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[female narrator] she was
his high school sweetheart
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And became a basketball wife.
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He made 55 million dollars
playin' basketball.
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It seemed to be
a true love story
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With the two of them.
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I knew he was
madly in love with her.
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[narrator] on a steamy
summer night in memphis,
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This fairytale of riches
comes to a startling end.
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You're literally hearing
someone be murdered.
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[music]
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[narrator] for nearly a decade,
the case haunts the city.
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And when the truth
finally comes out,
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A cold-hearted killer
is close to home court.
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[austin] this wasn't a robbery.
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It leads you to believe
it was somethin' personal.
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I mean, that was
the kodak moment,
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When they brought
that weapon out.
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He was nothing more than
a pawn on a chessboard,
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That did what his queen
wanted him to do.
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[narrator] July 22nd, 2010.
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In a wealthy suburb
just outside of memphis,
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Deborah marion makes
a phone call to
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The collierville police
department.
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Deborah identifies herself as
mother to famed nba star
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Lorenzen wright.
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The name is well known to
the officer...
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And everyone else in memphis.
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He was what they called
a hometown hero.
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So you would see his name on
billboards everywhere.
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Every restaurant you go to,
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They'll have something
of his nature.
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Now, whether it
was a jersey or a poster.
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[narrator] deborah tells
the officer that
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34-year-old lorenzen,
who currently lives in atlanta,
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Arrived in memphis four days
earlier to visit,
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But now has disappeared.
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One of his sisters was pregnant
at the time,
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And she was havin'
a baby shower.
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But he would not have missed
that for the world.
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He didn't show up for that.
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[narrator] deborah insists
this just isn't like her son.
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[darren] no one could get
in contact with him.
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They knew that there
was something was wrong,
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Something was bad wrong.
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The mother filed
the missing person report.
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All of us became highly
concerned then,
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Because it was not like ren.
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Somethin' has happened.
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[narrator] as investigators
review the report,
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News of the missing nba player
spreads quickly across the city
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[austin] this was indeed
a very big deal.
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He was one of memphis'
favorite sons.
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The whole city was abuzz,
wantin' to know what happened.
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[narrator] lorenzen "ren" wright
was born on November 4th, 1975,
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In oxford, mississippi
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To deborah marion
and herb wright.
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Although his parents
never married,
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Lorenzen was close to both
his mother and his father.
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The relationship that him
and his mom had
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Was a bond that would
never be broken.
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I mean, he, they were
very, very close.
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[narrator] lorenzen's bond
with his father,
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A former nba prospect,
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Centered around
their shared love of basketbal.
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His father herb was...
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Injured, wounded,
and was paralyzed.
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And herb never let
the wheelchair stop him.
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Ren loved his daddy.
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He loved him, and herb was
his first sorta coach.
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Taught him a lot about
basketball.
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[narrator] by the time
lorenzen was in high school,
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It was clear that
the 6'11" teenager
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Was a gifted athlete.
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Anybody could see,
even when he was in high school,
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This guy got a express train
ticket to the nba.
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[michael] he was one of
top players in mississippi.
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Then his senior year,
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His daddy made the move to
get him outta mississippi
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And get him to memphis.
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[dr. Adkins] memphis produces
a lot of top basketball players
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And if you want to be better,
if you want to get better,
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Play the best.
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[narrator] during the summers,
lorenzen played for
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The exclusive
amateur athletic union.
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[michael] aau is like...
They call it all american.
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All the top players around
the country play in it.
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[narrator] lorenzen was
a star on the team,
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Gaining plenty of attention
from his coach,
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As well as from
his coach's daughter,
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Sherra robinson.
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From what I know, sherra's mom
died at a young age,
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And she met lorenzen
through her dad.
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[montae] her father was
an aau basketball coach.
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And by that being the case,
sherra had a lot of access
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To knowing who
basketball players were.
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Sherra was different.
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Just different that anything
he had been around.
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He was madly in love with her.
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[narrator] in 1994, lorenzen
began his freshman year
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Of college playing for
the university of memphis.
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That same year, sherra became
pregnant with his child.
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The couple was excited,
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But decided to hold off
on marriage
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So lorenzen could focus
on basketball.
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[darren] here this kid
is 6'10", 6'11",
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Could run like a gazelle.
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He had "it".
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And "it" was everything.
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[narrator] a year later,
lorenzen was still playing at
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The university of memphis
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When all of his dedication
and hard work paid off.
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[montae] draft night, lorenzen
gets drafted by the la clippers
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As the number 7th player
of the nba draft.
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So instantly, his life changed.
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[montae] so now lorenzen was out
on the road
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42 times a season,
playin' basketball.
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[narrator] but he was always
eager to return home
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To sherra and his son.
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Bein' on the road was fine...
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[stammering]
and it's fun for a while.
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But he always wanted to
get home to his children.
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[narrator] by 1998,
the couple had married,
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And lorenzen had built both
a reputation in the nba
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And a handsome bank account.
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In 1999, sherra gave birth to
their second child.
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[michael] oh, the wedding
was awesome.
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He had a huge wedding
in memphis.
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The wedding was beautiful.
Yeah, he was excited.
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We were all excited for him.
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[narrator] his marriage to
sherra was a constant...
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Even when his nba career
had the family moving from
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La to atlanta after he was
traded to the hawks.
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Then, in 2001, another dream
came true.
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That's where they held
the press conference at...
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For lorenzen to come in to play
for the memphis grizzlies.
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It was real, real big.
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It was very, very,
very much like
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This thing is coming back
full circle.
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[narrator] sherra and lorenzen
moved their family to
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The wealthy memphis suburb
of collierville.
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[dr. Atkins] the neighborhood's
a very exclusive neighborhood,
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And in the neighborhood were
two nfl football players
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In the, in that same little cove
that they were in.
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[narrator] their family
continued to grow.
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By 2002, they had
seven children,
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Three girls and four boys.
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[michael] sherra was always
there for her kids.
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She was great as a mother.
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They had all kinds of help,
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Whether it was family, friends,
and live-in nannies.
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[narrator] by 2003, lorenzen and
sherra were living a fantasy.
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[narrator] but tragedy struck
when their youngest daughter,
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Sierra simone, died of sids
at 11 months old.
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Sherra was heartbroken.
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You know, it really,
really hurt her a lot.
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[dr. Atkins] lorenzen was
devastated.
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That was probably
the pivotal point
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In his marriage.
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[dr. Atkins] well, their
relationship became
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Very volatile.
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The arguments just continued on.
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On and on and on.
