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More than four months have passed since the former NBA player's decomposed body was found in a field off Hacks Cross and Winchester roads in Southeast Memphis. Only 22 tips have come into the Memphis Crime Stoppers hotline, and none have been substantive, said executive director Buddy Chapman. Even Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, who promised at Wright's funeral that the killer would be found, has begun to manage expectations in public statements. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Soon after the murder, Wright's ex-wife and a half dozen others were called before a Shelby County grand jury, though the effort produced no substantial leads, authorities have said. The few pieces of evidence that have become public leave more questions than answers. According to an affidavit, police recovered shell casings of different calibers with Wright's body. A search of ex-wife Sherra Robinson Wright's home turned up a letter addressed to her and the former NBA forward and center, and pieces of burned metal. Law enforcement officials have not said why they took the items or what significance they have. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Next week marks four months since former Memphis Tiger and NBA player Lorenzen Wright's badly decomposed body was found in a field off of Hacks Cross Road. A newly released autopsy report, says Wright was shot at least five times but the question that hasn't been answered is the one his mother, Deborah Marion, keeps asking. "Who would kill someone with six children?" Marion asked during an interview last week. Police Director Larry Godwin wishes he could tell Mrs. Marion who is responsible, "All I can tell you is they're efforting to try and develop and put this puzzle together. It has not been easy." Godwin says the longer the case goes unsolved, the more concerned he gets. WREG

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An autopsy shows former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in July, died after being shot at least five times. The autopsy report released on Wednesday by the Shelby County Medical Examiner says Wright was shot twice in the head, twice in the chest and once in the right forearm. The autopsy, first reported by broadcaster WMC-TV, said the body was badly decomposed and that there could have been more gunshots. google.com

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Lorenzen and Sherra's money problems were no secret. They had two homes worth millions that went into foreclosure over the last few years. "There are lot of people who lost houses around that time period. It doesn't mean you weren't able to take care of your family or provide for them. Lorenzen has always been a good provider for me and the children," she says. WREG

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Standing near her son's grave in Calvary Cemetery, the mother of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright stood with two dozen family members and friends Thursday to release 35 balloons on what would have been his 35th birthday. Family members placed red and white wreaths at the head of the grave, which has no headstone yet. Pastor Jerry Taylor of Greater Love Baptist Church led the group in reciting the 23rd Psalm. Strong winds quickly swept up the 35 white balloons attached to curly, white string and pulled them over the trees toward a blue sky. "Happy birthday to my son," said Deborah Marion, Wright's mom. "He gave me the best 34 years that any son could give any mom. ... We're celebrating like he's here anyway." Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Etan Thomas: Mayor AC Wharton made a promise to Lorenzen Wright’s mother after his murder that “justice will be done.” Weeks later that promise has yet to be fullfilled. I am not even going to repeat the horrible rumors I have heard, but is this going to be another case of an investigation that falls by the wayside? HoopsHype

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Memphis police have no official suspects in the murder of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, and authorities said the case remains a "mystery" three months after his bullet-riddled body was found in a remote field. "It is a mystery, but it's not cold," said police director Larry Godwin. "We have not placed it in the cold case file." Wright, who would have turned 35 next week, was a local fixture who played at the University of Memphis and later professionally with the Grizzlies and five other teams. The father-of-six disappeared on July 19. ESPN.com

Memphis Grizzlies, Lorenzen Wright 

The Memphis City Council on Tuesday added a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Lorenzen Wright's killer. CrimeStoppers already had a $1,000 reward, the maximum CrimeStoppers pays. Tips can be submitted to CrimeStoppers at (901) 528-CASH or to Memphis police at cyberwatts@memphispolice.org. Buddy Chapman, executive director of CrimeStoppers in Memphis, said donations are being accepted to increase the reward amount. A separate memorial fund has been set up by Wright's mother, Deborah Marion. Donations can be made at any Memphis-area Regions Bank under the name of the Deborah Marion Memorial Fund for Benefit of Lorenzen Wright Sr. CrimeStoppers Reward. ESPN.com

