright.
721
00:34:22,900 --> 00:34:24,800
- Ms. Wright, good morning.
- Good morning.
722
00:34:24,900 --> 00:34:27,366
- The lawyers asked the court
to advance the case today
723
00:34:27,466 --> 00:34:28,533
for today's docket,
724
00:34:28,632 --> 00:34:30,300
indicating that there's
a possibility
725
00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,632
that a resolution has been
reached in lieu of trial.
726
00:34:32,733 --> 00:34:34,733
Is that correct?
- Yes, sir.
727
00:34:34,833 --> 00:34:36,366
- On count one
of the indictment,
728
00:34:36,466 --> 00:34:39,300
Sherra Wright will enter
a plea of guilty to the offense
729
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,166
of facilitation to commit
murder in the first degree.
730
00:34:42,266 --> 00:34:44,366
- I've never heard
of facilitation murder.
731
00:34:44,433 --> 00:34:46,000
The crime actually happened
because of you.
732
00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:47,500
The murder happened
because of you.
733
00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,800
So shouldn't you get murder?
734
00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:52,433
- What she pleaded to
was putting it together.
735
00:34:52,533 --> 00:34:56,433
She didn't plead guilty
to murder.
736
00:34:56,533 --> 00:34:58,766
Uh-uh.
That wasn't good enough for me.
737
00:34:58,866 --> 00:35:01,433
- Sherra struck a deal
738
00:35:01,533 --> 00:35:03,833
with the DA's office,
739
00:35:03,933 --> 00:35:06,566
and she agreed
to a 30-year sentence.
740
00:35:06,666 --> 00:35:09,733
She would, in essence,
be eligible for parole
741
00:35:09,833 --> 00:35:11,166
in about nine years.
742
00:35:11,266 --> 00:35:14,600
And that was not enough.
743
00:35:14,700 --> 00:35:17,800
- Will you be actively working
to extend her sentence
744
00:35:17,866 --> 00:35:21,100
as long as possible?
- Yes. Yes.
745
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,733
- Do you want to see her
serve the full 30 years?
746
00:35:23,833 --> 00:35:25,433
- My son's serving life.
747
00:35:25,533 --> 00:35:28,966
♪ ♪
748
00:35:29,066 --> 00:35:31,666
- So, even though Sherra
had pleaded guilty,
749
00:35:31,766 --> 00:35:35,600
no one had been convicted
of the actual murder itself.
750
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:37,433
- Have a seat, Mr. Turner.
751
00:35:37,533 --> 00:35:38,966
- And then
all the things came out
752
00:35:39,066 --> 00:35:40,466
in Billy Ray's murder trial
753
00:35:40,566 --> 00:35:43,400
about what
happened that night.
754
00:36:02,966 --> 00:36:05,866
[dramatic music]
755
00:36:05,966 --> 00:36:07,333
♪ ♪
756
00:36:07,433 --> 00:36:11,366
- Greed is such
an evil emotion.
757
00:36:11,466 --> 00:36:15,500
Sherra's lifestyle demanded
that she had much more.
758
00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,933
And somewhere along the line,
she theorized
759
00:36:19,033 --> 00:36:21,533
that she needed to get
his life-insurance money.
760
00:36:21,633 --> 00:36:23,633
- I was married to
a NBA basketball player
761
00:36:23,700 --> 00:36:25,900
for 13 years, April.
762
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:31,800
My watch is a car,
or my ring is a house.
763
00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:36,033
♪ ♪
764
00:36:36,133 --> 00:36:38,333
- I'd say 90% of it
was about greed.
765
00:36:38,433 --> 00:36:41,466
And I think that she
had personal reasons.
766
00:36:41,566 --> 00:36:43,666
Sherra had just got fed up
with Lorenzen.
767
00:36:43,766 --> 00:36:46,300
He had been messing around
with different women.
768
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,166
I think all that
just took a toll on her.
769
00:36:48,266 --> 00:36:50,266
But to see him shot like that?
770
00:36:50,366 --> 00:36:52,633
She is evil to do this.
771
00:36:52,733 --> 00:36:54,300
- She had become accustomed
772
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,300
to the lifestyle
of a rich and famous.
773
00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:59,866
But what mother would take
the life of her kids' father
774
00:36:59,966 --> 00:37:01,266
for monetary gain?
775
00:37:01,366 --> 00:37:05,366
Not only have you taken
their father away from them,
776
00:37:05,466 --> 00:37:06,800
but you've taken yourself away,
777
00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:10,766
because you can't be
in their lives.
778
00:37:10,866 --> 00:37:14,800
There's a special place in hell
reserved for that person.
779
00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:16,200
And I'll leave it at that.
780
00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:23,300
♪ ♪
781
00:37:32,966 --> 00:37:34,766
- Do you solemnly swear
or affirm
782
00:37:34,866 --> 00:37:36,466
that the testimony
you'll be giving in this case
783
00:37:36,566 --> 00:37:38,400
is the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth,
784
00:37:38,500 --> 00:37:40,300
so help you God?
785
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,633
Thank you. Have a seat
right here, please, sir.