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[narrator] over the next
few years,
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The relationship was tumultuous
but the couple didn't give up.
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[michael] they had some issues
in memphis,
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When he was with the grizzlies,
before they got back to atlanta
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But they decided that,
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"hey, okay,
lets just squash it."
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They renewed their vows.
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[narrator] in 2006, lorenzen was
traded once again,
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This time back to
the atlanta hawks.
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But less than three years later
he was cut
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And wouldn't play again.
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By then, it was clear that both
his career and his marriage
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Were in trouble.
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[michael] sherra moved back
to memphis.
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And lorenzen actually stayed.
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I think they started to,
to drift apart.
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So he lived in atlanta,
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And would come back and forth
to memphis.
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[narrator] in February 2010,
the couple finally divorced.
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It was still a, a 50/50 thing.
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She would have the kids,
obviously, during the schoolyear
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And whatnot, but lorenzen still
made time, whether it's...
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Having them here in atlanta,
or he was in memphis.
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He loved his kids
to the fullest.
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The kids were a big reason why
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That they actually stayed
together
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For as long as they did.
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[narrator] but on July 22nd,
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Just days after returning to
memphis to visit his family,
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Lorenzen is missing.
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It wasn't entirely unlike
lorenzen to go a day or two
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Without making contact,
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With his family not knowing
exactly where,
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Where he was.
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He did like to travel.
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He did have friends
in various cities.
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[narrator] family members say
lorenzen had
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An amicable relationship
with his ex-wife, sherra,
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And planned to stay with
her and his kids while
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He was in memphis.
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[music]
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[narrator] when friends and
family reach out to sherra,
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She isn't overly concerned.
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She says, "there's nothing to be
worried about,
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"I'm sure he's just gone, and
he'll come back.
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This is what lorenzen does."
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But when he hadn't been heard
from for four days,
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It became an issue.
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Lorenzen tended to disappear
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Whenever he needed
some time to himself,
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But he'd always let
somebody know.
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We're just thinking the worst.
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[narrator] coming up,
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Was lorenzen's return to memphs
an act of love?
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That's one of the reasons
he came back to memphis.
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He was trying to get back
with her.
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[narrator] or was it
a fatal mistake?
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[darren] two hispanic men
show up at the house
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And they were armed,
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And they were looking for
lorenzen.
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[music]
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[narrator] memphis investigators
are looking into
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The disappearance of nba star
lorenzen wright
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By tracking his last known
whereabouts
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The night of July 18th, 2010.
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Family members tell police that
earlier that day,
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Lorenzen was with
his college friend,
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Phil dotson.
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[paul] so mr. Dotson was
interviewed,
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He was somebody who's a lifelong
friend of lorenzen's.
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He has dinner with a bunch of
his fraternity brothers
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From the university of memphis.
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Among them, philip.
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And then after dinner,
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Phil dotson takes him
over to the gym.
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[narrator] at the gym,
they watched lorenzen's son
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Play in a pickup game
of basketball.
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But their time was interrupted
by a constant stream of texts,
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All from sherra wright.
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Sherra started sending lorenzen,
you know, nudity pictures.
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You know, "okay, well, come on,
come on and get this."
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Sherra sending him these
sexually explicit text messages,
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"I want you to come see me,
you know, we're gonna do
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This, that, and the other."
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[narrator] eventually, phil
tells the investigators,
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He took lorenzen and his son
to sherra's house.
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[austin] they then all
get in the car,
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And mr. Dotson drives them out
to collierville
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And drops them off,
I believe around 10pm.
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[narrator] and that was
the last time
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He saw or heard from lorenzen.
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[paul] mr. Dotson was
extremely cooperative.
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He was somebody who's
a lifelong friend of lorenzen's.
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As far as he was concerned,
there was nothing odd.
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[narrator] since
sherra's home was
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Lorenzen's last known location,
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Investigators speak with
her next.
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Sherra corroborates phil's stor
and tells detectives
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She last saw lorenzen after
he returned to the house
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With their son on the night
of the 18th.
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[austin] she has lorenzen
come into the house,
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I think around 10 o'clock
that evening.
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Then spending some time
together.
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And then lorenzen was making
comments about having
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A box of drugs.
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[narrator] sherra claims around
10:30pm that same night,
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Two men she had
never seen before
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Arrived to pick up lorenzen.
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[darren] two hispanic men
show up at the house,
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And they're wearing
long overcoats.
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And they were armed,
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And they were looking
for lorenzen.
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[music]
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[darren] then he left.
Got in the car with them.
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[music]
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[paul] the words comin' out
of her mouth would
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Alert, alarm, and suspicion,
you know, to anybody.
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There's red flags poppin' up.
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The entire tenor of
the story is one that
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Would make us concerned for
his welfare.
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[music]
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[narrator] after they finish
their interview with sherra,
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Investigators continue speaking
with those close to lorenzen
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And learn it's no secret
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The couple has had
their troubles.
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Both were having
extramarital affairs.
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[music]
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[michael] they didn't argue
in front of people.
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So whatever happened,
it happened behind closed doors.
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[narrator] however,
the infidelity was nothing
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Compared to the financial shock
that came when
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He was cut from the hawks.
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[austin] he made 55 million
dollars playin' basketball.
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I think by the time
they got divorced,
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That was basically gone.
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[darren] they had cars that had
been repossessed.
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And I don't think he was in
a good place financially.
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[narrator] but in spite of
all their problems,
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When the divorce became final
just a few months ago,
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They seemed to regret it
almost instantly.
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[dr. Atkins] and that's one of
the reasons
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He came back to memphis.
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She asked him to come back,
and...
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And he came back.
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He was trying to
get back with her.
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[music]
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[narrator] did lorenzen's
financial troubles lead him
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To get involved with
the wrong crowd?
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Investigators need to verify
sherra's story
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And identify the two men
lorenzen left with.
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They immediately subpoena
his phone records.
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Back then, it took a little bit
longer than it does
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For detectives to get
his call records
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That include location
information.
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[narrator] while detectives wait
for the phone's location data,
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They are able to check
the last call made
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From lorenzen's phone,
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And they spot another red flag.
345
00:16:32,859 --> 00:16:38,763
And they see that there's
an outgoing call at 12:12am,
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So just right after midnight.
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They realized that the last call
that was made was 911.
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[music]
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[narrator] on July 27th,
detectives obtain a recording
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Of the call from neighboring
germantown,
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Just 22 miles east of memphis.
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And what they hear is
terrifying.
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[phone dialing]
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[music]
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Anyone listens to it,
it is chilling and it's...
