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RIP Lorenzen Wright
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:09 pm
by silverscreenselect
A very sad and very strange story. The body of former NBA player Lornzen Wright was found in a wooded area of Memphis after he had been missing for ten days. Apparently, there was a 911 call made from his cellphone the day he disappeared in which several gunshots were heard. Authorities are keeping very quiet about this.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/wrights-body- ... 80574.html
Age 34.
Re: RIP Lorenzen Wright
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:10 pm
by Vandal
Jury convicts Billy Ray Turner in slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright
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.
The slaying is one of the most highly publicized murder cases in Memphis history. Wright's decomposing body was found riddled with bullet wounds in a swampy field in east Memphis on July 28, 2010. The 34-year-old father of six had been missing for days before his body was discovered.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/335 ... zen-wright