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Rae Carruth Net Worth
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Rae Lamar Wiggins net worth is
$10,000
Rae Lamar Wiggins Wiki Biography
Rae Lamar Wiggins known as Rae Carruth, was born on the 20th January 1974, in Sacramento, California, USA, and is a former player of American Football who played in the position of wide receiver for the team of the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. His sporting career ended when in 2001 when he was convicted of conspiracy in the murder of his girlfriend and was jailed. He had been playing football professionally from 1997 to 1999.
How much is the wealth of the former football player? It has been estimated that the overall size of Rae Carruth’s net worth is as much as $10,000, as of the data given in 2016.
Rae Carruth Net Worth $10,000
To begin with, he grew up in Sacramento, and was educated at Valley High School in which he started playing football. Later while a student at the University of Colorado Boulder, he played for the team of the Colorado Buffaloes with quarterbacks Koy Detmer and Kordell Stewart. In 1996, Rae was named first team All-America, which was a great start to a very promising career.
Concerning his professional career, Rae Carruth was drafted the 27th in the second round by the Carolina Panthers in 1997, with a four-year contract for $3.7 million. The contract included the signing bonus of $1.3 which meant that the net worth of Rae Carruth received a good injection. During a successful debut season, he managed to catch 44 passes for 545 yards. Unfortunately, in 1998 he was injured in the first game, and missed the rest of the season. He played the first six games of the 1999 season, which brought his career statistics 62 receptions for 804 yards gained and 4 touchdowns.
Unfortunately, the career of the football player has been stopped by his criminal history in 1999. His girlfriend Cherica Adams was murdered by gunfire but managed to call the police and describe Carruth and the whole scene. According to the girl, Carruth drove the car and the man sitting in the passenger’s seat shot her. Later, police found out that the murderer was the friend of Rae, the club manager Van Brett Watkins Sr. Cherica Adams was brought to the hospital, the young woman underwent a Caesarean to save the child eight months she bore, however, she died a month later. Carruth fled, but was arrested by police and sentenced to 18 years in prison, being not convicted of murder, but found guilty of conspiracy to commit the murder, driving the car and using an instrument to kill an unborn child. Currently, he is imprisoned at Tyrrell Prison Work Farm near Columbia, North Carolina, USA. He hopes to be released on the 22nd October 2018.
Finally, in the personal life of the former football player, currently he is single, although he has fathered two children out of the wedlock: Raelondo Wright with then girlfriend Michelle Wright, and Lee Adams with Cherica Adams, the girl he was convicted of conspiring to murder.
Full Name | Rae Carruth |
Net Worth | $10,000 |
Date Of Birth | January 20, 1974 |
Place Of Birth | Sacramento, California, USA |
Height | 5' 11" (1.8 m) |
Profession | Former professional football player (1997-99) |
Education | Valley High School, University of Colorado Boulder |
Nationality | American |
Children | Chancellor Lee Adams |
Parents | Theodry Carruth, Samuel Carruth |
Partner | Cherica Adams, Michelle Wright |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1534819 |
# | Fact |
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1 | Serving an 18-24 year sentence for a conspiracy to commit murder. [2005] |
2 | Jan 15 2001 found not guilty of attempted murder of Adams, however was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 18 years 11 months jail. He is eligible for parole in 2019. A former millionaire he now makes 40c a day. |
3 | He turned himself in, and posted bond. However, after Adams died, he fled, becoming a fugitive. He was eventually recaptured after having been found hiding in the trunk of a car outside of a motel in Nashville, Tennessee. |
4 | Cherica Adams, a girl he had been dating, was shot four times in a drive-by shooting. Adams was seven months pregnant with Carruth's baby when that occurred on November 16, 1999, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Doctors saved her son, Chancellor, in an emergency Caesarean section, but Adams died a month later on December 14. Born prematurely and in distress, Chancellor has cerebral palsy. |
5 | He was a first-round draft pick (27th overall pick) in 1997 to the Panthers from the University of Colorado, where he had played 4 seasons and was a first team All-American in 1996. He was named to the all-rookie team at wide receiver, along with Reidel Anthony of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. |
6 | At trial He was defended by David Rudolf. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and using an instrument to destroy an unborn child, and was sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison. Carruth was found not guilty of first-degree murder, and was spared the death penalty. Carruth is now serving a sentence of at least 18 years and 11 months at Nash Correctional Institution near Raleigh, North Carolina. |
7 | First round pick for The Carolina Panthers in 1997. In 1998, with just one season under his belt, he broke his foot and in 1999, he sprained his ankle. |
8 | Since being sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder, he has been hit with more bad news. His appeals were rejected, he and his co-defendants were ordered to pay $6 million to Cherica Adams' estate and a judge ruled his son, now 4, cannot be forced to visit him in prison. |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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City Confidential | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
American Justice | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
1997 NFL Draft | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - 27th Overall Pick |
NFL on FOX | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver |
NFL Monday Night Football | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver |
The NFL on NBC | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver |
TNT Sunday Night Football | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Killer Speaks | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Cherica's Boyfriend |