Episode 73, Season 4 - Lorenzen and Sherra Wright – Murder Mystery in Memphis

NBA player Lorenzen Wright was a beloved hometown hero to basketball fans in The Bluff City, aka, Memphis, Tennessee.

Lorenzen and his wife, Sherra, seem to be living the dream, both of them taking full advantage of his multimillion dollar paychecks, resulting in an extremely lavish and envious lifestyle.

However, over time, the marriage would collapse under the weight of dual infidelities and financial chaos.

And when Lorenzen disappears, his bullet-riddled body later found in a swampy Tennessee field, rumors swirl around town that his financial troubles may have led to his gruesome demise.

However, the truth about what happened to Lorenzen Wright is far more horrifying.

Listen to the episode HERE.

Photo caption (L-R): Lorenzen Wright played 13 seasons in the NBA and while not a superstar, he was considered, "a reliable big man" in the league (credit: Dateline/NBC News); Sherra Robinson was the older, sexy and sophisticated daughter of Lorenzen's basketball coach (credit: WVLT-TV); Lorenzen and Sherra married in 1998. They would go on to have seven children and the marriage would be plagued by infidelity and financial ruin (credit: 20/20/ABC News); Lorenzen during his playing days for the Cleveland Cavaliers, one of five teams he would play for during his career (credit: New York Post); Investigators put Sherra and her co-conspirator, the "Lawn Man," Billy Ray Turner, under surveillance in order to gather evidence against them for Lorenzen's murder (credit: Killer Cases/A&E); Sherra's cousin, Jimmie Martin would provide crucial evidence against her (credit: Commercial Appeal); Mug shot for Billy Ray Turner following his arrest (credit: CBS News); The field where Lorenzen's body would ultimately be recovered (credit: Killer Cases/A&E); It took investigators years to find the weapon used to murder Lorenzen, before finally finding it in a murky north Mississippi late in late 2017, seven years after Lorenzen's murder (credit: Killer Cases/A&E); Sherra proudly displaying a copy of her roman a clef novel about her relationship with Lorenzen during an interview with Sports Illustrated and FOX Sports about the case (credit: Sports Illustrated and FOX Sports)

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