19 Facts About Rae Carruth

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Rae Theotis Carruth was born on Rae Lamar Wiggins; January 20,1974 and is a former American football wide receiver, and convicted murderer.

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Rae Carruth was accepted on a football scholarship to the University of Colorado Boulder, in Boulder, Colorado.

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Rae Carruth played four seasons for the Buffaloes and was named a first-team All-American in 1996.

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Rae Carruth earned his degree with a double major in English.

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Rae Carruth caught 135 passes for 2,540 yards and 11 touchdowns in his four seasons, with an average of 18.8 yards per catch.

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Rae Carruth was a first-round draft pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, taken by the Carolina Panthers with the 27th overall selection.

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Rae Carruth had a respectable rookie season in 1997 and started 14 games.

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Rae Carruth was named to the all-rookie team at wide receiver.

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Rae Carruth broke his right foot in the opening game of 1998, and did not catch another pass that season due to the injury.

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Rae Carruth ended the year with four catches for 59 yards.

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Rae Carruth played in the first six games of the 1999 season, with 14 catches for 200 yards.

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Wright sued him for child support, and Wright later testified that Rae Carruth agreed to pay $2,700 in child support, half of what he was ordered to pay by a judge, and she had accepted on condition that he be a better father.

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Adams managed to call 911, and said that Rae Carruth had stopped his vehicle in front of hers, and that another vehicle drove alongside and its passenger had shot her.

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At trial, prosecutors contended that Rae Carruth hired Watkins and others to murder Adams because of her refusal to abort their unborn child.

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Rae Carruth was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and using an instrument to destroy an unborn child.

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Rae Carruth was found not guilty of first degree murder, sparing him from possible execution.

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Rae Carruth was sentenced to 18 years and 11 months to 24 years and 4 months in prison.

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Rae Carruth sent a letter in 2018 apologizing to Saundra Adams, the mother of Cherica Adams, via WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, for accusing her of lying about him in interviews for years.

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Rae Carruth was released on October 22,2018, after serving 18 years.