Lorenzen Wright Case Update: Wife Pleads Guilty

[kg01]

Sherra Wright pleads guilty to facilitation, faces 30 years.

Story still makes me sad.  Such a waste.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-nba-lorenzen-wright-murder-20190725-l2oadfkft5dmrkfcl26avrj5zq-story.html

https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/25/sherra-wright-pleads-guilty-facilitation-murder-lorenzen-wright-death

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Sherra Wright originally pleaded not guilty but appeared in court on Thursday to change her plea. She received a sentence of 30 years in prison and is eligible for parole after serving eight years, which is 30% of her sentence. She will be credited for her time served, which is less than two years.

Hope she doesn't get out in 8.

[lethalweapon3]

At long last. Farewell to Mrs. Tell Me Anything. Hopefully for awhile.

Really rough situation his kids were forced to endure.

 

~lw3

[NBASupes]

RIP Zo Wright 

[Plainview1981]

Didn’t they lose a child along time ago?

[Duff_Man]

Makes you wonder what went on that pushed her to that point. Guess sometimes people just snap.

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, Duff_Man said:

Makes you wonder what went on that pushed her to that point. Guess sometimes people just snap.

Probably infidelity

[Sothron]

She should have gotten the death penalty. Memory eternal Lo Down. You deserved better than this.

[kg01]

1 minute ago, Peoriabird said:

Probably infidelity

The penalty for cheatin' isn't death and, iiuc, it's not like she was innocent of that offense.

[Duff_Man]

4 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Probably infidelity

Actually, my crack research shows it was her and a Deacon at her church conspiring to collect a $1 million life insurance policy...which she spent over ten months (!) instead of giving any to their kids. Lovely gal, this one.

 

Edit: I am sure I already know the answer, but $1 million seems like an awfully low amount for a life insurance policy. Willing to bet he let her blow what was left of his NBA earnings as well.

Edited July 25, 2019 by Duff_Man

[Peoriabird]

30 minutes ago, Duff_Man said:

Actually, my crack research shows it was her and a Deacon at her church conspiring to collect a $1 million life insurance policy...which she spent over ten months (!) instead of giving any to their kids. Lovely gal, this one.

 

Edit: I am sure I already know the answer, but $1 million seems like an awfully low amount for a life insurance policy. Willing to bet he let her blow what was left of his NBA earnings as well.

That would have been my second guess

[thecampster]

Holy crap.....I've met them both...used to deliver them pizzas and would ask for me specifically to talk the team and charity (few knew he had a very big heart...a lot of his family lived with him and he gave of his time freely). Glad there is finally closure but it is sad.

[HawkItus]

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Defense attorney Juni Ganguli told reporters outside of the courtroom that Sherra Wright’s defense at trial would have been that her ex-husband beat her for years and she was tired of it. He said the defense would have been “scorched earth.”

 

[AHF]

She seems like the scorched earth type.  Whatever it takes to get what she wants.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[macdaddy]

Such a sad story.   ABC promo makes it sound like some kind of entertainment soap opera we're supposed to enjoy.   It's people's lives.  

[Atlantaholic]

1 hour ago, macdaddy said:

Such a sad story.   ABC promo makes it sound like some kind of entertainment soap opera we're supposed to enjoy.   It's people's lives.  

ABC would exploit its own mother for a nickel if it had one..

Edited September 18, 2020 by Atlantaholic

[kg01]

3 hours ago, Atlantaholic said:

ABC would exploit its own mother for a nickel if it hadn't already sold her for a penny ...

fixed that for ya

[JayBirdHawk]

Jury convicts Billy Ray Turner in slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright

5:36 PM ET

• Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- 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 hometown of Memphis.

The 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours before it found Billy Ray Turner guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder and conspiracy in the death of Wright, a 6-foot, 11-inch center who played 13 seasons in the NBA before he retired after the 2008-09 campaign. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Turner, 51, to life in prison for the murder conviction. He will be sentenced for the other charges at a later date.