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It's...
Pretty brutal.
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[music]
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[darren] so they in turn
then contact
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The germantown police departmen
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To follow, well,
what did germantown do?
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What did the germantown police
department do...
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To follow up on this 911 call?
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[narrator] they get an answer
they didn't expect.
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[paul] that call was not
followed up on at all.
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It wasn't shared with any of
the other agencies.
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It was just...
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Ignored.
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[darren] the tower that the call
is pinging off of
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Kinda sits right in the middle
of three jurisdictions.
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So when germantown looked at
the longitude and latitude,
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They saw that it was not in
their jurisdiction,
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So they just dropped it.
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[austin] it's brutal,
it's shocking.
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I don't know how you hear
that phone call and just go,
375
00:18:19,999 --> 00:18:23,534
"well, that was weird,"
and move on.
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It was shocking.
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[darren] you hear these shots,
I mean,
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You have to imagine
that at some point,
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Lorenzen is running for
his life as he's being shot.
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[music]
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[narrator] more than a week
after the 911 call,
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Collierville detectives get
the phone information
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They've been waiting for.
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They're able to use cellphone
location information
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To triangulate where
that came from.
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The location where this
happened,
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The suburbs of memphis.
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Name of the street is
callis cut off.
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[narrator] along with
a full forensic team and k-9s,
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Investigators head to
the narrow street.
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[darren] collierville police
department led that,
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Gridded everything out,
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And then they kinda began that,
that very exhaustive search.
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[paul] they go over
the barbed wire fence,
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Walk through a field,
up a little hill,
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By some bushes,
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And probably haven't walked mor
than maybe 120 yards,
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And they found his body.
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[music]
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[darren] so you talkin'
nine days of decomposing body.
401
00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:36,408
Laying out nine days...
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00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:38,742
In the...
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00:19:38,811 --> 00:19:40,744
Memphis weather in July.
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He was nothing but bones.
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[paul] just unrecognizable
as a person.
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00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:47,285
Except for...
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00:19:47,353 --> 00:19:50,788
The bright white tennis shoes
that remained.
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00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:52,890
[music]
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00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:55,826
[narrator] between the shoes,
jewelry, and clothing,
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Investigators are
all but certain
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00:19:58,364 --> 00:20:00,831
The body belongs to lorenzen.
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00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:05,436
[music]
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00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:07,972
[narrator] as the medical
examiner collects the remains,
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00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:12,510
Investigators comb the area
around the body for evidence.
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00:20:12,979 --> 00:20:17,681
They search numerous times in an
attempt to find his cellphone.
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00:20:17,984 --> 00:20:19,384
It's never found.
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00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,321
But they find at least two
different kinds of casings.
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One, a small caliber handgun,
and one, a 9 millimeter.
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00:20:26,392 --> 00:20:29,927
It suggests, more than likely,
multiple perpetrators.
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[austin] a .25 caliber gun's not
gonna shoot 9 millimeter,
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00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:34,932
And vice versa.
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00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:36,801
Typically, in my experience,
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People aren't shootin'
two fisted.
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[music]
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00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:44,275
[narrator] detectives believe
that this wasn't
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A random attack.
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00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:48,078
He still has his watch on,
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00:20:48,147 --> 00:20:50,014
He still has diamond earrings,
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00:20:50,016 --> 00:20:53,751
And, and a chain, which kinda
right off lets you know
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00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:54,919
This wasn't a robbery.
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00:20:56,088 --> 00:20:58,022
It leads you to believe
it was somethin' personal.
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00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:01,759
[music]
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00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:04,962
[narrator] investigators aren't
able to keep the discovery of
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The body under wraps for long.
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00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:11,101
[kontji] you could see
his mother, deborah,
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00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:15,439
Pacing and wanting answers
from the police.
437
00:21:16,109 --> 00:21:17,808
[dr. Atkins] that was
breaking news.
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00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:20,812
And...
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00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:21,979
His mama...
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00:21:22,048 --> 00:21:23,715
[music]
441
00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:25,916
...Was one of the first
to get to the scene.
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00:21:25,985 --> 00:21:28,185
[music]
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00:21:28,187 --> 00:21:30,555
[kontji] it was just so
visceral.
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00:21:31,590 --> 00:21:35,293
It was just really, really hard
to watch her
445
00:21:35,362 --> 00:21:37,928
Find out that moment
that it was him.
446
00:21:37,997 --> 00:21:42,132
[music]
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00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:43,735
[narrator] a day later,
448
00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:46,737
The medical examiner uses
dental records to confirm that
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00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:50,207
The remains belong to
the basketball star.
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00:21:50,209 --> 00:21:52,209
[music]
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00:21:52,211 --> 00:21:54,345
He was shot five times.
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00:21:54,413 --> 00:21:56,347
He was shot in the head.
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00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:58,149
He was shot in the chest.
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00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,884
[kontji] what could have
possibly happened?
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00:22:00,953 --> 00:22:05,556
You just got this really
chilling visual of just
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00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:08,425
Those last moments, and so you
felt like it had to be
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00:22:08,494 --> 00:22:09,960
Some type of execution.
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00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:13,098
[music]
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00:22:13,165 --> 00:22:14,566
[narrator] coming up,
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00:22:14,633 --> 00:22:18,168
Sherra's story continues
to raise questions.
461
00:22:19,238 --> 00:22:21,705
[austin] once the officers start
pointin' out to her that
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00:22:21,774 --> 00:22:23,508
She's saying things that
don't match up,
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00:22:23,576 --> 00:22:26,044
She gets a lawyer and
stops talkin'.
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00:22:26,112 --> 00:22:29,980
[narrator] and a darker truth
begins to unfold...
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[austin] his phone was
hitting on a tower
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00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:34,919
Overlapping the same
general area where
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00:22:34,921 --> 00:22:37,789
Lorenzen wright's 911 call
was overlapping.
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00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:43,627
[music]
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00:22:52,338 --> 00:22:55,672
[narrator] having found
the badly decomposed body of
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Nba star lorenzen wright,
471
00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:01,145
Investigators follow up on
his ex-wife
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00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:03,682
Sherra wright's claims that
he left her house
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00:23:03,749 --> 00:23:07,050
With drugs and two mystery men.
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00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:10,955
[paul] originally, she was just
telling family members,
475
00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:14,425
"just lorenzen being lorenzen.
Don't worry about it."
