The Lorenzen Wright Murder Investigation: Detectives Swarm Ex-Wife’s Home

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Updated: 8/02/2010 5:16 pm
MEMPHIS,TN – Homicide detectives spent their Sunday afternoon in Sherra Wright’s Collierville home collecting evidence. They spent an hour in the backyard which doesn’t come as a surprise to neighbors Tim Coleman and Ruth Ann Carnes who saw heavy smoke coming from the fire pit the day Lorenzen went missing. They say that’s because Sherra Wright started a fire in the backyard, and they thought it was unusual for Wright to light a fire on one of the hottest days of the year.

Coleman says that’s not the only bizarre behavior he’s noticed over the weeks. While on the phone in her front yard he heard Sherra Wright on the phone. “I just heard her talking to somebody about needing her money. I don’t know anymore than that. I really try not to listen to it but when she’s screaming it’s hard not to hear stuff.”

Neighbors like Ruth Ann Carnes say former Grizzlies and Tigers Player Lorenzen Wright lived for his children. “He was a big tweeter and he talked about his kids all the time.”

It’s been four days since Lorenzen Wright’s body was discovered in a field. He was reported missing by his mother July 22, 2010. He was last seen by his ex-wife July 18, 2010. Sherra Wright has been questioned by Memphis Police, so far no one has been charged in connection with Lorenzen Wright’s death.
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Raptor660 - 8/4/2010 11:57 AM
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I do have one last thing to say to you lcpl. After thinking about the things you said about me, and all Americans like me, it made me wonder. Do the guys you serve with know how rascist you really are? Would you have their back in a combat situation, by their I mean white? Or are you the next little freak that is gonna go running into a tent or building and open fire on real fighting men? I don't normally make personal comments towards people that disagree with what I post, but you blew this out of proportion, put your ignorance on public display, personally attacked me, but really concerned me when you added the armed forces affiliation. The next time you put on your uniform and stand in front of a mirror maybe you need to ask yourself some hard questions about yourself. See, progressive liberals do not believe in or support the armed forces, so maybe you are wearing the wrong clothes. Our constitution tells the government what they cannot do, but obama wants it re-written to do the opposite. As a member of the armed forces you are to protect our nation and its constitution. Again, maybe you are wearing the wrong clothes. We are done here. Good luck in finding yourself.

Raptor660 - 8/4/2010 12:50 AM
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You're still 'in the rear' lcpl buitbyhh. You don't know me. You're only making assumptions. I'm a f'ing idiot, rascist, liar, and whatever else you have called me. Truth be told, I didn't like Bush, and I wasn't much of a supporter. And Palin has made some extremely valid and logical points, no matter where she writes them down, but at least SHE wrote them for herself. Twink boy couldn't keep a straight sentence in front of an elementary class when his karoake machine broke. Alas, the GOP. Do you remember that the democraps were in control during the most part of Bush's turn in office? Did you forget that the policies that blew up housing were also democratic? (Clinton administration) Having a degree apparently doesn't mean you are smart by your own admittance, I also have a high education, but you deemed me an idiot. I do know I benefitted from the Bush tax cuts. If you were married you also benefitted. Being a true liberal you only tell half truths, and sometimes an actual fact. I don't support stick kid because he hates america, is un-patriotic, incompetent, non-christian, a coward, and ultimately not even an american. Color is not a remote factor. Have you ever thought how it would be to be in a firefight with twig boy at your side defending you? The man who hates you for being american? The man who apologizes to the enemy? Bows to the enemy. Holds his crotch while the national anthem is playing? This is the commander-in-chief you are supporting. He doesn't support you. More likely he would run off into the woods screaming it was bush's fault while praying to Allah as the enemy riddles you with bullets. IM2 USN Gulf War Vet Conservative Patriot

