Death of Football Players Wife

As the infamous Professional Football Player Rae Carruth just came home after sitting in jail for almost 19 years for the conspiracy to commit murder of his son's mother, and brain damage to his son. “Four hit her body. Three were wounds. One was fatal. It penetrated her left side, tore through her stomach, ripped her intestines, punctured her lung, severed her pancreas and cut her splenic artery, immediately causing her to start bleeding out.”This quote is from an article about Cherica Adams, a young woman who was murdered by NFL star Rae Carruth on November 16, 1999. Cherica was Rae Carruth’s girlfriend, and she was known among the public as an up-and-coming real estate agent and model. She was a self-made multimillionaire by her mid-20s, and lived a luxurious life that many would be jealous of. When Cherica was eight months pregnant with Rae Carruth’s child, she was murdered by Brett Van Winkle, a hitman hired by Rae Carruth. Cherica was young, just 24 years old, when her life was unjustly taken by a man who didn’t want the responsibilities of a child. She survived for a month after being shot five times, but died shortly after delivering their son, Chancellor. Chancellor was born handicapped, though it is a miracle that he survived the trauma. I often wonder if Rae Carruth thought he would get away with this crime. His case reminds me of OJ Simpson’s -- did OJ think he would get away with his murders, too? Nobody knows if OJ was truly guilty or not. The only people who know the truth are his victims, and they’re not alive to tell their stories, just like Cherica Adams isn’t alive to tell her story. So many victims of abuse at the hands of their significant others aren’t alive to tell their stories. But I’m alive to tell mine. Read more