Killer Cases Murder of the Basketball Star (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime

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Killer Cases

Murder of the Basketball Star (Season 3, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime

Murder in Tennessee, July 2010: Ten days after NBA player Lorenzen Wright went missing, the basketball player's body was found in a swamp, shot 11 times. Lorenzen called 911 but was only able to ask for help, and then the 911 dispatcher ...See moreMurder in Tennessee, July 2010: Ten days after NBA player Lorenzen Wright went missing, the basketball player's body was found in a swamp, shot 11 times. Lorenzen called 911 but was only able to ask for help, and then the 911 dispatcher heard 11 gunshot sounds. The police carried out an investigation, but came up empty as to who the killer or killers were, and the case went cold. During this time, Lorenzen Wright's mother, Deborah Marion, steadfastly worked hard to keep her son's case active. The investigation 'heated up' when the Memphis police obtained help from the FBI several years after the murder. Using clues from an informant, the investigators were able to successfully arrest Lorenzen's wife, Sherra Wright (the mastermind of the crime, and the mother of their six children) and her gardener, Billy Ray Turner (the actual killer) for the murder. The suspects were found guilty and sentenced to jail. See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Brian Ross Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	On Trial: Young Thug
Lorenzen Wright Self - Murder Victim in 2010 / Age 34 (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim in 2010 / Age 34 (archive footage) See fewer	The Sentinel (1996)
Sherra Wright Self - Convicted of Facilitation of Murder in 2019 (archive footage) Self - Convicted of Facilitation of Murder in 2019 (archive footage) See fewer
Billy Ray Turner Self - Convicted of 1st Degree Murder in 2019 (archive footage) Self - Convicted of 1st Degree Murder in 2019 (archive footage) See fewer
Deborah Marion Self - Lorenzen Wright's Mother (archive footage) Self - Lorenzen Wright's Mother (archive footage) See fewer	People Magazine Investigates (2016)
Bill Adkins Self - Lorenzen Wright's Friend / Pastor at the Greater Imani Church Self - Lorenzen Wright's Friend / Pastor at the Greater Imani Church See fewer	Killer Cases (2020)
Darren Goods Self - Lead Detective Self - Lead Detective See fewer	Killer Cases (2020)
Paul Hagerman Self - Prosecuting Attorney Self - Prosecuting Attorney See fewer	Killer Cases (2020)