Mystery in Memphis: Who was Lorenzen Wright's wife Sherra Wright Robinson?

With ABC’s two-hour special ‘Mystery in Memphis’ set to air on September 20, names Lorenzen Wright and Sherra Wright Robinson have once again made headlines. new ABC 2020 event which will air on Friday promises new details and audio recordings from tragic murder of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright. death of Lorenzen Wright first hit news in 2010 after he went missing, with his wife Sherra Wright Robinson pleading guilty to murder in 2019.

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Lorenzen Wright murder: story so far

Lorenzen Wright was an American professional basketballer who played for likes of LA Clippers, Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers amongst ors. He played 13 seasons in NBA after being drafted seventh overall in 1996 season by LA Clippers. Lorenzen Wright died d 34 after he went missing on July 18, 2010.

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Initially, it was believed that basketballer had left his home with drugs and an unspecified amount of money, with Wright’s wife Sherra Wright Robinson even registering a missing person's report. It was later found out that Lorenzen Wright had died after his body was found on July 28. After news of a 911 call from his cell, where sound of 11 gunshots could be heard in background, case began being investigated as a homicide. police investigation into Lorenzen Wright murder was also hindered by fact that dispatcher of 911 call did t report details of it to his superior for eight days, as it became one of most high-profile homicide cases.

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Who is Lorenzen Wright's wife?

More than seven years after Lorenzen Wright murder first made news, a gun which was used to murder NBA star was found in a Mississippi Lake. On vember 9, 2017, Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife, Sherra Wright Robinson was arrested in connection with Lorenzen Wright murder, days after Billy R. Turner, a landscaper, was indicted on first-degree murder charges. After court rulings, Sherra Wright Robinson pleaded guilty in Lorenzen Wright murder case and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. According to witnesses and court proceedings, both Turner and Sherra Wright Robinson attended same church. initial plan hatched by Sherra Wright Robinson involved two men killing Lorenzo Wright, but after that failed, she conspired with Turner to kill NBA player and dump gun used in shooting in a Mississippi lake.

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Im Credits: AP