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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly a week after a jury convicted Billy Ray Turner in the Lorenzen Wright murder, his family returned to his gravesite to pay respects Sunday evening. Wright’s mother has been coming to his grave since he died in 2010, but for the first time in a long time she felt a sense […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When a jury found Billy Ray Turner guilty of killing basketball stand out Lorenzen Wright, one of those most surprised was the man who has represented Turner since his arrest. Attorney John Keith Perry was hoping for a much different outcome. He sat down with April Thompson to talk about the case he […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– It took years for police to solve the murder of Lorenzen Wright. Now, Billy Ray Turner, the last person charged with Wright’s killing, has been convicted. But the case may never have been cracked without the help of a special crime fighting unit. We sat down with the man who headed up that […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — From old pictures to memorabilia like a mug commemorating Lorenzen Wright’s 1996 draft night, Lorenzen’s cousin Trevino Vassar shared it with WREG during research for our podcast on Lorenzen’s life. Vassar was six years younger than Lorenzen, but he said the two first cousins grew up like brothers telling WREG about their […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– It took jurors less than three hours to find Billy Ray Turner guilty of murdering Memphis basketball player Lorenzen Wright in 2010. Judge Lee Coffee told jurors they were to consider only two things. “You shall not have sympathy or prejudice, for or against the defendant, or for or against the State of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Billy Ray Turner has been found guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Turner will receive life in prison for first-degree murder, which is 60 years in the state of Tennessee. He could be released after serving 85% of the sentence, or 51 […]

UPDATE: Billy Ray Turner was found guilty on all counts. See story here. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Some people may find some of the images and materials discussed in this trial disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The trial of Billy Ray Turner, the man accused of killing Lorenzen Wright, continued Friday morning. The […]

UPDATE: Turner was found guilty on all counts. See story here. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Some people may find some of the images and materials discussed in this trial disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It is day 6 in the trial of Billy Ray Turner, the man who is accused of killing NBA […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There is a lot on the line in the case of Billy Ray Turner, the man accused in the murder of Memphis native and basketball star Lorenzen Wright. In what the judge called unusual, at least one juror asked not to hold court on Sunday. The judge agreed, but court is set […]

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Some people may find some of the images and materials discussed in this trial disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. Lorenzen Wright Trial Day 4: Who testified? 4:17 p.m. UPDATE: Martin said Sherra asked him to train Lorenzen’s dog in May 2010. She came to his home in Batesville to tell him that and […]

UPDATE: Memphis Police Sgt. Dennis Evans with the Digital Forensics Unit of Memphis Police Department is the next expert to testify. Sgt. Evans said phone records shows several phone calls from Billy Ray Turner’s cell phone to Jimmie Martin the night of Lorenzen Wright’s murder. The calls ranged from 8 seconds to 39 seconds. The […]