476
00:23:14,493 --> 00:23:15,694
And then it wasn't 'til she was
477
00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:18,495
Interviewed by police
the first time
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00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:20,497
That she tells this story about
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00:23:20,566 --> 00:23:21,999
Him leaving in the middle
of the night.
480
00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:24,769
If anyone left under
those circumstances,
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00:23:24,837 --> 00:23:28,305
Disappeared, the loved one
who witnessed that
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00:23:28,374 --> 00:23:31,175
Would immediately be concerned
for the welfare,
483
00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:33,377
But sherra was not.
484
00:23:33,379 --> 00:23:36,480
[music]
485
00:23:36,482 --> 00:23:38,382
[narrator] when investigators
follow up with
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More of
lorenzen's family and friends,
487
00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,721
They explain that if lorenzen
blew through his fortune,
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00:23:44,790 --> 00:23:47,726
He had plenty of help
from sherra.
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00:23:48,461 --> 00:23:49,594
[dr. Atkins] she would often
brag
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00:23:49,662 --> 00:23:51,061
That the clothes that she wore,
491
00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:53,998
You know, was valuable
than most people's cars.
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00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:55,633
This was her style.
493
00:23:56,402 --> 00:23:58,335
And she loved to spend money.
494
00:23:58,404 --> 00:23:59,870
[music]
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00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:03,407
[narrator] lorenzen's loved ones
say that even if lorenzen was
496
00:24:03,409 --> 00:24:04,742
Having money problems,
497
00:24:04,744 --> 00:24:08,612
There's no way he was involved
in drugs.
498
00:24:08,681 --> 00:24:10,881
Anybody that knows lorenzen,
first of all,
499
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:13,083
Know that he don't have
a bad bone in his body.
500
00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:16,787
Drugs, no.
Lorenzen is not a street guy.
501
00:24:16,856 --> 00:24:18,622
[music]
502
00:24:18,691 --> 00:24:20,090
[narrator] after the interview,
503
00:24:20,092 --> 00:24:23,427
Investigators want to speak
to sherra again.
504
00:24:23,429 --> 00:24:26,430
But she throws up a roadblock.
505
00:24:27,234 --> 00:24:30,234
[austin] once the officers start
pointin' out to her that
506
00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:32,636
She's saying things that
don't match up,
507
00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:35,172
She gets a lawyer
and stops talkin'.
508
00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:36,907
[music]
509
00:24:36,909 --> 00:24:39,309
[paul] so they begin looking at
the text messages
510
00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:42,947
That she sent to lorenzen to
get him to come to memphis.
511
00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:45,550
[narrator] investigators
subpoena
512
00:24:45,617 --> 00:24:47,185
Sherra's phone records,
513
00:24:47,253 --> 00:24:50,321
And it's clear that sherra had
been on a campaign to get
514
00:24:50,389 --> 00:24:54,792
Lorenzen to come to memphis
for days before he arrived.
515
00:24:55,194 --> 00:24:56,660
[music]
516
00:24:56,729 --> 00:25:00,397
She's sending him pretty
sexually explicit text messages
517
00:25:00,466 --> 00:25:02,866
To come to memphis and see her.
518
00:25:02,935 --> 00:25:05,469
[music]
519
00:25:05,471 --> 00:25:07,604
[narrator] was sherra really
that eager
520
00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:09,339
To reconcile with her ex?
521
00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:13,010
Or was she luring him
into a trap?
522
00:25:13,947 --> 00:25:17,281
As investigators comb through
the texts in the days before
523
00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:18,883
Lorenzen went missing,
524
00:25:18,952 --> 00:25:21,351
They discover a number of
messages between
525
00:25:21,353 --> 00:25:23,420
Sherra and two men:
526
00:25:23,489 --> 00:25:26,824
Billy turner and jimmie martin.
527
00:25:26,826 --> 00:25:32,029
[paul] sherra had exchanged
a series of suspicious,
528
00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:33,764
Appeared to be coded,
529
00:25:33,832 --> 00:25:38,903
Text exchanges with jimmie in
the days before the murder.
530
00:25:40,106 --> 00:25:42,840
[narrator] investigators
discover that jimmie is
531
00:25:42,842 --> 00:25:45,909
Sherra's cousin, and he is
currently out on bail,
532
00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:50,046
Awaiting trial for
2nd degree murder.
533
00:25:50,716 --> 00:25:53,585
[paul] at the time
lorenzen was killed,
534
00:25:53,652 --> 00:25:57,121
Jimmie martin had
his own legal problems going on
535
00:25:57,123 --> 00:26:02,125
He had been charged with
the murder of his girlfriend.
536
00:26:02,928 --> 00:26:05,796
[narrator] when detectives ask
around about the other man,
537
00:26:05,864 --> 00:26:09,666
Billy turner, they learn
he is sherra's landscaper.
538
00:26:10,103 --> 00:26:12,469
[darren] her and billy
met at church.
539
00:26:12,538 --> 00:26:14,338
He was a deacon at the church.
540
00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:17,341
And he also became her yard guy.
541
00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:19,810
[music]
542
00:26:19,878 --> 00:26:23,080
[narrator] when detectives pull
location data from their phone,
543
00:26:23,148 --> 00:26:27,217
Billy's phone is the only one
that raises an alarm.
544
00:26:27,286 --> 00:26:29,586
[austin] his phone was hitting
on a tower
545
00:26:29,655 --> 00:26:31,955
Overlapping the same
general area where
546
00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:35,693
Lorenzen wright's 911 call was
overlapping.
547
00:26:36,896 --> 00:26:40,364
That helped us put billy
close to, if not on the scene
548
00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:42,299
Shortly after
the murder happens.
549
00:26:42,368 --> 00:26:45,969
[music]
550
00:26:45,971 --> 00:26:48,939
[narrator] investigators
reach out to billy and jimmie,
551
00:26:49,008 --> 00:26:52,243
But both men deny any
involvement.
552
00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:55,846
We have a crime scene that's
been covered up.
553
00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:59,249
The 911 call was not followed u
on at all.
554
00:26:59,685 --> 00:27:01,318
[austin] they ran down
all these tips.
555
00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,453
They got phone records.
556
00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:05,589
They talked to a lot of people.
557
00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:09,059
But eventually, you kinda run up
into a wall where...
558
00:27:09,061 --> 00:27:10,994
What else are we gonna do here?
559
00:27:11,063 --> 00:27:13,563
And if you don't catch them
with I guess
560
00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:15,599
The literal smoking gun
in this case,
561
00:27:15,601 --> 00:27:18,068
You kind of run into a dead end.
