EP40 “The Wicked Witch of the South”: the Murder of Hometown Hero Lorenzen Wright

We’ve all heard the cautionary tales about how money and fame can go to people’s heads and bring out the true ugliness in them. And our story today is no exception—but as we will go on to see, the person that fame and greed made capable of murder turned out to be the last one most people expected (or was it...).

If you’ve never heard the full shocking story of the cold-blooded murder of beloved NBA basketball star Lorenzen Wright in 2010, don’t worry—you’re about to.

Lights Out Campers. 

TW: this episode contains disturbing 911 call audio

SOURCES:

TV Show Rich and Shameless: Season 2 Episode 4 (streaming on HBO Max& Hulu)

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/07/25/lorenzen-wright-murder-sherra-wright-expected-change-plea/1826204001/

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/nba-star-murder-wright

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/21/us/lorenzen-wright-murder-verdict/index.html

Oct 18, 2015 article for SportsIllustrated.com: "Who killed Lorenzen Wright? Ex-NBA player's murder remains a mystery" by John Wertheim