Accomplice in Murder of Former Panthers Player's Girlfriend Dies in Prison

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Van Brett Watkins, the gunman hired to kill Cherica Adams, the girlfriend of former Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth, has died in prison. Watkins was serving a sentence of over 50 years for the murder. Adams, who was pregnant with Carruth's child at the time, was shot multiple times in 1999 but survived. Carruth was released from prison in 2018 after serving nearly 19 years for his involvement in the crime.
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