562
00:27:18,137 --> 00:27:20,370
[music]
563
00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:25,009
[narrator] lorenzen's mother
refuses to let the case go cold
564
00:27:25,077 --> 00:27:28,078
[austin] deborah marion, who was
pushin', pushin', pushin'
565
00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:31,281
"I want this investigated,
I want justice for my son,
566
00:27:31,350 --> 00:27:33,751
And I'm not gonna leave
you alone until I get it."
567
00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:37,421
[narrator] while deborah is
dogged in her efforts to get
568
00:27:37,423 --> 00:27:38,889
The case solved,
569
00:27:38,958 --> 00:27:42,693
Investigators learn sherra
is on a different quest.
570
00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:47,898
She had nearly spent a million
dollars in 10 months
571
00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:51,736
Of the insurance money after
lorenzen's death.
572
00:27:51,803 --> 00:27:54,104
I was covering the court case.
573
00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:59,243
His dad was suing sherra to
try to stop the money bleed.
574
00:27:59,446 --> 00:28:00,711
[darren] she burnt through it
575
00:28:00,713 --> 00:28:02,779
Like sherman
burnin' through georgia.
576
00:28:02,848 --> 00:28:05,717
She just went through
expensive trips, houses,
577
00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:07,651
Furniture, lawn equipment.
578
00:28:07,653 --> 00:28:10,121
[music]
579
00:28:10,189 --> 00:28:13,156
[narrator] two years pass,
and it looks as if
580
00:28:13,225 --> 00:28:16,927
Lorenzen's murder will remain
unsolved.
581
00:28:17,397 --> 00:28:20,630
Then, in 2012, sherra's cousin
582
00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:23,066
Jimmie martin's
murder trial wraps up
583
00:28:23,135 --> 00:28:26,137
And brings an unexpected twist.
584
00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:28,739
[paul] jimmie gets convicted,
and at that point,
585
00:28:28,807 --> 00:28:30,942
He comes forward to authorities.
586
00:28:31,478 --> 00:28:33,143
It's like a lot of
prisoners in jail,
587
00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:34,811
They're trying to get
better conditions.
588
00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,481
They sometimes wanna be moved
to a different prison.
589
00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:38,749
They tryin' to work a deal.
590
00:28:38,751 --> 00:28:41,318
[music]
591
00:28:41,387 --> 00:28:44,221
[narrator] jimmie shocks
investigators when he says
592
00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:48,225
He is finally ready to talk
about lorenzen's murder.
593
00:28:49,294 --> 00:28:51,428
[austin] jimmie martin told
police about
594
00:28:51,497 --> 00:28:53,030
Meeting with sherra wright
595
00:28:53,032 --> 00:28:55,099
And billy turner
at sherra's home,
596
00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:58,635
And talking about a plot to kill
lorenzen wright.
597
00:28:58,972 --> 00:29:01,972
Jimmie, he really didn't take
her seriously.
598
00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,142
[music]
599
00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:07,511
[narrator] jimmie claims when
they decided to put the plan
600
00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:12,048
In motion on July 18th,
he was abruptly left out.
601
00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:15,486
His story is, "that night,
I was supposed to be there.
602
00:29:15,554 --> 00:29:17,854
But they never came and got me."
603
00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:19,256
[narrator] after midnight,
604
00:29:19,325 --> 00:29:21,992
Jimmie says he finally
heard from billy,
605
00:29:22,060 --> 00:29:25,328
Who told him that he and sherra
needed his help.
606
00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:29,533
Billy admitted that lorenzen wa
already dead,
607
00:29:29,601 --> 00:29:31,068
But during the attack,
608
00:29:31,070 --> 00:29:34,271
Sherra had panicked and left
a .25 caliber pistol
609
00:29:34,273 --> 00:29:37,607
At the scene on
callis cut off road.
610
00:29:38,143 --> 00:29:41,478
They told him that
she started shooting,
611
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,815
And essentially ran up the
street in a panic and threw it.
612
00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:48,219
[darren] he talked about getting
a metal detector,
613
00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:50,855
And they kinda went back to
the scene the next day.
614
00:29:50,923 --> 00:29:53,557
Used the metal detector
to find the gun.
615
00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:56,227
[music]
616
00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:58,161
[narrator] jimmie says that
sherra took
617
00:29:58,230 --> 00:30:00,497
The .25 caliber pistol with her
618
00:30:00,566 --> 00:30:04,167
While he went with billy to
get rid of the 9 millimeter.
619
00:30:05,038 --> 00:30:08,705
He talked about this lake that
he and billy went out to,
620
00:30:08,774 --> 00:30:11,542
And threw one of the guns
in the lake.
621
00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:15,513
[narrator] jimmie's story
matches evidence recovered at
622
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:18,081
The scene by investigators.
623
00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:23,053
[austin] up on the road, you had
.25 caliber shell casings,
624
00:30:23,122 --> 00:30:24,921
And one 9 millimeter
shell casing.
625
00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:28,525
[narrator] but investigators
also know they will need
626
00:30:28,594 --> 00:30:31,696
More than a convicted murderer'
word to bring
627
00:30:31,763 --> 00:30:33,530
This case to justice.
628
00:30:34,066 --> 00:30:36,333
We were going to follow up on
that evidence,
629
00:30:36,335 --> 00:30:38,468
And we were going to let
the evidence drive
630
00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:39,736
The investigation.
631
00:30:39,738 --> 00:30:41,605
[music]
632
00:30:41,673 --> 00:30:43,140
[narrator] coming up,
633
00:30:43,142 --> 00:30:46,409
Investigators take a deep
dive for evidence.
634
00:30:46,478 --> 00:30:49,279
The divers told us if it's
there, we're gonna find it.
635
00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:53,383
[narrator] and they stop
at nothing to uncover the truth
636
00:30:53,385 --> 00:30:57,020
The plan for the wire tap was to
tap both of their phones.
637
00:30:57,089 --> 00:30:59,422
You gotta jump through quite
a few hoops to get that.
638
00:30:59,491 --> 00:31:00,557
So, we did that.
639
00:31:00,993 --> 00:31:04,361
[music]
640
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:16,840
[narrator] two years after
the murder of lorenzen wright,
641
00:31:16,909 --> 00:31:19,476
Detectives head out with
jimmie martin
642
00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:22,580
To the spot where he claims
his co-conspirator,
643
00:31:22,648 --> 00:31:26,149
Billy turner, dumped one of
the murder weapons.
644
00:31:27,452 --> 00:31:33,190
Those investigators asked for
a volunteer dive team from
645
00:31:33,192 --> 00:31:36,459
Walnut, mississippi to come and
search the lake.