786
00:37:42,733 --> 00:37:44,466
- Jimmie Martin
did a really good job
787
00:37:44,566 --> 00:37:47,300
in how he presented himself
788
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,600
and the testimony
that he gave.
789
00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:23,300
[gunshots]
790
00:38:53,066 --> 00:38:56,400
♪ ♪
791
00:38:56,500 --> 00:39:01,333
- I believe she had got
her shot in in his face,
792
00:39:01,433 --> 00:39:04,100
because she always talked
about how good he looked
793
00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:05,933
and women stay looking at him.
794
00:39:06,033 --> 00:39:07,866
I don't care what y'all say.
795
00:39:07,966 --> 00:39:09,800
Billy didn't shoot him
in the face.
796
00:39:09,900 --> 00:39:12,733
That was personal.
Sherra shot him in the face.
797
00:39:12,833 --> 00:39:15,766
She was right there with him.
798
00:39:15,866 --> 00:39:17,100
- Billy Ray Turner--
799
00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,600
her partner in crime,
so to speak--
800
00:39:19,700 --> 00:39:22,766
I think he's just a pawn
on the chessboard of life
801
00:39:22,866 --> 00:39:25,433
that she used
for what she wanted.
802
00:39:25,533 --> 00:39:27,766
- It is the judgment
of this court that Mr. Turner
803
00:39:27,866 --> 00:39:29,600
is, in fact, guilty
of count one of the indictment,
804
00:39:29,700 --> 00:39:31,266
first-degree murder.
805
00:39:31,366 --> 00:39:34,000
- For a person
to just ruin their life--
806
00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:36,933
such a heinous act
of killing someone--
807
00:39:37,033 --> 00:39:38,800
you wonder how much
they regret it.
808
00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:40,600
- Upon the jury's verdict
of guilty,
809
00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:44,466
the court shall and will set
the punishment of count one--
810
00:39:44,533 --> 00:39:46,966
an indictment
of life confinement
811
00:39:47,066 --> 00:39:49,333
in the Tennessee
Department of Corrections.
812
00:39:49,433 --> 00:39:54,800
♪ ♪
813
00:39:54,900 --> 00:39:56,966
- When Billy Ray Turner
814
00:39:57,066 --> 00:39:59,833
was convicted
in criminal court,
815
00:39:59,933 --> 00:40:02,366
it was like that dark cloud
that was over the city
816
00:40:02,466 --> 00:40:03,633
was lifted,
817
00:40:03,733 --> 00:40:05,766
and now the skies
are all blue.
818
00:40:05,866 --> 00:40:08,000
And Memphis was Memphis again.
819
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:09,633
- He can suffer
like I've been suffering
820
00:40:09,733 --> 00:40:11,800
for the last 12 years--
without things.
821
00:40:11,900 --> 00:40:13,633
I don't have my time.
822
00:40:13,733 --> 00:40:20,766
♪ ♪
823
00:40:24,933 --> 00:40:26,166
- It's a beautiful day--
824
00:40:26,266 --> 00:40:28,966
Lorenzen's jersey going
into the rafters.
825
00:40:29,066 --> 00:40:30,866
Lorenzen was born
in Mississippi,
826
00:40:30,966 --> 00:40:32,766
but he was a proud Memphian.
827
00:40:32,866 --> 00:40:35,000
You know, he showed that
through his giving,
828
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:37,133
his time,
the giving of his money,
829
00:40:37,233 --> 00:40:39,666
and had a humongous heart--
definitely gone too soon.
830
00:40:39,766 --> 00:40:41,766
He's a legend,
and he'll live on forever.
831
00:40:41,866 --> 00:40:43,100
- We loved him.
832
00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:47,300
We absolutely loved him,
and we miss him.
833
00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:49,866
- This is the best one.
834
00:40:49,966 --> 00:40:54,433
♪ ♪
835
00:40:54,533 --> 00:40:56,100
This one is
the "now I can rest."
836
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:59,200
This is the last one
'cause he's resting, finally.
837
00:40:59,300 --> 00:41:02,033
After all these years,
he can lay like everybody else
838
00:41:02,133 --> 00:41:05,466
in the cemetery--
with his head down.
839
00:41:05,566 --> 00:41:12,566
♪ ♪
840
00:41:23,433 --> 00:41:26,800
- During her parole hearing,
Sherra pled for mercy.
841
00:41:26,900 --> 00:41:28,566
- It's a privilege,
842
00:41:28,666 --> 00:41:30,333
and it is not something
843
00:41:30,433 --> 00:41:32,833
that I have to receive
844
00:41:32,933 --> 00:41:34,966
or something
that I should receive.
845
00:41:35,066 --> 00:41:36,133
And I just--
846
00:41:36,233 --> 00:41:37,133
I'm asking today
847
00:41:37,233 --> 00:41:38,333
for your mercy.
848
00:41:38,433 --> 00:41:40,500
- But some said
she still wasn't taking
849
00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:42,800
responsibility for her role
850
00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:45,500
in the killing
of Lorenzen Wright in 2010.
851
00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,866
Sherra is up for parole again
in May 2027.
852
00:41:48,966 --> 00:41:52,666
Deborah Marion plans to be
there fighting it again.
853
00:41:52,766 --> 00:41:58,800
♪ ♪
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