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Accomplice in Murder of Ex-NFL Player's Pregnant Girlfriend Dies in Prison

Van Brett Watkins, the accomplice in former NFL player Rae Carruth's plot to kill his pregnant girlfriend in 1999, has died at the age of 63. Watkins, who fired the shots that killed Cherica Adams, was serving a prison sentence of over 50 years. He pleaded guilty in exchange for testifying against Carruth, who was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. Carruth was released from prison in 2018.

via Fox News|

#cherica-adams #crime #murder

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Deaths of Imprisoned Accomplices in Rae Carruth Shooting Plot Shake Panthers Community

Van Brett Watkins, the man who fired the shots in a plot orchestrated by former Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth to kill Carruth's pregnant girlfriend, has died at the age of 63. Watkins had been serving a prison sentence of over 50 years for his role in the crime. He died from natural causes at a hospital. Watkins and another accomplice pleaded guilty in exchange for testifying against Carruth, who was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and other charges. Carruth was released from prison in 2018.

via WTVD-TV|

#carolina-panthers #cherica-adams #rae-carruth

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

Accomplice of Rae Carruth, Hitman Van Brett Watkins, Dies in Prison

Van Brett Watkins, the man who fired the shots in a plot orchestrated by former Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth to kill Carruth's pregnant girlfriend, has died at the age of 63. Watkins had spent two decades in prison and died from natural causes at a hospital. He had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, conspiracy, and other charges. Watkins and another man were paid by Carruth to carry out the crime, resulting in the death of Cherica Adams and the birth of her disabled son. Carruth was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of conspiracy and served 18 to 24 years in prison before being released in 2018.

via ESPN|

#cherica-adams #conspiracy #crime

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Accomplice in Murder of Rae Carruth's Girlfriend Dies in Prison

Van Brett Watkins, the man hired to kill Cherica Adams, the pregnant girlfriend of former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth, has died in prison at the age of 63. Watkins was sentenced to over 50 years for the murder of Adams, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her death in 1999. Carruth was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, discharging a firearm into occupied property, and using an instrument with intent to destroy an unborn child. Adams' child, Chancellor Adams, survived the shooting.

via Boston 25 News|

#cherica-adams #conspiracy #crime

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

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

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.

via WBTV|

#carolina-panthers #crime #gunman