646
00:31:36,528 --> 00:31:39,663
They did it on the day after
it had rained,
647
00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,631
And all the, the lake was muddy
648
00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:44,801
They spent a few hours and were
unable to find anything.
649
00:31:44,870 --> 00:31:48,206
[music]
650
00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:50,807
[narrator] detectives are forced
to consider the possibility
651
00:31:50,876 --> 00:31:56,080
That the most promising break
in years was just a ploy.
652
00:31:56,148 --> 00:31:57,949
[paul] the original detectives
653
00:31:58,016 --> 00:32:00,283
Dismissed jimmie martin's
account,
654
00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:02,552
And the case went cold
for years.
655
00:32:02,621 --> 00:32:04,288
[austin] I don't know why they
didn't go back
656
00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:07,158
And search the lake
with a professional dive team
657
00:32:07,225 --> 00:32:09,827
On a day when conditions
were clearer.
658
00:32:09,895 --> 00:32:14,164
[music]
659
00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:16,467
[narrator] in the following
years, sherra moves to
660
00:32:16,535 --> 00:32:20,838
Riverside, california,
and she remarries twice.
661
00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:24,908
Meanwhile, lorenzen's mother,
deborah,
662
00:32:24,977 --> 00:32:28,646
Refuses to let
her son's case die.
663
00:32:28,714 --> 00:32:30,648
[dr. Atkins]
god bless her heart.
664
00:32:30,716 --> 00:32:34,118
She wouldn't let a day go by
that she didn't phone call 'em,
665
00:32:34,186 --> 00:32:35,319
Or go up there to
the police department.
666
00:32:35,387 --> 00:32:38,455
She kept saying, "ya'll got to
find who killed my son."
667
00:32:38,523 --> 00:32:41,692
[music]
668
00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:46,931
[narrator] in 2017, seven years
after lorenzen's death,
669
00:32:46,999 --> 00:32:48,666
Deborah gets her wish.
670
00:32:48,734 --> 00:32:52,270
The memphis police department
officially reopens the case
671
00:32:52,337 --> 00:32:55,272
With a multi-agency gang unit.
672
00:32:55,708 --> 00:32:58,542
They dub it operation rebound.
673
00:32:59,745 --> 00:33:02,479
I was the operations commander
for the multi-agency gang unit,
674
00:33:02,481 --> 00:33:04,081
Which included memphis
police officers,
675
00:33:04,083 --> 00:33:06,616
Shelby county sheriff deputies,
676
00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:08,218
Special agents with atf,
677
00:33:08,286 --> 00:33:10,220
Special agents with the fbi.
678
00:33:10,288 --> 00:33:13,557
[music]
679
00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:18,495
[narrator] on June 27th, 2017,
memphis detectives bring
680
00:33:18,563 --> 00:33:22,232
An fbi dive team to
the mississippi lake where
681
00:33:22,234 --> 00:33:25,168
Jimmie martin told them
he helped billie turner
682
00:33:25,237 --> 00:33:27,037
Dump the murder weapon.
683
00:33:27,907 --> 00:33:30,907
[darren] the divers told us if
it's there we're gonna find it.
684
00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:32,843
And they went down.
685
00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:34,644
In maybe an hour,
686
00:33:34,646 --> 00:33:37,114
We hear them talking to
the command post,
687
00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:39,148
"we, we've got a gun."
688
00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:41,985
That was one of
the happiest moments of my life.
689
00:33:41,987 --> 00:33:43,987
I mean, that, that was
the kodak moment
690
00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:45,722
When they brought
that weapon out.
691
00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:48,525
[music]
692
00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:51,261
[narrator] detectives send
the 9 millimeter gun
693
00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:53,130
For ballistics testing.
694
00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:56,533
Over a month later,
the results are in.
695
00:33:57,636 --> 00:34:00,270
They took a shell casing from
the test fire,
696
00:34:00,338 --> 00:34:01,939
And compared that
microscopically
697
00:34:02,007 --> 00:34:04,274
To the shell casing recovered
from the scene,
698
00:34:04,342 --> 00:34:07,143
And they matched,
9 millimeter shell casings.
699
00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:11,348
[paul] that was truth test
number one for jimmie martin.
700
00:34:11,350 --> 00:34:13,817
So that's a big deal,
but that's still not time
701
00:34:13,885 --> 00:34:15,553
To go out and charge somebody.
702
00:34:15,620 --> 00:34:18,955
We decided that a good
investigative strategy
703
00:34:19,024 --> 00:34:21,291
Would be go on a wire tap
on her phone
704
00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,293
And on billy turner's phone.
705
00:34:23,762 --> 00:34:27,364
The plan for the wire tap was to
tap both of their phones
706
00:34:27,366 --> 00:34:30,233
After getting a, a court order
signed by a judge.
707
00:34:30,302 --> 00:34:32,235
You gotta jump through quite
a few hoops to get that.
708
00:34:32,304 --> 00:34:34,370
So we did that for both billy
turner's phone
709
00:34:34,439 --> 00:34:35,638
And sherra wright's phone.
710
00:34:35,707 --> 00:34:37,974
[music]
711
00:34:38,043 --> 00:34:40,710
[narrator] on November 9th,
2017,
712
00:34:40,712 --> 00:34:44,714
Memphis police announce
the discovery of the gun.
713
00:34:45,051 --> 00:34:47,383
The media latches on to
the story,
714
00:34:47,452 --> 00:34:49,319
And within a couple of hours,
715
00:34:49,388 --> 00:34:52,589
It's clear that sherra has
heard the news.
716
00:34:53,326 --> 00:34:58,461
She said, "somebody done told
somebody about something".
717
00:34:58,463 --> 00:35:01,431
You know, they've got some
kind of informant.
718
00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:08,139
She knew not to have those
confessional conversations
719
00:35:08,206 --> 00:35:09,539
On the phone.
720
00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:12,742
Luckily for us,
we were listening--
721
00:35:12,744 --> 00:35:14,145
Not only to her phone.
722
00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:15,945
We were listening to
billy's phone as well.
723
00:35:16,682 --> 00:35:19,816
[narrator] the wire tap also
allows detectives to track
724
00:35:19,885 --> 00:35:22,619
The search activity on
sherra's cellphone.
725
00:35:23,388 --> 00:35:28,024
[paul] sherra wright begins
internet searches on her phone
726
00:35:28,093 --> 00:35:31,961
That include "how long do
fingerprints last
727
00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:34,064
On a gun underwater?"