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The mother of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright is asking the public to contribute to a reward fund to help find her son's killer. Deborah Marion's goal is to raise $100,000 to coax those who are reluctant to provide information. "I am totally frustrated that nothing is happening," she said Wednesday. "You know, the police are working as hard as they can, but they're not getting anywhere." Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Marion had a message for those who know something about her son's death: "Please open your mouth. Put yourself in his six kids' shoes. They are without a daddy. ... "Think of a 4-year-old child without a father who doesn't understand why she'll never see her father again. Her father will never walk her down the aisle. He will never be at her graduation. He's got two daughters who won't have a father to walk them down the aisle. Think of that." Memphis Commercial Appeal

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The Crime Stoppers reward is $1,000. "I do think, and this is just my opinion, there is a conspiracy of silence here," Chapman said. "A number of people know exactly what happened." He added: "$10,000, $50,000 or $100,000 will loosen a lot of lips." Memphis Commercial Appeal

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What Deborah Marion -- mother of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright -- is desperate for, she says, are answers. And they're too slow in coming. The funeral is over. The media circus has abated. She is left with only heartache. "It's like he was erased and everybody forgot all about him," she said Thursday. Her throat catches. She wants to hear more than standard assurances from detectives that "we're working on it." "They haven't got it solved, but they can tell me something to let me know that they're really doing something," she said. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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The mystery of who shot her son is tearing her to pieces. "I'm not forgetting about my baby, and I ain't gonna let anybody else forget about him either," she said. Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin said the community should rest assured homicide detectives are working long hours to solve the case. They're interviewing people both in Shelby County and outside the area. They've collected evidence and are waiting for it to be examined. "We haven't let up on it," he said. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright told Collierville police he left her house on the night of his death with a box of drugs and an unspecified sum of money, according to court records. In a sworn statement, Memphis Police Department Sgt. W.D. Merritt said Sherra Robinson Wright called a Collierville detective July 27 and told him Lorenzen Wright left her home July 18 "around 10:30 p.m. carrying a box of drugs." He returned a short time later then left a second time with cash, she said. Her account to police came five days after his mother reported him missing. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Sherra Wright told detectives her ex had a conversation on "a 'tracfone' or similar cellular telephone" with an unidentified person before he left with the drugs and money. She also told police he owned an iPhone and made calls from both cells while at her house. "During the conversation with the unidentified individual, Sherra Wright told Det. Young she heard Lorenzen Wright say he was going to flip something for $110,000," according to an affidavit obtained by The Commercial Appeal on Tuesday. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Sherra Wright told police her ex-husband owned two guns, a shotgun kept at her Collierville home and a handgun kept inside the family van. Collierville police searched the home and van but didn't find the weapons. Lorenzen Wright's body was found July 28 near a wooded area in Southeast Memphis, six days after his mother reported him missing. His death was ruled a homicide by gunshot wound. According to the affidavit, shell casings of different calibers were recovered with Wright's body, but the cell phones he used on the night of his death were not recovered. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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But this section of the road, where someone parted the barbed wire and presumably dragged Wright past the tumbleweed and unkempt grass, over several small hills to a cul-de-sac perhaps 100 yards in, has become the epicenter of mourning for many residents here. "Unless you been here, there's no telling what's out here," Jemison said, still working his way through the high grass to see where Wright was killed, and later found on July 28. "That was no robbery, someone was trying to get rid of that dude," said Jason Waldon, a 32-year-old Memphis resident who walked ahead of Jemison to where Wright was killed. New York Daily News

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Hardaway, who noted that he's been to a handful of funerals over the last couple of years, is haunted by the way that Wright was killed. "Every other minute I'm thinking about it because of the way he got killed and the fashion he got killed," Hardaway said in an interview with the Daily News. "It just doesn't happen, especially to guys like Lorenzen; I mean it happens with gangs but it doesn't happen to different athletes like that. It's just sad. He was a guy that always came back when others didn't." New York Daily News

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Coleman Garrett, a criminal attorney for Sherra, told The News on Wednesday that his client would not be giving a statement to the Memphis police despite their attempts to interview her. "We don't have anything to add," Garrett said. "We don't want to fuel the rumors." New York Daily News

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