builtbyhh - 8/3/2010 3:01 PM
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You are stilll I don't give a crap what your make up' you will not face the facts that the GOP screwed this country up and you want to blame it on a blackman and you won't admit that that's the way you feel. I'll be a dollar to a plug nickel that you don't even read or read any of bush policies, for his taxes and mos of his policies only helped the top two percent of Americans in which are the totally rich so you're the Idiot for following him you just followed him cause he's white. That crazy white that ran for president, now you gotta know that she's a super idiot, just this past Sunday she was on and she had things to say written in hte palm of her hand, mind you in the palm of her hand and showed it on camera, and you want these people to lead this country, Our president now has a law degree and has sense enough to have advisors but you know that I'm right and no-one with any sense would describe themselves in that manor so there you go doing the only thing that you're good at and that is telling LIEs. Oh I'm not angry, I'm just agreeing to disagree the AMERICAN WAY! L/cpl USMC

Raptor660 - 8/3/2010 11:09 AM
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lol @scorpio You're right. I'm not going anywhere except to work to support all you democraps. builtbyhh - temper temper. My earlier post was poking fun at our girly boy president. I don't support twig boy, and even the european union stopped supporting his economic policies because they don't work. Does that mean they are rascist too? And I happen to be a proud cherokee-irish-african-American. Does that make me a red-white-black American? Let freedom ring!

builtbyhh - 8/2/2010 7:22 PM
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that comment was aimed @ all so-called Americans, espically 660 and midtown boy the both of you sounds like to REDNECKS trying to be white.....

mslll62 - 8/2/2010 3:21 PM
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OK 3 armed men show up at my home looking for my soon to be ex, what would I do. No sooner than these men left my driveway would I have all 6 kids loaded up and at the local police station asking to be hid! Ok so the armed me scared me, when the police show up saying my ex was missing I would definitely tell them. Being shot 10+ times is a crime of passion. Someone was really pissed off, scared or hurt. Ok now the woman I am divorcing says she is wants two of my homes, Ok B**tch you can have them you pay for them! Lorenzen stopped paying on the houses so she wouldn't get them. All this is common sense. I knew from the day he was reported missing that she had to be involved. I pray for the kids they are about to be without two parents. One buried and the other one in jail, I hope the grandparents get them some serious counseling. My prayers are with them!

Midtownboy - 8/2/2010 3:04 PM
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Raptor - If that fails, she could adopt Hillary's approach...."I'm sorry, I don't recall".....

bowdred - 8/2/2010 1:25 PM
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i think that in the end everyone will be surprised to find out who was behind this murder. was it the ex-wife,craig petties(the kingpin drug dealer) , or one of his NBA team members who loaned him money. either way this was sad.

builtbyhh - 8/2/2010 12:52 PM
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Raptor660 you are so full of crap, you people will not admit to anything or take blame for nothing that you done, GOP. You know down in your heart like everyone else that the situation that this country is in was dropped in this mans lap and I don't give a sailing crap who would have gotten the job it would have still been screwed up. Just face the reality of it you just cain't stand the fact that he's black, you didn't like President Clinton and he balanced the budget, your not rich simply because your on this chat line and the only thing that anyone can see is that you are so full of hate that you cannot see that being poor is what's killing you and that's no-ones fault but your own. You know that President George Bush screwed this country up, he let ENRON, do what they wanted, He let big oil companies do what they wanted to do,look at Madeoff what he did. I know you're not that full of hate that you cain't see that these things are a major factor in the economy being good or bad. Let's put the blame where it belonges. Another fact that remains when President Bill Clinton left office there was a 6 trillion dollar surpluse in the Federal Govt, President George Bush took office and within 45 days this Country became a debtor Nation and started a war that was totally unnecessary and you want to say something bad about our President now. It is so called Americans like you that should be deported just remember take a look back in your family tree you came from somewhere else too and this thing here about The wright family don't have crap to do with the way President Bush left this country you "F" ing IDIOT!!!!!!!!

ChrisL - 8/2/2010 12:30 PM
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So why did Sherra hire a criminal lawyer?
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