728
00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:36,900
She also searches for the name
billy turner.
729
00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:39,770
[music]
730
00:35:39,838 --> 00:35:44,175
[narrator] within days, sherra
is on a plane back to memphis.
731
00:35:44,242 --> 00:35:47,778
When she touches down,
detectives tail her.
732
00:35:47,846 --> 00:35:51,047
She uses a third party's phone
to contact billy turner,
733
00:35:51,116 --> 00:35:53,384
And set up a secret meeting with
billy turner.
734
00:35:54,119 --> 00:35:57,721
[darren] we knew they were gonna
meet at a certain location,
735
00:35:57,723 --> 00:36:01,524
Then we would kinda get ahead
of that and set up surveillance.
736
00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:03,661
[paul] they're not able
to get audio,
737
00:36:03,728 --> 00:36:06,197
But they're able to get
video of the meeting.
738
00:36:06,264 --> 00:36:08,798
They're actually, billy looking
over his shoulder
739
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:10,868
To make sure nobody else is
watching numerous times
740
00:36:10,936 --> 00:36:15,539
During about a 30-minute
conversation that is animated.
741
00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:18,876
[music]
742
00:36:18,944 --> 00:36:21,745
[narrator] on December 5th,
2017,
743
00:36:21,747 --> 00:36:24,414
Investigators obtain
a search warrant for
744
00:36:24,482 --> 00:36:26,416
Billy's residence in memphis
745
00:36:26,484 --> 00:36:29,219
In an attempt to recover
evidence connected to
746
00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:30,887
Lorenzen's murder.
747
00:36:31,424 --> 00:36:34,091
[darren] we conducted
a search warrant.
748
00:36:34,159 --> 00:36:36,093
We found some weapons.
749
00:36:36,161 --> 00:36:37,493
Billy's a convicted felon.
750
00:36:37,562 --> 00:36:39,295
He's not allowed to have
weapons.
751
00:36:39,364 --> 00:36:41,699
So we arrested him,
752
00:36:41,766 --> 00:36:45,368
And got an indictment on him
for weapons charges,
753
00:36:45,437 --> 00:36:48,506
As well as being responsible fo
killing lorenzen wright.
754
00:36:48,573 --> 00:36:51,174
So it's beginning to kinda
come together.
755
00:36:51,176 --> 00:36:52,976
[music]
756
00:36:53,045 --> 00:36:55,579
[narrator] but when
investigators speak with billy,
757
00:36:55,647 --> 00:37:00,850
The only thing he admits to is
being more than sherra's friend
758
00:37:01,319 --> 00:37:02,452
[austin] he admitted
to police that
759
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,787
He had had sex with her
at least once.
760
00:37:05,257 --> 00:37:07,191
[darren] and then at some point,
761
00:37:07,259 --> 00:37:09,726
He just said he didn't want to
talk anymore.
762
00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:11,561
[music]
763
00:37:11,630 --> 00:37:13,196
[narrator] a few days later,
764
00:37:13,198 --> 00:37:16,267
Us marshals arrest sherra
in california.
765
00:37:16,968 --> 00:37:19,035
[darren] she was at her boys'
basketball game.
766
00:37:19,037 --> 00:37:22,271
And they just followed her from
there, made a traffic stop,
767
00:37:22,341 --> 00:37:23,706
Took her into custody.
768
00:37:24,509 --> 00:37:26,476
[austin] neither one cooperated.
769
00:37:26,478 --> 00:37:28,878
Sherra did not give a statement.
770
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,681
[music]
771
00:37:31,750 --> 00:37:35,118
[narrator] on December 16th,
2017,
772
00:37:35,186 --> 00:37:39,490
The memphis police department
calls another press conference.
773
00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:55,973
[dr. Adkins] when the
announcement was made,
774
00:37:56,041 --> 00:37:58,207
There was a cheer
across this town
775
00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:00,109
Like lorenzen had scored
a slam dunk.
776
00:38:00,912 --> 00:38:03,446
[narrator] after seven
long years,
777
00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:06,816
Lorenzen's mother
finally has justice.
778
00:38:18,997 --> 00:38:20,964
[music]
779
00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:23,666
[narrator] but prosecutors know
that an arrest
780
00:38:23,668 --> 00:38:25,668
Doesn't assure a conviction...
781
00:38:25,737 --> 00:38:28,805
Especially when it comes
to sherra wright.
782
00:38:29,341 --> 00:38:32,343
She stays ahead of the game and
she stays ahead of the curve,
783
00:38:32,410 --> 00:38:35,211
And she always outthinkin'
her opponents.
784
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,248
[music]
785
00:38:38,317 --> 00:38:39,683
[narrator] coming up,
786
00:38:39,751 --> 00:38:43,219
Prosecutors try to build
a witness list.
787
00:38:43,288 --> 00:38:44,954
We reached out to billy turner.
788
00:38:45,023 --> 00:38:49,092
[narrator] but sherra has
one last trick up her sleeve.
789
00:38:49,627 --> 00:38:52,628
She knew that if she had to go
to trial herself,
790
00:38:52,697 --> 00:38:55,465
Then, you know, what eventually
came out would have been
791
00:38:55,533 --> 00:38:56,400
Her own demise.
792
00:38:57,802 --> 00:39:01,505
[music]
793
00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:13,249
[narrator] as prosecutors in
shelby county build their case
794
00:39:13,318 --> 00:39:14,984
Against sherra wright,
795
00:39:14,986 --> 00:39:17,453
Her motive is crystal clear.
796
00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:21,725
There's not a doubt that
lorenzen wright was worth more
797
00:39:21,793 --> 00:39:26,662
To sherra wright dead than he
was alive, at the end.
798
00:39:26,731 --> 00:39:28,399
There's a life insurance policy
799
00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:30,401
There's also an nba
pension policy.
800
00:39:30,468 --> 00:39:33,336
Add those together,
about two million dollars.
801
00:39:34,072 --> 00:39:38,008
[narrator] prosecutors believe
that sherra recruited her lover
802
00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:39,743
Billy turner, to help.
803
00:39:40,945 --> 00:39:44,413
[dr. Atkins] billy ray turner
was nothing more than a pawn...
804
00:39:44,483 --> 00:39:45,815
On a chessboard
805
00:39:45,817 --> 00:39:50,086
That did what his queen
wanted him to do.
806
00:39:50,088 --> 00:39:53,022
[music]
807
00:39:53,024 --> 00:39:57,160
[narrator] they theorize that
on July 18th, 2010,
808
00:39:57,162 --> 00:39:59,562
Sherra lured lorenzen to memphi
809
00:39:59,564 --> 00:40:02,966
With promises of sex and
reconciliation.
