Rae Carruth

Rae Carruth
Born
Rae Lamar Wiggins

(1974-01-20) January 20, 1974 (age 50)
Other namesRae Theotis Wiggins
Rae Theotis Carruth
Rae Lamar Carruth
Rae Carruth
Rae Lamar
OccupationFormer professional football player (1997–99)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Criminal statusReleased
Children2
Parent(s)Theodry Carruth (mother)
Samuel Carruth (stepfather)
Charles Wiggins (father)
Conviction(s)Conspiracy to commit first degree murder
Discharge of a firearm into occupied property
Use an instrument to destroy an unborn child
Criminal penalty18 years and 11 months to 24 years and 4 months imprisonment

American football career
No. 84, 89
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Valley (Sacramento, California)
College:Colorado
NFL draft:1997 / round: 1 / pick: 27
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:62
Receiving yards:804
Receiving touchdowns:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Rae Theotis Carruth[1][2] (born Rae Lamar Wiggins; January 20, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. He played as a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Carruth played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning first-team All-American honors in 1996. He was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft and spent three seasons with the team.

In 2001, he was found guilty of conspiring the murder of his then-girlfriend Cherica Adams, who was pregnant with his child. Including pre-trial confinement, he served 18 years of an 18-to-24-year sentence in the North Carolina state prison system and was released from the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, North Carolina, on October 22, 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Rae L Wiggins". North Carolina Department Of Public Safety: Offender Public Information. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Bamberger, Michael (December 27, 1999). "First-degree Tragedy". Sports Illustrated. p. 40. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Martin, Jill (October 22, 2018). "Ex-NFLer Rae Carruth released from prison". CNN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2018.