810
00:40:04,436 --> 00:40:07,303
Then, around midnight,
she convinced him
811
00:40:07,372 --> 00:40:09,038
To take a ride with her.
812
00:40:09,107 --> 00:40:11,441
[darren] during some of
the family interviews,
813
00:40:11,443 --> 00:40:13,109
Our investigation revealed
that oftentime, when
814
00:40:13,178 --> 00:40:15,044
They would kind of get into
these heated arguments,
815
00:40:15,113 --> 00:40:16,712
They would go to callis cut off
816
00:40:16,781 --> 00:40:19,115
To kinda have these very
deep conversations.
817
00:40:19,184 --> 00:40:20,850
That was their lover's lane.
818
00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:24,855
[narrator] when they arrived,
billy turner was waiting...
819
00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:26,656
Gun in hand.
820
00:40:27,492 --> 00:40:30,794
Billy turner was armed,
and sherra was armed.
821
00:40:31,830 --> 00:40:34,497
They both fired shots at
lorenzen there on the road.
822
00:40:34,867 --> 00:40:37,067
He jumped over
the barbed wire fence.
823
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:39,936
Billy pursued
over the barbed wire fence.
824
00:40:39,938 --> 00:40:42,939
They started shooting,
and then he ran away,
825
00:40:43,007 --> 00:40:46,610
They had to chase him, and they
fired a lot of bullets.
826
00:40:46,678 --> 00:40:49,879
[paul] lorenzen was on his phone
trying to call 911.
827
00:40:49,948 --> 00:40:52,114
Billy followed the light
from the phone.
828
00:40:52,183 --> 00:40:55,485
Lorenzen thought when he got to
those bushes that he had
829
00:40:55,553 --> 00:40:57,086
Some sort of cover,
but he didn't.
830
00:40:57,088 --> 00:41:01,023
Billy fired numerous shots and
executed him right there.
831
00:41:01,092 --> 00:41:04,661
[music]
832
00:41:04,729 --> 00:41:06,896
[narrator] as they prepare for
two trials,
833
00:41:06,965 --> 00:41:09,833
Prosecutors are shocked when
sherra's lawyers
834
00:41:09,901 --> 00:41:13,036
Unexpectedly contact them
about a plea.
835
00:41:13,905 --> 00:41:17,574
I believe that she knew that if
she had to go to trial herself,
836
00:41:17,642 --> 00:41:20,410
Then, you know, what eventually
came out would have been
837
00:41:20,412 --> 00:41:21,712
Her own demise.
838
00:41:21,779 --> 00:41:23,580
[music]
839
00:41:23,648 --> 00:41:26,583
[narrator] on July 25th, 2019,
840
00:41:26,585 --> 00:41:28,485
Sherra pleads guilty to
841
00:41:28,554 --> 00:41:31,354
Facilitation of
first-degree murder.
842
00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:35,458
A judge sentences her
to 30 years.
843
00:41:35,527 --> 00:41:39,595
She will be eligible
for parole in 2027.
844
00:41:40,598 --> 00:41:43,867
For those who had waited
seven years for her arrest,
845
00:41:43,935 --> 00:41:47,336
The sentence feels like
a slap in the face.
846
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:50,073
For her to get off knowing that
she might not even do
847
00:41:50,075 --> 00:41:52,475
The whole 30 years,
probably not, you know,
848
00:41:52,543 --> 00:41:54,277
Is, is really sickening.
849
00:41:54,679 --> 00:41:56,146
[dr. Atkins] I was mad.
850
00:41:56,214 --> 00:41:57,747
Angry.
851
00:41:57,816 --> 00:42:00,316
A few other words that
I don't wanna use
852
00:42:00,385 --> 00:42:03,019
Because of my,
my clerical collar.
853
00:42:03,621 --> 00:42:05,087
She got off easy.
854
00:42:05,156 --> 00:42:07,023
[music]
855
00:42:07,091 --> 00:42:10,960
[narrator] billy turner takes
his chances in court.
856
00:42:11,230 --> 00:42:14,164
At his trial in March 2022,
857
00:42:14,232 --> 00:42:18,401
His lawyer places a lot of
the blame on sherra.
858
00:42:18,838 --> 00:42:20,836
Billy turner didn't
wake up one morning
859
00:42:20,905 --> 00:42:22,639
Wantin' to kill lorenzen wright.
860
00:42:22,641 --> 00:42:24,507
Billy turner's somebody that
was manipulated
861
00:42:24,575 --> 00:42:26,108
And used by sherra wright.
862
00:42:26,778 --> 00:42:28,745
[narrator] the tactic
doesn't work.
863
00:42:28,813 --> 00:42:31,581
Billy is convicted of
first-degree murder,
864
00:42:31,649 --> 00:42:34,450
Attempted murder, and
conspiracy.
865
00:42:34,519 --> 00:42:35,718
[music]
866
00:42:35,787 --> 00:42:37,054
In the state of tennessee,
867
00:42:37,121 --> 00:42:39,188
When you're found guilty of
first-degree murder,
868
00:42:39,257 --> 00:42:41,058
It's an automatic life sentence.
869
00:42:41,125 --> 00:42:45,061
[music]
870
00:42:45,063 --> 00:42:48,765
[narrator] in memphis,
lorenzen's legacy lives on.
871
00:42:48,833 --> 00:42:53,604
But the city is haunted by
what might have been.
872
00:42:53,671 --> 00:42:55,404
[montae] I think he would
have been
873
00:42:55,473 --> 00:42:57,473
Actively involved in
our community.
874
00:42:57,943 --> 00:42:59,609
That is one of
the biggest things that,
875
00:42:59,677 --> 00:43:01,411
That lorenzen had.
876
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,480
He had a heart to give.
877
00:43:05,016 --> 00:43:07,416
He had a heart to
pour back into.
878
00:43:07,485 --> 00:43:11,421
He had a heart to, to inspire.
879
00:43:12,023 --> 00:43:14,758
We've got some great players
on the grizzlies team right now,
880
00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:16,759
Great guys, I mean great.
881
00:43:16,828 --> 00:43:19,829
But none of them have risen to
the point where
882
00:43:19,898 --> 00:43:21,364
Lorenzen was with memphis.
883
00:43:22,033 --> 00:43:25,735
And because of that, people
still grieve his loss today.
884
00:43:31,242 --> 00:43:42,852
[music]